avî

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Northern Kurdish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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av (water) +‎ (-y, -ish)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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avî (comparative avîtir, superlative herî avî or avîtirîn, Arabic spelling ئاڤی)

  1. fluid, liquid, watery
  2. (not comparable) aquatic, water-dwelling
    Antonym: bejî
  3. irrigated, well-watered (of land)

Noun

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avî f (Arabic spelling ئاڤی)

  1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)

Declension

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avî I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 19
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avî II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 19