alîn

See also: alin and alın

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Likely cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλύω (alúō, to be deeply stirred, excited, to be beyond oneself; to wander, to roam about, to lounge idly) and Latvian aluot (to wander around, to get lost).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈliːn/

Verb

alîn (third-person singular simple present dalo, Arabic spelling ئالین)

  1. (intransitive) to get caught, hooked, entangled
  2. (intransitive) to stumble, trip
  3. (transitive) to confuse, mix up

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alîn”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 6
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