êlkan
Northern Kurdish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely related to Turkish yelken (“sail; sailboat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]êlk’an m (Arabic spelling ئێلکان)
Declension
[edit]Declension of êlkan
| Definite masculine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | êlkan | êlkan | ||
| Construct | êlkanê | êlkanên | ||
| Oblique | êlkanî | êlkanan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wî êlkanî | wan êlkanan | ||
| Vocative | êlkano | êlkanino | ||
| Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | êlkanek | êlkanin | ||
| Construct | êlkanekî | êlkanine | ||
| Oblique | êlkanekî | êlkaninan | ||
References
[edit]- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “êlk’an”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 232