jîn

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”). Cognate to Lithuanian gyventi, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒiːn/

Verb
Central Kurdish ژیان‎ (jyan)

jîn (Arabic spelling ژين‎)

  1. (intransitive) to live, be alive
  2. to dwell, reside

Noun

jîn f (Arabic spelling ژين‎)

  1. life

Alternative forms

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