hevris

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms
  • hevrîs
  • hêvrist
  • êrvist
  • evrist
  • êvist

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /hɛvˈɾɪs/

Noun
Central Kurdish ھەورِس‎ (hewris)

hevris m (Arabic spelling هەڤرس‎)

  1. juniper tree
    Synonym: merx

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