hevris

== Northern Kurdish == === Alternative forms === hevrîs hêvrist êrvist evrist êvist === Etymology === from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā. Cognate with Persian ارس (ors)/اورس (avers), Baluchi اپرس (apors, “juniper”). Borrowed into Hebrew בְּרוֹשׁ (bərṓš), Aramaic בְּרֹותָא (bərōṯā), Turkish ardıç. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛvˈɾɪs/ === Noun === hevris m (Arabic spelling هەڤرس) juniper tree Synonym: merx === References === Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “hevris”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 246