avî

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• awî

Etymology

av (“water”) +‎ -î (“-y, -ish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈviː/

Adjective

avî (comparative avîtir, superlative herî avî or avîtirîn, Arabic spelling ئاڤی)

1. fluid, liquid, watery
2. (not comparable) aquatic, water-dwelling

   Antonym: bejî

3. irrigated, well-watered (of land)

Noun

avî f (Arabic spelling ئاڤی)

1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)

Declension

Declension of avî

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avî	avî
Construct	aviya	aviyên
Oblique	aviyê	aviyan
Demonstrative oblique	wê aviyê	wan aviyan
Vocative	aviyê	aviyino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aviyek	aviyin
Construct	aviyeke	aviyine
Oblique	aviyekê	aviyinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avî I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 19
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “avî II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 19