zirav

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪˈɾɑːv/
• Hyphenation: zi‧rav
• Rhymes: -ɑːv

Adjective

zirav (comparative ziravtir, superlative ziravtirîn, Arabic spelling زراڤ)

1. thin, slim, slender, lean

   Synonyms: jar, lawaz, lexer, narîn, qels, qor, zeyf

   Antonyms: kok, qelew, çax

2. (of voices and sounds) soft

Derived terms

• ziravî

Etymology 2

Compare Persian زرداب (zardâb, “bile, gall”) and Central Kurdish زِراو (ziraw, “gall, courage”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪˈɾɑːv/
• Hyphenation: zi‧rav
• Rhymes: -ɑːv

Noun

zirav m (Arabic spelling زراڤ)

1. (anatomy) bile, gall
2. (anatomy) gall bladder
3. courage, pluck

Declension

Declension of zirav

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zirav	zirav
Construct	ziravê	ziravên
Oblique	ziravî	ziravan
Demonstrative oblique	wî ziravî	wan ziravan
Vocative	ziravo	ziravino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ziravek	ziravin
Construct	ziravekî	ziravine
Oblique	ziravekî	ziravinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “zirav I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 447
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “zirav II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 447