گەورە

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā), from Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀 (gbrʾ /⁠gaḇrā⁠/, “man; person”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡewre/

Noun

گەورە (gewre)

1. big
2. great

Southern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• گەورا (gewra)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- or Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-, *gʰer- (“to rub, grind, remove”), compare great and groot

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡewre/

Noun

گەورە (gewre)

1. big
2. great