guhdar

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From guh (“ear”) +‎ -dar (“giver”). Probably cognate with Central Kurdish گوێگر (gwêgir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʊhˈdɑːɾ/

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Noun

guhdar m or f (Arabic spelling گوهدار)

1. listener, one who listens

Declension

Declension of guhdar

definite feminine and masculine gender
case	singular		plural
	feminine	masculine
nominative	guhdar	guhdar	guhdar
construct	guhdara	guhdarê	guhdarên
oblique	guhdarê	guhdarî	guhdaran
demonstrative oblique	wê guhdarê	wî guhdarî	wan guhdaran
vocative	guhdarê	guhdaro	guhdarino
indefinite feminine and masculine gender
case	singular		plural
	feminine	masculine
nominative	guhdarek	guhdarek	guhdarin
construct	guhdareke	guhdarekî	guhdarine
oblique	guhdarekê	guhdarekî	guhdarinan

Derived terms

• guhdarî
• neguhdar

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “guhdar”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 223