—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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KURDISH-ENGLISH VOCABULARY<br />
after the division of the country the<br />
paths of the Kurmanji and Sorani dialects<br />
part from each other; ~ bi to be<br />
distinguished by<br />
ve-qetîn = ve-qetiyan<br />
verê-kirin to send off, dispatch<br />
ve-şartin -şêr- v.t. to hide, bury<br />
ve-texirîn v.i. to taper off<br />
ve-xistin v.t. to throw down<br />
ve-xwarin v.t. to drink<br />
ve-zelan v.i. to lie down and roll<br />
around; xwe ve-zelandin to throw<br />
oneself down and roll around<br />
ve-ziliandin = ve-zelandin<br />
vê → ev<br />
vêca therefore<br />
vêcar then, so<br />
vê-geriyan = ve-geriyan<br />
vêk re together<br />
vên f wish, desire<br />
vê-xistin v.t. to light<br />
vikûvala → vala.<br />
vir here<br />
vizîn v.i. to buzz, to hum<br />
vizvizkî tangled, knotted<br />
vî → ev<br />
vîrus f virus<br />
vîzevîz f blowing, rustling (of wind)<br />
waqewaq squeal of an animal<br />
war 1 m = bar<br />
war 2 m regard, respect; di ~ê … de concerning;<br />
di vî ~î de in this regard, in<br />
this respect<br />
war 3 m camp, camping ground; ~geh m<br />
camp site<br />
warkor çûn to disappear <strong>with</strong>out a trace<br />
we → hun<br />
wefakar faithful<br />
wefat f death<br />
weha thus, such<br />
wek (prep.) like; ~e (prep.) like; ~e ku<br />
(conj.) as: weke ku min got as I said;<br />
~î din anything else<br />
245<br />
wekhev alike, equal; ~î f equality: li ser<br />
esasên wekhev on a basis of equality<br />
wekîl advocate, lawyer; ~darî f advocacy<br />
welat m (obl. welêt) country, homeland;<br />
~hez lover of the homeland, patriot;<br />
~parêz defender of the homeland, patriot(ic);<br />
~perwer patriot<br />
wele = welle<br />
weleh = welê<br />
welê thus, like that<br />
welle by God<br />
wenda lost; ~ bûn v.i. to be lost; ~ kirin<br />
v.t. to lose<br />
wer bûn di v.i. to fall into<br />
wer- → hatin<br />
werger m translator; ~van m translator<br />
wer-gerandin v.t. to transform, translate<br />
wer-girtin v.t. to take up (see ber wergirtin,<br />
sûd wergirtin, tol wergirtin)<br />
werimandin v.t. to cause to swell<br />
werimîn v.i. to swell<br />
wer-kirin li v.t. to wrap around<br />
wesiyetname f will, testament<br />
werîs m rope<br />
wesf m attribute, quality; ~ dan to describe<br />
westan west- v.i. to stand, stop; to be<br />
exhausted<br />
westiyan = westan<br />
westiyayî exhausted<br />
weşandin weşîn- v.t. to publish<br />
weşanxane f publishing house<br />
wext f time: di eynî wextê de at the same<br />
time; di wexteke kurt de <strong>with</strong>in a<br />
short time; ~ê ku (conj.) when<br />
wezin f poetic meter<br />
wezîfe f duty<br />
wezaret f ministry: Wezareta Ferhengê<br />
the Ministry of Culture<br />
wezîr m minister; ~tî f ministry<br />
wê 1 → ew<br />
wê 2 future auxiliary + subj. for future<br />
tense
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