Kurmanji Lexicon
Kurmanji Lexicon
Kurmanji Lexicon
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KURDISH-ENGLISH VOCABULARY<br />
sometimes<br />
-geh suffix of place<br />
gehandin (dial. var.) = gihandin<br />
gehîştin (dial. var.) = gihîştin<br />
gel much, many, most; ~ejmar plural;<br />
~ek(î) very, a lot, many: ~ek ji wan<br />
many of them; ~êrî popular<br />
gelemper general, public; bi ~î mostly,<br />
generally<br />
gelî m mountain pass, canyon<br />
gelo whether; interrogative particle, “I<br />
wonder if”<br />
gemar f filth<br />
gemî f ship<br />
genim m wheat<br />
ger if; ~çi even if, although<br />
gerandin gerîn- v.t. to turn, rotate; to<br />
take for a walk; to produce<br />
gerden f neck<br />
gerdenî f necklace<br />
gerdûnî universal<br />
gerek necessary, should, must, ought to;<br />
~ bûn to be necessary<br />
geremol f complexity, confusion<br />
gerihan (dial. var.) = geriyan<br />
geriyan v.i. to go around, roam around;<br />
~ li (pey) to look for<br />
germ warm, hot: ~a havînê the heat of<br />
summer; ~a, ~ayî f warmth; ~î f<br />
warmth<br />
Germanya f Germany<br />
gerş dirty<br />
geş red, blossoming, flaming, happy; ~<br />
bûn to blossom, flame up (fire), be<br />
happy; ~î f happiness, flourishment<br />
gevde f mange; bi ~ mangy<br />
gevez crimson<br />
gevizandin v.t. to make writhe; xwe ~ to<br />
roll oneself around<br />
gevizîn v.i. to writhe<br />
gewde m body; ~ê xwe dan hev to curl<br />
up; ~ê xwe girtin to hug oneself<br />
gewr light grey, whitish; ~o “whitey”<br />
gewre large, big<br />
213<br />
gêj dizzy, spinning; ~ bûn v.i. to be<br />
dizzy; ~ kirin v.t. to make dizzy,<br />
make lightheaded: germa havînê tu<br />
gêj kiribûyî the heat of summer had<br />
made you dizzy<br />
gêr crooked, uneven<br />
gêrik ant<br />
gêrt lethargic<br />
ghêj- → gihîştin<br />
giha = giya<br />
gihan gihê- v.i. to reach; ~din -gihînv.t.<br />
to deliver; xwe gihandine ser to<br />
get oneself to<br />
gihaştin gehîj- v.i. to reach, arrive; to<br />
mature<br />
gihîştin gihîj-/gîj-/gihêj-/ghêj- v.i. to<br />
reach, arrive<br />
gihîj- → gihîştin<br />
gijgijîn v.i. to be knit (brow)<br />
gincir ???<br />
gir m hill<br />
gir m rancorous, grudging; ~-girtin v.t.<br />
to have a grudge<br />
gir- → girtin<br />
giramgîr respectful<br />
giramî f respect<br />
giran heavy, deep (voice); serious,<br />
grave, plodding; ~î f gravity, weightiness;<br />
~biha precious, expensive; ~<br />
firotin v.t. to sell at a high price,<br />
overcharge<br />
girav f island<br />
gircî gircî frozen solid<br />
girê f knot, tumor; ~-dan v.t. to tie, to<br />
connect: navê bajêr li cem min bi<br />
navê nanê firnê, şekir û helawê hatibû<br />
girêdan for me the word ‘city’ was<br />
connected to the words ‘bakery<br />
bread,’ ‘sugar,’ and ‘halvah’; pişta<br />
xwe ~ dan bi to turn one’s back on,<br />
to be unmindful of<br />
girêkî Greek<br />
girik f conundrum; hillock<br />
giriyan v.i. to weep
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