—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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jan f pain, ache; ~ dan v.t. to pain<br />
jar poor; ~î f poverty<br />
jehr f poison<br />
jendirme f gendarmerie<br />
jengorî rusty<br />
jê = ji + wî/wê<br />
jêhatî worthy<br />
jê-kirin v.t. to excise, cut out, cut off<br />
jêr down<br />
jêrbar heavy laden; ~î f being heavy<br />
laden<br />
ji prep. from, to, for, <strong>with</strong><br />
ji … re ccmp. <strong>with</strong><br />
ji … ve ccmp. from<br />
ji ber … ve ccmp. before<br />
jibîrkirin → bîr<br />
jihevdeketî fragmented, fallen apart:<br />
civateke ~ a fragmented society<br />
jimar f number<br />
jin f woman, wife; ~ik f woman<br />
jinûvezayin f rebirth, renaissance<br />
ji weşdaketî scattered about<br />
jiyan 1 f life<br />
jiyan 2 jî- v.i. to live<br />
jiyin = jiyan 2<br />
jî enclitic also, even, emphasizes preceding<br />
word<br />
jî- → jiyan 2 , jîn<br />
jîn jî- v.i. to live<br />
jîndar alive, living; dinya ~ the world<br />
of the living<br />
jîr talented, skillful; ~î f diligence, talent<br />
jmartin jmêr- v.t. to count, to enumerate<br />
jor above, up<br />
k- → kirin<br />
ka (attention-getting particle): ka mêze<br />
ke come, look!; ka li ku ye? now<br />
where is it?<br />
ka f straw, hay<br />
kabûs f nightmare<br />
kafiye (dial. var.) = qafiye<br />
kal aged; m old man, grandfather; ~e-<br />
KURMANJI KURDISH<br />
220<br />
mêr m elderly gentleman<br />
kalîte m good quality<br />
kalkabûs m nightmare demon<br />
kalo m old man<br />
kambax ruined, devastated; devastating;<br />
~ kirin v.t. to ruin, devastate<br />
kanê = kanî 2<br />
kanî 1 f spring, source<br />
kanî 2 where is/are?<br />
kanîn (dial. var.) = karîn<br />
kanun pl winter months<br />
kapan a narrow, steep mountain road<br />
kapik f bran<br />
kar 1 m job, work; ~bidest m authority;<br />
~ker m/f worker; ~ûbar m work, business,<br />
everything entailed by s.th.; ~<br />
kirin to work, to penetrate; bi~ anîn<br />
v.t. to use<br />
kar 2 kid (goat, deer, &c.)<br />
karik kid goat<br />
karîn (v.i., neg. pres. níkarim, past<br />
(dí)karibûm, neg. past. níkaribûm,<br />
subj. (bi)karibim) to be able (+ subj.<br />
to)<br />
karneval f carneval<br />
karto stale<br />
karxezal baby deer, fawn<br />
karzan expert<br />
kasik m globe<br />
kastîn f howl<br />
kaş m slope, hill; ~ bûn to fall backwards<br />
kat kirin v.t. to divulge<br />
kaxet = kaxez<br />
kaxez f paper<br />
kaxiz = kaxez<br />
kazkaz f wail<br />
kebanî f lady: kebaniya malê the lady of<br />
the house<br />
keç f girl; ~ik f little girl<br />
ked f stick; ~a kesekî xwarin to get<br />
beaten by s.o.<br />
kef 1 f foam: ~a sawûnê soapsuds; ~ dan<br />
v.t. to foam
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