aşêf

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• aşêv, eşêf

Etymology

Probably from a Semitic source. Compare Arabic عُشْب (ʕušb, “grass, pasture”), Hebrew עֵשֶׂב ('ésev, “herb, grass, weed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈʃeːf/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

aşêf f (Arabic spelling ئاشێف)

1. weed (unwanted plant)

   Synonym: ade

2. weeding (removal of weeds)

Declension

Declension of aşêf

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aşêf	aşêf
Construct	aşêfa	aşêfên
Oblique	aşêfê	aşêfan
Demonstrative oblique	wê aşêfê	wan aşêfan
Vocative	aşêfê	aşêfino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aşêfek	aşêfin
Construct	aşêfeke	aşêfine
Oblique	aşêfekê	aşêfinan

Derived terms

• aşêf kirin

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aşêf”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 15