zanîn

Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti (compare Persian ‎ (šenâxtan), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥‎ (zanąn, “to recognize”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti (compare Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti, from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) (compare English know).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɑːniːn/

Verb

zanîn

know (be certain or sure about (something))

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