—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 />
xewlî f desolation, isolation<br />
xewn f dream; ~ dîtin v.t. to dream,<br />
have a dream; ~erojik daydream<br />
xeyal f imagination, fantasy, dream<br />
xeyidîn ji v.i. to get angry at<br />
xeyn other; ji ~î (prep.) other than, aside<br />
from: ji xeynî van tiştan other than<br />
these things<br />
xeyo (Syr. Ar. khayyo, voc. only) fellow,<br />
guy, friend<br />
xezal gazelle<br />
xezeb f rage, wrath<br />
xezîne f treasury<br />
xezûr m father-in-law; f mother-in-law<br />
xêr f goodness; ~xweşî f chitchat;<br />
bi~hatinî dan v.t. to welcome: jinekê<br />
bixêrhatinî da min a woman welcomed<br />
me; bi ~a … re thanks to; bi ~<br />
û bêr very good; ji ~a … re because<br />
of, on account of; ~hatinê kirin li v.t.<br />
to welcome; hatin ~ê to be a welcome<br />
guest<br />
xêz f line; ~ik ditto<br />
xidmet f service<br />
xilas kirin to be saved<br />
xilmamş = xilmaş<br />
xilmaş half asleep, sleepy<br />
xirab bad, evil<br />
xisar f loss<br />
xistin x- v.t. to cast, throw, put in, make<br />
fall; ji hev de ~ to break up; ~ li to<br />
beat<br />
xisûsiyet = xusûsiyet<br />
xişikîn v.i. to drag along, scrape across<br />
xişr m/f ornament ???<br />
xişxiş f rustling, scratching sound<br />
xitab m address; ~ kirin v.t. to address;<br />
~ê kesekî kirin to address, speak to<br />
s.o.<br />
xitimandin v.t. to close, seal: rê hatine<br />
xitimandin the roads have been closed<br />
xiyal f dream, imagination<br />
xizmet f service; ~ kirin v.t. to serve<br />
xînji (dial. var.) = xeyn ji<br />
247<br />
xîret f zeal, bravery, courage; ~ kirin<br />
v.t. to try hard<br />
xîze-xîze grating sound<br />
xo f (dial. var.) = xwe; ~a xwe his own<br />
self<br />
xoce m master, teacher<br />
xof f fear; ~ û tirs f fear and trembling<br />
xort young, young man/woman; ~anî f<br />
youth<br />
xoşdivî beloved<br />
xu (dial. var.) = xwe<br />
xuda m (obl. xudê) God; ~ hefiz goodbye<br />
xudan m owner; bê~ godless, Godforsaken,<br />
poor, pitiable<br />
xuh f sister<br />
xulam m slave; manservant<br />
xunav f sprinkle, light rain<br />
xur f itch<br />
xure xur f snoring<br />
xurên on an empty stomach<br />
xurîn = xurên<br />
xurme f date<br />
xurt strong, powerful; ~ û gur strong,<br />
puissant<br />
xurû natural<br />
xusûsiyet f characteristic, distinguishing<br />
feature<br />
xuşîn v.i. to rustle, to gurgle<br />
xuşk f sister<br />
xuya clear, obvious; ~ bûn v.i. to be obvious,<br />
appear, show up; ~ kirin v.t. to<br />
seem, appear: hotel gelekî xweş û luks<br />
xuya dikir the hotel looked very nice<br />
and deluxe<br />
xuyan v.i. to seem, to appear<br />
xuyanî familiar; ~ kirin v.t. to familiarize<br />
xûn f blood; ~a cegerê liver’s blood,<br />
metaphor for tears of agony and suffering<br />
xûs f snowdrift ???<br />
xûyan = xuyan<br />
xwar down; ser … da ~ bûn to lean
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