زیو

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From earlier زێو (zêw), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, “silverware”). Compare Persian سیم (sim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziːu̯/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	zîv

زیو (zîw)

1. silver

Derived terms

• زیوی (zîwî)
• زیوین (zîwîn)

References

• Hejar (1990), “زیو”, in Henbane borîne‎^[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 395
• Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “zîw”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 167