xew

Concepts

sleep

😴

Synonyms

razan

xewn

😴💭

xewraçuyîn

Translations

sono

😴

sonno

son

slaap

😴

sommeil

😴

sueño

😴

ύπνος

uyku

😴

Schlaf

😴

somnus

😴

dormir

😴

نوم

sòm

ýpnos

Pronounced as (IPA)

/xɛw/

Etymology

Cognate with English: sweven

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *hwápnas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápnas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep”), from *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with English sweven (“dream, vision”).

Sentences

Ez dizanim ku Tomî bi xew e.

I know that Tommy is sleeping.

Wê zarokên xwe bi lorikan dihewandin û dikirin xew .

She carried her children in lorries and made them sleep.