شێر

See also: شیر, شیڕ, and سیر

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cárguš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárguš (“predatory animal”). Cognate with Persian شیر (šir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃe̞ːɾ/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	şêr
Southern Kurdish	شێر (şêr)
Laki	شێر (şêr)

شێر (şêr)

1. lion

Derived terms

• شێران (şêran)
• شێرانە (şêrane)
• شێردڵ (şêrdill)
• شێرکوژ (şêrkuj)
• شێرە (şêre)
• شێرەبەفرینە (şêrebefrîne)
• شێرەوان (şêrewan)
• شێرەژن (şêrejn)
• شێرەکوللە (şêrekulle)

Proper noun

Northern Kurdish	Şêr
Southern Kurdish	شێر (şêr)
Laki	شێر (şêr)

شێر (şêr)

1. (astronomy) Leo (constellation)
2. (astrology) Leo (zodiac sign)

References

• Hejar (1990), “شێر”, in Henbane borîne‎^[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 497
• Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “shêr”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 137