nîv

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *náymah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náymas (“half”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀‎ (naēma), Sanskrit नेम (néma), Persian نیم‎ (nim).

Noun
Central Kurdish نیوە‎ (nîwe)
Zazaki nême
Gurani nîm

nîv m (Arabic spelling نیڤ‎)

  1. half

Derived terms
  • nîva
  • nîvco
  • nîvderzin
  • nîve
  • nîvek
  • nîvro
  • nîvroj
  • nîvsaet
  • nîvçe
  • nîvî
  • nîvûnor
  • nîvşev

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