Kurmanji Lexicon
Kurmanji Lexicon
Kurmanji Lexicon
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KURDISH-ENGLISH VOCABULARY<br />
ready<br />
ambelaj f wrapping, packing<br />
Amerîka/Amerîqa f America; ~yî<br />
American<br />
Amûda f ‘Amūdā, a town in Syria near<br />
Qāmishlī<br />
an or; ~ na or not; an…an either…or<br />
ancax so much<br />
anîn v.t. (pres. ind. tînim, neg. naynim;<br />
subj. bînim, neg. subj. neynim) to<br />
bring<br />
anîzazî f cleverness<br />
Anteqye f Antakya, Antioch<br />
anuha = niha<br />
ap, apo m paternal uncle<br />
‘aqil 1 m mind, intelligence<br />
‘aqil 2 intelligent<br />
‘aqûbet f end<br />
ardû m fuel<br />
arî (dial. var.) = alî 2<br />
armanc f aim, goal<br />
armûş m a sheaf of grain<br />
armûxan m gift<br />
arnawid Albanian<br />
arşîv f archive<br />
artêş f army<br />
arûk m ceiling<br />
arxayîn confident<br />
asê rugged, steep; ~geh f fortification<br />
asê kirin v.t. to catch<br />
asêwarî untimely<br />
asiman, asîman m heaven; ~î heavenly<br />
asîmîlasiyon f assimilation<br />
asîmîle assimilated<br />
aso f horizon<br />
asteng m difficult road, rough terrain,<br />
obstacle<br />
asin m (dial. var.) = hesin<br />
‘aşiq in love; ~ê … bûn to be in love<br />
with<br />
aşitî f peace, truce; ease, comfort<br />
aşî = aşitî<br />
‘atifî emotional<br />
av f water; ~ û hewa f climate<br />
197<br />
ava 1 built up, prosperous, developed; ~<br />
kirin v.t. to develop; ~ker m developer,<br />
founder<br />
ava 2 çûn v.i. to set (of the sun)<br />
avahî f building, edifice<br />
avayî = avahî<br />
avdayî tempered (steel)<br />
avêj- → avêtin<br />
avêş f balm<br />
avêtin avêj- v.t. to throw, throw away,<br />
throw out; lay (foundation); ~a ji text<br />
de dethronement; dest ~ … to touch<br />
s.th.<br />
awa f manner, means; bi ~yekî somehow;<br />
bi wî ~yî by this means; bi<br />
hemû ~yî by all/any means<br />
awaz m voice, sound, singing<br />
awir f glance, backward look<br />
awur (dial. var.) = awir<br />
ax 1 sigh, ouch; ~ avêtin v.t. to say ouch<br />
ax 2 f land, earth, dirt; ~a welat homeland;<br />
~a Sûriyê the land of Syria<br />
axa m (obl axê) agha, feudal lord, master<br />
axaftin axiv- v.i. to speak<br />
axar ???<br />
axil corral<br />
axiftin (dial. var.) = axaftin<br />
axiret f the other world: mirovê axiretê<br />
an other-worldly person<br />
axîn v.i. to cry, to cry out<br />
axpîne f patch of ground, field<br />
AY = Ameriqayê Yekbûyî USA<br />
azad free; ~ kirin v.t. to set free; ~î f<br />
liberty<br />
azar f anguish; ~ dan v.t. to torment,<br />
vex<br />
azman m sky<br />
b- → birin, bûn<br />
ba 1 m (obl bê) wind<br />
ba 2 m turn<br />
ba 3 (prep.) with, in front of, in the presence<br />
of; li ~ with, chez
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