rêzan

See also: Rêzan

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

rê (“way, road”) + a root zan- (“to know”) ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to recognize, know”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːˈzɑːn/

Noun

rêzan m (Arabic spelling رێزان)

1. guide, leader

   Synonyms: beled, mezin, pêşeng, serek, serok, serwer

Declension

Declension of rêzan

definite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	rêzan	rêzan
construct	rêzanê	rêzanên
oblique	rêzanî	rêzanan
demonstrative oblique	wî rêzanî	wan rêzanan
vocative	rêzano	rêzanino
indefinite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	rêzanek	rêzanin
construct	rêzanekî	rêzanine
oblique	rêzanekî	rêzaninan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “rêzan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 206