—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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wêje f speech, literature<br />
wêne m picture, painting; ~ger m artist,<br />
painter<br />
wêran destroyed, ruined; ~ kirin v.t. to<br />
destroy, ruin<br />
wêrîn v.i. (+ subj.) to dare<br />
winda (dial. var.) = wenda<br />
wir there<br />
wirîn (dial. var.) = wêrîn<br />
wisa(n) thus, such, so<br />
wî → ew<br />
wîjdan m conscience<br />
wucûd f existence; hatin ~ê to come<br />
into existence<br />
wusan (dial. var.) = wisa<br />
x- → xistin<br />
xak f earth, ground<br />
xal f mole<br />
xalxalî in spots, spotted<br />
xanim f lady, mistress<br />
xanî m house<br />
xapandin xapîn- v.t. to deceive, to fool,<br />
to play a trick on: mîna ku hatibe<br />
xapandin as though a trick had been<br />
played on him<br />
xapîn v.i. to be deceived, to be fooled<br />
xapok deceptive<br />
xapxapok deceitful<br />
xar 1 crooked, bent<br />
xar 2 (dial. var.) = xwar<br />
xarin (dial. var.) = xwarin<br />
xastin (dial. var.) = xwestin<br />
xasûk cunning, shrewd<br />
xatir m mind, heart; ~gir considerate,<br />
obliging; ~ girtin to be considerate<br />
of, respect: biçûk û mezinan xatirê wî<br />
digirtin young and old were considerate<br />
of him; ~xwestin f affection; bi<br />
xatirê re wî ji min re got he said to<br />
me <strong>with</strong> affection; dan ~ê … to be<br />
considerate of …<br />
xav raw, immature<br />
xayin traitor<br />
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xazî m ghazi, holy warrior<br />
xazîk ???<br />
xebat f work, struggle<br />
xeber f words, speech: xebera wî ye<br />
that’s what he says<br />
xeberdan f talk, speech<br />
xebitan li ser v.i. to work on, strive for<br />
xebitîn = xebitan<br />
xedar pitiless, cruel<br />
xefk f trap<br />
xelas kirin (v.t. to finish<br />
xelasî f liberation; şerê xelasiyê war of<br />
liberation<br />
xelat f prize, reward; ~ kirin v.t. to reward<br />
xelk m (construed as sing. for case but<br />
pl. by sense) people<br />
xem f grief, sadness; ~ xwarin ji v.t. to<br />
sympathize <strong>with</strong>; ~gîn sorrowful;<br />
~gînî f sorrow: ez bi xemgînî dibêjim<br />
ku… I say <strong>with</strong> sorrow that…<br />
xemilandin v.t. to adorn<br />
xencer f dagger<br />
xerab ruined; ~-bûn to be ruined; ~e<br />
ruined; ~î f harm, ruination<br />
xerez f rancor, grudge; ~karî f holding a<br />
grudge<br />
xerîfî senile<br />
xerc kirin v.t. to spend<br />
xerîb stranger, foreigner, exiled, away<br />
from one’s homeland; ~î f estrangement,<br />
foreignness, the state of being<br />
away from one’s homeland; welatê<br />
~yê foreign country<br />
xerîte f map<br />
xertel f eagle<br />
xesandin xesîn- v.t. to twist, wring<br />
xesar f damage, loss; ~ dîtin v.t. to suffer<br />
loss, be damaged; ~nedîtî undamaged<br />
xet f line<br />
xew m sleep; ketin ~ê to fall asleep; ji ~<br />
ra-kirin to rouse from sleep<br />
xewle lonely, desolate
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