زوْىفَ

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Kerasian

Etymology

From Late Middle Kerasian زوْىفَ - zoef, zoepf, زوْيۏفَ - zoiuf ("myrtle"), from Early Middle Kerasian زوْيۏفَ zoyupf ("myrtle"), from Old Kerasian زوْنيۏف‍ى - zoniupe ("myrtle"), from Northern Aradeshi *zawuniupe ("myrtle"), from Aradeshi *zabunieupe ("myrtle"), from zabuni ("tender; gentle") + -eupe ("white").

Pronunciation

• (Northern) IPA: /zø/, arPR: zeu (/zø.v‿/ when before vowels)
• (Southern) IPA: /zøf/, arPR: zeuf
• (Wharsaodi) IPA: /zœyf/, arPR: zeiuf
• Rhymes: -ø, -øf, -œyf

زوْىفَ

Definition

Noun

زوْىفَ • (zoef) (plural زوْىفَا zoefa)

  1. an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to northern Usnistan.
  2. a minty white shade that resembles the colour of said plant's flowers.

Declension

Adjective

  1. having the colour of said plant's flowers.