av
Definition of av
water, liquid
Other forms
aw, ab, ap, ov
Example Sentences
-ava tirî = grape juice;
-we bîstanê xwe av da = you have watered your garden;
From Avestan
-avô-hvarenanãmca [avô-hvarena] = a drinking fountain; a water spring;
Modern Kurdish
-ava [ve]xwarinê [=avô-hvarena] = drinking water;
Etymology
From Avestan ap-, ape-, -apō,
Skt. ap-,
Lith. upe,
Latv. upe “water”
Lat. amnis “river”,
Old Irish abann = “river”,
Welsh afon “river”.
Updated on July 27, 2023