elmanî

Northern Kurdish

Central Kurdish	ئەڵمانی (ellmanî)

Alternative forms

• almanî

Etymology

Elmanya (“Germany”) +‎ -î (“-ian, -ese”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlmɑːˈniː/

Adjective

elmanî (Arabic spelling ئەلمانی)

1. German (of or pertaining to Germany)

Noun

elmanî f (Arabic spelling ئەلمانی)

1. German (language)

Declension

Declension of elmanî

definite feminine gender
case	singular
nominative	elmanî
construct	elmaniya
oblique	elmaniyê
demonstrative oblique	wê elmaniyê
vocative	elmaniyê
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular
nominative	elmaniyek
construct	elmaniyeke
oblique	elmaniyekê

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “Elmanî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 217