şev

Meaning

night, evening

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɛv/

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *xšápš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps (“night”). Cognate with Persian شب (šab), Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap), Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞 (xṣ̌ap), Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p).

Sentences

Bi şev carna zarokê wî nahewe.

At night sometimes he does not have his child.

Dema ger temam dibe , şev û rojek çêdibe.

When the cycle is completed, there is a night and a day.

Havîn e şev kin e.

It is summer and the night is short.

Şev dirêj e, em ê niha fêkî bixwin .

The night is long, we will eat fruit now.

Biro radikeve û bi şev payî ye.

Biro wakes up and stays at night.

Di demsala zivistanê de , şev dirêj dibin .

In winter, the nights are long.

Bi ro radikeve bi şev li der û dora xwe temaşe dike.

He wakes up at night and looks around.

Kî doh şev hat mala we.

Who came to your house last night?