gewrî

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”). Cognate with Latin gula (“throat”) (whence English gullet), Persian گلو (galu, “throat”), Russian глотка (glotka), Old Armenian կուլ- (kul-).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɛwˈɾiː/
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Noun
Central Kurdish گەروو (gerû)

gewrî f (Arabic spelling گەوري)

  1. pharynx, larynx, throat

Declension
Declension of gewrî
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative gewrî gewrî
Construct gewriya gewriyên
Oblique gewriyê gewriyan
Demonstrative oblique wê gewriyê wan gewriyan
Vocative gewriyê gewriyino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative gewriyek gewriyin
Construct gewriyeke gewriyine
Oblique gewriyekê gewriyinan

Alternative forms
  • gewrû

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “gewrî”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 208
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