bûn

Meaning

be
become, get

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/buːn/

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *báwati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *báwati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. Cognates with Avestan 𐬠𐬈𐬎𐬎- (beuu-), Middle Persian and Sogdian [script needed] (bu-), Persian بودن, Central Kurdish بوون (bûn), Zazaki bı, Gurani [script needed] (biyay), Sanskrit भवति (bhavati), Russian быть (bytʹ), Lithuanian būti, Ancient Greek φύω (phúō), Latin fuī.

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Sentences

Em bilind bûn .

We were high.

Çavên min fireh bûn .

My eyes widened.

Çavên wê şil bûn .

Her eyes were wet.

Hûn li ku derê mezin bûn ?

Where did you grow up?

Çavên min westiyayî bûn .

My eyes were tired.

Bi tevahî deh
10

cot gore bûn .

There were ten pairs of graves in total.

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pereyên min ên rojên xerab bûn .

That was my bad days money.

Zarokên te li ku derê bûn ?

Where were your children?

Questions

Northern Kurdish (Kurmancî)