—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings
—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings
—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings
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alone—I’m sleepy; ~ di … da cî<br />
kirin to bite down on; (li) ~ (û) dora<br />
prep. all around<br />
devendeştî f brush, brambles<br />
deverû face down<br />
devî f bush<br />
devken f smile<br />
devkî oral: edebiyata devkî oral literature<br />
devojenî hev bûn li ser to squabble<br />
<strong>with</strong> each other over<br />
devok f accent<br />
dewam kirin v.t. to continue<br />
dewar m domestic animal, cattle<br />
dewir = dewr; f circle; ~ dan v.t. to<br />
circle<br />
dewlemend rich, wealthy<br />
dewlet f state: ~a Frensayê the state of<br />
France<br />
dewr f age, time, epoch; role; ~ leyistin<br />
to play a role; ~an f age, time<br />
dews f place, spot, trace<br />
dexisîn v.i. to be jealous (ji of)<br />
deyn m debt; ~ dan to pay a debt; ~dar<br />
indebted; ~ê indebted to<br />
dê 1 f (const diya) mother<br />
dê 2 future auxiliary + subj. for future<br />
tense<br />
dê 3 3rd-person sing. present indicative<br />
of hatin<br />
dêl 1 f tail<br />
dêl 2 f female animal; ~egur f female<br />
wolf; ~ik f female wolf or dog, bitch<br />
dêrîn ancient, of long standing<br />
dêv 1 m demon<br />
dêv 2 = dev<br />
dêw = dêv 1<br />
di … de ccmp. in: di salên 70’î de in the<br />
’70s; di destên min de in my hands<br />
di … re ccmp. by, via, upon: bi bihîstina<br />
deng re upon hearing the noise;<br />
av di tifingên wan re dihate xwar<br />
water ran down their rifles<br />
di … ve ccmp. through<br />
KURMANJI KURDISH<br />
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dí- habitual and progressive verbal<br />
prefix<br />
dia = dua<br />
di bareya … de ccmp. about, concerning<br />
dibistan f school: dibistana destpêk elementary<br />
school<br />
Dicle f the Tigris River<br />
didan m tooth<br />
didu two; ~yan second<br />
difin nostril<br />
digel <strong>with</strong>; ~ ku although<br />
dihanî = dianî (see anîn)<br />
dijî, li (prep.) against<br />
dijmin m enemy; ~atî f enmity<br />
dijûn kirin v.t. to curse<br />
dijwar difficult; ~î f difficulty<br />
dikan f shop<br />
dike nake no matter what s/he did<br />
dil m heart; hope: min dil heye (+ subj.)<br />
I hope to; ~ girtin bi to be offended<br />
by: bi çûyîna min ya hotêlê dilê xwe<br />
girtin they were offended by my<br />
going to a hotel; ~ şewitîn bi to feel<br />
sorry for: dilê midûr bi vî xortê<br />
çeleng û evîndarê xwendinê dişewite<br />
the principal feels sorry for this attractive<br />
young man so avid to study;<br />
~êşî f heartache; ~germ warm, hearty,<br />
kind; ~geş happy; ~nexweş sorry,<br />
upset, ill at ease; ~pak pure of heart;<br />
~qayim confident; ~qayimî f confidence;<br />
~soz sympathetic; ~şa happy,<br />
glad; ~şewat heart-rending; ~şikestî f<br />
disappointment; ~şikestî kirin v.t. to<br />
disappoint, to dishearten; ~tengî f<br />
sadness, loneliness; ~xwaz fond of;<br />
bêî ~ê against the wishes of; ne bi ~ê<br />
min bû it did not appeal to me<br />
dilêr intrepid<br />
dilnîya assured, confident<br />
dilop m drop<br />
dilovan kind, affectionate, dear; ~î f<br />
affection; death (euphemism): berî
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