سپیدار

Central Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Classical Persian (sapēdar, “white poplar”) and Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (spyt'-dʾl /⁠spēd-dār⁠/, “white poplar, aspen”). Equivalent to سپی (spî, “white”) +‎ دار (dar, “tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spiːdaːɾ/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	spîndar

سپیدار (spîdar)

white poplar (Populus alba)

References

Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “sipîdar”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 131

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