şev
ku
Definition of şev
1) night, night-time 3) darkness 2) evening
Other forms
Zaza(Kirmanjki) şewe, Gurani shev, Sorani shew
Etymology
From Avestan xšap- "night",
From Proto Indo European *k(ʷ)sp-,
Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣáps,
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps,
Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps (“night”),
Hittite ispant-, nekuz "night",
Sanskrit kṣap "night, nighttime, night-time, darkness",
Sogdian əxšap, xšap "night",
Yagnobi xišap "night",
Balluchi šəp "night",
Ossetian əχsəv "night",
Gilaki šəb "night",
Tajik šab "night",
Urdu šab "night",
Persian شب "šab".
Updated on March 6, 2023