av

Meaning

1. (feminine) water
2. (feminine) stream, river

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑːv/

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-. Compare Persian آب (âb), Baluchi آپ (áp), Bakhtiari او (aw), Pashto اوبه, Avestan 𐬀𐬞 (ap), Sanskrit अप् (áp).

Sentences

Min av da dewaran.

I watered the cows.

Ew ê av bidin.

They will give water.

Min jî av li mêvanan belav kir .

I also distributed water to the guests.

Pêdiviya wan bi ba , av û şînatiyan heye.

They need wind, water and plants.

Av û hewa û ber e cih, meskenê jîndar e.

Water, air, and space are living abodes.

Em dizanin av di sed dereceyî de dikele.

We know that water boils at one hundred degrees.

Av çi qasî di golê de bimîne, genî dibe .

The longer the water stays in the lake, the more it becomes dry.

Pêdiviya wan bi av , ax û demsaleke guncav heye.

They need water, soil and a suitable season.