thief

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. One who carries out a theft.
2. One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
3. (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/θiːf/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Middle English thef, theef, þef, from Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Spelling from Northern England, where /eːo/ became [iə] rather than [eː]. (Compare the spelling of deep from Old English deop.)