Kurmanji Kurdish Electronic Dictionary in Ontolex-Lemon
An electronic dictionary for the Kurdish language, the Kurmanji dialect, based on the Lexicography Module in Ontolex-Lemon. The lexicographic content is taken from the following reference: Kurmanji Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings by W. M. Thackston
KurdishLex (Kurmanji)
An electronic dictionary for the Kurdish language, the Kurmanji dialect, based on the Lexicography Module in Ontolex-Lemon. The original lexicographic data are taken from this book: Kurmanji Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings by W. M. Thackston
abadîn
eternal
aborî
economic, financial
economy
aborizan
economist
ëaciz
helpless, unable to cope
ez ji kêzikan zehf ëaciz im
I am utterly incapable of coping with bugs
Adar
March
ëadet
custom
ëadetî
ordinary
aferîde
creature
aferîn
bravo
bravo ji ... re
good for ...
afirandin
to create
afîş
poster
aga
aware
agadarî
information, announcement
awareness
agah
agahdarî
agir
fire
Agirî
Ağrı, in extreme eastern Turkey
aheng
tune, tone
ajotin
to drive (vehicle)
to pass, last (of time)
pir neajotibû ku...
not much time had passed before...
vê bêdangiya han heta sala 1980 ajot
this silence lasted until the year 1980;
flag, banner
red
alal
tulip
alandin
to twist
alastin
to lick
alaş
thatch
alav
flame
alayî
troop, regiment
alet
instrument, tool
alfabe
alphabet
ëalim
scholar
alî
side, part
help
alîkar
helping, helpful
partisan
alîkarî
help, support
alîkarî kirin
to help, to take someone’s part, to be partisan
ëalî
supreme
alînegir
neutral
Alman
German
Almanya
Germany
aloz
scattered, random
amade
ready
amade kirin
to make ready
ambelaj
wrapping, packing
Amerîka
America
Amerîqa
Amerîkayî
American
Amûda
Amuda, a town in Syria near Qamishli
ancax
so much
anîn
to bring
anîzazî
cleverness
Anteqye
Antakya, Antioch
paternal uncle
apo
ëaqil
mind, intelligence
intelligent
ëaqûbet
end
ardû
fuel
armanc
aim, goal
armûş
a sheaf of grain
armûxan
gift
arnawid
Albanian
arşîv
archive
artêş
army
arûk
ceiling
arxayîn
confident
asê
rugged, steep
asêgeh
fortification
asê kirin
to catch
asêwarî
untimely
asiman
heaven
asîman
asimanî
heavenly
asîmîlasiyon
assimilation
asîmîle
assimilated
aso
horizon
asteng
difficult road, rough terrain, obstacle
ëaşiq
in love
aşitî
peace, truce
ease, comfort
aşî
ëatifî
emotional
water
av-û-hew
climate
ava
built up, prosperous, developed
ava çûn
to set (of the sun)
avahî
building, edifice
ava kirin
to develop
avaker
developer, founder
avayî
avdayî
tempered (steel)
avêş
balm
avêtin
to throw, throw away, throw out
lay (foundation)
awa
manner, means
awaz
voice, sound, singing
awir
glance, backward look
awur
sigh, ouch
land, earth, dirt
ax avêtin
to say ouch
axa
agha, feudal lord, master
axaftin
to speak
axil
corral
axiftin
axiret
the other world
mirovê axiretê
an other-worldly person
axîn
to cry, to cry out
axpîne
patch of ground, field
azad
free
azad kirin
to set free
azadî
liberty
azar
anguish
azar dan
to torment, to vex
azman
sky
wind
turn
rheumatism
with, in front of, in the presence of
bawî
rheumatic
babet
regard
babo
daddy
ba dan
to turn, twist, wring
badayî
turned, twisted
bager
snowstorm
bahlîf
pillow
bajar
city
bajarî
merchant, citified
bajarvan
citizen, city dweller
bajarvanî
urban
jiyana bajarvaniyê
urban life
Baku
bakurofe
gust of wind
bakûr
north
bal
wing, arm
attention, mind, thought
wêneyên min bala rojname û hunermendan kişandin
my pictures attracted the attention of newspapers and artists
baldar
attentive, discerning
baldrêj
patient, careful
balfireh
patient, calm
balkêş
attractive, interesting
balaxane
balcony
balefir
air-plane
balefirgeh
airport
balgî
ban
roof
banban kirin
to shout, to yell
bandev
summit
bandor
influence
bang
call, cry
bang dan
to give out a cry, to herald
bang kirin
to shout
bar
load
bar bûn
to be loaded
to bear up
çavên wan bar nebûbû
they hadn’t been able to bear the sight
bar kirin
to load up, move (household)
barkêş
porter
baran
rain
barandin
to rain down
bare
about
di barya ... de
about, concerning
barîk
slender, thin
barîn
bask
arm, wing
baskê çepê partiya sosyal-demokrat
the leftist wing of the Social-Democrat Party
baş
good
bas kirin
to improve
improvement
başok(e)
falcon
başûr
south
bav
father
bavîtî
fatherhood, paternality
bawer
believing
ez bawerim ku...
I believe that ...
bawer kirin
to believe
gelek kes bawer dikin ku...
many people believe that...
bawerî
belief, trust
bawermend
believer
bawîşk
yawn
baxçe
garden, yard
baz
jump, leap
baz dan
to dance
to run away in fear, to flee in haste
bazar
market
bazara reş
black market
beden
body
bedew
beautiful, splendid
bedyûm
ill-omened
befr
behr
sea
behs
discussion
behs kirin
to discuss
bejin
height, stature
bejin bilind
tall
bel
straight
bel kirin
to straighten, prick up (ears, etc.)
bela
catastrophe
belaş
for free, gratis
belav
widespread, scattered
belav bûn
to be scattered
belav kirin
to spread, broadcast, disseminate
belavok
publication
belediye
municipality
belek
speckled, spotted
belekî
water spring
belengaz
poor, destitute
belengazî
poverty, destitution
belê
yes
belg
leaf
belgih
suit, clothing
belgih girtin
to garb oneself
belkî
maybe, perhaps
bend
bond
divê em êdî li benda sibehê ranewestin
we shouldn’t stand around waiting for tomorrow
bend kirin
to fetter, to arrest
bendeRuḧ
benzîn
gasoline
beq
frog
ber
breast, fore
ew hêviya ku li ber geşbûnê bû çilmisî
that hope, which was on the verge of blossoming, withered
beramber
equal, equivalent
beramberî
equality
beramberî kirin
to compare to
wî ew beramberî Anton Çexov dikir
he used to compare him to Anton Chekhov
beran
ram
ber anîn
to imagine
berate
carcass
berban
berberî
comparison
berbêjî
prediction
berbiçav
conspicuous
berbihevhatin
cooperation
berbînî
imaginary image, vision
berçav
visible, clear, before the eyes
berçav anin
to pay attention
ber dan
to release, let go
to put on (clothes)
to close, stop, give up
xulamê wî ew da ber tifingê
his servant fired the rifle at him
berdest
servant
berdewam
continual(ly), constant(ly)
berdewam kirin
to continue
berdêl
equivalent
berdêlk
berebere
more and more, ever more
gradually, little by little
bereket
blessing
berf
snow
berferih
spacious
berferih kirin
to open, initiate
bergeh
view, vista
berhem
product, literary work
berhembar
productive
berhev
gathered, collected
berhev kirin
to prepare, gather
berhevok
collection
berik
bullet
beriqîn
to glisten
berizîn bi
to fight with, do battle with
berî
pocket
berîde
perplexed, lost
berîk
ber ketin
to feel sad
bermil
bername
program
beroş
pot, pan
berovajî
to the contrary
berpêş kirin
to suggest, to propose
berpirsiyar
responsible
manager
berpirsiyarî
responsibility, management
berq
lightning
bersîv
answer, reply
bersîv dan
to reply, to answer
bersîvandin
to respond, to reply
berten
trousers
bervajî
opposite side
bervê
toward
berwar
slope
berx
lamb
berxwedan
resistance
bes
much, many a
enough
best
plain
joy, glee, relish
beş
part
beşdar
participant
beşdar bûn
to take part, participate
beşavend
rhyme
beşer
flesh
betalî
unemployment, uselessness, idleness
bexçe
Bexda
Baghdad
bext
luck
bextiyar
fortunate, happy
bextiyarî
good fortune, happiness
bêbext
unfortunate
beybûn
camomile
bez
speed
bezîn
to run
kind, sort
beza
fast-running, galloping
bezir
lost
bê
without
bêbawer
disbelieving, unsure
bêbawerî
disbelief
bêbest
uncontrollable
unlucky, unfortunate
bêbextî
unluckiness, misfortune
bêçare
helpless, poor
bêçaretî
helplessness
bêçine
useless
bêçiqasî
inordinately
bêdar
treeless, barren
bêdeng
silent
bêdengî
silence, obscurity
bêdil
half-hearted, unwilling
bêfedî
lack of embarrassment
bêgav
impossible, helpless
bêgoşt
skinny
bêguman
doubtless(ly)
bêhamd
reluctantly, unwillingly
bêhawe
unparalleled, extraordinary
bêhay
unconscious, unaware
dinyayê bêhay
the subconscious world
bêhejiyan
without movement or motion
bêhejmar
innumerable
bêhempa
unparalleled, peerless
bêhêvî
without hope, in despair
bêhêvî kirin
to make someone despair
bêhêzî
weakness, debility
bêhişiyarî
without feeling, numb
bêhn
breath
bêhna min teng bû
I was bored
bêhn çikandin
to suffocate
bêhntengî
boredom
bêhnçikîn
dry-smelling
bêhn dan
to give off an odor
bêhn berdan
to leave an odor behind
bêhtengî
bêyî
îro jî bêyî ku mirov tu zeḧmetiyan bikişîne, mirov bi hêsanî ji wan tê digihê
even today one easily understands them without going to any trouble
bêaqil
stupid
bêîmkanî
impossibility
bêjing
sieve
bêkar
unemployed
bêkarî
unemployment
bêkes
lonely, alone, unprotected
bêmane
fearful, dreadful
bêmecalî
lack of opportunity
bêminet
relentless(ly)
bênamus
dishonourable
bênav
nameless, unnamed
bênavbirî
incessant
bênihtin
to freeze
bênîşan
spotless
bêpar
deprived
bêpejnî
tranquillity
bêpîvan
immeasurable
bêrî
longing
bêrî kirin
to long for, to miss
bêrîk
Bêrûd
Beirut
bêsedem
without reason, unprovoked
bêşerm
shameless
bêşermî
shamelessness
bêşik
doubtless
bêtar
storm
bêtaw
impatient, restless
bêtir
more
bêtîn
powerless, weak
bêvil
nose, nostril
bêvîl
bêxanî
homeless
bêxeber
unaware
ji her derî bêxeber
totally oblivious
bêxew
sleepless, suffering from insomnia
bêxewî
sleeplessness, lack of sleep
bêxweda
godless, damned
bêxwedî
godless, ownerless, orphaned, poor, lonely
bêzarî
nuisance, headache
bêzaro
childless
bi ccmp
by, with, upon
through, up to
bi tirên re
by train
bi bihîstina deng re
upon hearing the sound
ji wê rojê pê ve
from that day to this
biaqil
intelligent, smart
biaqilî
intelligence
biçûk
little
biçûkanî
childhood, youth
biha bûn
to be valuable
bihar
spring, springtime
biharî
pertaining to spring
bihin
bihişmet
magnificent
bihişt
paradise
bihiştîn
paradisiacal, heavenly
bihîstin
to hear, listen
bihn
bihorîn
to pass
bihuk
insect
bihurandîn
to spend (time)
ew zaroktiya xwe li Kurdistana Bakûr bihurandiye
he spent his childhood in North Kurdistan
bihurtin
to pass, be spent
bihuşt
span
bijarte
choice, select
bijartin
to choose
bijiqandin
to tear to shreds
bijîjk
physician
bijîn
lively
bijîv
sustenance
bikêr
useful
bila
let
bilbil
nightingale
bilez
quick, hasty
bilind
high
bilind kirîn
to raise, to elevate
bilindcih
height, high place
biliyan
to arise (sound)
bilî
other than, aside from
bilûr
shepherd’s pipe, flute
bin
bottom
bingeh
foundation, basis
bingehê avetin
to lay the foundation
bingehîn
basic
binxet
south of the Turkish border, i.e. Syria and Iraq
binûr
luminous
bipêşdexistin
advancement, improvement
biqedr
worthwhile, valuable
bir
bira
brother
really
birc
tower
birçî
hungry
birçîn
hunger
birçîtî
birêvebir
leader
birh
eyebrow
birin
to carry, take
birisqîn
to sparkle, shimmer
birîn
wound
birîn kirîn
to wound
birîndar
wounded
biRîn
to cut, to cross
wî sînor birrî
he crossed the border
birsî
birsîn
birûsk
birûske
telegram
biryar
decision
biryar dan
to decide
biserketin
success
bişkul
goat and sheep droppings
biv
buzz
bivê nevê
willy-nilly, like it or not
bivir
bixêrhatinî dan
to welcome
bixwe
by oneself, personally
biyanî
foreign(er), stranger, alien
biyanîstan
any foreign place
biyanîtî
strangeness, alienation
jiyana biyanîtiyê
life of alienation
bizin
goat
bizir
seed
bizivîn
to budge
bîhin
bîn
bînahî
sight
bînanî
like
bînber
bîr
memory
tê bîra min
I remember
well
bîranîn
memory, reminiscence
bîranî
bîst
twenty
bîstsalî
twenty-year-old
moment, a short period of time
bîstek neborî
it didn’t take long before
bîstin
to hear
bîşeng
weeping willow
bîzbîzî
matted
for
so that, in order that
boç
tail
boçik
bombe
bomb
bombeyên destan
hand grenades
bona
bona vê yekê
for this reason
borandin
to spend (time), make (time) pass
borî
pipe
borîn
to last, pass (time)
çend meh naborin
not many months passed
to excuse
min bibore
excuse me
bostan
garden
boş
wide, widespread, abundant
boxçe
bundle
braştî
roasted
brûsk
buhar
buhirîn
to take away, to clear off
buhurandin
buhurandinîn
to pass, to pass away
buhurtin
to pass, pass away, to go out
buhurî
last, past
sala buhurî
last year
bulbul
bûk
bride, daughter-in-law
bûkanî
wedding
bûn
to be, become
bûsî
ambush
bûyer
incident, event
bûz
ice
(used with imperatives) then
ca were
come on
ca bifikire ku
just think what it would be like if
cam
glass
camêr
courageous, gallant, gentlemanly
casûs
spy
car
time
cardin
again, once again
carcaran
often, many times
cax
protective fencing
cazîbedar
interesting
cebhe
front (military)
ceger
liver (poetic)
cegerşîrîn
darling, beloved
cejin
celebration, festival
celeb
sort, kind
du celeb kes hene, yên baş û yên nebaş
there are two kinds of people, good and evil
celx
slit, crack
cem
group
side
a large basket
cendek
body, corpse
ceng
battle
cerg
liver
ceribandin
to try, test
cewr
pup
cewrik
puppy
ceza
fine, penalty
ceza wergirtin
to receive a penalty, to be fined
cidî
serious
cigar
cigarette
cih
place
cih girtin
to take place
cih kirin
to put, place
cihê girtin
to take the place of
cihê
local
cihgir
occupant
cihan
world
cil
clothing
cil û berg
clothes
cil-û-berg
cin
djinn, demon
cinanlêxistî
possessed by demons
cinewir
monster
cirecir
talk, chit-chat
civandin
to move, set in motion
civak
society
community
civakî
social, societal
civaknas
sociologist
civaknasî
sociology
civat
society, group
civîn
to move
civînîn
movement
ciwan
young, beautiful
ciwantî
youth
cixar(e)
cixiz kirin
to mark, to leave marks in
cî
cîhan
cîhêl kirin
surveillance
cîran
neighbor
cografî
geographical
col
pack (of wolves, etc.)
core-core
various
coş
enthusiasm, excited
cot
pair
plow
cotkârî
agriculture
cube
robe
cumhûriyet
republic
cunta
junta
cure-cure
curet kirin
to dare
cûda
separate
cûda kirin
to separate
cûm bûn
to be obscured
çak
çakêt
jacket
çalak
active
çalakî
activity
çand
culture
çandî
cultural
çandin
to plant
çap
printing
çap kirin
to print, to publish
çapemanî
printed matter, the press
neçapkirî
unpublished
çapxane
printshop
çar
four
çarçove
framework
çare
remedy
çarenûs
çareser
solution
çareserser kirin
to solve, resolve
çarmergî
cross-legged
çarşef
sheet, woman’s covering
çarşef kişandin
to put a sheet (on a bed)
çarşev
çav
eye
çav girtin
to close the eyes
çaverênî
expectation
çavên xistin
to attract the attention of
çavêş
eye ailment
çavkanî
source, wellspring
çavşin
blue-eyed
çavnihêrî bûn
to expect, to look expectantly
çawa
how
çawan bibe bila bibe be
that as it may
çawahî
quality
çax
wê çaxê
at that time
çay
tea
çaydan
teapot
çayxane
teahouse
çek
weapon
çekdar
armed
çeleng
cute, attractive, good-looking
çem
river
çen
armpit
çend
(following word construed as plural) how many
several
di çend cihan de
in several places
çend hevalên min
several of my friends
bi pêncih û çend salên xwe ve
in his fifty-odd years
çendik-û-çend
(+ singular) several
çeng
claw
çengel
hook
çeng kirin
to throw, to hurl
çente
suitcase
çep
left
wrong
ew min çep fahm dike
he misunderstands me
çeper
shield, barricade
çepik xistin
to applaud
çer
what
çer ku
as soon as
çerçî
peddler
çerkez
Circassian
çerm
skin, leather
çermîn
leathern
çerx
wheel
çetel
fork, forked
çewsandin
to exploit
çewt
crooked, awry, wrong
çê
right, okay
çê bûn
to be born
to be right
çê nabe tu wisa bikî
it’s not right for you to act thus
çê dibe ku ez biçim?
Is it okay for me to go?
çê kirin
to give birth to, to make, to fix, to repair, to keep
wî çê dikine binê zindanê
they keep him in the dungeon
min di serê xwe e plana ku ... çêdikir
I was making a plan in my head to ...
çêlik
the young of any animal, puppy, kitten, cub, etc.
çêl
subject, topic
çêlî kirin
to talk about
çêre
grazing, pasturage
çêrîn
to graze
çêtir
better
çi
çiftexas
cotton batiste
çik
exhausted
çik bûn
to become exhausted, to sink down (into snow)
çikandin
to drip
to plant (tree)
to push something in as far as it will go
çikîn
to crackle
to dry up (mother’s milk)
şîrê berê wê çikî
her breast milk dried up
çil
forty
greedy
çil-û-çiya
hills and mountains
çile
the coldest period of winter
çileya-paşîn
January
çileya-pêşîn
December
çilmisandin
to make wither
çilmîsîn
to wither
çilwilîn
to gleam
çima
why
çimkî
because
çiqas
how much
çiqçiqî kirin
to rip to shreds
çira
çir
lamp, stove
çirandin
to tear, to tear up
çirav
muck
çire
çiriya-paşîn
November
çiriya-paşê
çiriya-pêşîn
October
çiriya-pêşê
çirûsîn
to sparkle, to shine, to glow
çirûsk
spark
çiv
trick, game
çiv dan
to zigzag
çivanok
a formula used in storytelling
çivik
bird, sparrow
çivîk
çiwal
sack
çiya
mountain
çiyayî
mountaineer, hill-billy
çîçek
flower
çîl
bright
çîmen
grassy meadow
çîp
calf (of the leg)
çîrîn
to creak
çîrok
story
çîrokvan
storyteller
çîya
çîzçîzik
ço
stick
çok
stream
knee
çol
desert, wilderness
çong
çûçik
bird
çûk
çûn
to go
çûr
a type of sheep
çûyîn
a preverb that forms compounds, generally indicating 'down'
daanîn
to set down, establish
Mam Reşîd satil danî û li dora xwe mêze kir
Uncle Rashid set the bucket down and looked around himself
gelek ji wan jî li xwe danaynin bi vî zimanê xweş û şêrîn bipeyivin
many of them can't even bring themselves to speak this nice, sweet language
daavêtin
to put together, to throw together
daçikandin
to set up, plant (tree, flag, etc.)
dad
justice
dadgeh
court
dadgêr
judge
dadan
to place, to put in, to install
to light (fire)
dagerandin
to turn, send back
dagirker
occupier
dagirtin
to occupy, take over, to take down
dagirtî
well-built
dagîr kirin
to occupy
dahl
grove
dahn
season, period of time
dahûrandin
to research, investigate
dayre
office
daketin
to fall down, to come down, to swoop down, to subside
to be lowered (gaze)
daketin bi
to take up, involve oneself with
dakutan
to shake
daliqandin
to string up, to hang
daliqiyan
to hang, to dangle
damezran
to be set up, established
damezrandin
to set up, to establish
dan
to give
danan
to lay, to put down
daniştin
to sit down, alight
danîn
danûstendin
transaction, exchange
relation
daqurtandin
to swallow
dar
tree, stick, gallows
daristan
forest
wood
darbe
blow
darbe xwarin
to suffer a blow
darik
darîn
wooden
davêtin
daëwe
legal case
daëwet
festive occasion
dawî
dawî anîn
to put an end to
dawî hatin
to end, come to an end
dawîn
last, final
dax
brand
sorrow
daxistin
to take down
polîsan tabeleya me daxist
the police took down our sign
daxwaz
request
daxwaz kirin
to request, beseech
daxwazî
desire
dayk
mother
dayktî
motherhood, maternity
dayin
dayîn
postposition forms the second part of a number of circumpositions, generally indicating stationary position in or at
precedes an imperative
defter
register, roll, notebook
deh
ten
dehl
valley
orchard
dehol
drum
dek
trick
delal
dear, beloved
delîve
opportunity, occasion
dem
time, season
dema ku
when
demdirêj
long-term
demkurt
short-term
dem-û-dewran
olden times
steeped
dem girtin
to steep (of tea)
demançe
pistol
deng
voice, sound, noise
dengbêj
singer
dengiz
depdepe
deq
part, region, place
tattoo
deqîqe
minute
der
outside
dereke
foreign
welatên dereke
foreign countries
door
deranîn
to take out
derb
derbas
passing, passage
derbas bûn
to pass, to pass by
derbas kirin
derbaz
derbeder bûn
to be driven from pillar to post
derbûn
to burst out
derd
pain, trouble
her yekî derdekî wan hebû
everyone had some trouble
derece
degree
di çi dereceyê de
to what degree
dereng
late, long time
dereng man
to lag behind, to be late
derewîn
lying, false
derfend
opportunity
derheq
derizî
cracked
derî
derî girtin
to shut a door
outside of
derketin
to go in/out, to turn out to be
derman
remedy, treatment, medicine
dermangeh
pharmacy
derman kirin
to treat
derpê
underpants
longjohns
ders
lesson
ders dan
to give lessons
der-û-dor
environs
dera
around
derve
dervekarî
external
wezîrê dervekarî
minister of foreign affairs
derveyî
derveyî welêt
outside of the country
ji derve
from outside
derxistin
to bring out (publication), to issue (an order), to cast out
derxwendin
to take to task
derya
deryaya Sipî
the Mediterranean Sea
derzî
crack, split
dest
hand
destên me ji te bûne
we have been left without you
dest dan hevdu
to join hands
di destên min de bi tenê razan mabû
the only thing I could do was go to sleep
dest-bi-dest
continuously
dest kêşan
to let go of
dest kirin bi
to start
group, set
destan
destbirak
blood brother
deste
destenan
loaf of bread
destik
oar
destmal
handkerchief
destpêk
beginning
destteng
poor
destûr
order, command
destûra-ziman
grammar
destvala
empty-handed
destve înan
deşt
dev
mouth
entrance
dev berdan
to leave, to give up, to stop
te dev ji kêşana cixarê berdaye?
have you stopped smoking cigarettes?
dev ji min berde, ez bêxew im
leave me alone, I'm sleepy
dev-û-dora
all around
devendeştî
brush, brambles
deverû
face down
devî
bush
devken
smile
devkî
oral
edebiyata devkî
oral literature
devok
accent
dewam kirin
dewar
domestic animal, cattle
dewr
circle
dewr dan
to circle
dewir
dewlemend
rich, wealthy
dewlet
state
dewleta Frensayê
the state of France
age, time, epoch
role
dewr leyistin
to play a role
dewran
age, time
dews
place, spot, trace
dexisîn
to be jealous
deyn
debt
deyn dan
to pay a debt
deyndar
indebted
deyndarê
indebted to
dê
prefix for future tense
dêl
female animal
dêlegur
female wolf
dêlik
female wolf or dog, bitch
dêrîn
ancient, of long standing
dêv
demon
dêw
in, through
di ... de
di salên 70'î de
in the '70s
di destên min de
in my hands
upon hearing the noise
av di tifingên wan re dihate xwar
water ran down their rifles
habitual and progressive verbal prefix
dibistan
school
dibistana destpêk
elementary school
Dicle
the Tigris River
didan
tooth
didu
two
diduyan
second
difin
nostril
digel
with
dijî
against
dijmin
enemy
dijminatî
enmity
dijûn kirin
to curse
dijwar
difficult
dijwarî
difficulty
dikan
shop
dike-nake
no matter what she or he did
dil
heart
hope
min dil heye (+ subj.)
I hope to
ne bi dilê min bû
it did not appeal to me
dil girtin
to be offended
bi çûyîna min ya hotêlê dilê xwe girtin
they were offended by my going to a hotel
dil şewitîn
to feel sorry
dilê midûr bi vî xortê çeleng û evîndarê xwendinê dişewite
the principal feels sorry for this attractive young man so avid to study
dilêşî
heartache
dilgerm
warm, hearty, kind
dilgeş
happy
dilnexweş
sorry, upset, ill at ease
dilpak
pure of heart
dilqayim
dilqayimî
confidence
dilsoz
sympathetic
dilşa
happy, glad
dilşewat
heart-rending
dilşikestî
disappointment
dilşikestî kirin
to disappoint, to dishearten
diltengî
sadness, loneliness
dilxwaz
fond of
dilêr
intrepid
dilnîya
assured, confident
dilop
drop
dilovan
kind, affectionate, dear
dilovanî
affection
death (euphemism)
berî dilovaniya nivîskarê dilovan bi salekê
a year before the dear writer passed away
din
other
dinya
the world, the weather
dinya piR sar bû
the weather was very cold
dinyadîtî
worldly, sophisticated
diran
dirb
track, path
dirêj
long, lengthy
dirêj ajotin
to last a long time
dirêj kirin
to lengthen
dirêjî
length
diriyan
to be ripped
divabû
(impersonal + present subjunctive) had to
(impersonal + past conditional) ought, to have, was supposed to have, would have to
diviyabû ku tiştekî bikin
they had to do something
diviyabû Sovyet ji Îranê derketa
the Soviet ought to (was supposed to) have withdrawn from Iran
divabû ku ew kêzik bihata kuştin
that bug would have to be killed
diviyabû
divê
ought to
dixan
smoke
diyar
clear
diyarî
clarity
Diyarbekir
diz
thief
dizî
secret, concealed
dizîtî
secret
dî
dîl
prisoner
dîl girtin
to take prisoner
dîlî
imprisonment
dîlan
dance, dancing
dîmen
view, sight, aspect
dîn
religion
dînitî
religiosity
dîndar
religious
dînperwer
crazy, mad
dîn kirin
to drive someone crazy
dînik
slightly crazy
madness
gaze, attention
dîrok
story, history
dînî
historical
dîsa
again, (+ negative) still...not
dîtin
to see
dîwan
reception room
collected works of a poet
dîwançe
small reception room
dîwar
wall
dîz
dîzik
pan
dol
dom kirin
doman
domandin
dor
dora girtin
to surround
dorhêl
environs, parts, region
doralî
circumference
dorandor
dost
friend
dostane
friendly
dostayetî
friendship
doşab
grape molasses
doşeg
mattress
doşik
dot
daughter
dotmam
cousin
dotin
to milk
doz
cause, reason
aim, ideal
revenge
doza kirin
to aim
dozger
vengeful, litigant
duëa
prayer
duëa kirin
to pray
duëa xwendin
ducar kirin
to repeat
dudil
hesitant, of two minds
dudilî
hesitation
duduyan
duh
yesterday
duhî
dunya
durû
hypocritical
durûtî
hypocrisy
duşemb
Monday
duv
duwemîn
şerê dinyayê yê duwemîn
World War II
duyemîn
duyem
dû
behind
dûdirêj
of long standing
dûre
then, afterwards
dû ketin
to pursue
dûkel
dûman
dûpişk
scorpion
dûr
far
dûr xistin
to throw away, to exile
dûr ketin
to go away, to get away
dûrahî
remoteness, distance
dûrbîn
far-sighted
dûrebîn
binoculars
dûv
tail, end
dûvre
ebeden
never, not at all
ëecem
Persian
ëecêb
strange
ëecêbmayî
dumbfounded, stupefied
edebiyat
literature
edebiyatvan
littérateur
edebî
literary
ëedilandin
to ameliorate, make better
edîb
efendî
westernized gentleman
efendîtî
gentlemanliness
efraz
ëefû
amnesty
ëefûya-giştî
general amnesty
ëegal
headband
eger
ekîb
team
ekol
ekonomîk
economic
elbik
wooden bucket
elektrîk
flashlight
elem
pain
ëeleqedar kirin
to concern
ëeleyhdar
supporter
ëeleyhdarî kirin
to support
elman
elmanî
German (language)
emanet
deposit, anything held on loan or for safekeeping
emir
ëemir
age
emperyalîsm
imperialism
ëenëanetî
traditional
endam
member
enerjî
energy
ëenî
forehead
enstîtu
institute
ëeql
mind, reason
erd
earth
li erdê dan
to throw to the ground
erdim
region
erdhêj
earthquake
ëereb
Arab
ëerebî
Arabic
ëerebe
cart, carriage, any wheeled vehicle
Ëerebistan
Arabia
erê
yea, yes
erk
responsibility
ermen
Armenian
ermîşim
silk
Ernewid
erz
erza şikandin
to dash someone's hopes
erzan
cheap
ëerzihal
description, report, petition
Erzerom
Erzurum
esas
esasî
basic, essential, original
eser
work, monument
esereke edebî a
literary work
esil
origin
esilzade
aristocratic
ëesker
soldier
ëeskerî
military
ëesman
esmer
olive complected
ëeşîr
tribe
ëeşîrtî
tribal
eşkere
clear, obvious
eşk-û-teşk
tangled (hair)
he, she, it, they, this, these
evîn
love, affection
evîndar
desirous, in love
ew evîndarê xwendinê bû
he was desirous of studying
evqasî
he, she, it, they, that, those
ewên din
the others
ëewd
ewel
first
ewelî
ewle
security, reliance, assurance
ewle bûn
to be secure
ewr
cloud
ewraq
papers
Ewrûpa
Europe
Ewrûpayî
European
Ewrûpî
ëewt
bark
ëewte-ëewt
constant or repeated barking
ëewtîn
to bark
ëeynî
the same
di ëeynî salê de
in the same year
eywan
salon, sitting room
ezbenî
sir (mode of polite address)
ëezman
sky, heaven
ëezîz
dear
Ëezrayîl
Azrael, the angel of death
future auxiliary + subjunctive for future tense
êdî
now
still, yet
êgir
êş
pain, ache
êşandin
to hurt, to cause pain, to trouble
êşiyan
to hurt, to suffer pain
êvar
evening
êxur
stable
êzing
firewood
fal
augury, omen, fate
fal vekirin
to predict
ev fala ko herkesî ji min re vedikir, wusan derneket
the prediction everyone was making for me did not turn out like that
faqa
under
faris
Persians
farisî
Persian (language)
faşîst
fascist
fedakar
self-sacrificing, devoted
fedekar
fedakarî
self-sacrifice
fedî
embarrassment
fedî kirin
to be embarrassed
fed kirin
to look, to watch
fehim kirin
to understand
felat
freedom, liberation
felsefe
philosophy
felsefî
philosophical
fen
fen-û-fîtan
sneakiness, by hook or by crook
fener
lamp
feodalî
feudal
feqeh
theology student
feqî
Muslim cleric
feqîtî
the clerical profession
feqîr
feqîrtî
poverty
fer
one, single item (of a pair)
ferheng
dictionary
wezareta ferhengê
ministry of culture
ferman
ferman derxistin
to issue an order for
fermî
formal
fermo
please (said when offering something)
ferq
difference
çi ferqa me û cîranên me dimîne?
what difference is left between us and our neighbors?
ferqiyet
distinction
ferz kirin
to assume
fetwa
legal opinion
fex
trap
feyde
benefit, profit
fêde
benefit
fêhm
fêlbazî
cunning
fêre bûn
to learn
fêreyî bûn
to learn something, to become accustomed to something
fêrî bûn
ew di demeke kurt de
fêrî tirkî bû he learned Turkish in a short time
fihêt kirin
to assess, to price
fikar
worry
fikare
fikir
idea, thought
fikirîn
to think, to contemplate
filitîn
to get rid of
filosof
philosopher
find
candle
firaq
dishes
firar kirin
to escape, to flee
firavîn
lunch, midday meal
firax
dishes, pots and pans
firax şustin
to wash the dishes
fireh
open, wide, spacious
fireh kirin
to open
firiyan
to fly away
firîn
to jump, fly
Mûsa ji kêfan difire
Musa is jumping for joy
firîşte
angel
firk
a rapid motion
firne
bakery
firotin
to sell
firq
firtone
storm, gale
fitil dan
to twist and turn
fîstan
dress
fort
boast
fransiz
French (person)
frensî
French (language)
frensizî
fursend
fûrîn
to bubble, to gurgle, to boil
galegal
conversation
galon
gallon
gamêş
garan
herd of cattle
garis
millet
garsîn
village square
gav
moment, instant
gav-û-saet
at all times
step, pace
gav kirin
to step, cross
gav avetin
to take steps
edebîyata kurdî di van salên dawî de gavine baş avetiye
Kurdish literature has taken some good steps in these recent years
gavan
cowherd
gavantî
herding
gazind
rebuke, complaint
gazind kirin
to rebuke, reproach
gazindok
rebuking, complaining
gazî
warrior
call, shout
gazî kirin
to call, to speak to
geh
geh-geh
sometimes sometimes
suffix of place
gel
much, many, most
gelejmar
plural
gelêrî
popular
gelemper
general, public
gelî
mountain pass, canyon
gelo
whether
I wonder if
gemar
filth
gemî
ship
genim
wheat
ger
gerçi
even if, although
gerandin
to turn, to rotate
to take for a walk
to produce
gerden
neck
gerdenî
necklace
gerdûnî
universal
gerek
necessary, should, must, ought to
gerek bûn
to be necessary
geremol
complexity, confusion
geriyan
to go around, roam around
germ
warm, hot
germa
warmth
germa havînê
the heat of summer
germayî
germaî
Germanya
gerş
dirty
geş
blossoming, flaming, happy
geş bûn
to blossom, to flame up (fire), to be happy
geşî
happiness, flourishment
gevde
mange
gevez
crimson
gevizandin
to make writhe
gevizîn
to writhe
gewde
gewdeyê girtin
to hug
gewr
light grey, whitish
gewre
large, big
gêj
dizzy, spinning
gêj bûn
to be dizzy
gêj kirin
to make dizzy, make light-headed
germa havînê tu gêj kiribûyî
the heat of summer had made you dizzy
gêr
crooked, uneven
gêrik
ant
gêrt
lethargic
gihan
to reach
gihandin
to deliver
gihaştin
to reach, arrive
to mature
gihîştin
to reach, to arrive
gijgijîn
to be knit (brow)
gir
hill
rancorous, grudging
gir girtin
to have a grudge
giramgîr
respectful
giramî
respect
giran
heavy, deep (voice)
serious, grave, plodding
giranî
gravity, weightiness
giranbiha
precious, expensive
giran firotin
to sell at a high price, to overcharge
girav
island
gircî-gircî
frozen solid
girê
knot, tumor
girê dan
to tie, to connect
navê bajêr li cem min bi navê nanê firnê, şekir û helawê hatibû girê dan
for me the word 'city' was connected to the words bakery bread, sugar, and halvah
pişta xwe girê dan bi
to turn one's back on, to be unmindful of
girêkî
Greek
girik
conundrum
hillock
giriyan
to weep
girî
weeping, crying
girîn
weeping
girîng
important
girîngî
importance
girs
great
girtin
to catch, to seize
girtîgeh
prison
girtîxane
prison, place of detention
giştî
totally
givaştin
to press, squeeze
givegiv
gentle blowing of the wind
givîn
to roar (wind)
giya
grass, greenery
giyan
soul
gîr
grasp
gîr-û-helboqê
trap, entrapment, ensnarement
gîrodarî
struggle
gîya
gol
lake
gola Wanê
Lake Van
golik
calf
gopal
gopal-das
sickle
gor
method, manner, way
goristan
cemetery
gorî
sacrifice
gorn
tomb
goşt
meat
gotar
article
gotin
to say
tu bêjî nebêjî
no matter what you say
word
gelo mirov kane ji berhemên ku bi zimanên din têne nivîsandin re bibêje berhemên kurdî?
I wonder if can one call works that are written in other languages Kurdish works
gotinxweş
well-spoken
gotûbêj
talk, conversation
gov
barn
govend
Kurdish line dance
govendê girtin
to dance a line dance
goya
methinks
guh
ear
guh dan
to listen
guh girtin
to grab by the ear
guhdar
listener
guhdarî kirin
guhan
udder
guhar
pearl earring
guharîn
to change
guhartin
guhaztin
to transport, to carry, to move
guherandin
guhertin
guj
fierce (storm)
gujîn
to howl
gul
gulan
May
gule
gulebaran kirin
to fire, to open fire on
gulik
gulî
braid, tress
gulle
gulte
clump
gund
village
gundî
villager
gundîtî
rusticity
guneh
sin, fault
gunehkarî
crime, offense, fault
avêtina gunehên xwe
expiation for one's sins
gungilî
thick, matted
gupe-gup kirin
to pound (heart)
gur
wolf
strong, powerful
gur kirin
to fill
gurdarî
attention
gurdarî kirin
to pay rapt attention
gurg
gurî
bald, scabby
gurîn
clamor, noise
gurmîn
to make a loud noise
gurz
hank of hair
guvahî
testimony
guvaştin
guveguv
ḧakim
ruler, governor
ḧal
condition, state
ji ḧal ketin
to be exhausted, to worn out
halan
yell, shout
han
this very, that very
wê roja han
on that very day
ev tirsa han bi serpêhatiya te girêdayî bû
this very fear was connected to your experience
hatin
to come
(+ infinitive) passive
hatî
future
havêtin
havîn
summer
havîtin
hawîrdor
surroundings, environment
hawîrdorên wê
those around him
hawurdor
hay
feeling, awareness, attention
haya min jê tu nebû
I had no awareness of it
haydar
ḧazir
ready, present
ḧazirî
preparation
ḧazirî kirin
to make preparations
ḧeb
grain, bit
pill
hebekî aqil
a grain of sense
hebek(î)
a little, a bit, slightly
a single thing, item, individual, one
ḧebandin
to love
hebe-nebe
one way or another
ḧebkî
hebûn
to exist
(with subject + possessive) to have
di zimanê me de pir gotinên kurdî hene ku me nebihîstine
there are many Kurdish words in our language we haven't heard
ḧec-ḧecik
martin, swallow
hecûm
attack, assault
ḧeçê
whatever, whoever
hedef
goal
ḧeft
seven
ḧefte
week
bi heftyekê
within a week
hefteyî
weekly
ḧeftê
seventy
heger
ḧej
hejandin
wî serê xwe hejand
he shook his head
min destê wî hejand
I shook his hand
hejar
hejarên kurdan
the poor Kurds
hejiyan
to move, to shake
ḧejîk
hejîn
hejmar
number, issue (of a journal)
hejmartin
to count, to enumerate
dihatin hijmartin le ser her deh tiliyên destan
they could be counted on all ten fingers of the hands
ḧek
right
heke
hel
protected place
ḧelaw
halvah
helbest
poetry, verse
helbesta serbest
free verse
helbestkar
poet
helbestvan
helbet
of course
hel-bijartin
to select, to choose
heldirandin
to tear apart
ḧeleb
Aleppo
heliyan
to melt, to disappear
heliz
an herb
helk-û-bêhn
helpekandin
to rouse from sleep
helqe
ring
hem
also
hema
thus
heman
that very
hember
equal
hemberî
ḧemd
will, volition
hemdemî
contemporary
hemêşe
always
hemêz
bosom, embrace
hembêz
hemêz kirin
to embrace
hemmanê
scarcely, barely
hemû
all, every
hemûya(n)
all of them
hengam
ḧeps
prison, imprisonment
hepsxane
her
every
dengê ji ezmên herku diçû bêtir dibû
the sound from the sky kept getting loude
her tenê
at least
her tenê çend heftiyan carekê
at least once every few weeks
her-û-her
always and ever
herbî
war department
herd
herehereyî
worldly strife, turmoil
herejor
steep
herê
herêm
district, region
ḧerf
letter of the alphabet
herikîn
to move, to flow
ḧerimandin
to ruin, make a mess of
wî jiyan li wan herimandiye
it has ruined their lives
ḧerî
mud
hertim
hertimî
usual
herweha
thus, so also
herwiha
ḧes
feeling, emotion
ḧesasiyet
sensitivity
ḧesibandin
to count, to take into consideration
ew xwe weke kurd nahesibînin
they don't count themselves as Kurds
hesin
iron
hesingêr
blacksmith
hesinî
made of iron
hesinker
ḧesiyan
to feel
ḧesîn
hesp
horse
ḧesret
pining, longing, regret
hest
feeling
heste
lighter
hestik
bone
hestî
heşîn
green
heşînahî
greenness
ḧeşt
eight
ḧeştê
eighty
ḧeta
even
up to, until
heta neyê guhartin jî dê wiha bidome
until it is changed it will remain like that
ḧetaku
until
hetanî
hev
each other, together, co-, same
hev dan
to collect, to put together
heval
hevalbend
proponent
hevaltî
hevedudanîn
to put together, to compound
hevdû
each other
hevgirtî
assembled
hevîr
dough
hevkar
co-worker
hevkarî
hevok
sentence
hevoksazî
syntax
hevpeyvîn
hevraz
hevrîşim
hevwelatî
compatriot
hew
no more, not any more
hew dixwim
I can't eat any more
hewa
air, weather
hewa guhastin
to have a change of climate
hewale
air
ḧewandin
to give shelter to, to protect
ḧewcedar
needy, in need
ḧewcedarî
need, necessity
hewes
passion
ḧewg
throat
ḧewil
attempt
ḧewil dan
to attempt
ḧewk
hewqas
that much, so much
ḧewranî
a type of cloak
ḧewş
courtyard
hey
continuously, (+ verb) to keep on
ḧeya
for, up to, until
heybet
fearfulness
heybetgirtî
fearful
heyecan
excitement
ḧeyf
pity
ḧeyf hatin
ḧeyfa min bi te tê
I feel sorry for you
heyhat
alas
ḧeyîn
to live
ḧeyran
amazing!, incredible!
ḧeyşt
ḧeyştê
heyv
moon, month
ḧeywan
animal
ḧez kirin
to like, to enjoy
min jê hez kir
I liked it
hezar
thousand
hê
hêç
furious, quick-tempered
hêdî-hêdî
little by little
hêdîka
slowly, softly
hêj
still, (with comparative) even
hêja
valuable, worthy
nehêja
worthless
hêk
egg
hêl
side, direction
ḧêl
vigor, strength, power
trace, track
hêlan
to leave
hêlûn
bird's nest
hêlûn kirin
to nest, to settle in
hênik
cool
hênikayî
coolness
hêre kirin
to look
hêriş
attack
hêriş kirin
to make an attack
cendirme hêrişî ser malê dikin
the gendarmes are attacking the house
hêriş anîn
hêriş birdin
hêrişker
attacking
ḧêrs
anger
ḧêrs kirin
to anger
ḧêrsê ketin
to get angry
hêsan
easy
hêsan kirin
to facilitate, make easy
hêsanî
hêsir
tear
hêsîr
captive, prisoner
hêstir
mule
hêşîn
green (of plants), bluish (of animals)
hêşînayî
greenery, verdure
hêşînî
greenery
hêştir
camel
hêt
thigh
hêvar
hêvî
(li) hêvîya ... man
to lie in wait for ...
hêvîdar
hopeful
hopeless
hêwan
porch
hêwir
at rest, calm
hêz
strength, power
hicûm
hijmartin
ḧikim
sovereignty, power
verdict, judgment
ḧikim dayîn
to make a judgment
hilanî
kept, preserved
hilanîn
to take away
to keep, preserve
hilavîtin
to go, stick
hilbijartin
hildan
to lift, to raise
hildirandin
hilgirtin
to bear, endure
to shoulder (a responsibility, burden)
hilketin
to come about by chance
hilkêşan
to climb up, out
hilkutan
to knock, rattle
hilmis
poke
hilmis dan
to poke
hilpekandin
hilqedimîn
to stand up
hilşandin
to bring down on
hilweşandin
to break up, to split apart
piştî hilweşandina sîstema Sovyetê
after the break-up of the Soviet system
hilweşîn
himber
himbêz kirin
himêz
armful
himêz kirin
hin
some, a few, several
hin rûpel
a few pages, several pages
hin ji wan
a few of them
hinên wan
some of them
hinarok
cheek
hind
measure, extent
hindik
slight, few, little bit
hindikahî
minority
hinda
hindav
direction
hingê
then, at that time
therefore, for that reason
hingiv
honey
hingî
hingûr
twilight
hirî
wool
hirşiyan
to fall down, spill over or out
hiş
awareness, sense
be be quiet!
bihiş
hişin
ḧişk
dry, solid, frozen
ḧişk bûn
ḧişkahî
solidity, rigidity
ḧişkasayî
dry, cold air
hiştin
to let go, leave, allow
ẍwedê te bihêle
may God preserve you!
hişyar
awake, sober
hişyar bûn
to awaken
hişyar kirin
to wake
hizandin
ḧizib
political party
hizir
thought, idea
hîm
hîmavêj
founder
hîn
ew hîn nehatiye
he hasn't come yet
hîn bûn
hînî kirin
to teach
wê ez hînî pir tiştan kirim
she taught me many things
hînî bûn
to learn how to (+ infinitive)
hîna
hînga
hîs
hîs kirin
hîştin
hîv
hîvî
hîz
skin sack
hogiç
mountain ram
hogir
accustomed, intimate friend
ḧol
environment, surroundings
holê
thus, in this manner
in view
holik
hut
honik
honik kirin
to cool down
hov
wild
hovîtî
wildness
hovan
over there
hoy
condition, circumstance
di hoyên teng de
in narrow straits, in a tight spot
hozantî
poetry
h.p.
abbreviation for heta paşî: etc., et al.
ḧukum
order
ḧukum darî
rule
ḧukumdarî kirin
to rule
ḧukûmet
government
humanîst
humanist
humanîstî
humanistic
hun
you
hundur
inside
hundurê
inside of
di hundurê deh salan de
within ten years
huner
art, skill
hunermend
artist
hur
free, at liberty
hiner
ḧurmetgir
hustu
ḧuzûr
presence
hûn
hûr
small, little
hûr-hûr
in little bits, in small pieces
hûr-hûr bûn
to be smashed to bits
hûr kirin
to crumble
hûrmûr
small items, little things
ḧûr
paunch
hûrik
small piece, bit, sliver
hûrik-hûrik
slightly
h.w.d
abbreviation for her wekî din: etc., et al.
îëdam
execution, death sentence
idare kirin
to direct, manage
îdeolojî
ideology
ifade
iflas
bankruptcy
iflasçûne
to go broke
Îlon
September
imkan
possibility
împaratorî
empire
imtihan
examination
imtiyaz
concession
imtiyaza neftê
oil concession
înca
then, in that case
Îngilîstan
England
Îngilîz
English
Îngilîzî
English language
inkar kirin
to deny
insan
human being, one
inşa
composition
iptidaî
elementary
îrad
objection
Îran
Iran
Iraq
îro
today
îrû
îsal
this year
îsfehanî
wrought silver
Îskenderûn
Iskenderun, Alexandretta
Islamiyet
the religion and traditional learning of Islam
ispat kirin
to prove, establish
israf
expenditure
israfeke enerjiyê
an expenditure of energy
israr kirin
to insist
istifade kirin
to make use of
îstgah
station
ëîsyan
rebellion
îş
work, affair, job
çi îşê min bi tirkan re heye?
What do I have to do with the Turks?
îşellah
God willing, I hope
îşev
tonight
işk
dry
işkence
torture
işkence kirin
to torture, to torment
îtiraz
ëiyar
skin, pelt
îëlan kirin
to announce
ilham
inspiration
ëilmî
scientific
jan
jan dan
to pain
jar
jarî
jehr
poison
jendirme
gendarmerie
jengorî
rusty
jê
ji + wî/wê
jêhatî
worthy
jê kirin
to excise, to cut out, to cut off
jêr
down
jêrbar
heavy laden
jêrbarî
being heavy laden
from, to, for, with
jihevdeketî
fragmented, fallen apart
civateke jihevdeketî
a fragmented society
jimar
number
jin
woman, wife
jinik
woman
jinûvezayin
rebirth, renaissance
jiyan
life
jiyin
jî
also, even, emphasizes preceding word
jîn
jîndar
alive, living
dinya jîndar
the world of the living
jîr
talented, skillful
jîrî
diligence, talent
jmartin
jor
above, up
straw, hay
kabûs
nightmare
kal
aged
old man, grandfather
kale-mêr
elderly gentleman
kalîte
good quality
kalkabûs
nightmare demon
kalo
old man
kambax
ruined, devastated
devastating
kambax kirin
to ruin, to devastate
kanî
spring, source
kanun
winter months
kapan
a narrow, steep mountain road
kapik
bran
kar
job, work
karker
worker
kar-û-bar
work, business, everything entailed by something
kar kirin
to work, to penetrate
kid (goat, deer, &c.)
karik
kid goat
karîn
to be able
karneval
carnival
karto
stale
karxezal
baby deer, fawn
karzan
expert
kasik
globe
kastîn
howl
kaş
slope, hill
kaş bûn
to fall backwards
kat kirin
to divulge
kaxez
paper
kaxiz
kazkaz
wail
kebanî
lady
kebaniya malê
the lady of the house
keç
girl
keçik
little girl
ked
kef
foam
kefa sawûnê
soapsuds
kef dan
to foam
palm (of the hand)
kefen
burial shroud
kefen kirin
to shroud
kefî
kefiya, Arab headdress
kefteleft
activity, work, enterprise
kej
fur
kej dabûn
to get long fur
kek
elder brother
kel
boiling
kel-û-gerî
crying and weeping
bull
kelandin
to boil
kelaş
corpse, body
kelberû
an outcropping of rock
kelem
oak
thorn
obstacle, difficulty, trick
cabbage
kelemçe
handcuff
kelemçe kirin
to handcuff
kelên
opportunity, chance
kemîn
kemîn girtin
to lie in ambush
ken
laughter
keniyan
to laugh
kendal
side, slope, bank
kengê
kengî
kenîn
ker
donkey
deaf
quiet, silent
keramet
miracle
kerb
sorrow, grief
kerem
generosity, benefit
ji kerema xwe
please, if you would be so kind
kerî
piece
kermî
snout
kerpîç
sun-baked mud brick
kerwan
caravan
keser
keservedan
sorrowing
kesk
keşf kirin
to discover
keştî
boat
ketin
to fall
kevanî
kevçî
spoon
kever
spotlessly white
kevin
ancient
kevir
stone, rock
kevnar
kevnebajar
ancient seat
kevneperest
conservative
kevnesovyet
the ex-Soviet Union
kew
partridge
kewanî
kewtîn
keys
opportunity, advantage
kezeb
womb
kezeb şewitan
to feel sorry, be distressed
kezî
braid of hair
kezk
strand of hair
kez kirin
to bite
kêf
pleasure, joy
li kêfa wî nedihat
she wasn't enjoying it
kêfxweş
kêfxweşî
happiness, pleasure, rejoicing
kêf-û-sefa
pleasure
kêl
grave
kêlek
side, edge
kêm
few, little bit
kêm kirin
to lessen
kêm mabû ku dila te ji kêfa ji sînga te derkeve
your heart almost leapt out of your breast from joy
kêmanî
deficiency, inadequacy
kêmasî
paucity
kêm-û-zêde
more or less
bêkêmasî
flawless(ly)
bi-kêmanî
kêr
knife
benefit, profit, effect
bi kêrî çi tê?
what's the use of it?
kêrûşk
rabbit
kês
kêşan
to pull, to draw
cixar kêşan
to smoke cigarettes
kêz
bug, insect
kêzik
bug
kibrît
match
kibrîtfiroş
match seller
kifş
clear, apparent
kil
collyrium
kil kirin
to paint the eyes with collyrium
to wave
kim
corner
kin
short
kinî
shortness
kinc
kincik
rag
kiras
shirt
kirêt
ugly, shameful
kirêtî
ugliness, defilement, shame
kirêwe
blizzard
kirin
to do
wî kir ku tiştekî bibêje, lê ne got
he almost said something, but he didn't
min kincên xwe ji xwe kir
I took off my clothes
te dikir û nedikir
do what you might
min kir û nekir
no matter what I did
kirîn
to buy
kirûmat
in stony silence
kişandin
dest kişandin
to withdraw
kişkişandin
to drag
kitêb
book
kitêbxane
library
kitkit
detail
kivş
kî
who
kîjan
which
kîn
revenge, feud
kîna xwe bi hev re hene
they are having a feud
kîn girtin
to take revenge
kînga
ever
kîs
sack, bag
kîso
tortoise
klasifikasyon
classification
klaşnîkov
Klashnikov rifle
koç kirin
to decamp, move
kok
stitch
root, stub
kolan
street
to dig, to dig out, research
kolandin
to dig
kole
trick, deceit
kole kirin
to deceive
koledar
tricky, deceitful
captive, slave
kolonyalîst
colonialist
kom
pile, group
kom bûn
to gather, to assemble
koma san
pack of dogs
komar
Komara Mehabadê
the Republic of Mahabad
komel
society, organization
Komela Karkerên Kurd
Kurdish Workers Society
komelayetî
social
komik
small group
kon
tent
kongre
congress
kor
blind
kûr
kor fikirîn
to be lost in thought
kor-û-kend
depression
koşik
pavilion
kovar
journal
kovî
wild, ferocious
kox
coop
koxa mirîşkan
chicken coop
koxik
hut, shack
where
ji ku?
where from?
li ku?
where, where at?
kuç
large rock
kuderê
kufuk
snot
kufukgirtî
snotty
kuj
kul
wound, pain, suffering
infected, inflamed, suffering
kulav
felt mat
kulek
smoke hole
kulfet
job, duty
maid, female servant
wife
xudê kulfet
employed, holding down a job
kulik
finger
kulikekî dan
to put a finger on, to point to
kulî
flake of snow
kulîlk
wild flower
kullî
cotton
kulm
fist
kulmik
kulmoz
beehive
kultur
kum
cap
keça kumsor
Little Red Riding ḧood
kun
hole
kun-kun kirin
to poke holes in
kundkî rûniştin
to hunker down
kunkunî
pitted, pockmarked
kur
boy, son
kur kirin
to cut (the hair)
kurd
Kurd
kurdandin
to Kurdicize
Kurdistan
kurdayetî
Kurdishness
kurdhiz
Kurdophile
kurdiyetî
kurdî
Kurdish
kurdmancî
Kurmanji Kurdish
kurm
worm
kurmik
little worm
kurmî
wormy, mangy, maggoty
kursî
chair, seat
kursiya şerefê
the seat of honor
kurş
frozen snow
kurşenegirtî
not frozen solid
kurt
short, brief
kurtayî
kurteçîrok
short story
kurtedem
moment
kuruf
mound of snow
kusan
kuskusandin
to squint
kuştin
to kill
kut xistin
to take a puff on (a cigarette)
kut
peck, (dog’s) bark
kut kirin
to clack, clatter, rattle
kutan
to strike
kutatirîn
least
kuxîn
to cough
kuxuyan
kûç
call to a dog
kûçe
lane
kûçik
dog
kûd
lame
kûlîlk
deep
kûr nêrîn
to look closely
kûrahî
depth
kûranî
kûşke
small, tiny
kûvî
kwîr
kwêsî
labîrent
labyrinth
lablabik
marsh
laîk
secular
lal
mute, speechless
lampe
lamp, light
land
belly
landik
cradle
laş
lat
boulder
latînî
Latin
lava kirin
to plead
lavayî
pleading
law
youth, child
lawik
infant
lawur
wild animal
layiq
lazim
necessary
lebitîn
to move about
leheng
champion, hero
lehî
flood, torrent
lekim
tentacle
lenger
tray
lep
paw
leplepî
twinkling
lerizîner
trembling
lerizok
lerz
lerzandin
lerzîn
to tremble, shake
leş
leşker
lev
aimless
lev ketin
to chatter (of the teeth)
lewaş
thin flat bread
lewhe
sign
lewma
for this reason, therefore
lewra
leyistin
to play, play (a part)
to play around
wî bi nivîsên min dileyist
he used to play around with my writings
leyiztin
leylan
mirage
Leypiçig
Leipzig
lez
haste
lez kirin
to make haste
lez-û-bez
lezandin
to hasten, to accelerate
lezet
lê
but
li + wî/wê
lêbûn
to be afflicted
lêdan
to strike, play (instrument)
to cut off
bila mîr serê min lêbidit
let the prince cut my head off
lêgerîn
to collect
lêkolîn
research
lêkolîner
researcher
lêv
lip, seashore
lêvişkestî
with a broken lid
lêxistin
to beat, to play (musical instrument), to ring (telephone)
in, at, to
also forms the first element of a number of compound prepositions
lib
copy (of a book), flake (of snow), drop (tear)
unit, single item
liberxwe
free, unhindered
Libnan
Lebanon
lihêf
quilt
likumîn
to trip
ling
foot, leg
lipaşmayî
backward
lipaşmayîn
backwardness
liq
branch
liqandin
to hang
liser vebûn
to diagnose
liv
motion, movement
liv lêdan
to put in motion
liv lêxistin
livandin
to move, put in motion
destikên keştiyê zû dilivandin
he was moving the oars of the boat quickly
livîn
to move, to be in motion, to stir
bed, bedding
liviyan
livok
unstable
lixwekirin
manner of dress
lîlandin
to ululate
lîsê
high school
lîsê xwendin
to attend high school
lîstik
game, play, sport
lîstin
to play
lojman
lodging
loma
for that reason, therefore
luht
naked, bare
luks
deluxe
lûle
pipe, barrel (of a rifle)
lûrîn
to bay
lûsîn
to perch
interrogative particle, with affirmative questions a negative answer is expected
ma rast e?
that's not right, is it?
ma ne rast e?
isn't that right?
ma tu yê çi bikî bi kêrê?
What ever are you going to do with a knife?
maç kirin
to kiss
Maden
Maden, also known as Paxirmaden, city northwest of Diyarbekir
maf
share, portion
mafnas
appreciative
makîne
machine, car
mal
house, home
mala min mala te
my house is your house
malbat
family
malmezin
belonging to a great family
malxwê
paterfamilias
goods, possessions, wealth
malava
hey!, see here!
maliştin
to rub, to rub out
maliye
tax office
maëlûmat
information
mam
mamostatî
pedagogy
mamostetî
mamostatî kirin
wî mamostetiya zimanê erebî dikir
he used to teach the Arabic language
wî mamostayiya rewşenbîrî ya gelek rewşenbîrên kurd kir
he taught many Kurdish intellectuals how to be intellectuals
mamoste
teacher
man
to remain, to stay, to dwell
neman
to cease to exist, to be no more
nema xweya kir
he never appeared again, hindik dima fener bitemire
mandî
mandîbûn
exhaustion
maëne
meaning
maënewî
moral, spiritual
cow
manî
constraint, obstacle
mantiq
logic
maëqûl
reasonable
maëqûl dîtin
to consider reasonable
wî pêşniyaza min maëqûl dît
he considered my proposal reasonable
mar
snake
mar kirin
to marry
marş
march, anthem
mase
table
mast
yogurt
maşellah
goodness! (said to ward off the evil eye when something is admired or praised)
mat
matmayîn
astonishment
mayî
mazlûm
tyrannized
mazlûmiyet
innocence
mazot
kerosene
mebest
intent
mecal
ta niha mecal tune bû
until now there has been no opportunity
mecal birrîn
to take an opportunity away
mecbûr
obliged
mecbûr kirin
to oblige, to force
meclis
parliament
medeniyet
civilization
medinî
civil
medrese
religious school
mefhûm
concept
meh
month
Mehabad
Mahabad
mehkeme
mehkûm
condemned
mehkûm kirin
to condemn
mehlûl
dissolved
mehlûl bûn
to be dissolved
mehr
marriage contract
mehr birîn
to conclude a marriage contract
mehrûm
mehû kirin
to wipe out
mejî
marrow
mejûl
occupied
mejûl bûn
to be occupied, busy with
mekan
stance, position
mekteb
mela
mulla
mele
melevan
swimmer
melevanî
swimming
melkemot
the angel of death
memûr
government official
mencel
a copper pot
meqale
merasîm
ceremony
merbend
bond, fetter
mereqdarî
interest, inquisitiveness, curiosity
mereq kirin
to wonder
merg
death
merhele
stage
di merhela ewel de
in the first stage
meriv
person, one
meriv li cihekî dimîne
when one stays in a place
merîd
disciple, devotee
merkez
center
merkezî
central
hukûmeta merkezî
central government
mesaj
message
mesel
example
meselen
for example
mesele
matter
mestir
larger, bigger
mesëûliyet
meş
walking
meşa xwe domand
he continued walking
meşandin
to put into practice
meşiyan
to walk
mewlûd
a poem celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, traditionally recited on festive occasions
mexsed
intent, intention
meydan
field
anîn meydanê
to bring to the fore
meyîn
to remain
meyl
inclination
meyldar
predisposed
meyldarî
bias, predisposition
mezel
grave, tomb
room
mezheb
sect
mezin
big, large, great
mezin bûn
to grow up
mezin kirin
to raise, to bring up
mezinahî
greatness
mê
female
mêj
long ago
mêjî
brain, mind
mêjîn
to suck, to suckle
mêjvemayî
remnant, relic
mêr
man, husband
mêranî
manliness
mêrik
fellow, guy
mêrxas
gentleman
mêrg
meadow
brave
mêş
bee
mêtro
metro, subway
mêvan
guest
mêvandarî
visit
mêvanperwerî
hospitality
mêvanxane
mêze kirin
to look at, to see
miç
shut, closed
miç kirin
to shut, to cover
mideh
period of time
midûr
director, principal
mihrican
mij
mist
mijîn
mijûl
occupied, involved with
mijûlî
occupation, activity
mikan
mil
neck, shoulder
support, aid
milet
nation
miletperwer
nationalistic
milî
national
mindal
child
minet
obligation
generous
minnet
miqam
musical mode
mircan
coral, coral bead
mirin
to die
miriyan
mirî
dead
mirîd
devotee
mirîşk
chicken
mirov
person
mirovatî
humanity, humaneness, chivalry
mirwarîd
pearl
misilman
Moslem
Misir
Egypt
misrî
Egyptian
miştin
to sweep
mit man
not to make a sound
mit-û-mat
utterly silent
mixabin
unfortunately
mizgîn
good news
mizgînî
present given to a person bearing good news
mî
sheep
mîh
mîna
mînaku
as, while
mînak
equal, similar
mînakî
similarity
mîr
prince
princess
mînakek
princeling
mohr
seal, stamp
mohr xistin
to seal, to put a stamp on
mor
cracked (as a mud wall)
moz
flying insect
mudet
period
mudîr
school principal
muesese
institution
muhlet
grace period, respite
munaqeşe
debate
munaqeşe kirin
to debate
munasebet
occasion
muxtar
village chief, elder
muzîk
music
mû
hair, strand of hair
iota
mûrî
not
nalîn
to wail, to cry out
name
letter
namûs
honor
womenfolk
nan
bread
nanpêjî
nar
pomegranate
narîn
delicate
nas
acquainted, known, familiar
nas kirin
to know, to be acquainted with, to recognize
nasandin
to introduce, to make known
dan naskirin
to introduce
nasiyar
familiar
nasnav
identity
nav
middle
di nav wî erdî de
in the midst of that land
navîn
middle, central
Rojhilata Navîn
the Middle East
nav kirin
to name
navandin
navdar
famous, renowned
navno
notorious
navnotî
notoriety
navbera
between, among
naverok
contents
navik
waist
navneteweyî
international
navnîşan
address
navteng
girth
naxêr
naxir
naxwe
this being so
naylon
plastic
tûrikên naylon
plastic bags
nazik
fine, delicate
ne ... ne
neither ... nor
ne ... lê
not ... but
negative prefix not
nebeled
uninformed, unknowing
neçar
helpless
neçarî
nedarî
nefel
clover
nefes dan
to huff and puff
to be out of breath
nefret
hatred
nefret kirin
to hate, to abhor
nefs
self
nefspiçûk
humble
nefspiçûkî
humility
nefspiçûkahî
neft
oil
neh
nine
neheqî
injustice
nehy
prohibition
nejihevûdurebûyîn
indivisibility and inseparability
nema
not again
nemaze
especially
nemir
undying, immortal
dibe xwediyê navekî nemir
he possesses an immortal name
nemirovane
unmanly, cowardly
nenas
unacquainted, unfamiliar, unknown
nenasê
unacquainted with
nepixandin
to blow up, to inflate
nepixîn
to swell
neqandin
nerazî
discontent
nerazîbûn
discontentment
nerindî
evil
nerm
soft, gentle, fine
nermahî
softness, gentleness
nermik
softly, gently
nesir
prose
neşên
unhappy
netewe
neteweyên Yekbûyî
the United Nations
neteweyî
neteweyîtî
nationalism
nevî
grandchild, offspring
Nevroz
Persian New Year's day
newal
nexş
nexşîn
miraculous
nexşe
map
nexwe
otherwise
nexweş
sick, ill
unpleasant
nexweşî
sickness, disease
nexweşxane
hospital
nexuyayî
invisible
neyar
enemy, opponent, foe
neyînî
destitution
neynik
mirror
neynok
fingernail, toenail
neynûk
nezanî
ignorance
nêçirvan
hunter
nêçîr
game, prey
çûn nêçîrê
to go after game
nêçîrvan
nêrevan
scout
nêrîn
view, speculation
nêşan
target, mark
nêşan kirin
to take aim at, to focus on
nêzîk
near
nêzîkahî
proximity
nêzîkî
near to, nearly
nêzîkatî kirin
to approach
nifirîn
malediction, curse
nifş
generation
nifûs
identity card
nig
foot
nigardar
beautiful
niha
berî niha
before now, ago
nihe
nihêran
expectant, apprehensive
nihêrîn
to look at, to notice
to look upon, to regard
nihêrtin
niho
nijad
race
nijadperest
racist
nijde
brigandage
nik
toward, to
next to, with, to, for
nikil
beak
to peck
nimêj
nimêj kirin
nimûne
ji bo nimûne
as an example, for example
nimûnende
niqutandin
niqutîn
nisbet
relative
niştin
to sit
nitilandin
to draw, to mark
nivistin
to sleep
nivîn
bed
to lie down, to sleep
nivîsandin
to write
nivîsar
writing, text
nivîsevan
writer
nivîsîn
nivîskar
nivîskarî kirin
to write, to engage in writing
nivîskî
written
nivş
nivz
half
niwal
small valley
niyet
intention
nizar
mountain side (where the sun never shines)
nizim
low
nîjad
nîn
none, nothing
nîsan
April
nîşan
sign, mark, military decoration
nîşan dan
to show
nîşan kirin
to indicate
nîv
nîvan saetê
half an hour
nîvcî
half done
nîvroj
noon
nîvsedsal
midpoint of a century
nîvek
nîveruh
half-dead
nîvişkestî
nîvî
middle, midpoint, half
nîzing
nod
ninety
nojdarû
panacea
nok
chickpea
nola
noqim bûn
to drown
nozdeh
nineteen
new
nuçêbûyî
newborn
nudem
modern
nuh
nuha
nuhatî
new, newly come about
nivşê nu
the new generation
nuhîtî
newness, novelty
nujen
newly invented, newfangled, modern
nuka
nusxe
copy
nuvejîn
renaissance
nuxumandin
to cover, to veil
nuxumîn
to be covered, veiled
nuyîtî
novelty
nuzewicî
newly-wed
nû
nûh
nûjen
nûner
representative
oda
ode
okyanûs
ocean
oldar
olî
olperwer
ordî
Ordiya Sor
the Red Army
ordu
ëorre-ëor
roar
orte
Osmanî
Ottoman
otorîte
authority
pag
pak
pure, clean
pak hilanîn
pakêt
package
pal
mountainside
pal dan
to push
pale
wide, broad
panatî
expanse, breadth
pansiman kirin
to bandage
papor
stove
paqij
paqij kirin
to clean
paqijî
cleanliness
paqiş
par
part, share
back
parçe
du sê perçên kaxizên
two or three pieces of paper
perçe
parçe bûn
to be fragmented
parçe kirin
to fragment
parastin
to protect, guard
Parîs
Paris
parsî
Persian language
partî
partiyên kurd yên siyasî
Kurdish political parties
parve kirin
to distribute
paseport
passport
paş
the back
li paş serê
paşê xwe avetin bi
to throw oneself into something
paşeroj
past, the past
paşîngê
later
paşverû
paşverûtî
paşil
bosom
paşî
heta paşiyê
until the end
patik
back of the head
paye
high rank, place of honor
payetî
payîz
autumn
pejirandin
to accept
pekîn
to splash, to splatter, to rise up suddenly
pel
leaf, page
pelikan
stairs, stairway
pelk
pembo
pena
refuge, asylum
penaber
refugee
penaberî
refugee status
pencere
window
pengizandin
to make jump, to spurt
pengizîn
to spray, spurt
penîr
cheese
per
feather
peran
heavy
cezayê peran
heavy penalty
perçîn
rivet
perde
curtain
perdî
ceiling beam
pere
money
pergal
compass
pergî hatin
to come across, to find
çûn pergî
to go to find
perpitîn
to flutter
dilê min diperpite
I get sick at my stomach
perwaz
flight
perwerdî
education
pesin
praise
pesinandin
to praise, to approve of
wesf-û-pesnê dan
to praise and extol
wesf-û-pesn
pesnê
trace
petrol
petroleum
pevgirêdan
connection
pexşan
pexşannivîskar
prose writer
pey
peya
peya bûn
to get out, off, down (from vehicle)
peyda bûn
to be found
min zanîbû wê saetê ava germ peyda nabe
I knew there was no warm water to be found at that time
peyda kirin
to find
peyitandin
to prove
peyivîn
to talk, to speak
ez zêde pê re nepeyivîm
I didn’t speak to him long peyî hev one after the other
peyman
pact, agreement
peyv
conversation, talk, words
me peyv dagerand ser huner û edebiyatê
we turned the conversation to art and literature
peyvik
expression
peywendî
peywendiyên navneteweyî
international relations
pez
pezkûvî
mountain sheep
pê
bi + wî/wê
pêçandin
to wrap, to roll
pêçîn
to roll, to wrap
pêjin
pêjîn
to be cooked
to light (cigarette)
pêk
together
pêkanîn
to get together, to collect, to arrange
pêkhatin
to come about, to come to be
to consist
pêketin
to catch (fire)
pêkol kirin
to stick together (snow)
pêkva
pêxistin
to light (fire), to switch on
pêl
wave
pêl bûn
to spread out
pêlpêlî
wavy, undulating
pênc
five
pêncih
fifty
pêncî
pêra
along with him
pêrgî hatin
pêsîr
collar
windpipe
forefront
area just below the summit of a mountain
pêş
forward
mirov ê bi pêş de biçe
one will go forward
pêş ketin
to advance
pêş derketin
to come out to the fore
pêşî ... derketin
to lead, go out ahead of
pêşeroj
the future
pêşde xistin
to promote
pêşketî
advanced
pêşayîk
pêşber
guide, leader
ketin pêşê
to be faced with
pêşî
in the lead, leadership, in front of
pêşdexistin
promotion, advancement
pêşeng
leader, vanguard
pêşepêşa
out in front of
pêşevan
pêşgotin
foreword
pêşiya
before, in front of
cara pêşî
the first time
di du-sê salên pêşî de
during the first two or three years
advance
pêşî girtin
to prevent
pêşîk
avant-garde, forerunner
pêşîn
pêşkeş
present, gift, tribute
pêşkeş kirin
to offer (as a gift), to present
pêşmerge
guerrilla
pêşniyaz
proposal, suggestion
pêşveketin
advancement, progress
pêt
pêtgiran
lazy, indolent
pêwendî
pêwîst
pêwîstî
necessity, requirement
pêxember
prophet
to light, to turn on (light)
pêxwas
barefooted
piç
piçek
a little bit, for a moment
a little thing
pife-pif
huff and puff
pif kirin
to blow, to puff
pifinî kirin
to hiss
pij
scattered
pijandin
to cook
pijîn
pijiqandin
to make (blood) gush
pijiqîn
to explode, to blow up
piling
tiger
pilot
piqpiqok
bubble
pir
very, many, much
piranî
most, majority
piraniya wan
most of them
pirraniya caran
most of the time
bridge
pirç
body hair
piroze kirin
pirs
question
pirsek ji... kirin
to ask a question of someone
pirsgir
skeptic
pirsgirêk
pirsgirêka kurdî
the Kurdish question
pirsan
to ask (a question)
pirtepirt
sputtering
pirtik
sheet (glass, paper)
pirtûk
paper, sheet of paper
pirtve kirin
to tear to pieces
pisîk
cat
pismam
pispor
pispûr
pispûrî
expertise
pişaftin
to assimilate
pişirîn
to ruminate
pişt
back, hill
pişta
behind, on the other side of
pişt dan
to turn back
piştî
after
piştgerm
supported, protected
piştgir
piştgirî
support
piştre
then, later, afterward
piştxwar
hunched-over
piyale
glass, goblet
piyes
play
pizot
torch
çavên wê wek du pizotên êgir bûn
his eyes were like two fiery torches
pîjame
pyjamas
pîn
kick
pîn avêtin
to kick
pîpoq
pîr
old
old man, old woman
pîrik
grandmother
pîratî
old age
pîrhepok
pîroz
sacred, holy
pîr kirin
to celebrate
to congratulate
ew wê roja han mîna karnevalekê pîroz dikin
they celebrate that day like a carneval
pîrbahî
congratulations
pîrwer
holy
pîs
bad, dirty
pîsik
nasty, awful
pîsitî
obscenity
pîsîr
pîvan
measurement, criterion
pîvandin
to measure
plan
plançêker
planner
plan çêkirin
to make a plan
pola
steel
polîtîka
politics
policy
ponijîn
to be engrossed in thought
por
hair (on the head)
porreş
black-haired
porzer
blonde
poşman
regretful
poşman bûn
to regret
poxsîde
sad
poz
nose, snout
prensîp
principle
proje
project
protesto kirin
to protest, to go on strike, boycott
pûç
useless, unusable
pûk
snowstorm, blizzard
pûrt
hair, fur, pelt
pûrt-û-per
feathery coat
pûtperest
idolator
pûtperestî
idolatry
qaçaxçî
smuggler
qad
field, place
qada şer
field of battle
qaf
head
qahf
cave, cavern
qail bûn
qal
statement
qal kirin
to state
qal-û-ceng
fight
qalik
shell, husk
qalind
thick, fat
qam
stature, height
measurement for the height of the sun in the sky
qamçî
whip
qamiş
reed
qanser
cancer
qanûn
qarîn
to cry bitterly
qasid
messenger, envoy
qatil
murderer
qayiş
strap, thong, belt
rivalry, competition
te digot qey ew bi min re ketibû qayîşê
you would think he was in competition with me
qayîş
qaymeqam
provincial governor
qaz
goose
qazaxî
butane
no, none, at all
ez qe naxwênim
I don't read at all
qebûl kirin
hatin qebûl kirin
to be accepted
to finish, to complete
qedeh
cup, goblet
qeder
amount
fate, destiny
qedexe
prohibited
qedexe kirin
to prohibit, to ban
qedir
worth
qedir zanîn
to appreciate
qedirgir
appreciative, estimable
qediyan
to end, be finished
qefilandin
to tire
qefilîn
to get tired
Qefqasya
the Caucasus
qefsing
breastbone
qehbik
harlot
qehir
wrath, rage
qehirîn
qehpe
prostitute
qehpetî
prostitution
qehwe
coffee
qelaş
split open, wounded
qelaştin
to split, split open
qelaştina cerahî
surgical incision
qelaw
fat
qelem
pen
qelemrew
realm
qelew
qelişandin
to split, to cleave
qelişîn
to be split
qelizandin
to make disappear
qelîşt
crack
qels
weak
kultura devkî ya Kurdî xurt e lê kultura nivîskî qels e
Kurdish oral culture is strong, but the written culture is weak
qelsî
weakness
qelş
qelşqelşî
qenc
good, pretty, nice
qencî
beauty, charitable act, good deed
qerar
qerax
edge, shore
qerçimî
wrinkled
qerebalix
crowd, confusion
qerebalix kirin
to act up, to flail around
qereqol
police station
qerisîn
to freeze solid
qermiç
wrinkle
qermiçî
qerpeçe kirin
to hold tightly in one's embrace
qesir
palace
qest
intention, purpose
qest kirin
to head toward
qeşa
qet
qetan
to be finished
to be cut
qetandin
to finish
to break, to cut
kurdên li derveyî welêt ev zincîra kirêt qetandine
Kurds outside the country have broken this shameful chain
qeter
scales, balance
qeter kirin
to spy (something in the distance)
qetiyan
qewimîn
to happen
qewirandin
to drive away
qewîn
strong
qewl
promise
ji qewlên xwe vekişiyan
to reneg on one's promises, to go back on one's word
qey
why?
te digot qey
you'd think, it was as though
qeyd
qeyde
qeza
district
accident
fate
qeza-û-bela
misfortune, calamity
qezenc
profit, earnings, advantage
qezenc kirin
to earn, to gain,to win
qêrîn
to scream
qijak
raven
qijik
crow
qilêr
filthy
qilêrîn
qir kirin
to eliminate, to exterminate
qiral
king
qirax
qirçeqirç
creak, splintering sound
qirdik
clown
qirik
qiriktalî
bitter aftertaste
qirş
stem, branch
qirşik
twig
qise
conversation, talk
qismet
qiyamet
resurrection
qizwan
terebinth, a small tree
qîjeqîj
loud cry, scream
qîjiyan
qîl
fang, canine tooth
qîm
contentment, satisfaction
qîm anîn
to consent
qîmet
worth, value
qîr
cry, shout
qîr kirin
qîrewîr
qîrîn
to cry out, to screech
qîrçîn
to scream, to screech
qîz
qoç
horn (of an animal)
qonax
inn
a one-day's distance on a journey
qontrol
check
qufulîn
to feel very cold
qul
hole, opening
qula rêviyan
fox hole
qul kirin
to pierce
qulibîn
to fall down, to collapse, to scramble down
quling
crane
quloç
league (measure of distance)
quloz bûn
to rise up
qulqulî
full of holes
qulubîn
qumandan
commandant
qunc
xistine quncekî asê
to corner
quncik
little bit
quntar
foot of a mountain
quran
the Koran
qurane
hinge
qurban
sacrifice, victim
qurbana armanca xwe
a martyr to one's cause
qurm
tree stump
mîna qurmê dara mirî
like a dead tree stump
qut
cut, cut off
qut bûn
to get cut off
qutî
box
quwet
power
biquwet
powerful
qûç
cliff, height, summit
qûn
qûna çiyê
mountain skirt
qûntar
qutîk
small box
rabûn
to rise, to arise, to get up
to abandon, to give up
ragirtin
to pick up
rahetî
rahiştin
to put down
raketin
rakirin
to take away, to pick up
to wake up
to cancel, to abolish
raman
stance
to stand, to stay, to remain standing
to be perplexed
ramedandin
to lay down
ramûsan
ran
rapelikîn
to crawl, to creep
rapîvan
rapor
report
raser
superior
rast
right, correct
rast hatin
to come across
rast kirin
to correct
birastiî
raste
straight toward
rasterast
really and truly
rasterê
correct
rast nivîsîn
orthography
rav
hunting
rawestan
to stand up, to stop, to stand still
li ser ... rawestan
to dwell on, to stand up against
rawestandin
to make stop
rawestiyan
rawir
raxistin
to spread
ray
opinion
razan
razdar
mysterious
razî
contented
postposition forms the second part of a number of circumpositions, generally indicating accompaniment
ref
row
flock (of birds)
reh
way, road
artery, vein
root
reh-û-penc
roots
rehet
easy, comfortable, quiet
rehetî
comfort, ease
rehm
mercy
rehm kirin
to have mercy
rehmetî
late
rehmet
God's mercy
çûn rehmetê
to pass away
reyîs
head, chief
rencberî
hardship, trouble
reng
color
bireng
colored, multicolored
bi çi reng î
how?
rengereng
of all colors, colorful
rengdêr
description, quality, adjective
rengîn
varied, colorful
renî
avalanche
req
turtle
stiff
req-û-rût
stiff as a board
reqem
reqisîn
resim
picture
resmî
official
reş
black
reş girêdan
to go into mourning
reş kirin
to blacken
reş-û-reşatî
anything black or blackish in color
reşatî
blackness, darkness
rev
flight, retreat
revan
to run away
revandin
to let escape, to take away
revde
herd, pack
revde girtin
to form a pack
revîn
rewneq
brightness, brilliance
rewrewik
rewş
style, manner
rewşenbîr
intellectual
rex
side, edge, shore
next to, beside
rexne
criticism
rexne girtin
to criticise
rexnegir
critic
rext
cartridge belt
reyan
rez
vineyard, orchard
rê
road, way
bi wê riyê
in that way
rê girtin
to block the road, to stop, to prevent
kê rê li ber wan girtiye?
who's stopped them?
rê ketin
to set off, to start out
rê kirin
to dispatch, to send
rêbendan
February
rêber
rêberî
leadership
rêberî kirin
to lead
rêbwar
wayfarer
rêçe
rêçe hildan
to pick up a trail
rêj kirin
to wash
rêkxistin
to arrange, to put in order
coalition
rêl
forest, wood
rêncberî kirin
to struggle, to suffer hardship
rêveçûn
gait, walk
rêvebir
rêvî
fox
rêvîng
traveler
rêwitî
journey
rêwî
rêwîtî
journey, trip
rêz
line
rêz bûn
to line up
rêz kirin
to line up, to arrange
rêz girtin
to respect, to have respect for
rêzik
law, rule
rêziman
system, arrangement, grammar
ricaf
shaking, trembling
ricifîn
to tremble
rih
beard
rihet
rihm
rijandin
to pour out
rijiyan
to flow, to spill
rijî
scorched part at the bottom of a pot
rik
stubbornness, relentlessness, nervousness
rikrikîn
rind
good, beautiful
ew bi zimanê îngilîzî rind dizanibû
he knew English well
rivî
rivîn
rizan
to rot
rizandin
to let rot
rizgar
saved, rescued
rizgar bûn
to escape, be rescued
rizgar kirin
to save, to rescue
rizgarkirî
saved, liberated
rizî
rotten
rizîn
to be thrown into
rizq
rîş
rîtm
rhythm
sun
di bin ro(ye)ka havînê de
under a hot summer sun
roava
west, dusk
roavayî
western
rohilat
dawn, east
rohnî
roj
day
ew roj ev roj e
ew roj ev roj e malbata min li vî bajarî rûdinê
my family has lived in this city from that day to this
rojane
daily
rojava
west
rojhilat
east
rojname
newspaper
rojnamegerî
journalism
rokrol
rom
the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman, Turk
roman
novel
romannivîs
novelist
ronahî
light, brightness
bi ronahîyê derketin
to come to light
ronakbîr
ronayî
rondik
ronesans
ruh
spirit, soul
ruhiyet
morale, spirit
ruhnî
brightness
rutbe
rank
ruvî
rû
face
rûbar
rûhşêrîn
convivial, amusing, light-hearted
rûj
rojekê
one day, some day
rûkenî
smile, smiling
rûmet
honor, respect
rûn
rûniştevan
inhabitant
rûniştin
to sit, to dwell
odeya rûniştinê
sitting room
rûpel
page, sheet
rûs
Russian
rûsî
Russian (language)
rût
rûxan
to collapse
rûxandin
to destroy
shadow
ser siya ... ketin
to get anywhere near ...
saëet
hour
sal
year
salmezin
salon
sar
cold
satil
bucket
saw
terror, fear
sawar
Bulghur wheat, cracked wheat
sax
healthy, well, whole
saxik
honest
sayî bûn
to clear up (weather)
saz kirin
to establish
sebeb
reason
sebir
patience
sebir neman
to be impatient
êdî sebra min nemaye
now I've lost my patience
sed
hundred
sedsal
century
sedsalî
centenary
seda
sound
sedem
reason, cause
seff
classroom
seg
seh
intuition, feeling
seh kirin
to understand intuitively
sehol
Sêrt
Siirt
Sêrtî
native of Siirt
sekinan
to settle down, to be quiet, to dwell
to tarry
to light (gaze)
ez dixwazim li ser pirsekê bisekinim
I want to dwell on a question
selik
basket
semax
endurance
semax kirin
to bear, to endure
Sen
the River Seine
seqem
dry cold
seqer
Saqar, a poison that drips from a tree in hell
ser
to, toward, on, over
serê xwe bi kultura kurdî re naêşînin
they don't bother with Kurdish culture
ser ketin
to get ahead, to succeed
çûn ser
to attack
ser-û-bin
the ins and outs, everything
ser-û-binê vî gundî ez ê bikanibim ji vî pîremêrî hîn bibim
I could learn all there is to know about this village from this old man
seranser
all over
li seranserê dinyayê
all over the world
serbajar
capital
serberdayî
stray, wandering
serbest
serbestî
freedom
serbilind
proud
serbilindahî
pride
serbilindî
serbixwe
serbixwe bûn
liberation
serdar
serdarî
leadership, command
serdest
overlord
serdestî
mastery, rule
serdestî kirin
yên ku îro serdestiya kurdan dikin
those who rule over the Kurds today
sereke
main
serencam
end, outcome
serêşî
headache
serfirazî
sergerdan
perplexed
sergevez
sergiran
sergîn
dung
sergovend
dance line
bi serê sergovendê girtin
to lead a dance line
serhed
frontier, border
serî
ear (of grain)
serî birdin
to complete
serî hildan
to rebel
serî xistin
to visit
to apply to
çûn serî
to come to fruition
serîhildan
uprising
serjorek-û-serjêrek
ups and downs
serkarî
direction, leadership
serketin
serma
cold, coldness
sermawêj
Libra
sermîyan
sernivîs
sernuxumandî
veiled
serok
serokatî
serokatî-cumhûrê
president
serokeşîr
chieftain
serokwezîr
prime minister
serpêhatî
adventure
serqot
bare-headed
serraf
jeweler
sersal
new year's day
serserî
careless
ser şuştin
to take a bath
sertûj
towering
serve bûn
to be attached
serwer
serwext
informed, knowledgeable
sewî
level
rojnameyên me yên roja îroyîn negihîştine sewiya wan
our newspapers of today have not reached their level
sewsen
lily
seyda
savant
seyr
view
seyran
outing
seyran çêkirin
to arrange an outing
seyrangeh
park, promenade, place for an outing
sê
three
sêpî
tripod
sêwî
orphan
sêwlek
sole (of a shoe)
sibat
sibeh
morn, dawn
sibeh heta êvarê
from morning till night
sibehê
tomorrow
vê sibehê
this morning
sibetir
the next morning
sibetira wê şevê
the morning after that night
sibê
sih
angry, irritated
sihitî
irritation
sijî
puss, filth
sijîn
to ooze
sik-û-sar
very sad (heart)
silav
greeting
silawat
benedictions
silawatan kêşandin
to give benedictions
simbêl
mustache
simsimîn
to leave tracks, to make a trail
sincirî
flaming, burning
sindoq
box, trunk
sing
breast
sinif
class, grade
sipîndar
poplar
sipîta
whiteness
sirf
cold wind
sirf-û-seqem
biting cold weather
sirf-û-serma
only, purely
sirgûn
exile
sirgûn bûn
to be exiled
siruşt
nature
sisê
sist
sist kirin
to weaken, to make weak
sitar
protection
sitirî
siwarî
mounted, on horseback
siya
siyaset
siyasetvan
politician
siyasî
political
sivik
light, not heavy
sî
thirty
sî dan
to cast a shadow
sîleh
arms, armament
sîlehên sivik
light arms
sîng
sînor
border, boundary
sîstem
system
sîtil
Sîwas
Sivas
sîwaxnekirî
unpenetrated
sobe
heating stove
sobe vêxistin
to light a stove
sofî
Sufi, respectful term of address for an old man
sofîtî
Sufism, mysticism
sohbet
sol
shoe
solçêker
shoemaker
sond
oath
sond xwarin
to swear an oath
sor
threshed (wheat)
sorahî
redness
sorav
red grape
soravî
dark red
sorgul
rose
sosin
iris
sosret
unusualness
soz dan
to promise
sparin
to entrust
spas
thank you
spas kirin
to thank
spasdarî
gratitude
spehî
good-looking, pretty, attractive
spêda
dawn
spêde
spî
white
spîtî
stasyon
railway station
stelih
ordinary, common
stemkarî
oppression
Stenbol
Istanbul
stendin
to take, to get
stêr
star
stêrk
stêrnas
astronomer
stêrnasî
astronomy
stiran
to sing
stran
song
stranbêj
stû
stûxwar
obedient, cowed
stûn
column
stûr
thick, stout
sufrik
tablecloth
sur
breeze
surëet
surgûn
suwar
on horseback
suwar bûn
to mount
sûç
crime, fault
sûd
profit
sûd wergirtin
to profit from
sûl
waterfall
Sûriya
Syria
sûxte
theological student
Swêd
Sweden
şa
şa bûn
to be happy with, to rejoice over something
şa kirin
to gladden
wê pirtûkê dilê min şa kiribû
that book had gladdened my heart
şahî
gladness, happiness
şafiî
Shafiite (school of Islamic jurisprudence)
şagirt
pupil, apprentice
şah
şahîd
witness
şahîk
shining, brilliant
şaîr
şal
traditional baggy Kurdish trousers
şalûl
magpie
şandin
to send
şanî kirin
şanî dan
şano
şans
chance
şareza
competent
şarezayî
competence, expertise
şaş
şaş bûn
to be wrong
ez ne şaş bim
I wouldn't be wrong
şaş kirin
to mistake
şaşî
mistake, fault
şaş fêhmkirin
misunderstanding
şaşik
turban
şaşik-spî
white-turbaned
şax
şeh
comb
şeh kirin
to comb
şehîd
martyr
şehsiwar
expert horseman
şekal
old shoe
şekir
sugar
şemitandin
to make slide
şemitîn
to slip, to slide
şeng
tuft of hair
şep
blow, slap in the face
şepe
snowdrift
şepîn
to sink down (into snow)
şeqeşeq
noisy sound, chatter
şeq-û-deq
hard knocks
şer
war
şerê cîhanê yê yekemîn
World War I
şer kirin
to fight war
şer dan
şeref
şerît
the Sharia, Islamic law
şerm
shame
şermdar
modest
şermdarî
modesty
şerm kirin
to be ashamed of
min ji xwe şerm kir
I was ashamed of myself
şerpeze
destitute
şerpeze bûn
to be destitute
şerpeze kirin
to put someone in a bad situation, to best
şert
condition, qualification
şervan
şeş
six
şeşt
sixty
şev
night
şevreş
dark night
şewat
şewitandin
to burn
şewitîn
şexs
şexsî
personal
şexsiyet
personality
şewq
light
şêlandin
şêlî
turbid, murky
şêlû
şênî
inhabitant, people
şêrîn
sweet
şêx
sheikh
şidet
violence, strength
şifêr
driver
şiîr
şidandin
to strike (a match)
şik
doubt
şikandin
to break
şikeft
cave
şikêr
rock, mountain crag
şikestin
to break, be defeated
şikir
thanks
şikil
form, symbol
şil
damp, wet
şil kirin
to wet, to dampen
şilfûtazî
buck naked
şipê
on foot
şiqitîn
to slip
şirket
company
şirove
interpretation
şirove kirin
to interpret
şistin
şivan
shepherd
şivantî
shepherding
şivantî kirin
to shepherd, to be a sheep herder
şivên
şivir
mountain goat
şixul
work
şixulîn
to work, to occupy oneself
şiyan
şiyar
awake
şiyar bûn
şiyar kirin
to wake someone up
şîn
blue, green
şwîndar
in mourning
şîr
milk
şîret
advice
şîret kirin
to advise
şîrîn
sweet, pretty, nice
şît
aware, sober
şîv
sunset
şkandin
şkev
cupboard
şop
footprint, trace
şopê ji ser xwe winda kirin
to throw a pursuer off track
şopgerên
scout, tracker
şop hiştin
to leave a trace
şor
salty, brackish (water)
şorayî
saltiness
talk, words
şor kirin
to talk, chat
şorbe
soup
şoreş
rebellion, uprising
şoreşger
rebel, revolutionary
şoreşgerekî bolşevîk
a Bolshevik revolutionary
şorezar
desert, wasteland
şuştin
şuxul
work, occupation
şuxul kirin
to work
şuxulandin
to put to work
şuxulîn
şû
spouse
şûjin-û-derzî bûn
to stand on end (the hair)
şûlikîn
to move stealthily
şûm
gloomy, inauspicious
şûn
track, wake
divê ew têkeve şûna bavê xwe
he must follow in his father's footsteps
ji wê salê şûnda
after this year
şûn girtin
to follow in the wake of, take the place of
şûş
quick, nimble, sleek
şûşaşûş
pieces of glass
şûşe
şûştin
şwîn
mourning
ta niha
up till now
fever
tab
illumination
tab anîn
to illuminate
tabîëet
tacir
merchant
tacirî
commerce
taht
rock
tal
bitter, sharp
talde
shelter
talyanî
Italian
tam
taste
tanq
tank (military)
taqet
taëqîb
di bin taqîba polîsan de
under police surveillance
taëqîb kirin
to keep under surveillance
tar
a path through snow
Taran
Tehran
tarî
dark
tarîtî
darkness
tarîx
history
tas
bowl
taşt
breakfast
tat
rise, hill
tav
light, sunlight
rainshower
tavik
sunlight
tavilê
quickly, soon
immediately
taybetî
special
tayek kişandin
taëyîn kirin
to determine, to assign, to appoint
tazî
naked
tazî kirin
to strip naked
tebîëî
natural
Tebrîz
Tabriz
tecrube
experience
tedrîcen
gradually
tefandin
to put out (light, candle)
tefeş
face, countenance
tefîn
to go out (light, candle)
tefsîr
Koranic commentary
tehlûke
danger
tehqîr
deprecation
tehsîldar
tax collector
teht
mountain range
tek
single, alone, by oneself
tek-û-tenê
alone, all by oneself
tekane
lone
teko
alone, singly
telaş
commotion
telefon
telephone
teletel
on tiptoes
televizyon
television
telte
sheet (of ice), crust
tem
fog
temam
perfect, complete
temar
temaşa kirin
to watch, to look at
temaşe kirin
temaşevan
spectator, watcher
tembel
lazy
tembelî
laziness
temen
life, lifespan, age
temene
temiz kirin
temsîlkar
tendûr
oven, pit
tendûra zik
the pit of the belly
tenê
alone, only, except for
em ferz bikin ku tu bi tenê bikaribî Kurdistanekê çêbikî
let's assume that you could only create one Kurdistan
tenêtî
misery, loneliness straits
tenha
alone
tenîşta
next to
teorî
theory
tep
tap
tepan
mallet
tepandin
to pat, to tap
tepe
summit, mountain top
teperep kirin
to rap
teq
a sharp sound
teq-û-req
loud sound
teqandin
to burst, to explode, to fire, shoot (gun)
teqîn
to burst, to explode
ter
fresh, verdant
terî
freshness
tercîh kirin
to prefer
tercuman
translator
teres
pimp
terikî
chapped
teërîf kirin
to describe
terîqet
dervish order
terk
leaving
terk dan
to leave, to abandon
gava terka mala xwe da
when s/he left home
terk kirin
term
corpse
terorîzm
terrorism
terpilîn
to roll
terrî
terş
livestock
tesewif
Sufism
tesewifî
Sufistic
te'sîr
teslîm kirin
to turn in, to turn over, to submit
teşkîl
organization, formation
teşt
trough
teşwîq
encouragement
teşwîq kirin
to encourage
teşxele
trouble, turmoil
tetik
trigger
tetîk
tev
all, entire, altogether
together with
teng
narrow, tight
tengasî
all, entirely, totally
tevahî
entirety
di tevayiya Ewrûpa
all over Europe
tevayî
tev girêdan
to get together
tevdîr
tevger
industry, activity, movement
Tevgera Rizgariya Kurdistanê
Kurdish Liberation Movement
tevizî
numb
tevizîn
numbness
tevizînok
numb feeling
tevî
along with
tevîhev
altogether
tevlihev
confused, mixed up
tevlihevî
confusion
tevlî
tewqif kirin
to arrest
texçik
shelf
texlît
her du texlît nivîsar
both sorts of writers
texmîn
guess, thought
texmîn kirin
to guess, to estimate
text
throne
texte
board
teyan
a large basin used in bathhouses
teyr
têr
teyr-û-tûy
birds and fowl
teze
new(ly), fresh(ly)
teze kirin
to refresh
tê
di + wî/wê
tu + ê
coming, next
meha tê
the coming month
têgihîştin
to understand, to realize
têk çûn
têkelî
tê ketin
to go to, to wind up (somewhere)
ew dixwaze têkeve cepheyan
he wants to go to the fronts
kengê azadî û serbestî ê têkevin şûna sitemkarî û zordariyê?
when will freedom and independence take the place of injustice and oppression?
têkil
connected
têkil bûn
connectedness
têkilî
têkirin
to put on
têkoşer
activist, combatant
têkoşîn dan
to strive, to make an effort
full, satisfied
têr bûn
to be satisfied (hunger), to be slaked (thirst)
têr kirin
to satisfy, to make full, to be sufficient
emrê wî têr nekir
he didn't live long enough
têvel
various, different
têxistin
to include
tif
spit
tifik
bellows, hearth
tifing
rifle
tije
brimful
tijî
full
tijî kirin
tilî
tilik
tilîk
tim
timobîl
automobile
tinê
tiral
tirb
tirên
train
ji tirênê
tirimpêl
tirk
Turk
tirkî
Turkish (language)
tirknijad
racially Turkish
Tirkiye
Turkey
tirs
fear
tirsandin
to scare
to fear
tirsêner
frightful, frightening
tirsiyan
to be afraid of, to fear
tirsîn
tirş
bitter
tişt
thing
tiştekî din
something else
titûn
tobacco
tiving
tiwê
tu+wê
tixtor
doctor
tî
thirsty
tîj-û-hûr nêrîn
to look closely and carefully at, to scrutinize
tîn
thirst
tîp
type, sort
tîr
thick, dense, dark
tîraj
print run
tîrêj
sunlight, ray
tîş
piece, group
tol
tol wergirtin
to extract revenge
top
cannon, cannonball
topik
pile
torbe
torin
person of name, person of renown
descendant, offspring
toz
dust
toz-û-telaz
trimbêl
you (singular)
no, not any, none, nothing
tucar
never
tuf
tuf kirin
to spit
tufing
rifle, gun
tufing berdan
to fire a rifle at
tukesî
nobody
tûj
sharp
tûk
hair, fur
tûle
pup, cub
tûlik
cub
tûr
bag
tûrik
tûtin
ummet
religious community
ëumr
unîversîte
university
urisî
ustu
ûzeûz
rumble
vala
empty
vala kirin
to empty
valahî
void
vik-û-valahî
totally empty
vazo
vase
forms the second part of a number of circumpositions, generally indicating motion away from
vebûn
veciniqandin
to make tremble with fear, to make shudder, to startle
veciniqîn
to be seized by fright, to be startled
vedan
to give off
deng vedan
to echo
veger
return
vegerandin
to turn, to turn back
vegeriyan
to return
vergerîn
vegevizîn
to flounder, to wallow
vehêrandin
to grind up, to crunch
vehûnayî
spread out
vejandin
to revivify
vejenîn
to rustle
vejinîn
vekirin
vekişandin
to pull out of, to pull back from, to withdraw from
vekişîn
vemaltin
to roll up the sleeves
veman
to bog down
vemiran
to go out (fire, etc.)
vemirîn
vemirandin
to put out, to extinguish, to quell, to quench
min lampa xwe vemirand
I put out my light
vepoşandin
to cover
veqetandin
to distinguish, to separate
veqetiyan
to get separated
ji ber perçebûna welêt riyên zaravayên kurmancî û soranî ji hevûdu vediqetin
after the division of the country the paths of the Kurmanji and Sorani dialects part from each other
veqetîn
verê kirin
to send off, to dispatch
veşartin
to hide, to bury
vetexirîn
to taper off
vexistin
to throw down
vexwarin
to drink
vezelan
to lie down and roll around
vezilandin
to throw down and roll around
vêca
therefore
vêcar
then, so
vêgeriyan
vêk
vên
wish, desire
vêxistin
to light
vir
here
vizîn
to buzz, to hum
vizvizkî
tangled, knotted
vîrus
virus
vîzevîz
blowing, rustling (of wind)
waqewaq
squeal of an animal
regard, respect
camp, camping ground
wargeh
camp site
warkor çûn
to disappear without a trace
wefakar
faithful
wefat
weha
thus, such
wek
weke
weke ku
weke ku min got
as I said
wekhev
alike, equal
wekhevî
li ser esasên wekhev
on a basis of equality
wekîl
advocate, lawyer
wekîldarî
advocacy
welat
country, homeland
welathez
lover of the homeland, patriot
welatparêz
defender of the homeland, patriot(ic)
welatperwer
patriot
welê
thus, like that
welle
by God
wenda
wenda bûn
to be lost
wenda kirin
to lose
wer bûn
to fall into
werger
wergervan
wergerandin
to transform, to translate
wergirtin
to take up
werimandin
to cause to swell
werimîn
werkirin
to wrap around
wesiyetname
will, testament
werîs
rope
wesf
attribute, quality
wesf dan
westan
to stand, stop
to be exhausted
westiyan
westiyayî
weşandin
to publish
weşanxane
publishing house
wext
wezin
poetic meter
wezîfe
duty
wezaret
ministry
Wezareta Ferhengê
the Ministry of Culture
wezîr
minister
wezîrtî
wê
wêje
speech, literature
wêne
picture, painting
wêneger
artist, painter
wêran
destroyed, ruined
wêran kirin
to destroy, to ruin
wêrîn
winda
wir
there
wirîn
wisa
thus, such, so
wisan
wî
wîjdan
conscience
wucûd
existence
hatin wucûdê
to come into existence
wusan
xak
earth, ground
xal
mole
xalxalî
in spots, spotted
xanim
lady, mistress
xanî
house
xapandin
to deceive, to fool, to play a trick on
mîna ku hatibe xapandin
as though a trick had been played on him
xapîn
to be deceived, to be fooled
xapok
deceptive
xapxapok
deceitful
xar
crooked, bent
xasûk
cunning, shrewd
xatir
mind, heart
xatirgir
considerate, obliging
xatir girtin
to be considerate of, to respect
biçûk û mezinan xatirê wî digirtin
young and old were considerate of him
xatir xwestin
bi xatirê re wî ji min re got
he said to me with affection
xazî
ghazi, holy warrior
xebat
work, struggle
xeber
words, speech
xebera wî ye
that's what he says
xeberdan
talk, speech
xebitan
to work on, to strive for
xebitîn
xedar
pitiless, cruel
xefk
xelas kirin
xelasî
şerê xelasiyê
war of liberation
xelat
prize, reward
xelat kirin
to reward
xelk
people
xem
grief, sadness
xem xwarin
to sympathize
xemgîn
sorrowful
xemgînî
ez bi xemgînî dibêjim ku...
I say with sorrow that...
xemilandin
to adorn
xencer
dagger
xerab
ruined
xerab bûn
to be ruined
xerabe
xerabî
harm, ruination
xerez
rancor, grudge
xerabkarî
holding a grudge
xerîfî
senile
xerc kirin
to spend
xerîb
stranger, foreigner, exiled, away from one's homeland
xerîbî
estrangement, foreignness, the state of being away from one's homeland
welatê xerîbyê
foreign country
xerîte
xertel
eagle
xesandin
to twist, to wring
xesar
damage, loss
xesar dîtin
to suffer loss, to be damaged
xesarnedîtî
undamaged
xet
xew
sleep
ketin xewê
to fall asleep
xav
raw, immature
xayin
traitor
xewle
lonely, desolate
xewlî
desolation, isolation
xewn
dream
xewn dîtin
to dream, to have a dream
xewnerojik
daydream
xeyal
imagination, fantasy, dream
xeyidîn
xeyn
ji xeynî van tiştan
other than these things
xeyo
fellow, guy, friend
xezal
gazelle
xezeb
rage, wrath
xezîne
treasury
xezûr
father-in-law
mother-in-law
xêr
goodness
xêrxweşî
chitchat
bi xêr hatinî dan
jinekê bixêrhatinî da min
a woman welcomed me
bi xêra ... re
thanks to
bi xêr-û-bêr
very good
ji xêra ... re
because of, on account of
xêr hatinê kirin li
hatin xêrê
to be a welcome guest
xêz
xêzik
ditto
xidmet
service
xilas kirin
to be saved
xilmaş
half asleep, sleepy
xirab
bad, evil
xisar
loss
xistin
to cast, to throw, to put in, to make fall
xişikîn
to drag along, to scrape across
xişxiş
rustling, scratching sound
xitab
xitab kirin
to address
xitabê kesekî kirin
to address, speak to someone
xitimandin
to close, to seal
rê hatine xitimandin
the roads have been closed
xiyal
dream, imagination
xizmet
xizmet kirin
to serve
xînji
xeyn+ji
xîret
zeal, bravery, courage
xîret kirin
to try hard
xîze-xîze
grating sound
xwe
xoce
master, teacher
xof
xof-û-tirs
fear and trembling
xort
young, young man/woman
xortanî
xoşdivî
beloved
xuda
God
xuda hefiz
goodbye
xudan
owner
bêxudan
godless, godforsaken, poor, pitiable
xuh
sister
xulam
slave
manservant
xunav
sprinkle, light rain
xur
itch
xure
snoring
xurên
on an empty stomach
xurîn
xurme
date
xurt
xurt-û-gur
strong, puissant
xurû
xusûsiyet
characteristic, distinguishing feature
xuşîn
to rustle, to gurgle
xuşk
xuya
xuya bûn
to be obvious, to appear, to show up
xuya kirin
to seem, to appear
hotel gelekî xweş û luks xuya dikir
the hotel looked very nice and deluxe
xuyan
xuyanî
xuyanî kirin
to familiarize
xûn
blood
xûyan
xwar
xwar bûn
to descend
xwar kirin
to lower, to take down
hatin xwar
to come down
xwarin
food
to eat
xwaroviçko
coiled up
oneself, -self (refers to the subject of the clause in which it occurs)
xwebiçûkdîtin
inferiority
kompleksa xwebiçûkdîtinê
inferiority complex
xwedan
chief, head, leader
xwedê
xwedî
possessor, owner
xwediyê paseporteke Swêdî bûm
I possessed a Swedish passport
xwehesîn
self-awareness
xweîfadekirin
self-expression
xwelî
dust, ash
xwelî li serê xwe kirin
to pour dust on one's head, to mourn
xwelîdan
ashtray
xwen
dream, vision
xwenas
self-respecting
xwenav
xwendin
to read, to study
xwende
learned, literate
xwenda
xwendegeh
school, university
xwendekar
student
xwendevan
reader, scholar
xwerû
independent
pure(ly), exclusive(ly)
ev kovar ne xwerû bi kurdî ne
these journals are not exclusively in Kurdish
xweser
unbridled
xwestin
to want, to ask for
xweş
nice, pleasant, good
xweşbûn
xweşhal
pleased, happy
xweşhaliya xwe gotin
to express one's pleasure
xweşik
nice, pretty
xweşî
xwey
xweya
xweyî
xweş kirin
to raise (animals)
xwezî
would that, I wish (+ past conditional)
xwezîtî
desire, wish
xwê
salt
sweat
xwêdan
to sweat
xwişk
xwî
habit, disposition
xwîn
xwînegoşt
flesh and blood
xwîndar
bloody
xwîngerm
fervent
xwîngermî
fervor
xwînşêrîn
likeable
xwîsgirtî
damp
xwîzî
spit, saliva
xwûşk
feminie singular construct extender
yadê
yan
yaënî
that is, i.e.
yar
yek
one
yek bûn
to be united
yekbûyî
united
yekdengî
unanimity
yekdest
of one piece
yekejmar
singular
yekemîn
yekîtî
unity
yekîtiya Neteweyan
the League of Nations
yeknetewetî
uninationalism, monoethnicity
yekser
direct
yekta
peerless, without equal
right away, immediately
yê
mascular singular construct extender
yên
plural construct extender
yunan
zabit
officer
zalim
tyrant, unjust
zanîn
to know
xelk bi siyasetê nizanin
the people don't know anything about politics
zane
learned, wise
zanebûn
wisdom
zanyarî
knowledge
zar
language
zarava
dialect
zaraşêrîn
well-spoken, articulate
zaro
small, young
youngster
zarok
zarokatî
youth, childhood
zaroktî
zarotî
zarîn
to wail, to lament
zar-û-zêç
kids
zava
bridegroom
zayin
birth
zehf
many, lots of, very, very much
zehmet
trouble
zehmet kişandin
to have difficulty, to go to trouble, to be bothered
zehmetî
zehmetkêş
worker, laborer
zeḧîf
weak, skinny
zelal
clear, limpid
zelal kirin
to make clear, to clarify
zeliqandin
to stick
zeliqîn
zelûl
despondent
zeman
time, era
zend
forearm
zengil
bell
zengilê telefonê
telephone call
li zengilê dêrî xistin
to ring the doorbell
zengîn
rich
zengînî
wealth
zer
yellow
zeratî
yellowness
zerbûyî
yellowed
zer-û-zinar
nooks and crannies
zerar
detriment, loss
Zerdeşt
Zoroaster
zevî
land, field
zewac
marriage
zewicîn
to get married
zewq
delight
zexim
strong, sound
zexmî
strength
zêbit
zêde
much, a lot
zêde bûn
to increase
zêde kirin
zêr
gold
zêrîn
golden
zêrekî
cleverness, intelligence
zihniyet
mentality
zik
zikmakî
native, inborn
zilam
man, guy, fellow
ziliandin
zilik
straw
zilim
injustice, tyranny
ziman
language, tongue
zimanvan
linguist
zimanvanî
linguistics
zinar
zingar
rust
zingargirtî
rusty, rusted
zingar girtin
to rust, to get rusty
zincîr
chain, bond
zindan
zindî
alive, energetic, lively
ziving
zivistan
winter
zirav
slender, slight
zivir
twisted, knotted
zivirandin
to turn around, to turn back
zivirîn
to turn, to go/ to come back, to turn around, to wander
ziwa
zixim
zîn
to live, to come to life
zîre
cumin
zîrek
clever
zîv
silver
zîving
zîvironekî
sandy, dusty
zman
zolilk
blossom, bloom
zor
force
zor dan
to force, to compel
zor kirin
to use force
zorbetî
oppressiveness
zordar
forceful, oppressive
zordarî
zordestî
force, pressure
violence
zozan
summer pasture, meadow
zuha
zuk
prominent, obvious
zulf
tress, lock (of hair)
zulum
zurne
clarion
zurnevan
clarion player
zû
quick, fast, soon, early
zû de ye me hev û du neditiye
we haven't seen each other for a long time
zû-be-zûr
very quickly
zûbîrbirî
quick thinking
zûka
hurriedly, hastily, quickly
zûkanî
zûkaniya te çi ye?
what's your hurry?
zûzûka
zûrezûr
howling
zûrîn
zûr man