ereb

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab, “Arab”), derived from the root ع ر ب (ʕ r b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕɛˈɾɛb/, /ɛˈɾɛb/

Noun

ereb m or f (Arabic spelling عەرەب or ئەرەب)

1. Arab
2. black, African-American

Declension

Declension of ereb

Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	ereb	ereb	ereb
Construct	ereba	erebê	erebên
Oblique	erebê	erebî	ereban
Demonstrative oblique	wê erebê	wî erebî	wan ereban
Vocative	erebê	erebo	erebino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	erebek	erebek	erebin
Construct	erebeke	erebekî	erebine
Oblique	erebekê	erebekî	erebinan

Derived terms

• erebî

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “‘Ereb”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 220