jîr

See also: jir

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Cognate with Parthian [script needed] (jyr /⁠žīr⁠/, “intelligent, wise”). Compare Old Armenian ժիր (žir), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Adjective

jîr (comparative jîrtir, superlative jîrtirîn)

1. intelligent

Derived terms

• jîrî