also -êk suffix generally equivalent to indefinite article in English, a, an, also one; it does not attract the stress; if it is followed immediately by a pronoun affix, the enclitic present of the verb ‘to be’ îzafe or the conjunction u only the form -êk is used. see -y¹

feminine suffix used: (1) as vocative case-ending; (2) with diminutive or affectionate connotation especially in shortened or pet names; (3) to link the two elements of a compound noun (rare). Examples: xushkê were: sister come!; Fatê: Fatima; pûrê hat: Auntie has come; pîrêjin: old woman (Compare e³)

suffix forming nouns and adverbs denoting place e.g. derê, jûrê, serê, êrekanê

suffix forming adverbs denoting time e.g. hawînê, shewê.

postposition corresponding to preposition e³, to; it is normally used only when it governs a pronoun in the affix form (but may sometimes be used absolutely with meaning thither); since, like e, it is an enclitic and must follow a verb immediately and thus come at the end of a sentence it cannot be used in conjunction with the postposition -ewe and is otherwise restricted. Examples: derman-yan eḍeyn ê: we shall give medicine to them; e-ṭ-gem ê: I shall catch up with you; geyishtîn ê: we arrived there

interjection yes, I am listening, yes, go on, etc. also êy¹

present stem of hatin