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—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings

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tion<br />

duduyan (dial. var.) = diduyan<br />

duh(î) yesterday<br />

dunya = dinya<br />

durû hypocritical; ~tî f hypocrisy<br />

duşemb f Monday<br />

duv = dû<br />

duwemîn second: şerê dinyayê yê<br />

duwemîn World War II<br />

duyem(în) second<br />

dû 1 behind; ~dirêj of long standing; ~re<br />

then, afterwards; li ~ hev re one after<br />

the other; li ~ xwe behind oneself; bi<br />

~ … ketin v.i. to pursue<br />

dû 2 m smoke<br />

dûkel f smoke<br />

dûman f smoke<br />

dûpişk f scorpion<br />

dûr far; ~ xistin v.t. to throw away, exile;<br />

bi ~ ketin to go/get away; ~ nêzîk<br />

sooner or later; ~ahî f remoteness,<br />

distance; ~bîn farsighted<br />

dûre → dû 1<br />

dûrebîn f binoculars<br />

dûv m tail, end<br />

dûvre = dûre<br />

ebeden (+ neg.) never, not at all<br />

‘ecem Persian<br />

‘ecêb strange; ~mayî dumbfounded, stupified<br />

edebiyat f literature; ~van literateur<br />

edebî literary<br />

‘edilandin v.t. to ameliorate, make better<br />

edîb m litérateur<br />

efendî m westernized gentleman; ~tî f<br />

gentlemanliness<br />

efraz up<br />

‘efû f amnesty; ~ya giştî general amnesty<br />

‘egal f headband<br />

eger if<br />

ekîb f team<br />

KURMANJI KURDISH<br />

210<br />

ekol f school<br />

ekonomîk economic<br />

elbik f wooden bucket<br />

elektrîk f flashlight<br />

elem pain<br />

‘eleqedar kirin v.t. to concern<br />

‘eleyh: di ‘eleyhê … da ccmp. against;<br />

~dar m supporter; ~darî kirin v.t. to<br />

support<br />

elman German; ~î German (language)<br />

em (obl. me) we<br />

emanet m deposit, anything held on<br />

loan or for safekeeping<br />

emir 1 f order, command<br />

‘emir 2 m age<br />

emperyalîsm f imperialism<br />

‘en‘anetî traditional<br />

endam m member<br />

enerjî f energy<br />

‘enî f forehead; front (mil.)<br />

enstîtu f institute<br />

‘eql m mind, reason<br />

‘erd f earth; li erdê dan to throw to the<br />

ground<br />

erdim f region<br />

‘erdhêj f earthquake<br />

‘ereb Arab; ~î Arabic<br />

‘erebe f cart, carriage, any wheeled<br />

vehicle<br />

‘Erebistan f Arabia<br />

erê yea, yes<br />

erk f responsibility<br />

ermen Armenian<br />

ermîşim silk<br />

Ernewid Albanian<br />

erz f hope; ~a … şikandin v.t. to dash<br />

s.o.’s hopes<br />

erzan cheap<br />

‘erzihal f description, report, petition<br />

Erzerom f Erzurum<br />

esas m foundation, basis; ~î basic, essential,<br />

original<br />

eser f work, monument: esereke edebî a<br />

literary work

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