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KURDISH-ENGLISH VOCABULARY<br />
sir f cold wind; ~ û seqem, ~ û serma f<br />
biting cold weather<br />
sirf only, purely<br />
sirgûn f exile; ~ bûn to be exiled<br />
siruşt f nature<br />
sisê three<br />
sist weak; ~ kirin v.t. to weaken, make<br />
weak<br />
sitar f protection<br />
sitêrk = stêrk<br />
sitirî m thorn<br />
sitran = stran<br />
siwarî mounted, on horseback<br />
siya → sa<br />
siyaset f politics; ~van m politician<br />
siyasî political<br />
sivik light, not heavy<br />
sî 1 thirty<br />
sî 2 f shadow; ~ dan to cast a shadow<br />
sîleh (pl) arms, armament: sîlehên sivik<br />
light arms<br />
sîng f breast<br />
sînor m border, boundary<br />
sîstem m system<br />
sîtil f (dial. var.) = satil<br />
Sîwas f Sivas<br />
sîwaxnekirî unpenetrated<br />
sobe f heating stove; ~ vêxistin to light<br />
a stove<br />
sofî Sufi, respectful term of address for<br />
an old man; ~tî f Sufism, mysticism<br />
sohbet f conversation, talk<br />
sol f shoe; ~çêker m shoemaker<br />
sond f oath; ~ xwarin to swear an oath<br />
sor red; threshed (wheat); ~ahî f redness<br />
sorav red grape; ~î(n) dark red<br />
sorgul rose<br />
sosin f iris<br />
sosret unusualness; bi ~ unusual<br />
soz dan v.t. to promise<br />
sparin spêr- v.t. to entrust<br />
spartin = sparin<br />
spas thank you; ~ kirin v.t. to thank;<br />
~darî f gratitude<br />
239<br />
spehî good-looking, pretty, attractive<br />
spêda, spêde f dawn<br />
spêr- → sparin<br />
spî white; ~tî f whiteness<br />
standin (dial. var.) = stendin<br />
stasyon f railway station<br />
stelih ordinary, common<br />
stemkarî f oppression<br />
Stenbol f Istanbul<br />
stendin stîn- v.t. to take, get; bi paş de<br />
~ to take back<br />
steyr = stêr<br />
stêr f star; ~k f star; ~nas m astronomer;<br />
~nasî f astronomy<br />
stiran stirê- v.t. to sing<br />
stîn- → stendin<br />
sto = stû<br />
stran f song; ~bêj singer<br />
stû m neck; ~xwar obedient, cowed<br />
stûn f column<br />
stûr thick, stout<br />
sufrik m tablecloth<br />
sur f breeze<br />
sur‘et f speed<br />
surgûn = sirgûn<br />
suwar on horseback; ~ bûn to mount<br />
sûç m crime, fault<br />
sûd m profit; ~ wergirtin ji v.t. to profit<br />
from<br />
sûl m waterfall<br />
Sûriya f (obl Sûriyayê, Sûriyê) Syria<br />
sûxte m theological student<br />
Swêd f Sweden<br />
şa happy, glad; ~ bûn bi v.i. to be happy<br />
with, rejoice over s.th.; ~ kirin v.t. to<br />
gladden: wê pirtûkê dilê min şa kiribû<br />
that book had gladdened my heart;<br />
~hî f gladness, happiness<br />
şafiî Shafiite (school of Islamic jurisprudence)<br />
şagirt m pupil, apprentice<br />
şah m king<br />
şahîd m witness
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