gerden

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Persian گردن‎ (gardan, “neck”), Khotanese gaḍaa- (“throat, neck”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɛɾˈdɛn/

Noun
Central Kurdish گەردن‎ (gerdin)

gerden f (Arabic spelling گەردەن‎)

  1. neck, throat
  2. collar

Declension
Declension of gerden
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative gerden gerden
Construct gerdena gerdenên
Oblique gerdenê gerdenan
Demonstrative oblique wê gerdenê wan gerdenan
Vocative gerdenê gerdenino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative gerdenek gerdenin
Construct gerdeneke gerdenine
Oblique gerdenekê gerdeninan

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “gerden”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press
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