ڕێوی

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Central Kurdish[edit]

ڕێویی سووری کوردستانی

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Northern Kurdish rovî, Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬞𐬌 (raopi). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hláwpiš.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Northern Kurdish rovî

ڕێوی (rêwî)

  1. fox

References[edit]

  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “ڕێوی”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 537
  • Thackston, W. M. (2006) “rewî”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 220