Kurmanji Lexicon
Kurmanji Lexicon
Kurmanji Lexicon
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KURDISH-ENGLISH VOCABULARY<br />
hov wild; ~îtî f wildness<br />
hovan over there<br />
hoy m condition, circumstance: di hoyên<br />
teng de in narrow straits, in a tight<br />
spot<br />
hozantî f poetry<br />
h.p. = heta paşî etc., et al.<br />
hukum m order; ~darî f rule; ~darî<br />
kirin v.t. to rule<br />
hukûmet f government<br />
humanîst m humanist; ~î humanistic<br />
hun (obl. we) you (pl.)<br />
hundir (dial. var.) = hundur<br />
hundur m inside; ~ê prep. inside of; di<br />
~ê … de within: di ~ê deh salan de<br />
within ten years<br />
huner, hiner f art, skill; ~mend m artist<br />
hur free, at liberty<br />
hurmetgir respectful<br />
hustu m neck<br />
huzûr f presence<br />
hûn = hun<br />
hûr 1 small, little; ~ ~ in little bits, in<br />
small pieces; ~ ~(î) bûn v.i. to be<br />
smashed to bits; ~ kirin v.t. to crumble;<br />
~ mûr small items, little things<br />
hûr 2 m paunch<br />
hûrik m small piece, bit, sliver; ~ ~<br />
slight(ly)<br />
hwd (her wekî din) etc.<br />
(because the distinction between initial i<br />
and î is not consistently maintained,<br />
the two letters are alphabetized together)<br />
î‘dam f execution, death sentence<br />
idare kirin v.t. to direct, manage<br />
îdeolojî f ideology<br />
ifade f testimony<br />
iflas f bankruptcy; çûne ~ v.i. to go<br />
broke<br />
î‘lan kirin v.t. to announce<br />
ilham f inspiration<br />
‘ilmî scientific<br />
219<br />
Îlon f September<br />
imkan m possibility<br />
împaratorî f empire<br />
imtihan f examination<br />
imtiyaz f concession: imtiyaza neftê oil<br />
concession<br />
înca then, in that case<br />
Îngilîstan f England<br />
Îngilîz m/f English; ~î f English language<br />
inkar kirin v.t. to deny<br />
insan human being, one; pl people<br />
inşa m composition<br />
iptidaî elementary<br />
îrad f objection<br />
Îran f Iran<br />
Iraq f Iraq<br />
îro, îroj today<br />
îrû (dial. var.) = îro<br />
îsal this year<br />
îsfehanî wrought silver<br />
Îskenderûn f İskenderun, Alexandretta<br />
Islamiyet f the religion and traditional<br />
learning of Islam<br />
ispat kirin v.t. to prove, establish<br />
israf f expenditure: israfeke enerjiyê an<br />
expenditure of energy<br />
israr kirin v.t. to insist<br />
istifade kirin ji v.t. to make use of<br />
îstgah f station<br />
‘îsyan f rebellion<br />
îş m work, affair, job: çi îşê min bi<br />
tirkan re heye? What do I have to do<br />
with the Turks?<br />
îşellah God willing, I hope<br />
îşev tonight<br />
işk dry<br />
işkence f torture; ~ kirin bi v.t. to torture,<br />
torment<br />
işkestin (dial. var.) = şikestin<br />
îtiraz f objection<br />
‘iyar m skin, pelt<br />
jahr (dial. var.) = jehr
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