فریشتە

Central Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Baluchi پرشتگ (preštag), Persian فرشته (ferešte) and Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀- (fraēšta-, “messenger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəɾiːʃta/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	firîşte

فریشتە (firîşte)

1. angel

Derived terms

• فریشتەیی (firîşteyî)

References

• Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “فریشتە”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 399
• Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “firîşte”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 49