qewî
Definition of qewî
1) strong, powerful, mighty, resistent, strength, intense, worth, wise, good 2) religious song
Kurdish root word
Other forms
Etymology
From Avestan Kauui, kavi "king, poet-sacrificer or poet-priest" as in Kay (Kauui) Khosrow which eventually became title or names for sultans and kings (kay, kai, key, kaei) in Middle East and Asia.
Vedic kavi "a poet",
Sanskrit kavi "wise man, sage, seer, prophet quotations, a singer, bard, poet. thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader",
Urdu kavi "strong, powerful, mighty",
Pahlavi kay "good".
Synonyms
Related words and phrases
kāv'a (kawa, kaveh) "courageous and tall and fit fighter”,
derafš-e kāvīān "the standard of the kay(s)",
kāvīs “kings”,
Kawa; A symbol of resistance, a Kurdish hero famous for having led a revolt against a murderous king, the Blacksmith is a 5000-year-old figure in Iranian mythology who leads an uprising against a ruthless foreign ruler, Zahāk.
It also exists as a loan word in
Turkish Kavi "strong, powerful",
Arabic قوي (ḳawī) "courages, strong"