ھەرمێ

Central Kurdish
ھەرمێ

Alternative forms
  • ھەمرۆ‎ (hemro) – Ardalani

Etymology

Compare Classical Persian امرود‎ (amrōd, “pear”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwlmwt' /urmōd/, “pear”), Old Persian [script needed] (*umrūta).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /haɾme̞ː/

Noun
Northern Kurdish hirmî
Southern Kurdish ئەمروو‎ (emrû)
Laki مەروو‎ (merû)

ھەرمێ (hermê)

  1. pear

References
  1. Asatrian, Garnik S. (2011) A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects‎ (in Persian and English), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 30

Further reading
  • Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “hermê”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 64
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