avjen

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːvˈʒɛn/

Etymology 1

Derived from av (“water”) + a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (“to swim”) (compare ajnê (“swimming”)).

Noun

avjen m (Arabic spelling ئاڤژەن)

1. swimmer

   Synonyms: melevan, sobekar

Declension

Declension of avjen

definite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	avjen	avjen
construct	avjenê	avjenên
oblique	avjenî	avjenan
demonstrative oblique	wî avjenî	wan avjenan
vocative	avjeno	avjenino
indefinite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	avjenek	avjenin
construct	avjenekî	avjenine
oblique	avjenekî	avjeninan

Derived terms

• avjenî

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

avjen f (Arabic spelling ئاڤژەن)

1. Alternative form of avjenî

Declension

Declension of avjen

definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	avjen	avjen
construct	avjena	avjenên
oblique	avjenê	avjenan
demonstrative oblique	wê avjenê	wan avjenan
vocative	avjenê	avjenino
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	avjenek	avjenin
construct	avjeneke	avjenine
oblique	avjenekê	avjeninan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avjen I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 19
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avjen II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 19