hevris

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • hevrîs
  • hêvrist
  • êrvist
  • evrist
  • êvist

Etymology

from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā. Cognate with Persian ارس (ors)/اورس (avers), Baluchi اپرس (apors, “juniper”). Borrowed into Hebrew בְּרוֹשׁ (bərṓš), Aramaic בְּרֹותָא (bərōṯā), Turkish ardıç.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛvˈɾɪs/

Noun

Central Kurdish ھەورِس (hewris)

hevris m (Arabic spelling هەڤرس)

  1. juniper tree
    Synonym: merx

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hevris”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 246
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