rêvebir

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• birêveber, rêveber

Etymology

From Central Kurdish بەرێوەبەر (berêweber), derived from بە رێوە بردن (be rêwe birdin, “to manage, direct, lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːvɛˈbɪɾ/

Noun

rêvebir m (Arabic spelling رێڤەبر)

1. director, manager, chief

   Synonyms: mezin, pêşeng, rêzan, serek, serkar, serok, serwer

Declension

Declension of rêvebir

definite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	rêvebir	rêvebir
construct	rêvebirê	rêvebirên
oblique	rêvebirî	rêvebiran
demonstrative oblique	wî rêvebirî	wan rêvebiran
vocative	rêvebiro	rêvebirino
indefinite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	rêvebirek	rêvebirin
construct	rêvebirekî	rêvebirine
oblique	rêvebirekî	rêvebirinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “rêbevir”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 205