شێت
Central Kurdish
Etymology
From Aramaic שידא (šēḏā) or Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, “demon”), whence Middle Persian [script needed] (šēdā, “bliss”) and Persian شیدا (šeydā). Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdu [AN.ALAD], “a protective deity”). For the semantic shift, compare Arabic مَجْنُون (majnūn, “mad, crazy, insane”), which is from جِنّ (jinn, “demon”).
Pronunciation
| Northern Kurdish | şêt |
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Adjective
شێت (şêt)
Noun
شێت (şêt)
Synonyms
- دێوانە (dêwane)
References
- îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “شێت”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 703
- Thackston, W. M. (2006) “shet”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 226
- Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “shêt”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 138
- Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “شێت”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 386
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- Central Kurdish terms borrowed from Aramaic
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- Central Kurdish terms borrowed from Classical Syriac
- Central Kurdish terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Central Kurdish terms borrowed from Akkadian
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- Central Kurdish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Kurdish lemmas
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