gotin

Meaning

to say

Concepts

word

say

🗣️

talk

🗣️

tell

speak

🗣️

state

Synonyms

şor

bêje

kelîme

peyv

çeko

wişe

soz

xeber

کار

وتن

گۆتن

peyvik

Translations

λέξη

paraula

söz

palabra

Wort

parola

palavra

verbum

woord

dire

mot

decir

🗣️

Vokabel

sagen

🗣️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡoːˈtɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian: گفتن

Cognate with Persian: شنفتن

Cognate with Central Kurdish: ژنەفتن

Cognate with Persian: گپ زدن

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *gáwbati, from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, cry”) with a *-b⁽ʰ⁾- enlargement, perhaps connected to the synonymous *ǵʰewH-. Most probably a loan from Persian گفتن (goftan, “speak”), replacing native *bê(h)tin (somewhat preserved in most Kurdish languages and in the present stem -bêj- and galebêt, a variant of galegot (“chat; rumour”)). Persian verbs that end with -uft- often end with -eft- (or -aft- if transitive) in Kurdish, compare Persian شنفتن (šenoftan) and Southern Kurdish ژنەفتن (jneftin). In this case a *geftin or *gaftin would have been expected, which is found in vegeftin (“to admit”), geft kirin (“to acknowledge”) and probably gef (“threat”) and gep (“cheek; chat”) (as in gep kirin (“to chat, talk”), akin to Persian گپ زدن which is likely Northwestern Iranic in origin).

Sentences

Şîlanê jî ev gotin dubare kirin .

Shilan also repeated these words.

Wan gotin ku ew ê vegerin.

They said they would come back.

Ji gelê xwe re gotin û şîret kirine.

They told and advised their people.

Bi piranî ji bo teswîra bihar û baxan tê gotin .

It is mostly used to describe spring and gardens.

Ji gera cîhanê ya li derdora xwe re , roj tê gotin .

The round of the world around itself is called a day.

Ji wan rojên girîng û pîroz re cejin tê gotin .

Those important and holy days are called holidays.