ھیوا

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Central Kurdish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾdmyt' /⁠ēmēd⁠/, hope).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Northern Kurdish hêvî
Southern Kurdish ھِمێ (himê)

ھیوا (hîwa)

  1. hope

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References[edit]

  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “ھیوا”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1360
  • Thackston, W. M. (2006) “hîwâ”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 192
  • Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “hîwa”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 67