aşpêj

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• aspêj, aşpez

Etymology

aş (“stew”) +‎ pêj-, a root derived from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːʃˈpeːʒ/

Noun

aşpêj m (Arabic spelling ئاشپێژ)

1. cook, chef

   Synonym: şorbeçî

Declension

Declension of aşpêj

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aşpêj	aşpêj
Construct	aşpêjê	aşpêjên
Oblique	aşpêjî	aşpêjan
Demonstrative oblique	wî aşpêjî	wan aşpêjan
Vocative	aşpêjo	aşpêjino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aşpêjek	aşpêjin
Construct	aşpêjekî	aşpêjine
Oblique	aşpêjekî	aşpêjinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aşpêj”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 16