hevris

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Northern Kurdish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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Central Kurdish ھەورِس (hewris)

hevris m (Arabic spelling هەڤرس)

  1. juniper tree
    Synonym: merx

References

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  • 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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