hesin

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sjá (þessi)).

Pronoun

hesin m sg

1. this here, nominative singular masculine demonstrative pronoun

Usage notes

• hesin bilur - this car here

Declension

Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	hesin	henda / hendan	hetta / hettar
Accusative (hvønnfall)	henda / hendan	hesa
Dative (hvørjumfall)	hesum	hesari / hesi	hesum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	-	-	-
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	hesir	hesar	hesi
Accusative (hvønnfall)	hesar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	hesum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	hesa

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• asên, asin

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Háyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyas (“metal; iron”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos (“metal; copper, bronze”). Cognate with Persian آهن (âhan), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “iron, metal”), Latin aes, Old English ār (whence English ore).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛˈsɪn/, /ħɛˈsɪn/

Noun

Central Kurdish	ئاسن (asn)

hesin m (Arabic spelling هەسن or حەسن)

1. iron (metal)
2. anchor

Declension

Declension of hesin

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hesin	hesin
Construct	hesinê	hesinên
Oblique	hesinî	hesinan
Demonstrative oblique	wî hesinî	wan hesinan
Vocative	hesino	hesinino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hesinek	hesinin
Construct	hesinekî	hesinine
Oblique	hesinekî	hesininan

Derived terms

• hesinî

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “hesin”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 304