rêvebir

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Modelled after Central Kurdish بەڕێوەبەر (berrêweber), derived from بە ڕێوە بردن (be rêwe birdin, to manage, direct, administer) (Northern Kurdish bi rê ve birin), causative of بە ڕێوە چوون (be rêwe çûn, to walk, tread).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reːvɛˈbɪɾ/

Noun

rêvebir m (Arabic spelling رێڤەبر)

  1. director, manager, chief
    Synonyms: mezin, pêşeng, rêzan, serek, serkar, serok, serwer

Declension

Declension of rêvebir
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative rêvebir rêvebir
construct rêvebirê rêvebirên
oblique rêvebirî rêvebiran
demonstrative oblique rêvebirî wan rêvebiran
vocative rêvebiro rêvebirino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative rêvebirek rêvebirin
construct rêvebirekî rêvebirine
oblique rêvebirekî rêvebirinan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “rêbevir”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 205