derew

See also: dərew

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš ~ *dʰrúǰʰás (“deceit, offence”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréwgʰ-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive, mislead”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 (druj, “lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˈɾɛw/
• Hyphenation: de‧rew
• Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

derew f (plural derewan)

1. lie

Declension

Declension of derew

definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	derew	derew
construct	derewa	derewên
oblique	derewê	derewan
demonstrative oblique	wê derewê	wan derewan
vocative	derewê	derewino
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	derewek	derewin
construct	dereweke	derewine
oblique	derewekê	derewinan

Derived terms

• derewîn
• derewker

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “derew”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 134