ciwan

See also: Ciwan

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• can, cîvan, cuwan, cwan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

Cognate with Persian جوان (javân), Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪˈwɑːn/
• Hyphenation: ci‧wan

Adjective

ciwan (comparative ciwantir, superlative herî ciwan or ciwantirîn, Arabic spelling جوان)

1. young

   Synonyms: cahil, naşî, xort

   Antonyms: kal, mezin, pîr, sere

   Ew pir ciwan e.

   He/She is very young.

2. beautiful

   Synonyms: bedew, cindî, keleş, spehî, xweşik

Derived terms

• ciwantî
• ciwanî

 

Noun

ciwan m (Arabic spelling جوان)

1. young man, adolescent

   Synonyms: naşî, sengele, xort

   Antonyms: îxtîyar, kal, kalik, kokin

Declension

Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	ciwan	ciwan	ciwan
Construct	ciwana	ciwanê	ciwanên
Oblique	ciwanê	ciwanî	ciwanan
Demonstrative oblique	wê ciwanê	wî ciwanî	wan ciwanan
Vocative	ciwanê	ciwano	ciwanino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	ciwanek	ciwanek	ciwanin
Construct	ciwaneke	ciwanekî	ciwanine
Oblique	ciwanekê	ciwanekî	ciwaninan

Declension of ciwan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ciwan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 114

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.

Cognate with Persian جوان (javân), Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).

Adjective

ciwan

1. young