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xwendin

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *hwanH- (“to call”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-, from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound”).[1] Compare Persian خواندن (xândan), Latin sonō, Sanskrit स्वनति (svanati).

Verb

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xwendin

  1. to read
    min pirtûkek xwend. ― I read a book (past)
  2. to study
    birayê wî li zankoyê dixwîne. ― his brother studies at the university

References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 144-5
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