—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings

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