asteng

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

A combination of a- (“ad-, to; against, front”) + *steh₂- (“stand”) + -eng (“suffix forming tools and functions; suffix forming spaces”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːsˈtɛŋɡ/

Noun

asteng or asṯeng f (Arabic spelling ئاستەنگ or ئاسطەنگ)

1. obstacle, hindrance

Declension

Declension of asteng

definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	asteng	asteng
construct	astenga	astengên
oblique	astengê	astengan
demonstrative oblique	wê astengê	wan astengan
vocative	astengê	astengino
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	astengek	astengin
construct	astengeke	astengine
oblique	astengekê	astenginan

References

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