Hewlêr

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Kurdish هەولێر (hewlêr). Northern Kurdish speakers close to the city say Hevlêr instead, as would be expected from a -b- > -v- assimilation according Northern Kurdish sound changes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛwˈleːɾ/

Proper noun

Northern Kurdish Hewlêr
Central Kurdish ھەولێر (hewlêr)

Hewlêr f

  1. Arbil (a city in Kurdistan, Iraq)
  2. Arbil (a governorate of Iraq)
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