xwestin

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *xwaz- (“to want; to wish”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- (“sweet”). Cognate with Persian خواستن (xâstan, “to want”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷɛsˈtɪn/

Verb

Central Kurdish	ویستن (wîstin)
Southern Kurdish	خواستن (xwastin)

xwestin xwestin (third-person singular simple present dixwaze, past tense xwest)

1. want (desire)