پێنووس

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From پێ‎ (pê, “with”) +‎ نووسین‎ (nûsîn, “to write”). A purism intended to replace قه‌ڵه‌م‎ (qellem)

Noun

پێنووس (pênûs)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: قه‌ڵه‌م‎ (qellem)
  2. pen

Descendants
  • → Northern Kurdish: pênûs

Further reading
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “pênûs”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume II, London: Transnational Press, page 119b
  • Hasanpoor, Jafar (1999) A Study of European, Persian and Arabic Loans in Standard Sorani (Reports on Asian and African Studies; 1), Uppsala: Uppsala University, page 161
  • Kurdojev, K. K.; Jusupova, Z. A. (1983), “پێنووس”, in Kurdsko-russkij slovarʹ (sorani) [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary (Sorani)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 130a
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