zîha

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See also: žíhá

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (“snake”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Central Kurdish حەزیا (ḧezya)

zîha m (Arabic spelling زیها)

  1. dragon, serpent

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “zîha”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 696
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