شێت

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Central Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Aramaic שידא (šēḏā) or Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, demon), whence Middle Persian [script needed] (šēdā, bliss) and Persian شیدا (šeydâ). Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdum, a protective deity). For the semantic shift, compare Arabic مَجْنُون (majnūn, mad, crazy, insane), which is from جِنّ (jinn, demon).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

Northern Kurdish şêt

شێت (şêt)

  1. mad, crazy, insane

Noun[edit]

شێت (şêt)

  1. madman, lunatic

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “شێت”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 703
  • Thackston, W. M. (2006) “shet”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 226
  • Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “shêt”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 138
  • Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “شێت”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 386