ciwan

See also: Ciwan

Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-. Cognate with Persian جوان‎ (javân), Pashto ځوان‎ (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɯwɑːn/
  • Hyphenation: ci‧wan

Adjective

ciwan (comparative ciwantir, superlative ciwantirîn)

  1. young
    Ew pir ciwan e.
    He/She is very young.
  2. beautiful

Noun

ciwan m or f

  1. adolescent

Declension
declension of ciwan
masculine singular masculine plural feminine singular feminine plural indefinite state masculine indefinite state feminine
nominative ciwan ciwanek
oblique ciwan ciwanan ciwanê ciwanan ciwanekî ciwanekê
construct ciwanê ciwanên ciwana ciwanên ciwanekî ciwaneke
vocative ciwano ciwanino ciwanê ciwanino

Derived terms
  • ciwantî

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian جوان‎ (javân).

Adjective

ciwan

  1. young
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