hilû

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• helû, hilî, hulî, hulû

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪˈluː/, /ħɪˈluː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Adjective

hilû or ḧilû (comparative hilûtir, superlative herî hilû or hilûtirîn, Arabic spelling ھلوو or حلوو)

1. smooth

Etymology 2

Confer Persian آلو (âlu, “plum; prune”).

Alternative forms

• alû, hulî, hulû

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħɪˈluː/, /hɪˈluː/

Noun

ḧilû or hilû f (Arabic spelling حلوو or ھلوو)

1. plum

   Synonyms: hêrûg, încas

Declension

Declension of hilû

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hilû	hilû
Construct	hilûya	hilûyên
Oblique	hilûyê	hilûyan
Demonstrative oblique	wê hilûyê	wan hilûyan
Vocative	hilûyê	hilûyino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hilûyek	hilûyin
Construct	hilûyeke	hilûyine
Oblique	hilûyekê	hilûyinan

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħɪˈluː/

Adjective

ḧilû (Arabic spelling حلوو)

1. Alternative form of alû

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “hilû I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “hilû II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ḧilû III”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 339