xêvet

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Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma, tent).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Central Kurdish خێوەت (xêwet)

xêvet f (Arabic spelling خێڤەت)

  1. tent, white canvas tent
    Synonym: çadir

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “xêvet”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 660