Sorani Kurdish Electronic Dictionary
An electronic dictionary for the Kurdish language, the Sorani dialect, based on the Lexicography Module in Ontolex-Lemon. The lexicographic content is taken from the following reference: Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings by W. M. Thackston
KurdishLex (Sorani)
edeb
literature, culture
edebî
literary
edebiyat
literature
edeb perwer
patron of literature
bêedeb
impolite
bêedebî
impoliteness
edîb
litérateur, literary person, man of letters
efendî
gentleman, anyone who wears western clothes
efrasiyab
Afrasiab, legendary king of Turan
efrîqa
Africa
Efrîqya
efser
officer
efsane
tale, legend
efsaneî
legendary
efsos
alas, alack
efsn kirdin
to charm
mar efsûn deka
he charms snakes
eger
egerçî
even though, even if
egîna
if not, otherwise
ehalî
inhabitants, civilian population
ehl
inhabitant, resident
kawra ehlî şar e
the gentleman is a resident of the city;
engaged in, practicing
fiłan le refaqet’da zor ehl e
So-and-So is quite worthy of friendship
ahlî îman
religious
ehlî xêr
charitable
ehlî kayf
hedonistic
eḧmed
Ahmad
eḧrar
liberals
eczaxane
pharmacy
ekan
definite suffix
pyawekan
the men
exlaq
morals, ethics
exlaqî
moral, ethical
ełemanî
German
elëan
now
elîktronî
electronic
em a
this
eme
emeg
goodness
beemeg
faithful
beemegî
fidelity
bêemeg
unfaithful, faithless
emek
emel
operation
emel kirdin
to have an operation
emerîka
America
emerîkay
American
emeta
here is, voici
emane
these
emaret
emirate, principality
emaretîderebegekan
feudal principalities
emca
now, at this time
emn
security
emnî
pertaining to security
emřo
today
emşew
tonight
emust
finger
emustewêłe
ring
emustbeste
fooled, tricked
endam
member
endamî
membership
endaze
measurement
bêendaze
untold, limitless
endazyar
engineer
enfal
the Iraqi campaign against the Kurds in 1988
engo
you
engus
engust
encam
end, result
encam dan
to accomplish, to do
le encam da
in the end
le êncemî ..ewe
awa as a result of
bêencam
ineffective, inconsequential
encumen
council, board
‫‪ë‬‬enter
monkey
ë‬‬eql
mind, intelligence
ë‬‬erd
erê
yes
erk
duty, responsibility
erkî ser şanime xizmet bikem
it’s my duty to serve
trouble, labor
hêndim erk dawe nebêtewe
I’ve caused unprecedented trouble
ë‬‬erş
throne
erşîv
archive
erşîvî
archival
erz
petition
erz-kirdin
to say, to petition
erzim kird
I said; arzî be paşa kird le şitêk
earth, land
erzeřom
Erzerum
erzîng
chin, dimple in the chin
eshîret
tribe
eşkence
torture
eşkence dan
to torture
eşkence diran
to be tortured
eşq
love
eşraf
dignitaries, eminent persons
eşt
wage
esîr
prisoner
esleḧe
weapons, arms
be êslêḧêwê
armed
esp
horse
espenaẍ
spinach
espardin
espayî
stealth
be espayî
stealthily
espê
louse, mite
esrîn
tear
estemûl
Istanbul
estêr
pool
estêre
star
estêrok
firefly
esto
neck, thick part of the neck
girtina esto
to assume the burden of
estûr
thick
etom
atom
hêzî êtom
power of the atom
etomî
atomic
etreş
gall
etreşyan çûbû
they had lost their gall
evîndar
lover
he, she, it, that
ew şite
that thing, aw shitane
ewe
that
bo eweî in
order that, awe khwaya
min ewe le birsa demirim
I’m dying of hunger
from
ewel
first
ewende
so much, thus
ewendeî tir so
much the more; dû ewende
eweta
there is, voilà
ewa
then
ewa hat u
suppose
ewa hat u kurdêk hebû
suppose there was a Kurd who ...
ewan
they
ewane
those
ë‬‬ewdal
wandering
ewê
there
lewê
there, in that place
lëewêwe
from there, from that place
ewîn
ewîndar
lover, in love
ewca
then, subsequently
ewrupa
Europe
ewrupay
European
ewsa
then, at that time
ewto
so much, such a
O, oh, now
ey key dêt?
who’s coming now?
eyar
May
ë‬‬eybet
fear, terror
eylûl
September
ë‬‬eynek
eyeglasses
ejdîha
dragon, serpent
ejîha
ejno
knee
destew ejno
grieving, mourning
ezîz
dear
ezîz kirdin
to pamper
ezîz kiren
to be spoiled
ezîzkiraw
pampered, spoiled
August
abłoqe
siege
abłoqe dan
to besiege
abřû
honor, modesty, shame
abřû birdin
to dishonor, to shame
abřû-tikandin
dishonor
abřûber
shameful, dishonorable
abřûçûn
indignity
abuhewa
climate
abunman
subscription
aborî
economy, economic
ademî
human being
ademîza
adey
now then
aferîn
bravo
aferîn kirdin le
to applaud
afaq
horizons
afret
woman
aga
aware, awake
agat lew kare heye?
are you aware of that?; awake
aga bûn le
to be aware of
aga kirdin
to inform
agadar le
aware of, careful of
agadarî
awareness, care, attention, information
agir
fire
agirdan
fireplace
aẍa
agha, title of feudal lord
aheng
entertainment, party
aheng gêřan
to hold a party, to give an entertainment
ayn
religion
aynî
akam
le akam’(d)a
in the end, finally
akar
conduct, morals
earth, grave
exclamation of pleasure
axawtin
conversational, colloquial
axir
end
well now!, after all!
axir-û-oxir
latter part, near the end
le axirî payiz da
toward the end of autumn
axiremîn
last
ewe axir car bê pêt biłêm
let this be the last time I tell you
axirî
final, last
axnîn
to stuff
heł axnîn
to stuff full, to cram full
axo
ah, exclamation of pleasure
red, flushed
ała
pen
flag, banner
ałan
to be twisted, to bwrapped
ałandin
to twist
tools, implements
alik
forage, fodder
Alman
Germany
ałoş
itch
ałqe
ring knocker
ałqerêz
knocker
ałqerêzî derga kutanto
knock at a door
ałtûn
gold
aługoř
change
aługoř kirdin
to change, to alter
tonsils
amade
ready
amade kirdin
to make ready, to prepare
amanet
trust, safekeeping
be ement dane destî ...
to give into the safekeeping of; be emanet sipardin
amanc
target, goal
amo
paternal uncle
amoza
cousin
amojgarî kirdin
to advise
amřaz
instrument, implement, tool
amyan
yoghurt starter, leaven
anîşk
elbow
anqest
on purpose, deliberately
apo
apor
calamity
apore
crowd
apore dan
to crowd
xełkêkî zor le dewrî mizgewt aporeyan dawe
many people have crowded around the mosque
areq kirdinewe
to sweat
areq riştin
arez
wish, hope
arezker
desirous, wishful
arezmend
hopeful
arez kirdin
to wish, desire
aram
calm
aram girtin
to be still, to be patient, to calm down
aram biřan
to lose patience
wezîr aramî lê hełdegîrê
the vizier loses his pa- tience
bêaram
impatient
bêaramî
impatience
aran
winter quarters
araste
direction
araste kirdin
to direct
bîneran detwanin pirsyare- kanyan arasteî mêwanî bernameke biken
viewers can direct their ques- tions at the guest of the program
arasteker
steering, guiding
ard
flour
ardemşar
sawdust
arkolojiya
archaeology
arû
cucumber
ace
asewar
remains
asa
like
minîş xot em kare’m kird
I, like you, did this
asay
normal, usual
asan
easy
asan kirdin
to simplify
asanî
ease
be asanî
with ease, easily
asayiş
peace, security
mill
aşewan
miller
aşgêr
water that turns a mill
aşbetał
ceasefire
aşkira
clear, obvious
public
aşkira bûn
to be clear, obvious
to become public
aşkira kirdin
to make clear, clarify
aşna
acquainted, friendly
expert
aşnâyetî
acquaintance
aşt
on good terms
aşt bnewe
to be reconciled
aştî
peace, reconciliation
aştîxwaz
seeking reconciliation
asik
gazelle, deer
asin
iron
asinî sard kutan
to do something useless
asinger
blacksmith
asiya
Asia
asman
sky
asmanî dûr le zewîewe
outer space
asmanî
of the sky, heavenly, blue
aso
horizon
le aste xo
in spite of oneself
astem
slight
difficult to cross
nemirdibû u be astem gyanî tê’da mab
he wasn’t dead, for there was a slight trace of life still in him
destim be astemêk rşawe
my hand is slightly scratched
be astem
Tereẍe kêwêkî asteme
Taragha is a difficult mountain to get across
asûde
in comfort, comfortable
asûde kirdin
to make comfortable
asûdeî
comfort, prosperity
kewtine asûdeyîewe
to become prosperous
ater
ateşbazî
fireworks
water
awî
watery
light blue
awřişên
sprinkling, spraying with water
awedan
flourishing
aweł
friend, companion
awa
thus
flourishing, prosperous
awa bûn
to disappear
to be gone, to be over
roj awa bê, dême małtan
when day is done I’ll come to you
awa kirdin
to develop
awadan
away
village, settlement
awakirdinewe
development
awał
companion, mate
awałkiras
women’s trousers
aware
wanderer, vagabond
awat
desire
awatî dił
the heart’s desire
awat xwastin bo
to wish for, to desire
awatexwaz
desirous, hopeful
awaz
tune, melody
awaze
reputation
awazexwan
singer
awaze xwên
awêne
mirror
awêje
swamp
awha
thus, of this sort
awir
pregnant
awiř
backward glance
awiř danewe le
to look over the shoulder at, to look back at
awis
awrîşim
silk
awrîşimîn
silken, made of silk
awru
honor
awsan
to swell
to warp
awsane
fable, legend
awsaneî
fabulous, legendary
awus
aya
ayin
a religion
ayinî
traditional
ayine
ayinde
future, coming, next
do rojî ayinde
two days later
aza
bravery
azayetî
brave
azay
act of bravery, feat
azad
free
azad kirdin
to set free
azadî
freedom
azane
bravely, courageously
azar
bother, annoyance
pain, malady
azar kirdin
to bother, to annoy
March
azayane
ajel
flocks, herds
ajawe
commotion, uproar
azqe
provisions, stores
presstem of bûn
by, with
hîçit pê nakirê
nothing can be done by you
bedbext
unfortunate
bedbextî
misfortune
bo bedbextî
unfortunately
befr
snow
befr girtin
for snow to cover something
befr girtyetî
it is covered with snow
befranbar
the month of Capricorn (December 22–January 20)
beg
lord, master
Beẍda
Baghdad
beẍîl
stingy
jealous
beẍîlî
jealousy
beẍîlî le
to be jealous
beẍîlî’yan lê dehat
they were jealous
behełetêgeyştin
misunderstanding
behar
spring
behre
benefit, lot
behre birdin le
to derive benefit from
beḧrî
merhorse, a fabulous magical horse common in Iranian fairy tales
bekêş kirdin
to drag, haul
be zor bekêşî kirdim bo lay qazî
he hauled me before the judge by force
bexêw kirdin
to take care of, to raise (a child)
bext
luck
bext kirdin
to risk, to sacrifice
bext kiranewe
to have a stroke of luck
bextî kirawetewe
he has had a stroke of luck
bextewer
lucky
bextiyar
prosperous
bextiyarî
prosperity
Bextek
Bakhta, Anosharwan’s vizier
belengaz
poor, destitute
bełam
but
bełê
bełên
promise
bełên dan be
to make a promise to
bełge
document
proof
bełke
but, rather
bełku
maybe, perhaps
bełkû
benexun
drawstring (trousers)
bena
builder
benawbang
famous, wellknown
bend
prison, dungeon
joint
magic spell
dam
bend heł witin be
to say a spell over
bendî
bendîxane
prison
benden
mountain
ber
chest, breast
fore
ber le
before, pre-
ber-bûn
to get free
ber-bnûewe
to fall
ber-dan
ber-girtin
to cover, to obscure
hewrêkî reş berî asmanî girt
a black cloud obscured the sky
ber-kirdin
to put on, to wear
berdem
front
le ber
for the sake of, because of
le ber ...’da
in front of; la bar ...awa
le ber eweî
because
le berkirdin
to put on, wear
la beranî
throughout the length and breadth of
le berdem
in front of
le berdest
in front of, with
lemewber
previously, before
fruit, produce
beř
rug, flat-woven carpet
bere
tribe, tribal division
bit
bere-bere
little by little, gradually
toward
beře
berebeyan
at dawn
bereła
free, unhampered
bereła kirdin
to set free, to turn loose
min berełay kołanan dekrêm
I’ll be turned out into the streets
berengar bnewe
to fight with, to oppose, to resist
deyewê destdrêjî bikî ser bełam kiçe berengarî
dabetawa he wants to violate her, but the girl resists him
berewjêr
headed down
berewjûr
headed up
beramber
in the face of, against
beramber be
facing
berawerd kirdin
to make a comparison
beraz
boar
berbîn
base of the throat
berbîn girtin
to grab by the throat
berd
stone
wirdeberd
pebble, small stone
berdełanî
rocky
berdest
errand boy
available
berdewam
constant(ly), continual(ly)
berdewam bûn
to be persistent, to be steady
berdewambûn
continuation, continuance
beřêweber
director, manager
beřêweberayetî
administration, directorate
berg
clothes
cover
bergdirû
tailor
berge
power, ability
berge girtin
to resist
berhełist
obstacle
berhem
berhem hênan
to bear fruit, to be productive
berhemhêner
productive
berîk
pocket
Berîtanya
Britain
berx
lamb
berkoş
apron, smock
bername
program
berok
collar
berok ber dan
to leave alone, to stop pestering
berok girtin
to pester
berpirs
responsible, in authority
berpirsyar
responsible
berqasa
with the speed of lightning
berz
high, tall, loud
be dengî berz
in a loud voic
berzepê
standing, upright
berzay
highness, tallness
high place
berjewendî
interests
berzwulax
bes
enough
beserhat
adventure
besałaçû
aged
besam
frightening, terrible
beş
section, share
omen
beşexêr
handout, charity
beş kirdin
to be enough
ew toze beşim naka
that little bit is not enough for me
beşdar
participant
beşdarbûn
participation
beşdarî kirdin
to participate
beşko
corporation
beşke
beşkim
besizman
poor, unfortunate
beë‬‬sî
Baathist, member of Saddam Hussein’s ruling party in Iraq
bestezman
poor, wretched
bestin
to tie, to freeze
bestran
to be tied, to be frozen
le tirsan zibanî bestra
his tongue was frozen from fear
bestranewe
to be tied up
le hem layêkewe esp bestrawe- tewe
horses were tied up on every side
betał
over, finished
empty
invalid, unemployed
brayêkim betałe
one of my brothers is out of work
betał bûn
to be over, to come to an end
betał kirdin
to stop, to cease
betałî
idleness
betaqî kirdinewe
to investigate
beyanî
morning
beybn
camomile
beyn
midst
le beynî ...da between, emong
law bayne’da at that time, under those circumstances; pash baynêk after a while
beynen-nehrên
Mesopotamia
bezeî
compassion
bezeî’m pê’da hat
I felt sorry for him
bej
dry land
bezîn
to go down, to come down
da bezîn
to get off, to get down
hortatory particle (+ subj)
wind
ba dan
for the wind to blow
bageř
whirlwind
bahoz
bab
father
babet
about, concerning
le babet minewe edwan
they were talking about me
worthy
eme babetî to niye
this is not worthy of you
bafîn
to weave
baho
shoulders
bahodar
strong, powerful
bax
garden, orchard
baxî giştî
park
baxçe
garden
baxeł
breast, armpit, embrace
baxełî
breast, pocket
bał
arm, wing
bałdar
bird
bała
height, stature
bała kirdin
to get tall
bałaberz
tall, elegant
bałanwên
something that shows the figure
balandîde
experienced, worldly
bałinde
bałişt
pillow
bałîn
balore
a Kurdish verse form
bałwêz
ambassador
ban
roof
steppe
banêke u dû hewa
there’s a double standard
banemeř
the month of Taurus (April 21– May 21)
bang
cry, shout
bang kirdin
to call, to summon, to invite
bang hêştin
invitation
bang hêştin kirdin bo
to invite
debê banẍêştinêk’it bo bikem bo małewe
I must invite you to my home
bangewaz
a cry for help, request for assistance
bangewaz kirdin
to ask for assistance
banîje
small roof
bap
bapîr
grandfather
bar
time, instance
load, burden
manner
pêwîst-e ew bare rûn bikrêtewe ke xwênekey têda rijawe
it is necessary for the manner in which his blood was shed to be made clear
bar da girtin
to pack one’s bags
to unload
barhênan
upbringing
le bar
for, for the sake of
bar kirdin
to load
to decamp, to leave
barname
bill of lading
bar rast kirdinewe
to set straight a crooked load, to help someone out, come to someone’s aid
zor lê-qewmaw bûm, kakim barî rast kirdimewe
I was in bad straits, but my brother helped me out
bar-û-dox
burden
situation
barega
baran
rain
barîn
to rain
da barîn
to rain down
barandin
to rain, shower
da baran
barge
baggage, paraphernalia
bargeçî
caravan leader
barga
king’s court
headquarters
barist
size, volume
baristay
bařt
gunpowder
bas
discussion
bas kirdin
to discuss
baş
good
roj baş
good day
de başe
that’s enough!
basik
upper arm
batînî
occult
çawî batînî
inner eye, sixth sense, the ability to see hidden things
baw bûn
to become current, to become customary
baweř
belief
baweř kirdin
to believe
baweş
bosom, embrace
hełim-girt be baweşimewe
I grabbed him in my arms
baweş kirdin
to embrace
baweş’y pê’da kird
she embraced him
bawejin
stepmother
bawa
bawik
bawişk dan
to yawn
bay
price, worth
bayex
worth, value
bayex dan be
to attach value to, to pay attention to
hîç bayexê be qsekem nada
he doesn’t pay any attention to what I say
bayqûş
owl
baz
hawk, falcon
bazgerdan
hawking, making a hawk fly
method of choosing a new king in folktales
baz dan le
to flee in haste from, to run away in fear from
bajêr
city, market
bazig
arm
dappled
bazîbend
bracelet
without
bêç
baby
bêderetan
bêgane
stranger, foreigner
bêgar
waste of time
bêcige le
except for
bêkenar
limitless, shoreless
bênjîn
to sneeze
bêser-û-şwên
homeless, destitute
bêşik
thicket
Bêsitn
Behistun, the site where Farhad legendarily carved the mountain for Shirin
bêtaqet
anxious, unable to endure
bêtaqet kirdin
to make anxious
yadî bawkî zor bêtaqetî kird
the memory of his father made him very anxious
bêtawan
innocent
bêtaway
innocence
bêwe
widow
bêwejin
bêz
condescension
bêje
bêjan
to sift
bibiřay
never
bibiřey bibiřey naçimewe gund
I’ll never ever go back to the village
bibû
s/he had been
dewletî xawenqudretekanî dîke ke le şeř’da pêroz bibûn
the other powerful states that had been victorious in the war
biçkoł
little, small
biçk
small, little
biław
widespread
biław kirdin
to spread, to publish, to publicize
biław kirdin ewe
to broadcast, to publish
biławe kirdin
to disperse, to go away
xełk biławeyan kird
the people dispersed
biłbił
nightingale
biłêse
fiery
bilind
high, exalted
biłîmet
genius, clever
biłîmetî
cleverness
bilwêr
reed flute
bilwêr lê dan
to play the flute
bin
bottom
binemałe
family
bincor
curious, inquisitive
bincorî
nape of the curiosity
binmil
neck
bine
baggage, belongings
binaẍe
foundation
binaẍe da riştin
to lay a foundation
binar
mountain skirt, foothill
binêşt
chewing gum
binc
root
binyadem
human
binyat
binyat-nan
to lay a foundation, to construct
biř
piece (of wood)
group
power, strength
biřêk aw’im de
give me a bit of water
dû biř dar bêne
bring two sticks of wood
tûşî biřî pyawê
bm I met a group of men
biř dan
to flow
em rûbare biř nada
this river doesn’t flow
biř-kirdin
to have strength
to be effective
biř nakem lem kêfe ser kewim
I can’t make it to the top of this mountain; ta çaw biř deka
biř lê dan
to shuffle (cards)
teř u biř
go drenched
birew
popularity
birew peyda kirdin
to be popular
bira
brother
birayane
brotherly
birdin
to take, to carry
birdina-sar
to spend (time)
em şewe l’êre bibeyne ser
let’s spend tonight here
der birdin
to endure
birêtî le
consisting of
birinc
uncooked rice
birince
copper
biřişt
fertile ground
biřist
power
birîn
wound
birîndar
wounded
birîndarpêç
nurse
biřîn
cut
der biřîn
to disclose, to reveal
qse pê biřîn
to interrupt
be tundî qsekem pê biřî u gutim
I quickly interrupted him and said
birîqêdar
to shine, to sparkle
biro
eyebrow
la naw birran
to be done away with
biřan
to be cut
to be finished, to be no more
be tewir dareke biřa
the tree was cut with an axe
nanman le mał biřa
there is no more food in our house
biřanewe
to cease
da biřan
to cut off
heł biřan le
to part from, to get separated from
le dostekey hełbiřa
he parted from his friend
birsan
hunger
birsiyetî
hungry
birsîme
I’m hungry
birwa
birwa kirdin be
to believe in
birwa dan
permission, to allow, let
diłim biřwa nad çawim be minałî bikewê
I don’t have the heart to look at his child
birwaname
diploma
birya
would that
birya ew karey nekirdibaye
would that he hadn’t done that
biřyar
decision
biřyar dan
to decide
biřyar nan
le biřyar hênane xwarewe to mekê onê çengê onê’s mind
hîch shitêk la biřyarî xoy neyhenaye xwarewe
birjan
to be roasted
birjandin
to roast
birjang
eyelash
bitaqe
ticket
biv
buzz
biyanû
pretext
bize
laugh, laughter
bizawtin
to shake
bijar-kirdin
to weed out, to eradicate
bijardin
hał-bijardin
to select, choose
bijîw
substance
bizin
goat
bizirkan
lose
reng hał-bizirkan
rang to lose color, to grow pale
reng-hał-bizirkaw
pale
white as a sheet (with fright)
bizmar
nail
bizmar-kirdin
to nail
bizmar-kiran
to be nailed
biztin
to move, to budge, to stir
bizwan
to shake quiver
bizwandin
bizwanêner
quivering, tremulous
bizwên
vowel
bîbile
pupil (of the eye)
le bîbileî çawî pitir xoş dewîst
he was the apple of his eye
bîn
breath
bîn kêşan
to hold the breath
bînekêşî
holding the breath
bîner
viewer
bîndran
to be n
bînîn
to see
bîr
memory, mind
to think of
wâm be bîr’de hat ke..
I remembered that...;
le bîr bûn
to remember
ewânim le bîrin
I remember them
le bîr çûn
to forget
le bîr mân
to remain in the memory
bîrhênanewe
reminder
be bîrhenânawa
to remind
bîrura
thinking
water well
bîst
twenty
bîstin
to hear
bîstran
to be heard
to, for
why?, what for?
bo çi
bo eweî
in order that (+ subj.)
bo çûn
to think, to have an opinion
boçûn
opinion
boge
malodorous plants that animal will not eat
boxo
selfish
boxoî
selfishness
bołeboł
roaring, rumbling
bon
smell
bon kirdin
to smell, to smell bad, to stink
bone
cause, pretext
bor
gray
boř
wave
boř xwardin
loss (at a game)
to lose (game)
bořit xward
you lost
boř dan
to beat (at a game)
bořim day(t)
I beat you
bore
ignoble
fallow, infertile
borepyag
common peron, person of no name or consequence
boran
storm
bořan
mooing of cows
bleating of sheep
boş
boye
for that reason
boyax
shoe polish
boynbaẍ
necktie
bra
Brîtanya
Brîtanya yi Kebîr
Great Britain
buxçe
bundle
buxtan
slander
buxtan kirdin ba
to slander
buxtan rêk xistin bo
to make up slander about
buxtanêkî gewre’y bo kiçeke rêk-xist
he made up great slander about the girl
bulbul
bûçik
bûk
bride
doll, puppet
bûł
ashes
bmelerze
earthquake
bûn
to be, to become, to happen
bûnewe
to be repeated, to happen again
bûnewe le
to be done with, to be finished with
bûn be
to become
ew be paşa
he became king
bûn-û-nebûn
to be almost, not to quite be
beyanî roj bwe u nebwe
in the morning when it was not quite daylight
ebê
must (+ subj.)
ebê royştibê
he must have gone
debê
debê royştibê
ebêt
ebêt royştibê
debêt
debêt royştibê
bûř
brdin
to forgive
biimbûra
excuse me
bûjan
to grow, to sprout
bûjanewe
to flourish, to enjoy life
bware
front (military)
bwardin
to pass (time)
ra bwardin
xoş- man rabward
we had a good time; xoshî rabwerde
byanî
foreign
çek
weapon, arms
çekbedest
be çekewe
bêçek
unarmed
çexmax
flint, lighter
çekme
boot
çekuş
hammer
çel
time
gelêk çelan
many times
çełeme
quandry, dilemma
teng u çełemeî ewe’m kewte ber
I was caught in a real dilemma
çem
river, stream
andin
to bend, to curve
çemînewe
to bend over, to bow
çeneçen kirdin
to talk at length, to chatter
çenage
chin
çend
how much?, how many?
few, several
çend rojêk
how many days?; aw chand rozhe
çep
left
destî çep
left hand
çepeł
filthy
çepełî
filth
çepłe
applause
çepłe lêdan bo
to applaud for
xełk çepłe’yan bo lêda
the people applauded for him
çepłerêzan
çepok
slap
çepok kêşan ba sar
to slap on the head
çeqan
to sink to the ground, to sink into the ground
nêzey de zewî çeqand
he stuck his lance into the ground
çeqandin
to stick into the ground
hel-çeqandin
to scratch
diřkêkî tê hełçeqandim
a thorn scratched me
çeqîn
çeqo
knife
çeřçeře
crank
çerx
wheel
cigarette lighter
century
çerx-û-xul
twist and turn
çermeserê
suffering, hardship
çeşme
sleight-of-hand trick
çeşn
sort, type
bem çeşne
in this way
hemeçeşne
of every sort, miscellaneous
çete
highway robber
çetał
fork
a wooden or metal fork on which a gun is set for stability
çew
gravel, sand
çewr
grease
çewr kirdin
to grease, to slick down
çewsan
to suffer
çewsanandin
chawsen-to torment
çewsanandinewe
torture, torment, tyranny
well
çadir
tent
çak
çak bûnewe
to recover
çak kirdin
to make good, fix, to restore
çake
good deed
la çake derçûn
to repay a kindness
ta mawim le çaket dernaçim
as long as I live I’ll never be able to repay your kindness
çak kir dinewe
improvement
çakete
jacket
çał
pit
her kes çałê bo xełkî hełkenê, bo xoy tê dekewê
he who digs a pit for another falls into it (“hoisted on his own pitard”)
çaław
çalak
nimble, quick
useful
right
çalakî
effort, effectiveness
çałme
tobacco pouch
alarm clock
çandin
to plant
çap
printing
çapxane
printing house, publishing house
le çapdran
to be printed
çar
help, remedy
çare
bêçare
helpless
çare kirdin
to remedy
çareser
remedy
çareser kirdin
çarek
quarter
çarek se'têk
a quarter of an hour
çarens
fate
çarok
woman’s shawl
çaw
eye
expectation
çaw germ kirdin
to take a nap
çaw kaewtin be
çawim pêy dekewt
I used to see him
çaw sûr kirdinewe le
to glare at
kareker çawî lê sûr kirdimewe
the servant glared at me
chaw biřîn le
to be hopeful of
çaw geřandin
to look around
çaw gêřan
çaw heł hatin le
to approve of
çawim hełnayê le karî wa naheq
I don’t approve of such a dishonest thing
çaw heł hênan be
to envy, to afflict with the evil eye
çawit pê hełdênê
she is envious of you
çaw heł tekandin
to motion with the eye and eyebrow
çaw lêk nan
to close the eye
çaw qçandin
to close the eyes
çaw spî kirdin
to make someone weep (over a death)
çawit spî de-kem
“you’ll be sorry when I’m dead”
berçaw kewtin
to be seen, to be spotted
peřêkî cwanî berçaw kewt
he spotted a beautiful feather
le ber çaw bûn
to be clear, to be obvious
çawe
çaweřê
expectant, waiting
çaweřê kirdin
to wait for
be cê’m hêşt be bê eweî çaweřêî baqîy parekem bikem
I left him without waiting for my change
çaweřwan kirdin
çaweřwanî
çawbełak
person with black eyes and white skin
çawbest
blindfold, deception
çawçinok
miserly, stingy
çawênî
evil eye
çawge
view, scenery
çawîlke
çawleber
expectant
çawledwa
çawpêkewtin
interview
çawqayim
impudent, bold
çawrûnî
good news, congratulations
çawtarîk
pessimist
çawtirsên
a lesson learned
çawtirsên kirdin
to teach a lesson
çawyar
watchman
çay
tea
çayxane
teahouse
çê kirdina
to fix, to make, to build
çêk
thing
her çêk
every thing
çêşt
lunch
what?
that which
çiyan nabê thêy hevê noth- ing; bo eweî çi (+ subc.) in order that; çi...çi whether...or
çi rast u çi diro
çikan
to drip
to dry up (of a well or spring)
çikanewe
to thicken (of liquids)
çil
forty
çił
branch, stalk
çiłekan
da çiłekan
to be shocked
da çiłekandin
to shock
ra çiłekan
çiłkin
dirty, unclean
dark (cloud)
çilon
how
êsta dezanî rdaweke çilon bwe
now you know how the event was
çimçe
spoon
çinandin
to mend, patch
çing
claw, talon
çingał
çinîn
to reap
to pick (fruit)
to pile up
heł çinîn
teng heł-çinîn be
to hold tight
to squeeze tightly
to squeeze the life of out something
çipe-û-sirte
whispering
çiř
dense (forest)
daristanêkî çiř
a dense forest
firm, unyielding
çiř derpêye
he’s standing firm
steep
şaxêkî çiř
a steep mountain
song
çiřê biçire
sing a song
çiř dan
to tie tight
çiřî de ba nekirêtewe
tie it tight so it won’t come loose
çiř-û-çaw
face
çiř u çawit bişo
wash your face
çira
lamp
çiřandin
to rip, tear
to call out to someone
çirç
wrinkle
çirç hełhatûe
it’s all wrinkled
çiřîn
to sing
çirpandin
to whisper
çirt
noise, sound
çirteçirt
çiryaêkê
October
çiryadidwa
November
çiştin
to taste, to experience
çit
çito
how?
çîn
generation
China
çînî
Chinese
çîř bnewe
to snarl
çîřok
story
çîřokvan
storyteller
çok
çok da dan
to kneel down
çoł
desert, wilderness
çoł kirdin
to desert, to vacate a place
çołewan(î)
wilderness
çołperist
nomad, desert dweller
çołeke
sparrow
çom
river
çon
how?: chonî how are you?
what sort of
çonî
chonî how are you?
were bitbînim çon pyawêkî
come let me see what kind of man you are
çonêk
somehow
her çonêk bê
somehow or other
çonêtî
çoniyetî
manner, how to (+ inf.)
şew u roj le meraqî çonêtîy deskewtinî em kiçî şay perîane’da
day and night he was wondering how to get hold of this daughter of the king of the peris
çonke
because, since
çoner
beet
çoqan
to sizzle
çoqên
to tremble
çoqandin
to heat oil to the sizzling point
çoř
drop, drip
çořanewe
to drip, to fall in drops
çořawge
trickle of blood
çortke
abacus
çukłequlap
fishing rod
çurt
nap
çurt dan
çûk
pinnacle of a mountain
foreskin
small, small amount
çûke tewijmêk
a little pressure
boundary
çûn
to go
beynêkî pê çû
some time passed (for him/her)
çûn be
to pass (of time)
some time passed (for him/her); min darom - chand rozhêk’im pe dache
çûn le
to look like
her le kuřî paşa’yan deçê
he looks just like a prince to them
der çun
to turn out, come out
to run off/away
tê heł çûn
to get started (side)
çûna derewe
to go out
çnûke
çûz
straight line
circle
line, queue
çûze
stinger (insect)
çûzan
to burn, to sting
çwar
four
çwarem
fourth
çwarmeşqî
crosslegged
çwarpel
quadruped
şemme
Wednesday
çwarşane
broad shouldered
çya
particle occurring with imperative
in, into, on
ten
dehem
tenth
habitual and progressive verbal prefix
deban
steel
defr
pot
dek
expletive of amazement
dexîl
one taken under protection
dexîlitim
please, I beg you
deł
the female of many animals, she-
dełedêw
she-demon
dełe wirç
she-bear
delese
exaggeration
delaqe
shelf, trap door
delîl
reason, reasoning
dem
moment
be dem
while, during
be dem pêkenînewe
while laughng; dame at once; demêk a/bû for a while, zor demêk a/bû
mouth
dem kirdin
to speak
dem kut kirdin
to silence, to cut something off
be demewe girtin
to mention, to speak of
le demewe da-nan
to give birth to
le dam dan
to embarrass
demeqałê
verbal quarrel
demeteqê
dialogue, conversation
demparaw
eloquent, well-spoken
demeqiřê
demteng
narrow-necked
be sar dem da
face down
le ber demi(da)
in front of, before
dem-û-dezgaî dewłatî
state apparatus, government administration
dem-û-dû
power of expression
demełqopan
baggy Kurdish trousers
demar
vein, root
em berde, de- marî le xak’da ye
this rock is firmly rooted in the ground
dena
otherwise, if not
deng
sound, voice
vote
deng dan
to vote
deng danewe
to reverberate, to echo
dengedeng
noise, outcry
bêdeng
silent
bêdengî
silence
denk
bird’s beak
deqîqe
minute
der
out
be derewe
out, outside
derê
outside
hatine dere
to come out, to turn out
der kirdin
to put out
dere
valley
derebeg
feudal lord
derebegî
feudal, feudal period
derece
rank, degree
derekî
estranged, foreigner, stranger
bûn be derekî
to be “out in the cold”
deramet
income
derbeder
homeless
derbederî
homelessness
derbare
derbaz
delivered, saved
derbiřîn
confession, plain speaking
der çûn le qise
to disobey
derd
pain, trouble
derd-dan be
to give trouble to
derdêkî pê dayn
it gave us some trouble
derdî ser
headache, trouble
derfet
opportunity
derga
door
le derga dran
for a knock to come at a door
le derga dedrê
there comes a knock at the door
derheq
with regard to
derk
derxward
worthy of
derman
medicine, remedy
dermanxane
dermanî bêhoşî
knock-out drops, sleeping potion
derpê
underwear, drawers
derpî
ders
lesson
ders dan
to teach
ders xwêndin
to study
deru
narrow valley
dersyêk girtin le
to put someone in a tight spot
derûn
interior, inside
derwêş
dervish
derwêşî
of or pertaining to dervishes
cil u bergî derwêşî
dervish costume
derz
crack
deşt
desert, plain
deştekî
villager
dest
hand, arm
be dest hênan
to get, to acquire
be dest geyştin
to come to hand, to be received
dest be aw geyandin
to go to the bathroom
dest ber dan le
destî le kar berda
he stopped working
dest biłind kirdin
dest-birdin bo
to fiddle with, to stretch out the hand for
dast-bizawtin
to poke, to push
dest bo dem
meager existence, hand-to- mouth
dest dan
to undertake, carry out
destim daye peyjoyêkî zortir-ewe
I carried out more re- search
destdirejî kirdine ser
to rape, to violate
dest heł girtin la
to quit, to leave alone
destim lê hełgrin
leave me alone
dest kewtin
dest-kirdin be
to reach for
to start (+ inf)
destî kird be pêkenîn
he started laughing
dest kirdina
to put one’s hand/arm on/around
destî kirde milî bawikî
he put his arm around his father’s neck
dest le pişt dan
to pat on the back, to encourage
dest pan kirdinewe
to beg
dest pê kirdin
(+ inf.) to begin, to start (doing)
xwêndinî xoy dest pê-kird
he began studying
dest pêwe girtin
to save, be frugal
dest-nan be rûwewe
to turn someone away
dest perjan
to have an opportunity
destit deper- jê karê-kim bo bikey?
do you have the time to do something for me? destim naparje
dest qutan
to grope
dest qçandin
to be stingy
dest têkeł kirdin legeł
to have carnal relations with
dest-û-dił yêkî girtin
to be at ease, have peace of mind
xełk îtir dest u dił’yan yêkî nedegirt
the people no longer had any peace of mind
dest-weshandin
to wave
deste
bunch, group, set
dest-û-dayere
retinue
desteber
guarantor
destełat
authority
destełatdar
authority, one in authority
bêdestełatî
lack of authority
destemo
tame
destesiř
handkerchief
grieving, bereaved
destewane
glove
destandest
nearby, next to one another
gundî ême u gundî êwe destandestin
your village and ours are next to each other
destaw
bathroom, toilet
destawdest
from hand to hand, from one person to another
destawêz
gift
destbecê
immediately, at once
destberser
under surveillance
under guard
destbeste
hands tied, incapable, unable, total surrender
destbetał
idle
destbiław
spendthrift
destbiř
one who fools or plays a trick
destdrêj
aggressive, usurper, influential
destgir bûn
to be acquired
hîçyan des(t)gîr nabê
they acquire nothing, they wind up with nothing
destheq
destik
handle, grip
bunch
destkarî kiren
to be tampered with
destxet
handwriting
destnexurde
untouched
destnûs
manuscript
destnwêj
ablutions
destnwêj girtin
to make ablutions (for prayer)
destpeř
masturbation
destpiř
rich
destteng
poor
dest-û-dû
physical prowess
destûr
constitution
destwała
empty-handed
dewen
bush
dewa
medicine
dewa-û-derman
medcation and remedy
dewam kirdin
to last, to endure
dewar
nomadic tent
tent material
dewl
drum
dewłemend
dewlet
wealth
state
dewletî
governmental
dewr
era, time
dewrûber geřan
to go around, to go about
dewr gêřan
to turn circles
dewr-û-pişt
around
be dewr
dewre
dewre dan
to surround
dewre’yan dab
they had him surrounded
dewran
era, epoch
a long period of time
circuit, circle
dewran-kirdin be
to take a turn on (a horse)
dewrî
plate
dey
hey, c’mon, look here
dez
dezbace
dezga
apparatus
dezgîran
fiancé
dezu
thread
in, at
l’êwe’da
there, in that place; lew se‘te’da
dabeş
portion, division
dabeş-kirdin
to divide
dabeş krana ser
to be divided into
dabeşudabir kirdin
to divide and slice up
dabîn kirdin
to assemble, to arrange
dad
justice
dad dan
to give justice
to be just
to work out for
ew dadî nedayn
it didn’t work out for us
dadge
court
dadgay hereberz
supreme court
daẍ
searing hot, scar
grief
daẍ kirdin
to sear, to brand, to scar
dagir
inclusive of, comprising
dagîr kirdin
to occupy, to usurp, to take by force, to oppress
dagîrker
oppressor, oppressive
dax
daxwazîname
application
da kirdin
to start raining
baran day kird
it started raining
to put animals in a stable
ḥeywaneka- nim da kird
I stabled the animals
to pour grain in a bin
genimeke’m dakird
I poured the grain (into the bin)
dał
an opened seed pod
dam-û-dazga
apparatus, power, authority
damawî
tribulation
damên
skirt
damên girtin
to beset
em bełaye damênî
girtm I am beset by this disaster
destim demenit
I beg you
dan
to give, to pay
be ...ewe dan
to bite, to sting
mar gutî pêtewe dedem “I’ll bitê you,” thê snekê seid; mar pêwe’y dawin
they’ve been bitten by a snake
da-dan
to sharpen (pencil)
dadane ser
to rest, to prop on (something)
anîşkî rastî dadaye ser mêzeke
he propped his right elbow on the table
hełdan
to cast up, to hurl up
to blossom
şînawer-deket hełî dawe
your garden has blossomed
heł-dan le ser
to intervene on behalf of
to start (to speak)
le cwaba hełî da
he started to answer
heł-danewe
to raise
pencereke hełdewe
raise the sash
lêdan
to hit, strike
to throb
to play (instrument)
diłim lêdeda
my heart is throbbing
zuřna-key zor xoş lêdeda
he played the flute very well
grain, seed
genimekem denî negirte
my wheat has not set seed
dan be xoda girtin
to have patience, to endure
dan-nehênan be
to place no value in
kawra dan be mina nahênê
the man places no value in me
tooth
danîştû
inhabitant
dapîr
grandmother
dar
tree, wood
staff, rod, stick
darkarî kirdin
to beat with a stick
xistine jêr dar-û-felaqewe
to put to the bastinado
darterm
bier
darewar
structure
dardes
walking stick, staff
daristan
forest
darîn
made of wood, wooden
dartaş
carpenter
darêjer
molder, formulator
heł daştin
to hurl (from a height)
daw
trap
daw da-xistin
to set a trap
dawer
judge
dawerî
judging
dawa
demand
dawa-kirdin la
to ask of, to demand of
dawên
dawênpakî
innocence, purity
dawxwaz
volunteer
daye
mother
dayepîre
dayere
office
dayik
le dayik bûn
to be born
village
dêř
line
dêrîn
ancient, old
ew nawçe şwênewarîy dêrînaneî Kurdistan
the ancient monumental regions of Kurdistan
dêw
demon
didan
dił
heart, interior
le diłî xom’a witim
I said to myself
dił ragirtin
to make happy
dił şikandin
to break the heart
diłman meşikêne
don’t break our hearts; ba diłî kho
diłbend
interested in
diłdar
sweetheart
diłgiran
disheartened, heavy-hearted
diłnerm
contented
diłnya
convinced of
diłpir
angry
diłreq
cold-hearted
diłsade
naïve
diłşikaw
broken-hearted
diłsoz
sympathetic
diłteng
sad, lonely
diłtengî
sadness, loneliness
diłteř
glad, happy
diłtezên
tragedy, calamity
diłop
drop
diłopî xwênêk
a drop of blood
dimarekoł
scorpion
dinan
dinya
world, weather
dinya zistan
it was winter
dinyadîtin
worldly experience
dirext
tree
direng
late
direng bûn
to be late
direwşan
to shine
dirase
lesson, study
diran
le derga diran
diřan
diraw
dirhem
dirêẍ
shortcoming
dirêẍî kirdin
to be inadequate
dirinc
diřîn
to rip
da diřîn
to rip (cloth)
diřik
thorn
diřinde
savage, bestial
dirkandin
to confess
to pronounce
diro
to be ripped
dirust
right, correct
dirust kirdin
to make, to build, to construct
dirûn
to stitch, to sew
heł dirûn
to seam together
dirwan
heł-dirwan
to be stitched together
dirwêne
reaping with sickle
dirz
dirzî derwaze
opening between two double doors
diz
thief
dizî
thievery, stealth
be dizî
unbeknownst to
dij
against, vis-à- vis
gewre-pyawanî gund dijî em qsane radewestan
the old men of the village took a stance against this talk; fermanî be kuřakey da dijî duzmin şeř bika
dij be
sight
be dî hênan
to bring about, to produce
be dî kirdin
to notice, to discern
to see, to spy
hîçî wa’m tya be dî nekird
I didn’t notice anything like that wrong with him
hatine dî
to come about, to happen
other
again
bo chandan jarî dî
several other times
dîdar
interview, meeting
dîke
any more, further
dîl
be dîl girtin
to take prisoner
dîlmanc
interpretor
dîmen
aspect, mien
dîmugrafya
demography
dîmukrat
democratic
dîn
dîřok
legend
dîsan
again, once more
dîtin
dîtinewe
to find
dîw
side
dîwexane
living room
dîwan
assembly hall, court
dîwar
wall
yoghurt and water beverage
doë‬‬a
doł
dořandin
to lose
doş da-man
to be at a loss for words
doşaw
grape molasses
dost
friend
dostane
friendly
dostayetî
friendship
dozîn
to search for
dozînewe
to find, to recover, to discover
drext
dran
drawsê
aneighbor
drêj
long
drêj bûn
to stretch out
drêjay
length
drêje dan
to continue
drişt
large
dro
lie
dro kirdin
to lie
droşm
sign, distinguishing mark
druşm
design
brightness, brilliance
drust
duem
duë‬‬a
prayer, supplication
duë‬‬a kirdin bo
to pray for someone
duë‬‬ay xêr
prayer for well-being
dugme
button
dugme dâ-xistin
to button
dugmeî çaketey da-xist
he buttoned his jacket
dukan
shop
dukkan
dukandar
shopkeeper
dund
summit, top of mountain
dunya
duř
middle
large pearl
duwan
dujmin
enemy
dujminayet
enmity
two
dûem
second
dûberekî
dûbare
dûdił
hesitant, hesitating
dûdił le
distrustful of, suspicious of
dûhem
dûşemme
Monday
dûkeł
smoke
dûkyan
the two of them, both of them
dûpat
statement
dûpat kirdinewe
to make a statement
dpişk
dûr
far
le dûrawa
from afar
dûrbîn
telescope, camera
dûran
drînewe
to gather, to harvest
dûrran
to be sewn, to stitched up
dûjmin
dwa
last (precedes word it modifies)
dwa sał
last year
dwa şew
last night
dway
after
dway eway (ke)
last, final
dwaroj
future
be dwa nardin
to send for somebody
le dwayda ke
lem dwayîyaneda
recently
dwan le
to speak of, talk about
dwandin
to speak to, to address
memdwêne!
don’t speak to me!; deydwandim
dwê
yesterday, last night
dwênê
yesterday
dwênê şewê
dyar
dyar kirdin
to clarify
be dyarewe bûn
to be visible, to be in view
be dyarî
clearly, obviously
dyarîkiraw
obvious
dyarî
present, gift
variant of the indefinite suffix êk
directional suffix occurring on certain nouns
êcgar
very, very much
êcgarî
at all, ever
êcgar naydwênim
I don’t ever speak to him; all at once
indefinite suffix
pyawêk
a man
nation, tribe, people
ême
we, us
êre
here
lêre
here, in this place
lêreda
lêrewe
from here, hence
êran
Iran
êranî
Iranian
ë‬‬êřaq
Iraq
ë‬‬êřaqî
Iraqi
êreyî
êreyî birdin
bato be jealous of
êreyî’yan pê debird
they were jealous of him
pain, ache
serêşe
headache
êşik girtin
to keep watch
êsk
êsqan
êsta
lêstawe
as of now, from now on
êstge
station
êstir
mule
êwe
êware
evening
êzing
kindling
fexr
pride
fela
peasant, farmer
felaket
misery, difficulty, misfortune
felaqe
bastinado
feqê
student
feqîr
feqîrî
poverty
ferengî
ferahem-kirdin
to make available
Feranse
France
ferawan
abundant, large-scale
ferheng
culture
ferhengdost
cultured, culture-loving
ferhengok
glossary
Ferhad
Farhad, a character in Nizami’s poem who falls in love with Shirin
ferman
order, command
ferman be cê hênan
to obey an order, to carry out an order
fermanî xwa be ce henan
to obey God’s command, to die
ferman-dan be
to command
fermanber
official
fermayiş
fermayişt
speech
fermayiştî mift
empty compliment
fermûn
to command, to say, to please
fetaret
fewt
loss, death
fewtan
to cease to exist
to be lost
to be all in, exhausted
fewtandin
to give up, to lose
faks
fax
famîn
to understand
fêł
trick
fêł kirdin
lato play a trick on
fêłebaz
wily
fêłbazî
trickery
fênik
cool
fêr
acquainted
fêr-bûn
to learn
le kwê fêrî kurdî by?
where did you learn Kurdish?
fêr-kirdin
fêřo
free, gratis
be fêřo
for free, for nothing, for no reason
be fêřo dan
to squander, to waste
bextî be fêřo dawe
he’s wasted his chance
fiłan
so-and-so, dummy name
fiłêq
flat, squashed
fiłêqan
to be mashed, to be squashed
fiłêqandin
to mash, to squash
fincan
cup
fiř
light, delicate
false
very, much
fiřê-dan
to throw away, to toss, to hurl
fiřandin
to make fly, to fly away with
fiřîn
to fly
firmêsk
firmêsk heł riştin
to shed tears
fiřoke
airplane
fiřokexane
airport
fiřufêł
deception, trick
firya kewtin
to arrive at an opportune moment
to come to someone’s assistance
fiş
flabby, soft
fitwa
legal opinion, permission
fînge
sniveling
fîs
wet
fîsar
so-and-so, such-and-such
fîşek
cartridge
fîşekłiẍ
cartridge belt
fîşkandin
to whinny, to neigh
fîz
froştin
to sell
fûdan
to puff up, to blow up
pam le ge çwe
I’ve sprained my ankle
geç
plaster
geł
gel
flock, herd, people
gelê
a lot, a lot of, much, many
gelê geřan
they searched a lot
gelnas
sociologist
space between the legs
geła
leaf
wek gełay dar
as numerous as leaves on a tree
gełarêzan
uautumn
the month of Scorpio (October 23–November 21)
gełewej
the moth of Leo (July 23–August 22)
gełoz
space between a dog’s legs
kilkî de gełozî girt
(the dog) stuck its tail between its legs
throat
gen
putrid, evil-smelling
gendeł
rotten tree
genim
wheat
genî
bad odor, rotten smell
genîn
to stink
genc
treasure
young
gerek
it is necessary (+ subj.)
geřek
quarter, neighborhood (of town)
geřan
to turn, to wander, to search
hełgeřanewe
to return, to come back
heł geřan
to be changed, to be transformed (with colors)
sûrhełgeřaw
reddish
geřanewe le
lêm geřên
geřan le
to look for
şitêkim gum kirdewe
ley dagařem I’m looking for something I lost
gerd
dust
gerdaw
whirlpool
gerdin
neck (of an animal, bottle)
gerdinazay kirdin le
to bid farewell to
geřîde
wanderer
germ
warm, hot
germa
heat
germî nîweřo
midday heat
germên
warm region
germî
warmth
gerû
neck, throat
wa hest dekem gerûmî lê piř bwe
I feel as though my throat is full of it
gerzik
geş
fiery red
lush
geşe kirdin
to sprout up, to grow up
geşt
trip, tour
gestin
to bite
gevzan
to roll over
geweř
stable
gewał
wisp of cloud
gewał-gewał
wispy
gewc
stupid
gewre
large, big, great
gewreî
greatness
gewrepyaw
elder, dignitary
gewzan
geyandin
to make reach
xo-geyandine
to get oneself to
xoy egeyênête naw şar
he’ll get himself into town; lawekan xoyan geyandê
ra geyandin
to make known, to publicize
geyîn
to arrive
geyştin be
tê geyştin
pê geyştin
to ripen, to mature, to come of age
gez
yard (linear measure)
cow
gał dan
to stir up
gałe
energetic labor
gałe-kirdin be
to work furiously at
çon dirwêneyêk her gałey pê deka
he’s working on it fast and furiously
gałok
club
gałte
joke
gałte kirdin be
to make fun of
gałteyan pê dekra
they were being made fun of, a joke was being played on them
be gałtewe
jokingly
gamş
ox, buffalo
gan
to fuck
gaşe
large stone, boulder
gaşeberd
gasin
ploughshare
gaz
bite
gas
gaz girtin le
gazera
middle of the back, spine
gazinde
objection, criticism
gazir
washerman, bleacher
gazir bûn
to be bleached
gêçeł
quarrel, dispute
gêřan
to turn
gêřanewe
to relate, to tell
wer gêřan
to turn into, to translate
wer-geřane ser
to translate into
em ktêbey wergêřaye ser farsî
he translated this book into Persian
gêj
dizzy, spinning
gêj bûn
to spin
serî gêj debê
his head will spin
gêjaw
gêjełûke
ẍedir kirdin le
to cheat
ẍełet
error, mistake
ẍełpeẍełip
commotion
ẍerîb
stranger
ẍerîbî
exile, being away from home
ẍeybzan
someone who knows hidden things, seer, mindreader
ẍezel
ghazal, a Persianate poetic form
ẍezne
ẍar dan
to run
giçik
word
gift-dan be
to promise
giftugo
conversation
gił
dirt, mud
gile
complaint
gile kirdin le
to complain of
gilan
to be thrown
to stumble
to move, to shake, to toss and turn
le esp gilam
I was thrown from my horse; aspakem gila
gilandin
to throw, to toss, to shake
gilêne
pupil of the eye
gimêz
urine
gimêz kirdin
to urinate
giř
flame
giř-girtin
to be enflamed
girew
giran
heavy
gird
hill, knoll
girdołke
pile, stack of unthreshed grain
giriftar
captive, prisoner
giriftarbûn
to be captured, to be taken prisoner
giriftarî
occupation, anguish
giring
important
girî
assumption
girî kirdin
to assume
girm
boom, plop, sound of a large body falling
girm-û-hor
girmole
twisted, taut
girmole kirdin
to twist and turn, to contort
giřnî
rough, coarse
giro
bet
giro birdinewe le
to win from, to come out on top of (a bet or game)
girtin
to take
to pinch
to hold, to contain
kewşekem pam egirê
my shoes pinch my feet; em cewałe şeş pût nagirê
girtin le
to find fault with, to pick on
girtina ber
to adopt
girtinewe le
to forbid
lew karanem girtotewe
I have forbidden those things
to reduce, to make less
xercit zore— lêy bigirewe
you spend too much— make it less
to catch from (disease)
girtinewe
to heal (broken bone)
destî şikaweket girtyetewe
your broken arm has healed
dagirtin
to bring down
to drive crazy by talking
way dagirtim be qse hoşim nema
he drove me so crazy with his talking I couldn’t think straight
hełgirtin
to lift, to pick up
to pick out, to select
to hold, to keep
to allow
to go out of control
to hold something up
eme le zewî hełgire pick em sindqe hełgire
take the top off this box
lew kawşane cûtêkî hełgire
pick out a pair of those shoes; destim le hełgrin
em pareyem bo hełgire
keep this money for me
xwa hełnagirê
God will not allow it
esp hełî girtim
the horse ran away with me
gayeke paşy hełgirte
the cow has its leg lifted
ra girtin
to protect, to maintain
xo ra girtin
to control oneself
wer girtin
to take, to take up
giryan
to weep, to cry
girj
frowning
dejected
rûgirj
with a frowning expression
gişt
all
giştî
gisk
broom
gisk dan
to sweep
gij
mussed, tangled
gij bûn
for the hair to stand on end
be gij hatin
to get entangled with
be gijda çun
to have to deal with
gijyan
to be upset, to be mussed (of the hair)
tree trunk
plant
gij-û-giya
vegetation
anger
hard, solid
gizing
first rays of dawn
gîra kirdin
to answer (a prayer)
gîran
to be taken
da-gîran
to be occupied
tê-gîran
to tangle
gîrfan
gîrode
infatuated
gîrsan
gîrsanewe
to stop, to halt
da-gîrsan
to be lit, to be ignited
gîrsandin
da-gîrsandin
to light, to ignite
ball
gobend
celebration
gogird
sulphur
match
goh
ear, hearing
gohdar
capable of hearing
gwêçkeî gohdar
wellattuned ear
goł
goal (soccer)
grê-û-goł
knotted
gurc-û-goł
gołeseg
male dog
gołeker
male donkey
goł kirdin la
to score a goal against
gol
calf
pool, pond
gołałe
anemone
gom
deep, stagnant water
indistinct
lake, pond
gomaw
deep pool
goman
suspicion
goman kirdin le
to suspect
gon
cheek
gonesre
tomato
gona
gonagon
various, of all sorts
gopał
bat, club
gor
like, manner
goř
level, plain (ground)
grave
hatina gořê
to come to the fore, to be under discussion
gořistan
cemetery
goran
the Goran division of the Kurds
goranî
gořîn
to change
gořînewe be
to exchange for
xo gořîn
to disguise oneself
gořîner
change-producing
gořan
to change, to be changed
goş kirdin
to suckle a newborn
goşe
corner, angle gosht meat
gotin
say
lê gotin
to say
govar
magazine, journal
goze
gozan
to keep
to place
heł gozan
to lift, to raise, to draw up
grê
knot
grê lê dan
to tie a knot
grê şil kirdin
to untie a knot
grêkwêr
tangled knot
grêwê‫‪ẍ‬‬ar
foot race
gul
leper
gul bûn
to get leprosy
guł
flower
gułî sûr
rose
gułeberoje
sunflower
gułałe
red tulip
guław
rosewater
gulle
bullet
gułof
pressure, crumple
gułofîn
to crumple
gułoftin
to squeeze, to crumple
xo hał-gułoftin
to hug oneself
gum
lost
gum bûn
to get lost
gumřa
lost, deviant
guman
doubt, hesitation
guman birdin
to doubt
to have, to possess
hîç şitê guman nabem
I do not possess anything
bêguman
doubtless, convinced(ly)
gumbed
dome
gun
testes
guna
sin, pity
gunabar
sinner, transgressor
gund
gundnişîn
gundnişînî
village-dwelling
guncan
to fit, to be fitting
deguncê biłêyn
we may say, it is appropriate for us to say
gur
wolf
meeting
guř
threat
beguř
powerful, strong
guran
to have one’s head cut off
gurandin
to cut someone’s head off
guřan
to roar
guřanandin
guřanîn
gurg
gurîs
rope
gurc
quick, soon
be gurcî
quickly, soon
be gurc-û-gołî
nimbly
nimble
gutin
say to
her bew mebesteî ke gutman
just as we said
guzer
lane, passage
area
guzerandin
to spend, to pass
hem jyanî legeł meřdarî guzerande
he has spent his entire life being a shepherd
jyan-û-guzeran
life
excrement, shit
gûr
gwastin
to move, to relocate
to take a bride to the husband’s house
gwaye
as if, as though, you’d say
gwaztin(ewe)
to move
gwê
ear
gwêaxnîn le
to ignore
gwê bûn le
gwê dana...to
listen to
gwê girtin
lato listen to
gwêbîs
obedient
wa gwê- bîs bm ke baran barîwe
I was aware that it had rained
gwêçem
riverbank
gwêçke
gwêçke dan
to listen
gwêçke girtin
gwêçke tekandin
gwêdêr
listener
gwêdrêj
gwêgir
gwêgiran
hard of hearing
gwêl
handful
gwêpiçiř gwêpiçiř
with great difficulty
girtibyanim, gwêpiçiř-gwêpiçiř rizgarîm hat
they had captured me, and I was rescued with great difficulty; with alacrity
gwêqułax
attentive
gwêrayeł
obedient, submissive
gwêrayełî
obedience, submissiveness
gwêreke
gwêz
walnut
gwêzhînd
coconut
gya
gyan
soul
we gyan kewtin
to escape alive
gyan keşan
to work hard
gyan spardin
to give up the ghost, to die
gyandar
animal, living creature
gyankenişt
moment of death
gyanleber
alive, living
hebûn
for there to be
heye
there is
hebû
there was
hebê-û-nebê
come hell or high water
hefte
week
hefta
seventy
heftane
weekly
hegbe
saddle pack
ḧekayet
story, tale
ḧekayetxwan
teller of tales, storyteller
ḧekîm
physician
hel
time, turn
bo helêkî wa degeřan
they were looking for just such an opportunity
heł
compound-verbal prefix
hełe
be hełe
erroneously
hełedawan
haste
be hełedawan
hurriedly, hastily, in a hurry
hełet
precipice
hełatin
to escape
hełbest
poet
hełbeste
poem, poetry
hełbijardin
election
hełêncan
to draw water
hełiz
type of plant with needle-like leaves
hełkewt
chance, accident
hełkewtû
nice-looking
hełmet
attack
hełmet birdin/ dan
.to attack
hełmet dan
heło
eagle
hełpe
hełpeřkê
type of Kurdish dance
hełs
rising
hełsukewt
behavior, conduct
hełwêst
a short rest, stop
point of view, standpoint, stance
hem
concern, grief
hemu tem
sorrow and grief
hem...hem
.. both...and
heman
that very, the aforementioned
hemerenge
multicolored, of all sorts, varied
hemdîs
once again, all over again
hemîsan
hemîşe
always
hemîşeî
constant
xwastî hemîşeî
a wish one has always had
ḧeml
pregnancy
jinekey barî hemlî debê
his wife is pregnant
hemû
all, every
hene
second wife (relationship to the first wife)
heneza
child of another wife, step-child
henar
pomegranate
henase
breath, sigh
henaseserdî
hend
a little, a bit, somewhat, rather
hender
henderî
hengaw
s step, pace
hengaw nan bo
to step into
hengwên
honey
ḧepesan
to be astounded, stunned
heq
heq bûn be
to be right
heq be toye
you’re right
beheq
in the right
bêheq
in the wrong
heqdest
ḧeqîqet
truth, reality
her
just
her ewende
just that much; her çonê
herçend
however much, no matter how much
herçende
whatever, no although
herçî
matter what
herçîçikanewe
no matter what they did
herke
as soon as
her ke çawî pêm kewt
as soon as his eyes fell upon me
herweha
likewise
hrewa
herwetir
even more so
heř-û-gîf
big (prefix with superlative sense)
hereberz
exalted, very high, supreme
heregiran
very heavy
heres
landslide, avalanche (construed with birdin and henan)
heřeşe
heřeşe kirdin le
to threaten
heřa kirdin
herasan
out-of-sorts, in a bad mood
herêm
region
hergiz
hergizawhergiz
never ever
herzekar
adolescent
herzeł herzeł
in tatters and shreds, useless
ḧesanewe
to rest, to relax, to be in repose
hesandinewe
to let rest, to let relax
ḧeşîmet
people, crowd
hest
feeling
hest kirdin be
to feel
hestî be birsêtî kird
he felt hunger
hestyar
heta
until, even
heta hetay
forever
hetaw
the sun
hetawî
solar
hetî
threatening term of address
hetîm
orphan
hetîw
heweł
hewełîn
hewa
air, weather
hewał
news
hewar
summer pasture
hewarnişîn
encamped for the summer (of a nomadic tribe)
hewên
leaven, ferment
hewł
toil, effort
hewł dan
to strive, to work hard, to attempt
Hewlêr
Arbil, Arbela
hewr
cloud
hewşe
courtyard
ḧewt
seven
ḧewta
ḧewz
there is, there are
(preceded by a possessive pronoun) to have
pirsyarêkim heye
I have a question
heyhat
impossible
hez
hez kirdin
to desire
hez dekem bitbînim
I’d like to see you
hejar
hejarî
poverty, misfortune
ḧezîran
June
haka
ḧekim
ruler
ḧeł
state, condition
ḧeł-û-mesele têgeyandin
to explain a situation to
ḧeł-û-meseley tê geyandim
he explained the situation to me
ḧałî
informed
ḧałî bûn le
to be informed of
hałî
hało
earthenware pot
hal
maternal uncle
hamêz
hane
motivation, provocation
hane dan
to motivate
hanê
there, take it
hare
shout
hareî pekenîn
peal of laughter
hařan
to be pulverized
hařanndin
to pulverize
hařanwe
dust, powder, grist
ḧaşa
denial
ḧaşakirdin
to deny
ḧaşahełnegir
undeniable
ḧaşiye
marginalia
hat
hatim niye
I don’t have any luck
hatuçû kirdin
to come and go, to frequent
hatin
to come
kes nayê karêkî wa bikat
no one would do such a thing
da hatin
to be accustomed
heł hatin
to run away
hatina
to get
hatine kuştin
they got killed
hâtinà girtin
he got caught
ra-hatin legeł
to learn from, to be taught by, to get used to
hatin le
to be capable of being
le hełgirtin nedehat
it couldn’t be picked up
hatuço kirdin
to frequent (a place)
haw
same
hawar
cry for help
hawar kirdin
to cry for help
hawbeş
hawbeşî
hawêj
grasp
hawirdin
to bring
hawîn
summer
hawîştin
to throw, to toss, to shoot
der hawîştin
to toss out, to throw away
hawkar
colleague
hawkarî kirdin legel
to cooperate with
hawmana
synonymous, having the same meaning
hawnaw
namesake
synonym
hawřê
comrade, companion
hawsefer
traveling companion
hawsa
neighbor
hawşêwe
similar
hawşîre
sister
hawtemen
contemporary, of the same age
hawta
equal
bêhawta
unequalled
haybext
lottery
hazir
hêcgar
extremely
hêłan
to let go
da-hêłane xwarewe
to let down, to lower
pet’yan hêna u dayanhêła xwarewe
they brought a rope and lowered him down
hêlke
egg
hêmin
slow
hêmin kirdin
to slow, to slow down
hengawî hêmin kird
he slowed his pace
hêminî
slowness
be hêminî rû’m de hawřêekem kird u gutim
I slowly turned my face to my companion and said
hênan
ser xo-hênanewe
to bring back to oneself
be cê hênan
to execute, to carry out (an order)
der hênan
to put out, to pull out, to take off, to extract
çawîlkeke’m le çaw derênab
I had taken off my glasses
darenan
da hênan
to comb the hair down
ra hênan
to teach, to get into shape
to tame
Hênd
India
hênde
so, so much, this much
hêndê(k)
a bit
for a while
hênran
to be brought
hêriş
hêriş-hênan be
to attack
hêriş-birdine ser ..
hêrişhêner
attacker, aggressor
hêro
marshmallow
hêşta
still, yet
hêşta nenustib ke dengêkî be gwê geyşt
no sooner had he fallen asleep than he heard a noise
hêştin
to leave, to let, to allow
neyanhêştim bêm
they didn’t let me come; to turn loose, let go
be cê hêştin
to leave alone, to leave behind, to let be, to abandon
be cê’y hêştim
he left me alone
da hêştin
petêk’im bo bênin u dambêłine xwarewe
bring me a rope and lower me down
hêz
strength, power
behêz
powerful
hêja
valued, valuable, dear
ḧikûmet
government
ḧizb
political party
really
hî ewe niye bas bikrê
it’s not really anything that can be talked about
hîç
nothing
hîç kesêk
nobody
hîlak
tired
hîlakî
tiredness, exhaustion
ḧîlke
ḧîlkandin
to laugh
hîn bûn
hîşk
dry
hîwa
hope
hîway jyanî lê nedekira
there was no hope of his surviving
hîwabiřaw
without hope, in despair
hîwabiřawî
despair
hîwadar
hîz
skein, leather bag for oil, cheese, &c.
reason
hobe
campsite
hode
room
honîn
to spin, to compose
hondin
to string, to weave together
hondraw
woven together, threaded together
honraw
hor
boom, big noise
hoř
sack
hortik
ugly baby
hoş
consciousness
bêhoş
unconscious
bêhoş bûn
to faint, pass out, lose consciousness
hoz
tribe, people, population
humêd
humêdbiřaw
hopeless, in despair
huner
art, craft, skill
hunermend
artist, artisan
behuner
skilled
ḧuzeyran
hûşe-û-fîşe
hissing
ibtiday
elementary
idare
îdî
anymore
îcabî
positive
ixtiyar
old, aged
rîşim spî bû, tewaw ixtiyar bûwim
my beard is white
îmeyl
e-mail
împiratorî
empire
împiratorîy ‘usmanî
the Ottoman Empire
împiryalîst
imperialist
netewe gewre împiryalîstekan
the great imperialist nations
imřo
imşew
înglîs
the English, the British
înglîsî
English (person, language)
inca
then, next
insan
ë‬‬iraq
ë‬‬iraqî
istië‬‬mar
colonialism, imperialism
istië‬‬marî
work, labor, deed
îş kirdin
to work
îşker
hardworking
îş-û-kar
business
too, also, either
îşaret
motion, sign
îslam
Islam
îslamî
Islamic
îsterem kirdin le
to beg, plead with
îtir
again, another time
îzn
permission
cele kirdinvê
to tie together in a herd (animals)
cellad
executioner
cembûre
generality, crowd
cenab
excellency
xełkî gunde- keman çaweřwanî cenabitin
the people of our village are waiting for your excellency
cenaze
funeral
ceng
war, battle
cerde
cerg
liver, heart (metaphorical)
cerraḥ
surgeon
cewende
leather water bag
cewał
large sack or saddlebag, usually one of a pair on either side of a donkey or horse
cewahîr
jewels
cejn
festival, celebration
then, therefore
cade
road, street
cadû
magic, sorcery
cadûger
magician, sorcerer
całcałûke
spider
cam
mirror, glass, pane
bowl
canewer
animal
candarm
police
canta
satchel
car
dû hefte carêk
once every two weeks
caran
olden times, past times
carêk
once
carêkyan
once, one time
be carê
all at once
car-û-bar
casionally, from time to time
cař
proclamation
cař dan
lato proclaim, to broadcast
cař kêşan
to proclaim, to make a proclamation
cařçî
herald
cawîn
to chew
place
le cêgay
instead of
be cê man
to be left behind
to leave, to leave behind, to abandon
cê man
cêge
place, bed
cêga
place, position
cênişîn
heir-apparent, successor
cêbecê kirdina
to finish off, to polish off
cige le
aside from, except for
jige leweî
aside from the fact that, in addition to the fact that
ciger
liver, child
ciger sûtan
to lose a child to death
cigergoşe
child
cigersoz
consoler
cigere
cigarette
ciger kêşan
to smoke cigarettes
ciẍar
grief, sorrow
cil
clothes, togs
cil nan
to put on clothes
cile
octopus
ciłew
reins
cimîn
cinêw
insult
cinêw dan be
to curse at
cinoke
genii
cinûb
south
ciř
rip
ciř dan
ciř hatin
to have difficulty, to be sad
cirîwe
cooing (of doves)
cisin
noble, race
ciwan
ciwanemerg
died young
ciwanke
cizme
cîhan
world
cîhanbîn
world-seeing, all-seeing
cînosayd
genocide
cîre
salary, stipend
cîrexor
salaried
coge
stream
coła
weaver
cor
sort, kind
bew core
in that manner
corawcor
of all sorts, various
corbecor
coraw
sock
cořik
bag, saddlebag
cozerdan
the month of Gemini
cum‫‪ë‬‬e
Friday
cûłe kirdin
to move, to budge
cûłan
cût
pair
cûtyar
farmer
cwab
answer, reply
cwab-dan
to reply
cwan
pretty, beautiful
cwanî
beauty
cya
separate, apart
cyawaz
separate
cyawazî
distinguishing feature
cyatî
other, else
hîçî ke’m nawê
I don’t want anything else
when
keçeł
bald, mangy
keçî
but, on the other hand
keftin
kel
mountainpass
broken (of teeth)
kel-û-pel
odds and ends
kelebab
rooster
kełek
pile
kełekî berd
pile of rocks
kełekêwî
mountain ram
kelepoř
paraphernalia, baggage
kelepûr
tradition
kelepûrî
kełeşêr
kelawe
ruin, a ruined building
kełk
use, benefit
kełkî nebû
it was useless
kełk wer girtin le
kełkbexş
beneficial
bekełk
useful, beneficial
bêkełk
useless, worthless
kełkełe
wish, desire for
kelle
head
keltur
kelupel
kem
little, little bit
kembîna
weak-sighted, unable to see well
kemhewên
unproductive
kemtir
less
kem-û-zor
more or less
kemerçîn
cliff
kendał
hill
kendran
to be pulled up, to be dug up
heł kendran
to be pulled out, to be wrenched out
kengê
when?, what time?
kenin
to pull up, to pull off, to dig up
heł kenin
to pull up, to uproot, to dig
de kenin
to pull off
kenîn
pê kenîn
kenîşk
girl, daughter
ker
donkey, ass
keriste
raw material
instrument, tool, means
feature
Kerkûk
Kirkuk
kerret
ime,instance
ewkerrete’ş
that time too; le mêjûî kurd’da bo hewełîn keřat
kersek
large clod
kes
person
kesê
anybody
kes-û-kar
people, relatives
kesayetî
relationship
kesabet
livelihood
bawkim kar u kesabetî çi b?
What did my father do for a living?
kesabet kirdin
to make a living
kesas
distressed
kesasî
distress
keş
stormcloud
keştî
boat, ship
ketin
ketin kirdin be
to insult
ketinêkî gewre’y pê kirdm
he has insulted me greatly
kew
sieve with large holes
kewał
herds and flocks
kewałkewał
spread out
kewate
then, therefore, in that case
kewaw
roasted meat
kewçik
kewł
skin
kewł kirdin
to skin
kewn
old
kewnara
old, ancient
kewrêşik
rabbit, hare
kewş
shoe
kewtin
to fall, befall
der kewtin
to go outside, to appear
da kewtin
to fall away
dûr kewtinewe
to get far away
kewtina
to start to, fall to
kewtîne qse kirdin
we started talking
heł kewtin le
to be situated in
key
when?
keybanû
lady
keyf
enjoyment
Keykawis
a Kay-Kaus, shah of Iran
kej
straw
kabra
man, gentleman
kaç
kaẍez
paper
kah
lettuce
kak
elder brother
kake
sir
kakłemûşan
kał
raw
unripe, immature
light
faded
kała
cloth, commercial goods
kalan
scabbord
kam
which?, which one?
kan
mine
kanza
mineral
kanî
kanîaw
waterspring
kanûnî yêkem
December
kanûnî dûham
January
kar
work, thing (intangible)
natwanîn em kere bikeyn
we can’t do this thing
kar-kirdin
to work, to do something
be kar hênran
to be used, to be put to use
kar be serewe bûn
to have a responsibility, to have something to do
îdî kar’it be serewe nebê
you have nothing else to do, there is nothing further you have to do
bêkar
unemployed
bêkarî
unemployment
kareba
electricity
kareker
worker, servant
karesat
catastrophe
karbedest
karêz
underground water channel
karêzken
karez digger
karîger
effective
mortal
birînî karîger
mortal wound
karxane
factory
kar-û-bar
affairs, busines
karwan
caravan
karwançî
karwansera
caravanserai
kas
dizzy
faint
kasêt
cassette
kasib
merchant, trader, shopkeeper
kasibî
trade, commerce
kat
lew kate’da
at that time
katê
le katêkda
while, during, at a time when
back of the neck
kawêj
cud
kawêj kirdin
to chew the cud
kawra
kaye
game
kayega
playing field
who?
kêberkê
race, competition
kêf
cave
kêl
tombstone
kêłan
to plow
kên
the black fabric of which tents are made
kêr
penis
kêrd
kêşe
dispute
kêşeî ..çareser-kirdin
to deal with
kêşan
to pull, to draw
ra kêşan
to draw, to pull, to select
kêw
xeber
awareness
xeberbezên
spy
xeberdar
awake, aware, informed
xeber bûnewe
to wake up
xeber dan
to report, to give news
xebar
danger
xebat
struggle
xebat kirdin
to struggle
xebatker
struggler
xefe
undistinguished family
weak flame
xefe kirdin
to choke, to strangle
to lower (flame)
xefet
sorrow
xefetbar
sorrowful
xefet xwardin
to grieve
xełet
curse
mistake
deception
xełetan
to be deceived, to be tricked
xełetandin
to deceive, to trick
xełat
reward
xelat-kirdin
to reward
xełêf
beehive
xełk
people
xełq
xełtan
wallowing, floundering
xełtanî xwên
weltering in blood
xem
worry, sorrow
xembar
sorrow-raining
xemgirtû
grieving, sad
xemgîn
sorrowful, sad
xemxor
sympathetic, consoler
xemnak
sad
xemłan
to be decorated, to be embellished
xemře
large vat
xemze
wink
xene
henna
xendek
ditch
xencer
dagger
bîxere
throw!
xerend
ditch, cesspool
xerab
bad, out of order, broken
xeraman
graceful, walking stately
xerap
xeraw
xeraweker
robber
xerawekar
xeraw witin
to curse
xerbar
large measure of weight, 300 kilos
xerîb
xerîk
busy, occupied
xerîkî ders-xwêndinîn
we’re busy studying
xerîk-bûn
to be busy
xerîte
map
xerc
outlay, expenditure
xerc kirdin
to spend (money)
xerman
haystack, threshing floor
xermane
halo around the moon
xermanan
the month of Virgo (August 23–September 22)
xers
estimate, guess
xersandin
to estimate
xers-kirdin
xersek
thick woolen carpet
xertele
mustard
xesandin
to emasculate
to prune
xesaret
loss
xesrewPerwêz
Chosroës Parvez, Sassanian shah of Iran
xes
mother-in-law, son’s wife’s mother
xet
xetene
circumcision
xetenesûran
circumcision celebration
xeter
grave, serious
xew
sleep, dream
xewyan lê kewt
they fell asleep
xewxewî
sleepy-head
xewenûçke
drowsiness
xewin
dream
xewin dîtin
to dream
xewtin
to lie down
to sleep
xewte
he’s asleep
xeyał
idea, thought
imagination
be xewtinî ...da hatin
to occur to the mind of
xeyar
xezełwer
xezał
gazelle
xezan
autumn
xezêne
treasury
xezne
pool in public bath
xeznedar
treasurer
xezr
xezûr(e)
father-in-law, son’s wife’s father
xaç
cross
xak
earth, dust
xakawî
dusty, dirty
xakelêwe
Aries (March 21–April 20)
xał
xało
uncle (maternal)
spot, mole (on skin)
tattoo
xał-û-mîl
colors on neck and breast of partridge, beauty of the beloved
xał kutan
to tattoo
xam
xame
pencil, pen
xamoş
quiet, peaceful
xamoş kirdin
to extinguish
xamoşî
quietness
xan
khan, chief
xanim
inn
xançî
innkeeper
xane
house
xanexirap
unlucky
xanexwê
host
xaneqa
khanaqah, dervish hostel
xanewade
family, wealthy family
xanulan
family, home
bêxanulan
bêxanulan kirdin
to render homeless
bêxanulanî
xapûr kirdinL
to ruin, to destroy
xas
xaseten
especially
xaşxaş
poppy
xatir
mind
xatirî
for the sake of
xatircem
with mind at ease, reassured
xatirxwa
in love
xaw
xaw bnewe
xaw-û-xêzan
all the members of a family
xawe
toll
xawen
owner, possessor
xawenşiko
xawer
east, orient
xawerî dûr
the Far East
xawên
clean, tidy
xaye
testicle
xayeron
fried egg
habit, custom
xêr
be xêr
be xêr bît
be well
xêra
quick, soon, fast
be xêray
quickly, rapidly
xêratin kirdin
to welcome
xêse kirdin
la to turn away from
xêw
owner, lord
xêwend
xêwet
xêwet hał-dan
to pitch a tent
xêzan
members of a family, dependents
xêzandar
man with many mouths to feed
xide
custom, manner
xil
rolling
xil kirdinewe
to roll down
berdêkim xil kirdewe
I rolled a stone down
xilexil
rolling, bouncing
xiłafandin
to trick, to deceive
xilêne
molar (tooth)
xilîsk
slippery, slimy
xilîske
slippery place
xilîskanê
ice-skating
xilîskan
to slip (on ice)
xinkan
to choke
to drown
xiř
round
topî zewî xiře
the earth is round
xiř bnewe
to gather
le çî xiř bnewe
what did they gather for?
xiř da xistin
to shut tight, to slam
xiř-û-xałî
xiř-û-xoł
pretty
too big, too large
xira
displeasing
xiray kirdin be
to be angry with, to be displeased by
eger ew kare neken, xiray’tan pê dekem
if you don’t do it, I’ll be angry with you
xiran
passive of khistin
ra xiran
xirap
bad, awful, wrong
xirap tê- geyşty you’vê misundêrstood; xirap gêřanewe le bareî ...da
to speak ill of
xirape
bad deed
xirapekar
evil-doer, maleficent
xirapekarî
evil, maleficence
xiřke
pebble
xiřkeberd
xiroşan
to be in turmoil, commotion
xirt
cylindrical
xirt-û-pirt
junk, worthless things
xirtek
roller (for a chair, bed)
xişan
to crawl
xişandin
to drag on the ground
xişîn
to creep, to crawl
xişił
ornament
xişke-û-pişke
creeping and crawling
xişt
skewer
brick, slab of baked clay
xişte
level
le xişte birdin
to level, to ruin, to destroy, to have illicit relations with, to corrupt
xistin
to throw, to put
padşa ewanî xiste bendîxane
the king threw them into prison
xistinewe
to build, to make
xistina...ewe
to pour something into ...
deyxeme kupełeyêkî demtengewe
I’ll pour it into a jar with a narrow neck
xistina ser
to fulfill a wish, to help someone accomplish a goal
derxistin
to express
daxistin
to shut, to close
to spread
to pull down, to lower
to store, to put up (food)
der- gay daxist
he shut the door; dala- qake’y la sar dakhistinawa
beřekem daxist
I spread out the rug
likedarekanim daxist
I pulled down the tree branches, la xacałetî serî daxist
azûqem daxist
I put up provisions
xitke
tickle
xitke dan
to tickle
xizan
to slip, to crawl
xizan le
to draw near to
ra xizan
to sprout
xizm
xizmayetî
family relationship
xizmet
service
xizmetkar
servant
xizmet kirdin
to serve
geyştin be xizmet
to meet
xîm
race, origin
xîret
bravery, manly honor
xîzelan
sand, sandy patch
self
le xoewe
by oneself
le xora
xo da girtin
to lurk in ambush
xo da kutan
to take root
xo da nan
to sacrifice oneself, to lay down one’s life
xo girtin
to have patience, be stable
to be success-ful
xo kêşanewe
to withdraw, to secede
xo xurandin
to scratch oneself
to participate in charitable affairs
xo xwardinewe
to suffer in silence
xom
myself
xo parastin
to defend oneself
xot
yourself
xoy
him/herself
xobay
pride, self-satisfaction
xoxor
xenophile, enemy to one’s one people
kurdîş çi kurd e? mîłetî xoxore pêkewe / bo gyan u małî yêktirî simkoł deken le xoł
(Mala Marif)
xokird
natural, not artificial
xoł
xołî mirdû be ser’da kiran
to be in mourning; xełkekey dełey xołî mirdû’yan be ser’da kirawe
xołekewe
xołemêş
xołemêşî
xomałî
domestic, personal, own
xoperist
xopesind
self-satisfied, egotistical
xoparêzî
self-defense
xor
sun
xorełat
east, sunrise
xorawa
west
xoretaw
xorhełat
east
xornişîn î
western
xorwezan
ating, consuming
xoř
blood
fast flowing of water
xoray
xořay
dictator
xorak
food
xořeng
natural color, colorfast
xořa
stubborn, intractable
xorist
wild, uncultivated khort young, youth
xoş
good, well
xweş
xoşra bwardin
to have a good time, to enjoy
lewê xoşman ra- bward wê hedî good timê thêrê; xoş- bûn be
to be happy with, pleased by; pêm xoşe hatî
xoş kirdin
to be nice
to fan a flame
to make ready, to improve
hewa xoşî kird
the weather turned nice
xoş kirdinewe
to make up, to make peace
xoş wîstin
to love, to like
înglîsîekan xoşyan newîste
the British didn’t like him
nexoş
ill, sick
xoşe
ear of grain
xoşeçîn
gleaner
xoşecan
cheers, bon appetit
xoşewîst
beloved, dear
xoşewîstî
xoşaw
dried fruit soaked in water
xoşbîn
optimistic
xoşçêje
good-tasting, delicious
xoşdemax
happy, in a good mood
xoşḧal
happy, pleased
xoşî
pleasure, fun
le xoşîanda
in joy and happiness
xoşkên
humble
xoşkênî
humility
xoşxane
tannery
xoşkok
xoşlîbas
well-dressed, dandy
xoşmeze
delicious
xoşnaw
renowned
xoşnûs
calligrapher
xoşnûsî
calligraphy
xoşpoş
well-dressed
xotaş
electric razor
sweat, dew
xozge
xozge ehatî
would that you had come
xozge birdin
to wish
xozge xwardin
xuda
God
xuday
divine, God-given
xul
turn, revolution
xul dan
to revolve
xul xwerdin
to revolve, to spin
xulan
to spin, to turn
xulya
wish, desire, daydream
xunçe
bud
xuř
sudden rush of water, in flood
xwên-û-xuř
hemorrhage
xuran
to itch
xurandin
xurd
small, tiny
xurde
small change
xurdegîr
carper, caviler
xurî
wool
xuřîn
to yell, to shout, to neigh, to whinny
tê xuřîn
to yell at, to shout at
xurc
saddlebag
xurma
date
xuroş
scream, yell
xuroşan
to scream, to yell
xurt
xurke
pox, pockmark
xuse
xut-û-xořay
for no good reason, for no reason at all
xuya kirdinp
to show, to make obvious
custom
xû girtin
to become accustomed
xûg
pig
xûsan
to get soft in water
xûsandin
to soften in water
xûj
hunchbacked
xwer
xweyşk
xwa
xwa yêkî u nabê be dû
God is one and is not two (an oath, “by God almighty”)
xwabexşîw
the late (for a deceased person)
xwaḧafîz
good-bye
xwalêyxoşbû
the late
xwaperist
God-fearing
whether
xwa bitewê yan netewê
whether you want to or not
xwaxwa
eager, impatient
xwan
dining table
xwar
down
xwarê
xwarû
hatina xwarê
to come down, to get down
xistina xwarewe
to throw down
xwardin
to eat
xwardinewe
to drink
xwas
bare (foot, head)
xwast
request
xwast kirdin
to request
xwastin
to want, to desire
xwazbênî
proposal of marriage, engagement ceremony
xwazbênîy ẍ kirdin leYtoe sk Y for ẍ’s hend in merriegê xwazbênîy kiçe le aşewan deka
he asks the miller for the girl’s hand in marriage
xwazbênîker
suitor
xwaztin
xwê
owner
householder, home-owner, host
xwênexwê
avenger, seeking retaliation
salt
xwên
avenger
xwênbest
xwêndaku jandin
xwêngerm
hot-blooded
xwêngir
immediate member of a murdered man’s family
xwêncimman
blood pressure
xwênker
murderer
xwêxwa
bloodthirsty
xwêxwar
mortal enemy
xwêrij
bloodshedder, murderer
xwêtał
dull, sluggish
xwêndin
to call
to read
xwênddewar
literate
nexwênddewar
illiterate
xwênder
reader
xwêřay
free, at no cost
xwişk
xwişkeza
nephew, niece
xwişkayetî
sisterhood
kiç
kifn
winding sheet, shroud
kifn-û-difn kirdin
to shroud and bury
kiław
kiławyan çû serê
they were fooled
kiławřojine
window, skylight
kiłêşe
corpse
binkiłêşe i...çûn
to deceive, to dupe
kilîl
kilk
tail
kiło
lump, clod, clump
kiło qend
lump of sugar
kiłogił
mud clod
kiloc
manner, way
be hîç kilocêk
in no way whatsoever
kiłoł
wretched
kilor
hollow
kimîser
commissioner
kin
side, by the side of
kip
deaf
kip-û-keř
gwêm kip u kere
my ear’s deaf
kip kirdin
to silence, to shut up
kipman kirdin
we shut them up
kiran
kiranewe
to be opened
kiras
shirt
kirç
upripe, immature
kirde
act
kirdewe
behavior, act, deed
kirdin
to do
deykeme dewrîyêkî panewe
I’ll put it on a flat plate
kirdinewe
to open
kirdin be ...da
to pick up, to take away
kirdin da
to set on, put to
rawçî tancî’yan tê kird u kuştyan
the hunters set their dogs on it, and they killed it
heł kirdin
to pass one’s life
to roll up
to light (sleeves, pant legs)
heł kirdinewe
kirê
kiřêwe
blizzard
kirêkar
laborer, worker
kiřîn
kirm
worm
kirmoł
wormy, worm-ridden
kişan
to crawl up
to passquickly
kişan ewe
to draw back, to go backwards, to stretch
wek lastîk le ber yêk dekişêtewe
it stretches like rubber
ra kişan
to stretch out, to crawl
kişandin
to stretch
to weigh
kişandin ewe
to pull back
to reweigh
kiştukał
agriculture
kiz
limp, thin, light
despondent
kizî
despondency
kizeba
cold dry wind
kizołe kirdin
to cringe
kîlo
kilogram
kîjołe
young girl
collection, assembly
ko bnewe le
to assemble, to gather around someone
ko(we) kirdin
to gather, to collect
kobnewe
meeting, assembly
koç
decampment, migration
koç kirdin
to leave, to depart, to decamp
koçî dway kirdin
to pass away, to die
koçî
of the Hegira (year)
koçer
migrant, migratory
kod
wooden milk bowl
concave
koł
back of the neck, middle of the shoulders
burden, load
koł danewe
to lay down a burden, to give up
be kołda dan
to sling something over one’s shoulder
kelupelekey ko kirdewe u be kolî’da da u we rê kewt
he gathered his things, slung them over his shoulder, and went on his way
le koł kewtin
le koł kirdin
to throw over the shoulder
kołkêş
porter
kołwane
sack, back-pack
kołeke
column
kołan
lane
kołîn
to boil
kołînewe
to investigate, to research
lê kołînewe
to assemble
lêkołînewe
assembly, council
kołke
imperfect, pseudo-
kołkemela
pseudo-mulla
kołkehêx
pseudo-sheykh
kołkepyaw
half-baked guy
komeł
society, organization
komełayetî
societal, social
komełge
society
komełga
komar
tribe, nation, republic
kon
konesał
aged, old in years
kor
blind
korewer
miserable
korî
misery
koř
gathering place, meeting place
group, delegation
kořêkî emrîkay çawpêkewtinêkyan legeł ew ḥakime bwe
an American delegation has had an interview with that ruler
koř bestin
to meet, to hold a meeting
korpe
newborn
koş
lap
apron
koşiş
attempt, endeavor
koşîn
to strive
tê koşîn
to attempt, strive
koşk
kiosk, pavilion
palace
kosp
hill, difficulty
be bê kosp u kend
leaving no stone unturned
kot-û-zincîr
shackles and fetters
kotere
koteredar
kotay
kotay hênan be
to conclude, put an end to
kotik
a wooden bowl
kotir
dove
kowe kirdin
kran
krandin
heł-krandin
křîn
to buy
kroştin
da-kroştin
to crunch with the teeth
ktaw
book
ktawî
ktawxane
library
kufr
ingratitude
kul
eye, sight
kuł
boiling, raging grief, overwhelming sorrow
heina kuł
to come to a boil
kułuko
raging, boiling
kułuko damird
it went up in flames
kułan
kułandin
short
kun
hole, lair, nest
kun kirdin
to make a hole, to pierce
kuna
hole
kunamurî
anthill
kundebu
kunne
water sack
kupełe
jar, jug
kuř
boy, son
kurd
Kurd
kurdewarî
the Kurds
kurdayetî
Kurdishness
kurdistan
Kurdistan
kurdî
Kurdish
kurdsat
Kurdsat, the Kurdish satellite broadcast network
kurkekurkê
palpitating
kurt
be kurtî
paş kurte wiçanêk
after a short pause
kurûşke kirdin
to curl up
kuştin
to kill
kut
piece
kut kirdin
to chop into pieces
kut-û-mit çûn-le
to look exactly like
kut-û-piř
sudden(ly)
kutek
strike, blow
kutek pya małînto strikê
kutakêkî pya małî he struck him
kutan
to beat, to strike
da kutan
to drive into the ground
ew singe’m dakuta
I drove that stake into the ground
heł kutana ser
tê kutan
to hit, to strike, to poke
kutik
kujan
to go out, be extinguished
kujanewe
to be extinguished, be silenced
kujandin
da kujandin
to extinguish, put out
kûçe
kûp
vat
kûpele
jar
kûř
deep, steep
kûtał
goods, wares
kwa
where is...?
kwê
where?: la kweya? where is it?
kwêr
kwêrewer
kwêrewerî
kwêresewad
semi-literacy
kwêray
blindness
kwêstan
mountainous region
in, at, from
leber
lebatî
lebatî eway
because, since, inasmuch as
legeł
with
legeł eweî ke
(conj.) despite the fact that, in addition to the fact that
leber destda
in front of, in the presence of, with
leẍem
tunnel
leḧîmkraw
soldered
leke
spot, stain, blemish
lekedar
stained, spotted
leke kirdin
to stain
lexorazî
self-satisfied
previously
lemewpaş
henceforth, hereafter
lemper
Lenden
London
lenger
anchor
balance
lenger girtin
to balance oneself
çone lem ser dîwarî barîke lengerî girte?
how has he kept his balance atop this narrow wall?
lenc
viciousness, spite
lencbaz
vicious, spiteful
lence
stately walk, grace
lence-û-lar
stately, graceful walk
leq
loose
leq kirdin
to loosen, to shake loose
şwên leq kirdin be
to dislodge, to displace
bew hîwayeî şwên’yan pê leq neka
in hopes that he wouldn’t displace them
leqeb
title, nickname
leqandin
ser leqandin
to shake the head
leqleq
stork
leř
puny
lerîn
lerîn ewe
to tremble, to quiver
lerzîn
to shake, tremble
lerzînok
trembling
be dengêkî lerzîn pêy wit
he said to him in a trembling voice; zewî le jêr pey’da delerzî
leş
body
leşkir
army
leşki kêşan
to mobilize an army
let
piece, bit
let kirdin
to cut into pieces
let-û-pet bûn
to be shattered into bits
let-û-pet kirdin
to tear to pieces
leweřga
pasture
leweřandin
to pasture, to graze
leweřîn
to pasture
lay
for, in the opinion of, next to, near
lay êware
it was near evening; to am raze’y la dir- kand
lay kem
at least
la çûn
to get away, go aside
la dan
to shove, push aside
to remove
to take up residence
le peřî şarewe la’yan da xanêk
they took up residence in a house on the edge of the city; to be a guest; to deviate
la diran
to be removed
lat wa nebê
don’t think that...
laf
boast
laf dan
to boast
lafaw
flood
lage
lageî
lałan ewe
to beg, to beseech
lamerkezî
decentralization
lan
extent
lanî kem
lanewaz
poor, helpless, lost
lanik
cradle
lapeře
page
laq
leg
lar
crooked
lar-û-pal kewtin
to fall in a heap
lasar
disobedient
lasarî
disobedience
laşe
lat
punk
lat-û-lût
ruffian, hooligan
latîr
out of the corner of one’s eyes
latîr twaşay kirdim
he looked at me out of the corner of his eyes
law
youth, young man
lawekî
lawaz
skinny
lawêç
layengir
partisan
layeq
appropriate
lazim
necessary
lê-dan
to hit, to strike, to play (musical instrument)
lê-kirdin
to separate, to take away
lê-kirdinewe
to separate
lê-nan bo
to fix for (food)
şorbam bo lê-nawe
I’ve fixed soup for him
lêfe
quilt
lêhatû
worthy, considerable
lêk
apart, from one another
lêk bir ran
to be separated
lêk bûn
to resemble each other
lêk bnû ewe
to break into pieces
to end (hostilities)
lêk dan
to mix together
lêk danewe
to interpret
be şm bo xoyan lêk dayewe
they interpreted it as an ill omen
lêk hatin
to go well together
mexûmer u konedewar lêk nedehatin
velvet and old tent material would not go well together
lêk nan
to close, put together the two parts of something
çawe-kanim lêk-na
I closed my eyes; ktêbe ke’m lêk na
lêkbirraw
separated
lêkoler
assembler, collector
lêkolînewe
assembly, collection
investigation
lêł kirdin
to sully, to muddy
lêpirsînewe
interrogation, investigation
xistine ber lêpirsînewe
to interrogate
lêqewmaw
grief-stricken
lêř
lêşaw
downpour
lêw
lip
lik
branch, limb
likedar
tree branch
lirf
roar (of a flood, oven)
linc
cloying
lîre
lira, pound
lîte
mud, mire
lîwan
drinking glass
lîzge
beads strung on a string
lîjne
committee
loẍet
rumor
loẍan
celebration, rejoicing
loke
cotton
lolo
beginning of certain Kurdish songs
lotî
a professional singer and entertainer
lulu
pearl
lûre
growl
lûrelûr
continual growling
lûş kirdin
to swallow, to gulp down
lût
nose
lût be ber xo hatinewe
to regret
lût be xo da hatinewe
to be humiliated
lût çzanewe
to be disappointed
lût girtin
to hold the nose
lût heł kirdin
to get angry
lût şikan
to be disappointed, to be ashamed
lût şikandin
to disappoint, to chastize
dest be lûtewe girtin
to hold one’s nose
lûtberz
haughty, nose in the air
mebe
don’t be
mebes
aim, goal
mebest
mebde
principle
meçek
meger
unless
meger bimirim, dena deykem
unless I die—otherwise I’ll do it
megez
fly
megîn
şit-û-mek
tools, stuff, paraphernalia
mekan
mexmer
velvet
meko
a crowded place, gathering, cluster
mel
mele
swimming
mele kirdin
to swim
melewan
swimmer
mela
mała mulla, religious authority
melabangdan
dawn
mełamet
reason, cause
bêmełamet
without cause
mełbend
area, region
melotik
babe in swaddling clothes
memik
breast
memleket
country, realm manjał pot
menzil
stopping place, destination
meqam
meř
sheep
mered
meraq
wishing, wondering
merç
mashed, squashed
merçîn
merçandin
merêz
sick, ill
merêzxane
infirmary
merg
death
merḧûm
merc
promise, condition
merkez
center
meřtebe
degree
mesele
affair, question, object
mesaf
battle
meşq
exercise, drill
sermeşq
meşrûte
meşrûte xwaz
constitutionalist
meşrûteiyet
the Constitutional Movement in Iran
mest
drunk
mestî
drunkenness, inebriation
meteł
riddle
meteł zandran
for a riddle to be figured out
meta dan
to crouch on the ground in expectation, to ambush
mewda
edge, tip (of sword)
period (of time)
distance
opportunity, chance
gundêkî dîke heb ke mewday le malî necar zor
there was another village, the distance of which from the carpenter’s house was great
mewdam niye biyanbînim
I won’t have a chance to see them
le mewda
through, by means of
mewzûn
metrical, having poetic meter
meydan
field, arena
meynetî
meyser
possible
meyser kirdin
to make possible, to carry out
meyter
groom
mezat
auction, sale
mezin
great, huge
mezinde
guess, estimate
mezinde kirdin be
to estimate at
mezra
farm
mezran
to stay, dwell, be established
da mezran
to be set up (tent), be established, be appointed
da-mezrandin
to set up, to appoint as, to establish
maç
kiss
maç kirdin
to kiss
madam
as long as
mafûr
carpet
mał
house, home
małekî
like family, a member of the household
possessions
małlekoł
nomadic, vagrant, wanderer
małwêranî
destruction, devastation
çûna małê
to go home
maława
goodbye
maławay kirdin la
lato say goodbye to
małîn
to strike, hit
to rub
ronî pya bimale
rub some oil on it
da małîn
to take off, to throw off
cilî paşay’y le ber xoy damalî
she threw off her regal garb
ra małîn
to sweep away, to drive off, to repel
małînewe
to take everything away, to clear
to polish
mam
mamełe
transaction, interaction
mamełe kirdin legeł
to interact with
to negotiate with, to bargain with
mamir
chicken
mamo
uncle (paternal)
mamosta
teacher
man
to remain
to cease to exist, to be no more
man ewe
to stay behind, be left behind
da man
to be flabbergasted, perplexed
ra man
to pause, to stop and think
mana
meaning, significance
manadar
significant
mandû
mandû bn
to be tired
mandû kirdin
to tire out
zorî mand kirdim
it made me very tired
mandûî
mandûnebûn kirdin le
to greet someone who is working
mandwêtî
mang
moon, month
mangane
monthly salary
mangî
monthly, lunar
manga
mangir
obstinate
mar
snake
mare
marriage
mare kirdin le
to give in marriage to
kiçekeî xoy lê mare kird
he gave him his daughter in marriage
mareî
wedding gift
marekuł
maşên
autombile, car
masî
fish
masî girtin
to fish
masîgir
fisherman
mast
yoghurt
masûlke
sinew
mat
stunned into silence
shorter than others
ew berdaneî de rêget girte yêkyan mate
one of those stones you have lined up is shorter than the others
matî
stunned silence
perplexity
mat kirdin
to checkmate
to stun into silence
matem
bereavement
matemzede
bereaved, grieving, mourning
mawe
maweyêk rabward
a period of time passed
dway maweyek
after a while
paş-maweyek
mayin
female
mêgel
flock, herd
megal a mař flock of sheep
mêmil
calamity, catastrophe
mêrd
man, husband
mêrg
meadow
mêş
fly, honeybee
mêşûle
mosquito
mêşik
brain, mind
skull
mêwe
fruit
mêweron
marmalade
wek mêweron leber destî dewlete xawen zordaran-da bûn
they were like putty in the hands of powerful nations
mêwan
guest
mêwandar
mêwandarî kirdin
to host
mêwij
raisins
mêz
table, desk
mêzer
turban
mêj
long time, it’s been a long time since
le mêj a
for a long time
le mêje nemdîtyte
it’s been a long time since I saw you, I haven’t seen you for a long time
lemêjîne
ancient, very old
mêjû
history
mêjûnûs
historian
midbeq
kitchen
Miḧemed
,Miḥmid , Miḥimid Mohammed, masc. proper name
micrî
box, chest
mil
mil nan la
lato head for
milhuř
tough, bully
charlatan
milkeç
obedient, subservient
le mil dan
to behead
mił
sniff
mił kirdin
to sniff
mił-û-mo kirdin
to sniff around looking for food
xo miłaz danewe
to crouch on the ground in ambush: khoy le miłaz dawa he crouched on the ground
millet
nation
mimbarek
happy, felicitous, blessed
min
I, me
minetbar
grateful for
minał
minałane
childish
minałî
childhood
minałoçke
small child, baby
minare
tower, minaret
minge
snort
mingeyêkî lêwe deh u we der dekewt
he snorted and left
miqomqo
yelling, screaming, uproar
mir
hen
mirawî
duck
mirîşk
miř
satiated, sated
ewende’y xwarde miř be
he ate his fill
miř-û-mişt
fight, quarrel
moç
mirandin
to cause to die
xo mirandin
to play dead
mirarî
mirçqandin
mirdar
carrion
mirdin
to die
mirdov
mirdû
dead
mirkan
to subside
da mirkan
to settle down, to die down
bo çi namirkî
why don’t you settle down?
agir damirkawe
the fire has died down
da-mirkandin
to quieten down
mirx
passion, lust
mirov
man, person, one
mirovêkî fêudal u pldar bwe
he was a feudal and wealthy man
mirwarî
mişe
frequent
mişik
mouse
misoger
insured
misoger kirdin
to insure
mist
fist
palm, handful
mist weşandin
to box, to hit, to strike with the fist
mitała
study, contemplation
mitmane
safe
mitmane be
secure in, trusting in
mize
expense
mizgewt
mosque
mizgên
good news
mizgit
mij
inhaling
mij dan
to inhale
mijêkî qlî le cigerekey da
he took a deep drag on his cigarette
mijde
mijî
brain
mijîn
to suck
mizmeḧîl
deprived, destitute
mîç
mîdya
media
mîl
stripe (in cloth)
mîllet
mîllî
national
mînge
nasality, talking through the nose
mîrat
legacy, heritage
mîrî
mîrûle
ant
mîtr
meter
mîwan
mox
brain, marrow
mox kêşan
moleq
staring
çawî be moleq westa
he stood staring into space mołat respite
mom
candle
moř
hard stare
moř bûn ewe le
to stare at
mor
violet
virgin
seal
ash
mor kirdin
to seal
more
crack in a mud wall
game piece
sorrow, worry
muçiřke
shiver, shudder
mufeřik
auspiciousness, good omen
muflîs
bankrupt, impoverished
muë‬‬cîze
miracle
mukriyanî
of the Mukri region
musulman
Muslim
musulmanî
Muslimism, Islam
mutehem
accused
muweqet
temporary, provisional
hikmetêkî muweqetî Kurdis- tan
a provisional government of Kurdistan
hair
mûxor
depilatory
mûç
wrist, ankle
mûçewane
mûçe
portion
one-family farm
mûçexor
salaried, wage-earner
kakim mûçeî dewlete
my brother is salaried by the government
mûçandin
to bend
da mûçandin
to turn up (cuff, hem)
mûnandin
nebege
weak, feeble
neban
animal that spurns its own young
not on speaking terms
kakim lêman nebane, namandwênê
my brother’s not on speaking terms with us, he doesn’t speak to us
neban kirdin
to spurn, to disown
to turn away from
nebz
pulse
neft
oil, petroleum
negbet
negrîs
stubborn, badly behaved
mean, evil
negute
unspoken
negute le cwabekem tê geyşt
he understood my unspoken answer
necîbzade
aristocratic
necar
necarî
carpentry
nek
and not
nek pêçewanekey
and not vice-versa; dû car’it lê birdewe, nek sê
ill, patient
xo nexoş xistin
to pretend to be ill
nexoşî
illness
nexoşxane
hospital
nexş
role
nexşî derece dû ya sêy heye
it has a secondary or tertiary role
piř nexş-û-nîgar
go beautiful
nexşe
map, plan
nexşe da nan
to lay a plan
nexşe kêşan
to lay a plot
nexşe kêşanewe
to draw maps, to make plans
nexşandin
to draw
next
nextêk
a bit, a little, a while
next-û-puxt
completely
qseke’y next le berdem’da na
he had his say completely
nexwaza
nexwêndewar
nelamet
accursed
nemam
sapling
nemam kirdin
to have someone walled up
xan kawrayêkî nemam kird
the khan had a man walled up
neman
nene
nenasîwî
disguise
le nenasîwî
in disguise, in secret
xo le nenasîwî dan le
to be secretly in favor of
neqandin
to choose, to select
neřandin
to roar, to scream
nerdîwan
ladder, staircase nargiz narcissus
nerît
nesteřin
eglantine
netewe
netewe yekgirtekan
the United Nations
neteweî
netre
courage
netre birdin
to lose courage
to trip, to stumble
newë‬‬
type, sort
newe
grandchild
newende
fall planting
newan
to bend over
newandin
to lower
da newandin
to lower, to bring down
newîn
to cave in
banekey newîb
his roof had caved in
newroz
the vernal equinox
newşe
poetry
newşekar
Newşîrwan
Anosharwan, Sassanian shah of Iran
nejad
race, lineage
nezîle
short story
nezm
no, oh no
naasay
unusual, unaccustomed
nabaweřî
disbelief
naçar
helpless, there was nothing he could do
nadyar
invisible, unseen
naf
navel
naguzr
destitute, poverty-stricken
naḧeq
dishonest, unrightful
be naḧeq
unjustly
naḧez
ugly
nakaw
suddenly, all of a sudden
nax
depth, interior
le naxî ax’da
inside the earth, in the grave
naxêr
naxoş
unpleasant
naxoşî
unpleasantness
nał
horseshoe
nałdar
nale
wail, lament
nalebar
sad, lamentable
nalandin
to be moan
name
letter
nameîlke
pamphlet
namo
stranger, foreign
nan
bread, food
nan xwardin
to eat, to have a meal
nanereq
dry crust of bread
nanewa
baker
nanezig
someone who works for his board
nanker
breadmaker, baker
to put, to place
da nan
to put down, to set down, to compose, to put together
ktêbêkî danawe
he has written a book
ra nan
to exhibit, to show
lê nan bo
to fix food for
pê-nane
to make it to
eger ew şewe bimabaye, pêman denaye rojî şeşem
if he had remained that night, we would have made it to the sixth day
ser nanewe
to lay one’s head down (to sleep)
napak
unclean, filthy
nařezay
unhappiness, dissatisfaction
nařezayyetî
nařewa
unreadable
narastewxo
indirect
narazî
unhappy, dissatisfied
nardin
to send
nêrdin
nardîwan
ladder
nardran
to be sent
nasandin
to introduce, to make known
naşê
it’s not right, it’s not proper, shouldn’t
naştin
to bury in the ground, to plant in the ground
nêjtin
nasik
fine, thin
nasîn
to know, be acquainted with, to recognize
nasînewe
to recognize
nasran
to be known, to be recognized
nasran be
to be known as
nasraw
well-known, famous
nasyar
nasyaw
nenasyaw
unacquainted
nenasyawêk biydîban
if someone who didn’t know them were to see them
nasor
an infected sore, gangrene
natewaw
deficient, incomplete
natewawî
deficiency
naumêd
in despair, desperate
naumêd kirdin
to dash someone’s hopes
hîwadarim naumêdman nekey
I hope you won’t dash our hopes
naumêdî
naw
midst, middle
among, between
le naw birdin
to eradicate, to get rid of
le naw çûn
to disappear, to cease to exist
naweřast
nawerok
center contents
nawend
central
nawendî
nawçaw
forehead
nawqed
waist
nawrast
middle, center
nawçaw turşandin
to frown
nawbang
fame, renown
nawdar
famous, well-known
nawexta
at an unusual time, unexpectedly
le nawexta
nawçe
administrative region
nêwçe
nawik
naawikî xurma
date pit
nayêł
nayên
naz
coquetry
nazdar
dear, cute
be naz-û-goz bexêw kirdin
to spoil (a child)
nazlaw
tender shoot
naznaw
nickname, nom de plume
nêçîr
prey
nêgetîv
negative
nêr
male
nêrîne
nêrdîwan
nêrran
nêwerok
contents
nêwçawan
forehead, brow
nigrîs
nihên
secret, hidden
nihênî
secret, hidden thing
be nihênî
in secret, secretly
nihom
floor, story
nimekbeḧeram
ingrate, ungrateful
nimûne
example, sample
nimûne nî şan dan
to give as an example
niran
nrê
nirke
rumble, rumbling sound
nirkandin
to grunt, to make a rumbling sound
nirkên
nirx
value, worth
nirxdar
valuable
benirx
worthwhile, valuable
nirxandin
to evaluate
nirxên
niwişte
inscription
niyaz
need
nizaw
water exuded from anything
nizim
low
be dengî nizim
in a low voice
nizimay
lowliness
nizîk
near
le xoy nizîk xistinewe
to seat some one ear oneself
nînok
fingernail
nîsan
April
nîşan
target
trace, sign
nîşan dan
to show, to give forth
nîşan şikandin
to practice archery
nîşanşikên
sharpshooter
nîşane
sign, mark
nîşane girtin le
to take aim at
nîştecê
successor
nîştiman
country, homeland
nîştimanî
nîştimanperwer
patriot
nîştin
to sit
danîştin
to sit down, to dwell
nîw
half, mid-
nîweřo
noon, midday
nîweşew
midnight
Nîzamî
Nizami (1141–1209), a very well-known Persian poet
nîzîk
nine
noem
ninth
nohem
nobe
turn
be nobe
by turn
noge
nok
chickpea
nokaw
chickpea soup
noker
nokerayetî
servitude, service
nokîse
nouveau riche
noł
soft
jşik be bêçî xoycdełê oxey rołe nerm u nołekem
the porcupine says to its baby, “O my soft little one”
noma
colt
nomał
newly wed
nore
noş
noşî gyan
noşan
noşatir
bleach
nuft
nukrandin
to carve
nukte
joke, pleasantry
nuqim bûn
to disappear, be lost
nuqte
point
nuşan
to bend, be folded
nuşê
nuşên
nuşanewe
nuşandinewe
to bend, to fold
nusxe
manuscript, copy
nustin
to sleep, to go to sleep
nûk
tip, point: nk a chaqo point of a knife
beak
whimper
nûke
now, at that time
nûkenûk
em nûkenûke le çiye?
what’s this whimpering for?
nûka
nûq
dunked
nûqan
to be dunked
nûqê
nûqên
to dunk
nûqîn
to close, shut
çawit binûqê
shut your eyes
nûser
writer, author
nûsandin
to write
nûsên
nûsênanewe
copy
nûsîn
nûsînewe
to copy, to transcribe
to literature
nûsan
to stick to, to be stuck to, in
nûsê be
nûsandin be
to clutch at
nûsên be
nûsînge
nûtek
heavy darkness
nûze
moan
nwandin
to represent, to look like
xo nwandin
to show oneself
nwê
new
nwê kirdinewe
to renew, to renovate
nwên
bedclothes, sheets
nwêner
representative
nwêşk
rennet
nwêj
prayer (one of the five daily Muslim prayers)
nwêj xwêndin
to perform prayer
nwêj kirdin
to pray
oẍir
journey, good omen for a journey
organ
oxijn
rest, calm
ordû
camp
ordûga
otonomî
autonomy
pek
need, necessity
amazing
pexş
dispersal
pexş bûn
to spread out, to be dispersed
pexşe
publication
pexşan
prose
dispersed
pexşan bûn
to be dispersed, to spread out
pexşan kirdin
to scatter
pexşan kirdinewe
to distribute
pele
pele kirdin
to hurry
be pele
in haste, hurriedly
pełe
field, farm
stain, spot
pełehewr
pelepelî
confusion
peleqajê
flailing the hands and feet
pelewer
pelamar
pelamar dan
to grab, to snatch, to attack
pełg
eyelid
pelk
tress, leaf, branch
pelkî çaw
pelke
tress
pełk
a type of plane tree
pelkêş kirdin
to pick up
pelupo
endurance
pelupoy piçiřa
he couldn't take it any longer
le pelupo kewtin
to come to the end of one’s endurance
peme
pena
shelter, refuge, asylum
pena birdin be
to take refuge in
penaber
refugee
pend
advice
penêr
cheese
peng xwardin
to be pent up
penhan
wonderful, rare, strange
pence
hand
claw
pence dan legeł
to fight with, to contend with
penceî xo gestin
to bite one’s fingers, to express surprise
pencere
window
pencołe
pepke bestin
to coil
marekan pepkeyan best
the snakes coiled up
peř
side, direction
ewpeřî
on the other side of, past
feather
peře
petal
peřeî gul
rose petal
peresendin
to be in general use
peřewaze
wandering, homeless
peřandin
to make leap, jump
to cause to flee
to cut off part of something
em like bipeřêne
cut off this limb, to leave out; le xwêndinewe’da xetêkit peřand
peřandinewe
to save
peřandtimewe
you've saved me
der peřandin le
to drive away from, to chase out of
da peřandin
le darekewe em sêwane’m dapeřande xwar
I shook these apples down from the tree
ra peřandin
to wake up, to roust out of sleep
peřaw
notebook
perawêzan
to edit
perçem
bangs
perç danewe
to pound flat (the head of a nail)
perçî
cheap, insignificant
perdax
glass, tumbler
perê
day before yesterday
perêz
place for harvested grain
peristin
to serve, to adore, to worship
perî
peri, fairy
peřîn
to leap, to jump
tê peřîn le
to pass by, to pass through
permûn
to rely on oneself
ra permûn
to consider worthy, to find some one capable of doing something
perş
scattered
perş-û-bilaw kirdinewe
to scatter, to let loose
kiçe qijî perş u bilaw kirdewe
the girl let her hair fly loose
persiv
answer, response
pertuk
perwerde kirdin
to raise, to rear (flocks, herds)
perj
peřj
broadcast, widespread
perjîn
relation
perjan
pesend bûn le
to be pleasing to
pesardin
to lean against
heł pesardinbe...ewe
bêl be dîwarewe hełpesêre
lean the shovel against the wall
peşîman
regretful, sorry
peşîman kirdinewe
to dissuade
peşokan
to get upset, to be terrified
peşokaw
terrified
peşokawî
terror
pesind
approval
pest
low, dejected
pestî
dejection
be pestîewe
dejectedly
pestawtin
to stuff, cram
to beat with the feet, to kick
pet
rope, cord
petî hîwa kewte barîk
the thread of hope wore thin, there was not much hope left
potato
peyam
message
peyam nardin
to send a message
peyda
visible, found
peyda bûn
to happen, to become visible
peyda kirdin
peyco
investigator, researcher
peycor
peycoî
investigation, research
peyman
peyman bestin legeł
to make a promise to someone
peyta peyta
constantly, continuously
peywend
connection, relation
pez
pejare
paçîn
to pound
da paçîn
to split from top to bottom
padaşt
padaşt danewe
pak
pure, clean
pak kirdin
to clean
pał
back
inside
le pał xoy’da tûřeye
he’s angry inwardly
pał dan
to push
were degelman pal de
come push with us
pał danewe
to lean back, to rest
pał dan be
pałim be dîwarewe da
I leaned against the wall
pał kewtin
pał pêwe nan
le pałî xoda
for one’s own part, on one’s own be- half
pałewan
champion, hero
pałewanêtî
heroism
pałewaniyetî
pała
pałpiştî
backing, support
pałtaw
overcoat
pan
wide, broad, shallow
par
pare
money
pařan
parastin le
to protect from, to keep
paraztin
parêz
avoidance, abstaining
ambush
parêz birdin
to ambush
parêz çûn
to wait in ambush
parêz kirdin
to abstain
parêzran
to be protected, to kept
parêzer
defender, protector, defence lawyer
parêzgar
protector
parêzî
protection
parêzî kirdin
to protect
parû
morsel
pasewan
guard
pasewanî
surveillance
paş
paş kewtin
to fall behind, to be backward
paş xistin
to delay
to neglect, to ignore
paş eweî (ke)
le paşa
afterwards
paşe roj
paşkewtû
backward
paşmene
left-over
le mewpaş
henceforth
paşeł
back of the skirt
hind leg pasha king, prince
paşu
leg (of an animal)
paye
rank
payiz
paj
portion, section
fasting
on hand
lit (fire)
min emřo pêyim
I’m fasting today
pûl’it pêye?
do you have any money on hand?
agir pêye
the fire’s lit
foot
pê da girtin
to insist, to importune
be pêy
on account of
pê pêwe nan
to get a move on, to hightail it out
dang i peyek the sound of a footstep
pê le kewşa bûn
to insist, to be firm
pêyêkit le kewş’a bêt u ew pêket nekirdibê be cêy bêle
be firmly resolved, stick to your guns
pê...wa bûn
to think, to be of the opinion that
pêm wa
I thought so; pey wa diz u regirin
element
pê kirdin
to force, to oblige
to fool
to light
pê’yan kirdim ew kare bikem
they forced me to do it
to begin
pêçewane
reverse, opposite
be pêçewanewe
on the contrary
pêçan
to fold, to wrap
heł pêçan
pêçran
to be wrapped
pêdeşt
piedmont plain
pêda
pêẍemer
prophet
pêk
together, in order
pêk anîn
to accomplish, to reconcile
pêk biřan
to be suitable
to u ew kirase delêy pêk biřawin
it’s as though you and that shirt were made for each other
pêk geyştin
to meet, to see each other
pêk hatin
to agree, to get along together
to consist
pêk henan
to put together, to produce, to accomplish
to reconcile
pêkewe
together
pêkewe nan
to shut, close, to stick together (book, eyes)
rêk-û-pêk
ordered, arranged
pêkan
to hit with an arrow or bullet, to hit the mark
pêław
shoes
pêło
pênas
identity, identity card
pênaw
le pênawî azadî’da xom bext ekem
I’ll risk my life for the sake of freedom
pênc
five
pêncem
fifth
pêncşemme
Thursday
pêřew
pedestrian
sidewalk
pêrê
pêş
before, ahead
pêş eweî
before
pêş girtin be
to prevent
le çn pêş’yan pê girtim
they prevented me from going
pêş girtin le
to stand in front of
pêş kewtin
to advance, to go forward, to get ahead of
pêşman kewtn
they have gotten ahead of us
dana pêş
to drive forward
pêşek
foreword
pêşewa
leader
pêşîn
former, olden
pêşînan
the ancients, ancestors, forefathers
pêşkeş
pêşkeş kirdin be
to present to
pêşkeş kran
to be presented
pêşkewt
advanced, progressive
pêşmerge
guerilla, freedom fighter
pêşniraw
proposed, suggested
proposal
pêşnyar
suggestion
pêşnyar kirdin
to suggest
pêşnyaz
pêşnyaz kirdin
pêşwext
early, untimely
pêşwaz
greeting
hat be pêşwazi mêrdekeyewe
she came to greet her husband
pêşwazî kirdin
to receive
pêst
pêtext
capital
pêwend
contact, link
pêwend girtin le geł
to form a link with
pêwan
to measure
pêwar
unseen, invisible
pêwdan
measure, rule
pêwîst
pêwîstî
necessity
piçiřandin
to break, to break apart
piçiřîn
to break, to cut
piçiřîn ewe le
to sever relations with
kakim le ême piçiřîwetewe, hatu-çû’man naka
my brother has severed relations with us—he doesn’t come to see us
heł piçiřîn
to force a cover off
piçiřan
to be broken, to be snapped
piçok
little, tiny
pif
puff
pif kirdin
to puff, to blow
pil
finger, toe
pilan
plan
piław
pilaf, cooked rice
piling
tiger
piłîşanewe
piłîşandinewe
to squash
pilk
piř
full
le piř
suddenly, all at once
le piřêk
le piřda
piř le...ewe
full of
piř bn le
to be angry with
lêt piřim
I’m angry with you, mamdwena
piř pêda kirdin
to snatch away
piřay
midst, middle majority
le piřayî awekedag
in the middle of the water
piřayî xałkeke hat
the majority of the people came
pird
bridge
piřme
whinny, snivel
pirşing
ray
pirsîn
to ask
pirsyar
question
pirsyarkirdin le
to ask some one
piřtaw
bepiřtaw hatin
to rush
pirtuk
piryaske
small sack
piřjan
to be scattered, to be sprinkled
heł piřjan
to grapple
to squirt
pê’m lê na, quř u lîte’m pê hełpirja
I put my foot in it and mud squirted up all over me
piřjandin
to scatter, to sprinkle, to squirt
pisan
to break, to snap
pişî
cat
pişîle
kitten
pişkinîn
to examine
pişt
reliance
pişt be xwa
for God’s sake
pişt bestin be
to click on
pişt dan
pişt dan ewe
to calm down
biro piştî xotî lê bidewe
go calm down
pişt girtin
to help, to protect
piştheł kirdin
to turn away in anger
pişt kirdin ba
to rely on
pişt tê kir din
to turn the back on, to ignore
pişt estûr
complacent
piştî
behind
bolster
bepişt
solid, firm, strong
piştaw
gunpowder sack
type of pistol
piştêr
pişû
pişû dan
to take a breath
pispoř
pisû
pitew
strong, firm
pitir
earlier
pijîşk
doctor, physician
pijme
sneeze
pijmîn
pîlan
pîr
pîrek
woman, wife
pîremêrd
old man
pîrejin
old woman
pîrêjin
pîrî
old age
the act of going out to greet a superior
be pîrîewe hatin
to come out to greet, to go out to greet
Pîranşar
Piranshahr, a town in Iranian Kurdistan
pîroz
happy, blessed, auspicious
pîs
dirty, filthy
pîs gal dan
to stir up filth
dil pîs kirdin le
to suspect the worst of
pîşe
trade, craft
pîşan
trace
pîşan dan
to show
pît
letter of the alphabet
pît-û-let
bit, little bit
pîwaz
onion
weft
pol
flock (of birds)
poł
grade
group, squadron
le polî pêncemî ibtiday’da
in the fifth grade of elementary school
poła
pop
cock’s comb, forelock
lik-û-pop
branches and twigs
poř
partridge (on the head)
pan upoř
wide, broad
poşîn
to wear, to put on
poşte
chic
happy
poşte kirdinewe
to dress in fine clothes
post
skin, peel
post girtinewe
to peel
postî em xeyare bigirewe
peel this cucumber
post, mail
postî elîktronî
prûsk
remains of a decayed corpse
prşe kirdin
to nibble
puşpeř
the month of Cancer
pûł
pûř kirdin
to store
pûs
pûş
dried grass
pût
weight equal to sixteen kilos
pyałe
pyase
walk, stroll
pyase kirdin
to take a stroll, go for a walk
pyaw
pyawetî
manhood, manliness, generosity
pyawî gewrekan
dignitaries
pyaz
qebe
qebûł
acceptance
qebûł bûn
to be acceptable
qebûł kirdin
to accept, to agree to
qedpal
mountainside
qefeze
closet, storeroom
qełebałiẍ
qełem
qełew
fat
lamî qełew
velarized l
qeła
fort
qełayçe
fortress
qelaço
extermination
qełbez
chain of rocks on a mountain
qełbeze
waterfall
qelişîn
to split, to crack
qelişt
crack, split
qenare
gallows
qendin(heł qendin)
to uproot, to dig up, to get out
heł qendran
to be uprooted, to dug up
qere
nearness, vicinity
qerax
edge, outskirts
qesab
butcher
qest
intention
le qest
intentionally
qet
absolutely
qetl
murder
qewan
phonograph record
qewan xwêndina gwê
to harp on the same theme to, to keep repeating into some one’s ear
qewîl
accepted, acceptable
qewman le
to have something wrong or bad happen to
wek lêy neqewmabê wa
it was as though nothing bad had happened to him
qewr
grave, tomb
qeyçî
scissors
qeyd
impediment
link (in a chain)
qeydê naka
never mind, it doesn’t matter
qezawet
judgeship, judiciary
qaç
her qxçêk kirdin be duan
to run as fast as one can
kiçe her qaçêkî deka be duan
the girl runs as fast as her legs will carry her
qaç xistina ser
to step on
qaç ra keşan
to stretch out the legs
qaçax
smuggling, contraband
qaçaxçî
smuggler
qalî
qamik
finger, finger joint
heł qan de
to get stuck on
dawênim dew bizmare hełqa
my skirt got stuck on that nail
qap
dish
qapêlk
shell, hollow shell
qapî
door, gate
qaqez
qareman
hero
qaremanî
qarç
mushroom
qarçik
qarpoz
saddlehorn
qarpuz
melon
lampshade
qat
hezar qat cwantir
a thousand times more beautiful
qaw
qaw daxistin
to spread a rumor
dish, plate, container
qawe
coffee
qawirme
meat fried in small pieces
qayil bûn be
to agree to
qayim
quick, fast, hard
be qayim
qazan
pot, cauldron
qazaneser
bogey man
qazanc
profit
qazanc kirdin
to make a profit
qazî
cadi, Islamic judge
qêz
revulsion
be qêz-û-bêzewe
with repugnance
qiłayçe
small fortress, castle
qiłîşan
to split
da qiłîşan
qiłîşandin
to split, to be split
daqiłîşandin
to be split from top to bottom
qilyan
waterpipe, long-stemmed smoking pipe
qing
buttocks
qinc
upright, upturned
qiny
patience
qirçe
sound of cracking, splintering
qirçe kirdin
to splinter
qirçan
to melt (fat over fire)
qirçanewe
to sting, hurt
hełqirçan
to be heated over fire, to sizzle, to shrivel up
qirçandin
to heat fat, grease
to make something shrivel up over heat
qirçandinewe
to cauterize
qirîwe
a shout for joy
qirteqirt
peep, chirp
qirtandin
to cut, to tear with the teeth
to crack
qirjang
crab
qişt
cute
qit kirdin
to eliminate
qij
hair (on the head)
qîble
the kiblah, the direction of Islamic prayer
qîn
spite
qîr
tar, pitch
qîrrêjî kirdin
to cover with tar
qît
erect, in order
xo qît kirdin
to put oneself in order, to straighten oneself up
qîtûzît
stylish
qît-û-qoz
tall and elegant
qîj
cry, scream
qîjandin
to scream
qol
arm, sleeve
qol heł malan
to roll up one’s sleeves, to get to work in earnest
qonax
lodging, place to stay the night
historical event
qoř
nonsense
qoře
qoztin
qoztinewe
to snatch out of the air
topeke’m hełda, le he- wa qoztîewe
I threw the ball up and he caught it in mid air
qse
words, speech, story
qse pê birîn
be tundî qseke’m pê biřî u gutim
qse kirdin
to speak, to tell a story
qule
mountain peak
qułeng
crane
qułax
sensitive (of the ear)
gwêqułax bnewe
to listen attentively
qułf
lock
qułf kirdin
to lock
qum
draught, drink
quř
mud
be quř girtin
to seal with mud
malit be quř gîrê
“may your house be mudded up,” damn you
qurban
sacrifice
qûrban
sir, sire
qurçandin
to swallow
da qurçandin
qurg
quroş
piastre
quřquşim
lead (metal)
qurs
heavy, weighty
qurş
footstool of a throne
qurwaq
frog
qut
short, brief
qutab
qutabî
qutabxane
school
qutan
to beat, to strike, to hit
qutîle
small box
small lamp
qûcandin
to close together
qûł
deep
qûłayî
depth
qûłîne
fruit basket
qûn
anus, butt
qûnî qelem
stub of a pencil
Qstenteniye
Constantinople
reçełek
reçełek birînewe
to uproot, to eradicate
reçaw
observation
reçaw kirdin
to observe
refîq
friend, comrade
reg
vein, root origin, race
regez
origin, race
regezayetî
racism
rehende
wanderer, nomad
rexsan
to come into existence
rexsandin
to bring about accidentally
reme
herd
remekî
common, ordinary, of the common herd
reng
color
reng dan de
to happen to
reng danewe
to bleed (as color onto a fabric)
rengdanewe i...bûn
to be in accordance with
reng hełbizirkan
to lose color, to go pale
renhełbizirkaw
pale, white as a sheet (with fright)
rengîn
colorful
renc
pain, suffering
renc dan
to take pains
to go to trouble
req
stiff
reqheł hatin
to be frozen stiff
req kirdin
to freeze
req-û-hîşkî ser
madness
reqen
hard, stoney ground
resen
pure, pure-blooded
reş
black
reşeba
dust storm
reşmal
black tent, nomadic tent
reşpoş
clad in black
reşeme
the month of Pisces (February 20– March 20)
ret danewe
to rouse rawand nomad
rewa dîtin
rewg
rewgî esp
herd of horses
rewişt
rewîn
to shy, to run away
reza
face, mien, aspect
rezagiran
dullard
rezamendî
agreement, acceptance
rezber
the month of Libra (September 23–October 22)
rezîl
stingy, tightfisted
rezîlî
stinginess
view, opinion
ra bûn
to be awakened, to be roused
rabirdû
last, past
rojî şemmeî rabirdû
last Saturday; le çend sedeî rabirdû’da
raburdû
raçenîn le xew
to wake from sleep with a start
raçaw kirdin
to choose, to select, to elect
rade
degree, extent
ta radeyêk
to an extent; ta çi radeyêk
rageyandin
communications
rahet
comfortable
rahî
solution
salvation
ra kirdin
ramyar
shepherd, herdsman
statesman, politician
ran
leg, thigh
randin
to drive
to throw
rasparde
errand, charge
raspêrî
charge, commission
rast
right, correct, true
rast bûnewe
to get up
rast bûnewe le
to loom over
rasteqîne
truth
rasty bo derkewt
the truth dawned on him
rastewxo
straight, direct
rast biro
go straight ahead
be rastî
actually, really, frankly
destî rast
right hand
rastî
ratib
ratib dedrê be dersxwên u karkerî dewlet
stipends are given to students and government workers
ratu
theological student’s stipend
rave kirdin
to explain
prey, hunt
raw kirdin
to hunt
raw nan
to hunt down, to track down
polîs rawî nay
the police tracked you down
raweřêwî hênan bo
to foxhunt
to sidetrack
raweşew
night hunt
rawçî
hunter
rawker
raw-û-şikar
hunting
rawêj
speaking, manner of speaking
idea, plan
rayex
rug
raz
razan
to be embellished
razanandin
to embellish
razanandinewe
to adorn, to embellish
razawe
embellished, decorated
razî
satisfied, content
way, road
rê dan
to admit, allow in
rê girtin
to commit robbery- high way
rê kewtin le
to chance upon
rêm lew cêgaye kewt
I chanced upon that place
rê tê çûn
to be possible
berê kirdin
to escort out, to escort out
be rêwe birdin
to lead, to manage, to administer
be rêwe kewtin
to get under way, to hit the road
birdine be rêwa
to carry out, to execute
le rêy
by way of, through, via
rêbendan
the month of Aquarius (January 21– February 19)
rêber
leader, guide
rêbwar
wayfarer
rêçał
reçar
rêçke
path of swarm of insects
rêçke bestin
to swarm (of insects)
rêçke heł kirdin
to send out a swarm
rêge
road, way
la rega i...awa via
rêge girtin be
to stop, to make halt
pase- wan rêge’yan pê girt
the guards stopped him
rêge kutan
to travel
rega
road
rêgeî asin
railroad
rêgir
highway robber, bandit
rêk
smooth, organized, correct
rêk kewtin
to go well, to be smoothly
rêk kewtin legeł
to arrange with
rêk xistin
to rub together, to organize
to make up
to make a truce
rêk kirdin
to smooth, to arrange
rêkkêwtin
arrangement, agreement
arranged, in order
rêkewt
rênwên
rênwênî kirdin
to lead
rêřew
crossroads
chance
be rêřew tûşî bûm
I met him by chance
rêş
wound, wounded
rêuşwên
way
rêwan
guide
rêwî
fox
rêz
respect
rêz girtin le
to show respect for
rêzlêgîraw
respected
berêz
respected, eminent
rêze
rêzman
grammar
rêzmanî
grammatical
ridênspî
elder
rif
shelf
rifḧe
rikêf
stirrup
rim
spear
rimandin
to destroy
rinan
to shed
da-rinan
rinîn
to scratch with the finger-nails
rinîn ewe
qij rinînewe
to pull the hair out
riq
spite, spitefulness
riqeber
spiteful rival
riqeberayetî
spiteful rivalry
rişqencar
butt of a joke
riştin
to pour
riştinewe
to pour, cast, to stir up n trouble
da riştin
heł riştin
to shed (tears)
rist
line, dog collar
riste
noodle
sentence
ristin
riwan
to be green (of a field)
riwałet
mien
rizan
to rot
da rizan
to be overcooked
to rot and fall to pieces
rizandin
to make rot, to let rot
rizgar
saved, rescued
rizgar bûn
to be saved, to escape
rizgaryan bû
they were saved, they escaped
rizgar kirdin
to rescue, to save
tenya to detwanî lem belaye rizgarman bikey
only you can save us from this catastrophe
rizgarî
salvation, liberation, rescue
rizgarîxwaz
liberationist
rizgarker
rescuer, savior
rijan
to pour out, to be poured out
da rijan
to pour down, to fall down
rijandin
to pour out
da rijandin
to pour, mold
to lay
rijdî
miserliness, stinginess
rijtin
rîkorder
a tape recorder
rîqna
bird droppings
rîş
beard
rîş taşîn
to shave
rîşe
rîz
line, rank
rîzî leşkirî dujmin
enemy army ranks
rîz kirdin
to line up, to arrange
roçin
roçineken bikeynewe
let’s open the windows roła child
roman
ron
oil, grease, fat
roşin
bright
roşinbîr
intellectual, enlightened
roşin kirdin
to light, to turn on, to start
Rostem
Rustam, the legendary champion of Iran
royştin
to go , to leave
roj
day
rojane
daily
rojelat
east, orient, dawn
rojełat î nawrast
the Middle East
rojhełatnas
orientalist
rojawa
rojêkyan
one day
rojname
newspaper
rojnamenûs
journalist
rojgar
days, time, fate
le rojgaranî kon’da
in olden times
rojû
rojû girtin
to fast
ruxan
to collapse
ruxandin
to destroy, pull down
ruxset
ruxset dan
to give permission
ruxset xwastin la
to request permission of
ruxsar
ruwałet
obviousness
hypocrisy
be ruwałet
obviously
face, aspect, mien
rû dan
to happen, to occur
rû dan be yêk
rû kirdin rwew
to face, to turn toward
rû kirdina...
to face, to head for
rû be rû
face to face with, opposite
be rûxoda hênan
to reveal
xistina rû
to bring to light, to reveal
lem rûewe
in this respect
rûbar
rûdiřaw
event
rûdaw
event, incident
rûkandin
rûkar
rûxoş
cheerful
rûxoşî
cheerfulness
rûmet
rûn
bright, clear
rûn kirdin
rûnak
rûnakbîr
intellectual
rûnakî
brightness
rûpeř
rûşan
to be scratched
rûşandin
rût
naked
rûtel
rûtelî
nakedness
rûtał
frowning, with a sour expression
rûten
wasteland, desert
rûwew
rwan
tokeî çandim rwa
the seed I planted sprouted
rwange
standpoint, viewpoint
rwanîn
to look
rwanîne
to look at
rwanîyane min
they looked at me
heł rwanîn be
to look something over from top to bottom, to give someone the “once- over”
seë‬‬at
hour, clock, o’clock
le se‘at (i) çwar-da
at four o’clock
sebaret be
concerning, about, in terms of
sebîl
tobacco pipe
sed
hundred
sede
sefer
trip
sefer kirdin
seg
dog
segî pê staw
wandering aimlessly
segesege kirdin
to play possum
seẍlet
confused, perplexed
seẍletî
seḧra
field
sext
hard, difficult
seko
bench
sekte
heart attack
sekte kirdin
to have a heart attack
seła
resurrection
roy seła
doomsday
selamet
healthy
selametî
health
be selametî
in good health
sełmandin
to prove, to accept
sełmênran
to be proven
sełp
oar
sełpandin
to row
sełt
single, unmarried
sełtezelam
a solitary traveler on foot
semer
semere
şitêkî seyr u semereye
it’s something amazing; toil
sema
dance
sema kirdin
to dance
semas
patient, calm
semawer
samovar
sendin
to take, to take hold of, to get, to buy
sengan
sengandin
to weigh, to evalute
heł sengandin
to evaluate, to assess
sengîn
sennelî
chair
sepan
to be imposed, to be forced
sepandin
to impose
seqet
dangerous
pyawêkî seqet e— nawêrim biçime lay
he’s a dangerous man—I don’t dare go near him
Seqiz
Saqqez, a town in Iranian Kurdistan
seqa
watercarrier, waterseller
ser
ser aw çûnewe
ser bilind kirdinewe
to rebel
ser-da-nwandin be
to bow the head to
le ser dan
to decapitate
ser der hênan
to appear
gya serî derhênawe
the plants have appeared; to stick the head out; sarî le pencere derhêna
ser xo hatin
ser le ferman i...heł pêçan
ser le rê dan
to disappoint
ser’man le rê’t daye
you’ve disappointed us
ser birdin
to spend
ser çemandin
to lower the head, to give up, to submit
ser der çûn le
serim lê dernaçê
I don’t understand
ser da newandin
to lower the head
ser dan le
to visit, go to see
ser gum kirdin
to get excited
ser heł girtin
to break the reins
ser kêşan
to peek
ser xistina sar
to tease
seryan xiste ser- man
they teased us
ser xulanewe
to be dizzy
kirdina ser...
to impose on, charge with
paşa dekî ser aşewan kiçeke’y bid ê
the king forces the miller to give him his daughter
be ser kirdinewe
to visit
ser lê-shêwşan
to be helpless, in distress
debaye serî bê şêw binêtewe
he would have had to lay his head down without supper
serpêçî kirdin
to be obstinate
ser spardin ba
bato rely totaly upon
ser’im pê despêrê
she relies totally upon me
ser taşîn
to have a haircut
seruder der kirdin le
lem kare seruder derna- kem
I don’t understand this
be ser hatin
to happen
birdina ser
hatina ser
to think, to come to mind
hatûte serim biçim bo şar
it has come to my mind to go to town
serebehar
beginning of spring
serek
head, chief, president
serek wezîran
prime minister
serî
main, chief
serencam
sereřo
headstrong
sereta
beginning
serewe
upward
serewgird
guardian (of a child)
serewxwar
serewjêr
serewjûr
sera
government building
serapa
from head to foot, completely
seraw
serbederewe
serbexo
independent
serbexoî
independence
serberewjêr
serberewjûr
serberz
honorable, respected, with one’s head held high
serbest
free, independent
serbestî
freedom, independence
serban
serbaz
soldier
serbazî
military
serbilind
proud
serbiř
shortcut
serbiř royştim, geyştim
I took a shortcut and got here early
serburd
serbûrî
serçawe
source, spring
serçawe girtin le
to originate with
serçopî
leadership of a ring dance
serdem
serdemê
serdemî
temporary
serdest
sleeve
serdestekî
standing (doing something normally done seated or lying down)
serdest tifengî hawîşt
he fired the rifle standing
serdan
visit to
serdar
leader, chief
serên
lifetime
serêşan
sergerdanî
sergermker
amusing
sergiran
lazy, drunk
serguruşte
serhat
serinc
scrutiny, investigation
serinc dan le
to scrutinize, to investigate closely
serinc ra kêşen
to attract the attention
serincrakêş
attractive
serîn
sercem
collection, ensemble, altogether
be sercem
together with
sercemgel
community
serkewtû
successful, having attained one’s desire, having made an achievement
serkewtûane
triumphantly
serxoş
serkirde
commander, leader
serkirdeeî
leadership, command
serkirdeayetî
leadership
serkomar
president
serkone
reproach, rebuke
serkwêr
serlêşêwaw
hatine sermeşq
to serve as an example
serma
cold, coldness
serma xwardin
to catch cold
sermawez
the month of Sagittarius (November 22–December 21)
sernas
serok
serokayetî
serperişt
chief, head
serpêç
obstinate, refractory
serpiř
go brimful
serpot
desultory, superficial
serqap
lid
serqafileçî
caravan leader sarraq stubborn
serra
in addition
by the by
on the way
serrişte
expertise
serrût
bareheaded, schoolchild
serserî
flighty, empty-headed
sersam
perplexed, dumbfounded
serşoř
humiliated
sersuřman
amazement
be sersuřmanewe gutim
I said with amazement
sertaş
barber
sertaşxane
barbershop
sertop
unrivaled (in beauty or bravery)
lem nawe’da sertope
he is unrivaled in these parts
serugwêlak
form, shape
serwer
serwerî
seryêk
altogether
serzewî
serzarekî
all talk and no action
serzarî
talk, speech
serjimarî
census
sewe
basket
sewda
commerce, trade
eczema
sewday
afflicted with eczema
violently in love
sewr
slowly
sewr qse bike
speak slowly
sewz
green
sey
seyare
automobile
seydewan
seyid
sayyid, title borne by descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
seyr
strange, odd
seyre
that’s odd
seyr kirdin
seyrî eme ke
look at this!
seyran
as outing, trip
seyranger
excursioner, tourist
then, so
shadow
ne bikey ne bixoy, her temaşay say gerdinî bikey
you wouldn’t be able to do anything or eat anything, you’d just look at the shad- ow of her neck (an expression for be- ing mesmerized by beauty)
sabûn
soap
sade
simple
saẍ
whole, hail, healthy
saẍî
saẍ bnewe
to reach a conclusion, to come to an end
sakar
straightforward
saxte
fabricated, fals
saxtiman
building
sał
year
sałgar
sam
fear
samî lê nîşt
he was gripped by fear
samnak
frightful
fearful, terrible
piřsam
go fearful, frightful
samał
clear (sky, weather)
saqete
sard
cold
sardî
coldness
sardî-û-germî jyan dîtin
to have much experience in life
sarẍî
bandage
sařêj
healed
sařêj bûn
to heal (wound)
Sasanî
Sassanian
sat
time, moment
le dwa satî ew roje
in the aftermath of that day
sawan
to rub, to wear down
sawîlke
poor, beggarly
saye
le saye
because of, on account of
saz
musical instrument
wealthy
baggage
sazinde
musician
saz kirdin
to construct
saz kran la
to be constructed of
sbeynî
tomorrow
bo sbeynî
the next morning, tomorrow morning
sbênê
three
sêhem
third
sêşemme
Tuesday
sê-û-dû kirdin
to hesitate, to waffle
sê-û-dû lê kirdin
bê sê-û-dû lê kirdin
without hesitation
sêber
sêdare
sêław
flood, deluge
sêw
apple
şebeq
şebeq dan
imprsfor dawn to break
wirde wirde şebeqî deda
little by little dawn was breaking
şeket
şeketî
exhaustion
şexs
person, personage
şełał
steeped
le xwên şełał
steeped in blood
şemçe
Saturday
şemşeme
bat
şemşemekwêre
şen
winnowing
şep
şepoł
şeq
slap, kick
şeq heł dan be
to kick
be şeq pê kirdin
to kick around
be şeq ter ênî hewşeke’yan pê kirdim
they kicked me all around the courtyard
şeq birdin
to crack, split
to go to pieces, to fly into a rage
şeqe
flutter, sound of a bird’s wing in flight
dan le şeqey bał
to flap the wings
şeqam
street
şeqaw
big step
şeqqe
şeř
fight
şeř kirdin
to fight
şeř nanewe
to stir up war
şeřecwên kirdin degel
to exchange curses with
şeřegeřek
war between city quarters civil war
şeřanî
hostile
şerm
shame, embarrassment
şerm girtimî
I was embarrassed
şermezar
embarrassed
şerwał
pants, trousers
şeş
six
şeşem
sixth
şetek dan
to tie up tight
şew
night
şewçere
banquet
şewê
by night
şewgar
all night long
şeytan
Satan, the devil
king
şanişîn
şareg
artery
şabał
wing feather
şad
şadî
joy, rejoicing
şad bûn
to rejoice at seeing someone from whom one has been separated
şadimanî
gaity, joy
şageşke
overjoyed, about to faint from joy
şahîd
witness
şax
horn
şałîne
a square of woolen cloth
şałła
I wish
şałła bihataye
I wish you had come
şan
shoulder
şan dana ber
to undertake
şan dan
şano
stage
şanazî
şanazî kirdin ba
to take pride in
şar
city
şareza
urbane, citified
şareza le
knowledgeable, expert in
şarangeř
world traveler
şarbeder
exiled, driven from town
şaristaniyetî
civilization
şarî
urban
şaroçke
town
şaroke
şardin
to hide, to conceal
şardin ewe
şaro
a sheaf of reaped wheat
şat-û-şût
bragging
şayî
şayî u zemawend kirdin
lagał to get married to
şêne
breeze
şêneî
patience, stealth
şêr
lion
şêrpence
cancer
şêt
crazy
şêt bûn
to go crazy
şêtxane
insane asylum
şêw
dinner, evening meal
şêwe
style, manner
dialect
şêwezwan
şêwełe
very small valley
şêwan
to be in distress
şêwandin
to cause distress
şikeft
şikan
to break
şikandin
to break, to vanquish, to dishonor
şikar
şikêř
mountain crag
şixate
matches
şikift
şikist
defeat
şikist hênan
to defeat
şikist xwardin
to be defeated
şil
loose, weak, flabby
wet, wa- tery
şi kirdin
to loosen, to untie
şişi kutan
to beat to a pulp
şilşil kutayanim
they beat me to a pulp
şiłejan
to get confused
şiłap
splash
şillêr
a type of tulip
şiłpe
splat, splash
very greasy pilaf
şimek
belongings
şimqar
hawk
şimşêr
sword
şineşin
huffing and puffing
şingił dan
to bestir oneself
şinîn
to blow (wind)
şinînewe
to blow (in the wind)
şipirze
scattered, distracted
şiř-û-wiř bûn
kirasekem şiřuwiřbwe
my shirt is ripped and torn
şirîxandin
şit
şitin
to wash
şitinewe
to wash again
şîle
juice
şîn
dark blue, dark green
şîn bûn
to become green (plants)
şîn bûnewe
to importune, to pester
to turn blue from laughter
to bo le min şîn byewe u des ber nadey?
why are you pestering me so incessantly?
le pêkenîn şîn bmewe
I died laughing
şînewird
summer garden
şînewerd
şîr
milk
şîrîn
sweet, nice
Shirin, Armenian princess and wife of the Sassanian Chosroës Parvez
şîş
skewer, stake
şîşe
bottle
şîw
şîwaz
appearance, form
limit, boundary
bêşo
without limit
şox
graceful, beautiful
jokester
şox-û-şeng
beautiful, enchanting
şon
şongîrî kirdin
to pursue, look for
şoř kirdin(ewe)
mil şoř kirdin
to bend the neck, to submit
ser şoř kirdin
to bow the head
şorba
soup, broth
şoriş
uprising, rebelion
plow
şu kirdin
şubat
February
şukir
gratitude
şurdin
husband
şû kirdin
to marry
xweyşkim şûy-kird
my sister got married
be şû dan
to marry off (a girl)
degî temenî beşdan
she is reaching a marriageable age
şûm
ill-omened, gloomy
şrûe
city wall
şûreî
shame, disgrace
şûşe
glass
şûşebend
windshield
şwan
shepherd
şwên
şwêne giştîyekan
public places
şwên kewtin
to follow, to pursue, to chase
şwên kilawî babird kewte
he’s on a wild goose chase
şwênewar
remain, monument, ruin
şwênewarî
monumental
sifet
besifet
bêsifet
unfaithful
bêsifetî
infidelity
sice
red
sik
belly, womb
sik da nan
to give birth
sik kirdin
to get pregnant
sike
coin
sikała
sikirtêr
secretary
sim
hoof
sik kol kirdin
to stomp the hooves on the ground
simt
sindûq
box
sing
stake, peg
sinif
class
sinoq
chest, runk
sinûq
sinûr
boundary, border
sip
perfect
sip-û-saẍ
hail and hearty
sipa
sipłe
sipłeî
sirewan
to become calm, to be at rest
sirewandin
to make calm
to strike
xo sirewandin le
to hit against, to collide with
sirinc
siřînewe
to wipe clean
sirkandin
to mutter
sirte
whisper
sirtandin
siruşt
nature
sirûd
anthem
sirwe
sitem
bad, grievous
çakbûnewey zor siteme
prospects for his recovery are very slim
sitandin
to get, to take, to buy
heł sitandin
to flush out of their holes, lairs (animals)
siyaset
politics
siyasetetmedar
politician
siyasî
political
Siyawiş
Siyawush, son of the Iranian shah Kay-Kaus
sîketore
gizzard
sîla
sîlamîş
mousehole
sîng
sînî
tray
sîs
withered
sîs bûn
to wither
sław
greetings
sław kirdin
to greet
sław sendinewe la
to ecknowlêdgêî grêêting
slaw’yan nasandîna- wa they did not acknowledge our greeting
doubt
bêso
doubtless(ly)
sok
light, lightweight
sok-û-hasan
jyan boy sok u ha san
life was easy for him
songe
le songe
because of
soraẍ
soraẍ-kirdin
to look for, to search out
hatina soraẍ
to come after, to come looking for
hate soraẍim daway qerzeke’y kird
he came looking for me to ask for his loan back
soraẍî pirsîn le
to ask the whereabouts of
bêsoraẍ
lost, disappeared without a trace
sorax
spa
spardin
to entrust
spas
thanks
spas kirdin
to thank
spî
white
spî kirdinewe
to whiten, to bleach
sualker
beggar
suce
suk
sułtan
sultan, ruler
supa
supas
surax
surişt
sûç
corner
sûd
profit, benefit
Sûdabe
Sudaba, wife of KayKaus and step-mother of Siyawush
sûk
light in weight
deprecation, contempt
xełk be skewe lêy de- řwanîn
the people were looking at him with contempt
sûk kirdin
to lighte, thin out
to deprecate (a weight)
sûr
sûr kirdin ewe
to fry, to saute
gulî sûr
çaw sûr kirdinewe
kareker çawî lê sr kirdimewe
sûr la
insistent, determined
sûr-leser
determined to
sûray
redness
sûř
spin
sûřman
serî sûř demênê
his head is spinning
sûřan
to turn around, to circle around
sûřan ewe
to walk about, to stroll
heł sûřan
to spin, be moved
to evolve
sûřandin
to turn, to spin
heł sûřandin
to turn, to spin, to accomplish
sûtan
to burn
sûtandin
sûzyan
swałet
pottery
swan
swar
horseman, mounted
swar i...bûn
to get in, to ride in, to ride on (vehicle)
swarî kirdin
to mount on, to let into (a vehicle)
swarî kerêkyan kird
they put him on a donkey
swê
longing, yearning, regret
swê bnewe
to yearn for someone, to pine
swênd
oath
swênd xwardin
to take an oath, to swear
swênd’im bo dexoy bêytewe?
do you swear to me you’ll come back?
swênke
dregs, swill
Swîs
Switzerland
Swîsî
Swiss
tebeq
platter
tedarek
preparations
tedarek kirdin
to prepare
tedarekî sefer’im bo amade biken
let them prepare for me the paraphernalia for a journey
tefawet
difference
tegere
wheel (of cart, carriage)
tegbîr
plan, plot
tek
near, next to, opposite
tekan
motion
tekan dan
tekan xwardin
pyaweke tekanî nexward
the man didn’t budge
tekandin
heł tekandin
ra tekandin
tekîn ewe
to avoid
text la
smooth, flat
throne, bed
text kirdin
to flatten
textî zewî kirdin
to flatten to the ground
to wipe out
text-û-tanc
throne and crown
le ser text da nan
to seat on the throne, to enthrone
texte
board, slab
texte bûn
to be boarded shut
bazar texte ye
the market’s boarded shut
texte kirdin
to board up
dukanekey texte kirawe
his shop has been boarded up
textereş
blackboard
tekîd
affirmation
tekîd kirdinewe leser
to reaffirm
tekûz
ordered, organized
tekûzî
orderliness, organization
tełe
trap, snare
tełe nanewe
to lay a trap
tełebe
telefon
telephone
telesm
talisman, magic spell
telesm xwêndin be ser ...da
to cast a spell over
teletel çûn
to walk very quietly
televizyon
television
tełaq
divorce
tełaq dan
to divorce
tełaqî dawim
he has divorced me
telar
hall, room in an upper story
telîsm
tem
mist, fog
puff on a cigarette
tem-randin
to bury
temen
age
le temenî mindalîy xoyda
during one’s childhood
temere
hurly-burly
tema
desire, greed
be tema
desirous of
temakar
greedy
temaḧkar
temako
tobacco
temaşa
spectacle
temaşa kirdin
to watch, to see
temaşaxane
theater
temate
tembeł
lazy
temê
admonition
temê kirdin
to admonish, to instruct
temêz
clean
temmûz
July
tendrust
teneke
tin, tin can
tenaf
tenane
tendûr
oven
tendûr da xistin
to light an oven
teng
tight, narrow
saddle strap
be teng...ewe bûn
to belong to, to be encompassed by
tengetaw
hectic pressure
tengetaw nan
to put pressure on
tengane
narrow pass, strait
dire straits
tengaw
under pressure, in dire straits
tengdest
teng-û-çełeme
difficulty
tenha
only
alone
tenhay
loneliness
tenîşt
beside, next to
tenxwa
commercial goods
investment capital
tenya
alone, only
following a negclause
kesim niye, tenya daykî pîrêk nebê
I have no one but an old mother; kam yan zor royşt kasêk nazanê tenya xwa nebê
tenya...nebê
nothing/nobody but
tenyay
solitude, loneliness
tenyabał
alone, forlorn
tepandin
to kick, to beat with the hands
tepîn
tepsî
teqe
thump, thud, sound of a heavy thing falling
teqeł
stitch
teqeł dan
to stitch
teqeł lê dan
teqeł heł dan le
to take a stitch in
teqala
attempt
teqala kirdin
to try, to attempt
teqîn
to burst
teqînînewe be
to break out in, to burst out into
teqe menî
explosive material
teř
moist, wet
nice
teřdem
eloquent
teřdest
expert, dextrous
tere
in exile
tereqî
advancement, progres
tereqîxwaz
progressive
terat
prancing of a horse up and down the field
teratên
all around
terfene
terîq
shy
terîqî
shyness
terxan
special, devoted
îtir le naw ew xane bo’yan terxan kirdib, nedegunca
he no longer fit in the house they had set aside for him
terxan be
exempt from taxes and imposts
terxan bo
exempt from taxes and impoststo give someone exclusive use of something
terxan kirdin bo
to give someone exclusive use of something
terxun
tarragon
term
body, corpse
terse
reversed, upside down
terze
hail
teşena kirdine
to heal, to heal over
teşrînî yekem
teşrînî dûhem
tesk
narrow
tewekul
trust in God
tewer
aim
tewafet
tewafiq
agreement, cooperation
tewançe
pistol
tewandin
to fold
tewaw
complete
tewaw bûn
to be finished
tewaw kirdin
to finish
be tewawî
tewijm
pressure
tewq
tewqî ser
top of the head
be tewqî serîewe
on top of his head
tews
taunt
tey
tame, trained
tey kirdin
to traverse
teyar
teyare
to, up to
by the time
until
the longer, to keep on, the longer
lêrewe ta ewê
from here to there
ta dehat
as time went by
ta dehat , girantir debû
as time went by, the heavier it got; ta dê, rengî zerd u lawaz debê
ta min geyştim nema
by the time I arrived he wasn’t there any longer
ta neyêy, nayêm
I won’t come until you do
min lêra bot dadenêm ta dêytewe
I’ll put it here for you until you come back
ta seî pênc çaweřwanit dekem
I’ll wait for you until five o’clock
fever
fold
takû
so that, in order that
ta kirdin
kaẍezeke ta bike
fold the paper
tac
crown
tak
sole, solitary, alone
tak-û-tenya
all by oneself
tak-û-tera
miscellaneous
tak-û-terak
in order that
tał
bitter
tałan
plunder
tałan kirdin
to pillage, tp plunder
tam
taste
tam kirdin
to taste
tamezro
eager, craving
tamezroî
eagerness, craving
tamazro
tane
taunt (weaving)
tan
warp
tane lê-dan
to taunt
tanc
tancî
hunting dog
tanût
taunt, abuse
tapo
ghost, apparition
taq
sole, only
odd, not even
taqîkuřêkî debê
he has only one son
taqet
energy
anxious, sad
taqane
only child
taqim
taqî
test, trial
taqî kirdinewe
to try, to test
Taran
Tehran
tarandin
to drive away forever
tarîf
description
tarîx
dark
tarîk
tasan
to choke, to be strangled
tasandin
taş
big slab of rock
taşîn
taşeberd
taw
period of time
tawê
heat, burning, fever, longing, grieving
le tawî drîy kuřekey her dû çawî kwêr bûbû
both his eyes had gone blind from grieving over separation from his son
downpour (of rain)
tawî baran nebiřayewe
the downpour has not ceased
turn, charge, gallop
taw dan
to make gallop (a horse)
taw girtin
to work assiduously
taw kirdin
to trick someone into believing
taw sendin
for heat to become intense
tawan
fault, guilt, crime
tawanbar
blameworthy, guilty
tawanbar kirdin
to blame
tawan rêk-xistin
to accuse falsely
to melt
tawandin
tawił
tawistan
tawleme
wire basket spun to heat charcoal
tawtwê kiranc
taybet
personal, special, devoted
taybet be
devoted to
be taybetî
taybetmendî
characteristic
taze
new, fresh
tazelaw
tajan
whip, lash
tajî
tazî
Arabic
taziyane
whip
tê birdin
to put something inside something else
tê çûn
to suffer loss
to cost a lot
malekem zorî tê çwe
my house has cost me a lot
tê geyandin
to make understand, to explain to
hal u mesele’y tê geyandim
tê girtin
berdî tê bigre
aim at the rock
tê gîran
tê kişan
to pass quickly
bêre da hat u têkişa
he came there and quickly passed by
tê kirdin
to pour onto
to make ready
awî tê ke
pour some water on it
tê man
to be bewildered
têber
lit, burning
têber bûn
to be lit, to burn (fire)
têber dan
to set a dog on (fire)
agirî têber da
he lit a fire
têbînî
têk
têk ber bûn
têk birdin
to throw things together
têk çûn
to change, to lose one’s composure, to get mixed up
têk çûn le
to be mistaken, to be the wrong person
lêm têk çy
I thought you were someone else
têkû çûn
lagał to disagree with
têk dan
to spoil, to mix up
têk heł dan
to lock horns
têk xiran
to get tied together
têk xistin
to tie together
têk kirdinewe
to break someone’s bones in a fight
leşyan hem têk kirdewe
they beat him to a pulp
têk şikan
têkeł
with, along with
bo têkeł be
têkeł-pêkeł
all mixed up, jumbled
têkeł-dan
to stir
şîreke têkeł de
stir the milk
dest têkeł-kirdin legeł
demewê legełim rêk bikewî u dest’im legeł têkeł bikey
I want you to lie with me and have sex with me
tê koşan
to strive, to struggle
têkra
be têkray
in general, generally
têper
to pass after ...
têper be ser ...da
to pass after (for time)
têper kirdin le
to exceed, surpassing had enough sleep
têr
full, satiated
têrxew
having had enough sleep
têr xwardin le
to eat one’s fill of
large saddlebag
têşu
pile, heap
têşu kirdin
to make a pile
to have breakfast
tif
spit
tif kirdin
to spit
tif kirdinewe
to spit out
tifan
tifana dem yêk
to plot, to conspire
tifeng
rifle, shotgun
tifeng hawîştin
to fire a rifle
tikandin
to drip, to cause to drip
abřû tikandin
to dishonor
abřû’y tikandim
he dishonored me
tifaq
provisions
tift
mouth-puckeringly sweet
tixêł
stretched out on the ground, prone, prostrate
tixun
tixunî agir nekewî
you shouldn’t get near the fire
tiłekan
to be shaken
ra tiłekan
to be shaken up (as liquid in a bottle)
ra tiłekandin
tiłaken-to shake up
tiłeqan
tilan
to toss and turn
tilandinewe
to toss
to juggle
tilandinewe be
tilîs
drenched, sopping wet
tilîsan
to get drenched
tilîsandin
to wet
tiłîş
ripped, torn
kirasekem tiłîş tiłîş
my shirt was ripped to shreds
tiłîş birdin
dar tilîşî bird
the tree split
tiłîşan
tiłîşandin
tiłyan
to leave, to allow
tir
hîçî tir
nothing else
nemetwanî hîçî tir bikem
I couldn’t have done anything else
yêktir
each other
tirazan
to go to pieces
tirazan le şwên xo
to be unrecognizable
tirê
grapes
tiřo kirdin
to disgrace, to drive away in disgrace
tirpe
sound of a footfall
tirpeî pê
footstep
tirs
tirsan le
to be afraid of, to fear
tirsandin
to scare
tirsêner
frightening, scary
tirş
tiryak
opium
tiryakkêş
opium smoker
tiryakî
opium addict
tis
fart (noiseless)
tis dan
to fart
tisin
farter, “old fart,” idler
tisîn
tizan
to collect, to well up
destim xwênî tê tizawe
blood has collected in my hand; firmêsk le çawim tiza
tîẍ
blade
tîke
bit, piece
tîmar kirdin
to care for the ill
tîn
power, force
be tînewe
powerfully
bêtîn
powerless, weak
tînû
thirsty
tînûme
I’m thirsty
tînûwêtî
thirst
tîp
group, contingent
team
tîr
arrow
tîre
clan, family branch
tîşe
sprout
tîşebiř
frost that kills young sprouts
tîşk
tîsk
clump of hair
bunch of grapes
long-haired
; ; meřêkî tîsk
long-haired sheep
tîtał
tîtał kirdin be
pêy wa bû tîtalî pê deken
he thought they were making fun of him
tîz kirdin be
tî kirdin be...ewe
to poke, to poke fun at
tîj
sharp, hot, spicy
fast, quick
insistent
tka
tka kirdin
to request, to beg
tak ekem
please
tobre
tof
tofan
blizzard, deluge
tok
tree bark
tołe
revenge
tołe kirdinewe
to take revenge for
biřyar’yan da tołeî em abřçneyan bikenewe
they decided to take revenge for this outrage against their dignity
tom
seed, grain
tom-weşandin
to sow, to scatter seed
tomar
record, document
tomar kirdin
to record
top
big lie
topel
topçî
cannoneer
liar
topîn
heł topîn
to drop dead
toplax
piled up
toplaxe kirdin
peyn u qur be ser yêka toplaxey kirde
he’s piled up dung and mud on top of each other
toq
berdêkî le toqî serim da
he threw a stone on top of my head
toqeł
patch
toqełî ttiřikêk
a patch of wild strawberries
tow
towî mirîşik
toz
toz kirdin
to stir up dust
tozê
a little bit
tozêk
tojer
researcher, investigator
trazan
to go to pieces, to fall apart
kar le kar_trazan
to be all over
trîkandin
trîqanewe
to guffaw, to laugh out loud
trîşqe
lightning
tropîn
trumbîl
truşkan
to squat
heł truşkan
to squat down
trûkan
to blink
trûkandin
trûsk
shine, gleam
trûske
glimmer, gleam
trûskay
faint glimmer
trûskan
to shine, to gleam
tułan-ewe
to fall to pieces (from being cooked too much)
goşteke hênd kulîwe tulawetewe
the meat has been so overcooked it’s fallen to pieces
tumez
wouldn’t you know?
tumar
tund
tight
fast, swift
hot, spicy
tund kirdin
to hold tight, to make fast
turbên
bag, sack
turkman
Turcoman
turş
sour
turşandin
to make sour
tutin
tûk
tûkeser
hair on the head
tûle
a small hunting dog
tûře
angry, mad
tûřeî
be třeîewe r’y lê kirdim
he turned away from me in anger
tûreke
sack, bag
Tûran
Turan, the traditional Transoxanian enemy of Iran
tûş
meeting, involved
tûş bn
to meet, come across
dwênê le şeqam’da tşî bûm
I met him in the street yesterday
tûş kirdin
to get someone involved
to tşit kirdim
you got me involved
cold, rainy weather
meannness of character
to be cold and rainy
hewakey tûş kird
the weather turned bad
tûşî
bad weather
tûtiřik
wild strawberry
twan
to want
twanewe
twana
ability
hergiz le twanam’a niye
it will never be within my ability
be pêy twana
in as far as possible
twanîn
to be able
twanc
disapprobation
twanc girtin da
to find fault with
twê kirdin
to rip to shreds
twêł
tya birdin
to do away with, to eliminate
tya çûn
to go away, to disappear
tya ra mandin
to be perplexed, to be confused
to ponder
tyatro
tyatroxane
and
umêd
desperate, in despair
urûpa
utrumbîl
weç
offshoot, offspring
weë‬‬d
weë‬‬d dan
wefat
wefat-kirdin
wefd
delegation
wecax
male offspring
wecaxkwêr
childless
wek
wek yêk
alike, all the same
wekî ke
on the other hand
wext
lew wexte’da
wext bû
nearly, almost
wexta bû
wexta bû bizîqênê
he almost screamed; wexte le birsan bimirim
wext beser birdin be
to while away time by
wextî
wekû
as though
wekû şitêkî bîr kewtibêtewe
as though he remembered something
wełam
wełam-dan
to answer
weqt
were
come!, come on!
weran
to writhe
heł weran
to fall down
wergêř
translator
wergêřan
translation
wer-gêřan
to translate
wer-gêřana ser
be pişte wer-gêřan
to knock over on his back, to knock down (someone)
werin
weřis
fed up, exasperated
weřîn
to bark
weřs
bored
werz
tall
season of planting and harvesting
werze
height, promontory, hill
werziş
sports, exercise
wesêt
will and testament
wesêt kirdin
to make one’s last will
weşan
to be shaken, to be scattered
da weşan
to be shaken out
cileket daweşa
your clothes have been shaken out
ra weşan
to waste away (from illness)
leşî daweşawe
his body has wasted away
weşan ewe le
to be suitable for, to be proper for
em kare le to naweşêtewe
this is not suitable for you; em cile le to deweşêtewe
weşandin
to shake, to scatter
da weşandin
to bend down and shake
darêkî bo daweşand berî ne kewt
he bent down a tree and shook it but the fruit didn’t fall
heł weşandin
to rip open, to rip apart
ra weşandin
to shake violently
weşartû
hidden
westa
master, professor
westan
to stand, to stop
westan le
to be tired of
westawim le kar
I’m tired of working
westanewe le
to confront
lêy westamewe şeqêkim tê hełda
I confronted him and gave him a kick
heł westan
to getup, to standup
bepêi...heł-westan
ra westan
to stand up, to stop, to stay
westandin
to stop
to take back, to get back
debê ew qerzey lê westênim
I have to get that loan back from him
wewî
bride, daughter-in-law
wez
wezë‬‬
wezandin
da-wezandin
to let out, to let off (of vehicle)
wezaret
ministry
wezin
pain, hurt, annoyance
wezîn
dawezîn
to get out, to get off, to come down (of a vehicle)
heł wezîn
to jump up
wezîr
vizier, minister
wade
appointed time, usual time
waq
mind, brain
waqim wiř-ma
my brain spun
waqië‬‬
actuality, reality
le waqi‘î jyan zor be drin
they are far from the reality of life
warişt
raining
wate
i.e., that is to say
waz hênan le
to leave, abandon
to dissuade, persuade ..not to
zor hewl deda bawkî lem kelkeleî jin hênane wazbênê
he is trying hard to dissuade his father from his wish to take a wife
waje
wajegel
vocabulary
lighted, afire
agir wêye
wê kewtin
to try
wê kewe bizane le kwêye
try to find out where it is
wê kirdin
agireke wê ke
light the fire
wê rizan
wêm derizê destim lê ber nada
he annoys me constantly
wêł
loose, wandering, stray
mis-aimed, misfired
wêł-bûn
to search
wêł kirdin
to let go, to turn loose, to cease
wêne
picture, image
wênegir
photographer
wêran
destroyed, ruined
to dare
neyewêra bibizêtewe
he didn’t dare budge
wêze
ambush, sneak attack
wêjan
to speak, to say
wêje
wêjer
speaker, announcer
wêjewan
wiçan
rest, pause
bêwiçan
without rest
wiłax
beast of burden
wiłam
wiłat
country, state
homeland
wiłâte yekgirtakanî Amerika
the United States of America
win
win bûn
le çaw win bûn
to disappear from sight
ta le çaw win nebêt
until it disappears from view
win kirdin
wiř
wiř bûn/man
to spin, to be dizzy
wiř kirdin
to make dizzy
wirç
bear
wird
wirde wirde
little by little, slowly
wird bûnewe
to investigate, to examine closely
wird-û-xaş kirdin
to crush, to smash
wirdekar
investigator
ordered, regular
wirdekarî
order, regularity
wiřêne kirdinl
to talk non- sense, to talk in one’s sleep
wirg
tripe
wiřk
childish begging, whining
wiřk girtin la
wirm
destroyed, damaged
wirşe
brightness, glitter
wirşedar
bright, loud in color
wirya
clever
observant
wirjan
to be excited (of a flock, crowd)
wis bûn
to be quiet: wis ba be quiet!, shut up!
wişe
wişedan
dictionary
wişk
wişk bûn
to stop dead in one’s tracks
le cêî xom wişk bûm
I was glued to the spot
wiştir
camel
wişyar
awake
wişyar bnewe
to wake up, to be awake
wit
wit-û-wêj
language, speech, talk
wit-û-wêj kirdin
to talk, to discuss
wite
word, speech
witar
speech, article
witin
to say to, to tell
pê’m wit
I told him
witinewe
to repeat
witran
to be said
witran be
to be called
Heme’y pê dewitrê
he is called Hama
witû
witû kirdin
to iron
witûçî
ironer, cleaner
witûkiraw
ironed
wize
wîrd
charm, incantation
wîrd xwêndin
to recite an incantation
wîst
will
wîstin
pêwîstin
to be necessary
wurd
wutuwêj kirdin legeł
to converse, to hold talks with
wutin
wutû
yexe
destyan daye yexeî yêk
they grabbed each other by the collar
yexe girtin
to lay hands on, to get hold of, to trap
yexe’y girtim
she trapped me
yeqe
yad
memory
hênane yad
to call to mind, to remember
yadegar
memory, souvenir, memento
yadawer
yaxud
yan
yane
yar
yarełmasî
yarî
play, game
yarî kirdinp
to play
yarîker
player
yarîde
help, assistance
yarmetî
help
yarî dan
pto help
yasa
law, statute
yasawil
policeman
yêk
one
yêkê lewan
one of them
yêkêkyan
danayêk
to throw together
her yêkey
each one of them
hatina yêk
to collapse, to go to pieces
yêk girtin
to unite
yêk le dway yêk
one after another, successive
rijêmîyêkledwaiyêkekanî ‘êraq
successive regimes in Iraq
yêk xistin
yêketî
union
yekatî sovyet
the Soviet Union
yêkdeng
unanimous(ly)
yêkê le
one of
yêkêk
someone, anyone who
yêkêtî
yêkgirtû
united
netewe yekgirtûekan
yêkcar
at once, altogether
yêkcarî
yêkxistin
unification
yêkser
immediately, right away
yêksan
alike, identical
yêksanî
identicality
yêkşemme
Sunday
each other, one another
yêkudû
without pause, straightaway
yên
see henan
yêşan
to hurt
serim eyêşa
I had a headache
zebelaḧ
huge, enormous
zebr
blow, force, strength
zebûn
miserable, helpless
zebûnî
misery, helplessness
zeḧmet
trouble, difficulty
zeëîf
thin
lamî zeëîf
the liquid l
zelam
big, large
fellow
zelîl
wretched, downcast
zeman
zemawin
wedding
zemawend
zemawend kirdin
to wed
zember
zemîn
earth, globe
zend
forearm
zeng
bell
zengî
zengîn
zeq
outstanding
zeř
zeřenger
goldsmith
zeraëet
zerd
yellow, blond
zerdewale
wasp, hornet
zerdhełgeřaw
yellowed
zerdexene
smile
zerdexene girtinv.t.
to smile
zerdexene kirdin
zergeł
leggings
zeřîn
wasp
zerkî
jaundice, hepatitis
zerq
glitter, glimmer
zerqî
glittering, bright
zerre
particle, atom
zewî
earth, ground, floor
zewîn
zewîr
zewîr bûn le
zewq
zewqî
happiness
zewt kirdin
to usurp
zan
to be collected, to well up
çawim firmêskî tê za
tears welled up in my eyes; aw zaye demman
zana
learned
zanist
knowledge, learning
zanistge
university
zanistga
zanistî
teaching, instruction
zanîn
to know
wa bizanim
as I believe, I think (so)
wa’m zanî galte’m degel deka
I thought he was joking with me
to consider as
zenran
to be known, to be discovered
zenraw
discovery, finding
zenyar
learned, erudite
zenyarî
knowledge, education
zar
zarim bû be teleî teqîw
I was left speechless
dem-û-zar
le zarî
in misery
zarawe
accent, dialect
zarawagal dialect bundle
zarewok
dialect, accent
zarik
mouth, opening
zarole
zat
being, personage
courage, daring
zat i...bûn
to dare to (do something)
lêy detirsan u zat î nizzîk bûneweyan nebû
they were afraid of him and didn’t dare get near
zawa
husband, in-law
father’s sister’s husband
daughter’s husband
sister’s husband
zayełe
echo
zayê
zayê bûn
zayinî
A.D.
sedeî nozdehemî zayinî
the 19th century A.D.
zayînî
zêlkaw
marsh
zêř
zêřîn
golden
jehr
poison
jehrawî
poisonous
jehrawî kirdin
to poison
jem
meal
jemen
sustenance
jendin
to rub, to stick (something into something else)
heł jendin
her dû destî hełjende xwênî ejdîhake’da
she rubbed both hands in the dragon’s blood
jeng
rust, verdigris
jeng lê dan
to rust, to get rusty
jan
pain, illness
jan kirdin
to hurt, to be painful
janeser
jandin
to shake, to rock
ra jandin
janpon
Japan
poor, miserable
jar dan
jêr
under, beneath
le jêr...ewe
from beneath, secretly
le jêr...da
under
jimare
number, issue
jimardin
to count
jimardin be
jimêrran
to be counted, to be reckoned
jin
jin hênan
to get married, to take a wife (of a man)
jinbra
wife’s brother
jinî
womanhood
jinewtin
to hear, listen to
jîkełe
cute, darling
jîle
ember under ashes
jîlemo
jîn
jînejan
jîşik
hedgehog
jûr
upward direction
le jûrewe
jûrê
berewjûr le
on the other side of
jûrû
north
jûjû
jwange
meeting place
jyan
jyandostî
love of life
to live
jyar
urban life
zibr
zig
zigmak
congenital, native
zwanî zigmakim
my native language
zik
zikmak
zil
large in body, huge
zilam
zille
zille-sirewandin
to slap
ziman
tongue, language
zimanbed
foul-mouthed, ill-speaking
zimanwan
linguist
zindane
zindû
alive
be zindûî
be zindî derhênra
he was taken out alive
be zindû hêştinewe
to bring back to life
zindûeganî
animation, liveliness
zindûewer
zincîr
chain
ziř
barren tree
fart
step-
ziřbira
step-brother
ziřxwişk
step-sister
ziranî
ziraw
gall, courage
zirawtoqîn
galling
ziringan
to ring
ziringanewe
to reverberate
zirme
explosion, blast
zirteboz
crooked old man
zistan
winter
ziwan
ziya
much, more
ziyatir le
more than
ziyad
much
ziyadî
increase
ziyadtir le
ziyad kirdin
to add
ziyafet
ziyan
damage, loss
zît
zîn
saddle
zînewer
alive, living thing
zîndan
zîqandin
zîrek
zîz
unhappy, angry
zman
zoł
bastard
zor
force
zor hênan
boto apply force to
zor kirdin le xo
to force oneself, to try hard
zordar
forceful, cruel, oppressive
zordarî
cruelty, oppression
piřzor
strong, forceful
very
a lot, much
...êkî zor meny
shitêkî zor many things
zor î pê neçê
before long, it wasn’t long before
zoran
wrestling
zoran girtin
to wrestle
zorbe
large quantity
majority
zorbey zor
the vast majority of
zorzan
zorzanî
zozan
mountainous region, summer pasturage
zuban
zulm
injustice, tyranny
zulmlêkraw
oppressed
zuřat
corn
zurbe
zuřna
clarion
zurûf
circumstances
early, soon
be zêî
quickly, fast
zûr
zwan
zwannas
zwannasî
linguistic, linguistics
zwêl
garbage
zwêr
zwîr