başûr

Meaning

south

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑːˈʃuːɾ/

Etymology

From ba (“wind”) + şûr (“sour”), signifying the direction from which the wind that blows from where the salty waters are. Compare bakur.

Sentences

Li Kurdistana başûr bi navê Mam Azad tê bi nav kirin .

In southern Kurdistan, it is called Mam Azad.

Morî berê kuna xwe her tim didin başûr .

Snakes always point their holes to the south.

Ew ê serê tîra rengtarî bakur û ya rengvekirî jî başûr nîşan bide.

The colored arrowhead will point north and the light colored arrowhead will point south.

Ew ê serê tîrê rengtarî bakur û yê rengvekirî jî başûr nîşan bide.

It will point to the north and the light-colored arrowhead to the south.