hevris
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Northern Kurdish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā. Cognate with Persian ارس (ors)/اورس (avers), Baluchi اپرس (apors, “juniper”). Borrowed into Hebrew בְּרוֹשׁ (bərṓš), Aramaic בְּרֹותָא (bərōṯā), Turkish ardıç.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Central Kurdish | ھەورِس (hewris) |
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hevris m (Arabic spelling هەڤرس)
References[edit]
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hevris”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 246