berf

Concepts

snow

❄️

grouser

snowfall

gnar

snowshower

Synonyms

befr

بهفر

Translations

neve

❄️

neve

❄️

nèu

nix

❄️

neu

❄️

kar

❄️

neige

❄️

nieve

❄️

Schnee

❄️

χιόνι

sneeuw

❄️

ثلج

❄️

ثَلْج

effetto neve

❄️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛɾf/

Etymology

Cognate with Central Kurdish: بەفر

Cognate with Pahlavi: 𐭥𐭯𐭫

Cognate with Persian: برف

In summary

Compare Central Kurdish بەفر (befr), Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫 (ʿpl /⁠wafr⁠/), Persian برف (barf).

Sentences

Berf û baran çi dikin ?

What do snow and rain do?

Îro berf û baran e.

Today it is snowing and raining.

Li welatê me berf kêm e.

There is little snow in our country.

Kengî berf û baran dibare?

When does it snow and rain?

Bi zêdebûna sermayê re , baran dibe berf .

With increasing cold, rain turns to snow.

Li şûna baranê de berf dibare, carinan jî dibe lehî .

Instead of rain, it snows and sometimes floods.