afir

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• hafir, افر (afir)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Iranian *hwar- (“to eat, consume”). Cognate with Persian آخور (âxor)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈfɪɾ/, /ɑːˈfɪr/

Noun

afir or afir̄ m or f (Arabic spelling ئافر or ئافڕ)

1. (wooden) manger
2. stable

Declension

Declension of afir

Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	afir	afir	afir
Construct	afira	afirê	afirên
Oblique	afirê	afirî	afiran
Demonstrative oblique	wê afirê	wî afirî	wan afiran
Vocative	afirê	afiro	afirino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	afirek	afirek	afirin
Construct	afireke	afirekî	afirine
Oblique	afirekê	afirekî	afirinan

Related terms

• axur

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “afir”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2