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(152) pê dikirin yarya bîka (BS2:32)
pê͡ d(i).ki.rin yar.ya bî.ka
The phonological occurrence in these last two examples may be represented by
the following rule, with sounds represented using the Northern Kurdish orthography.
Potentially, the initial consonant in this rule is optional; however, at the writing of this
study, I did not have an example to support this notion.
(153) î y / C V C __ V (C)
The example in (154) may be evidence that the rule in (153) is optional for the
poet. In line 1 of Dergehê Jîn U Hîvî Ya, ‘The Door of Life and Hopes,’ the î in the
words hîvîa and girtîe must be pronounced as a vowel in order to reach the syllable count
of 15. Each word must be pronounced as having three syllables. Hîvîa consists of the
word hîvî and the feminine ezafe particle -a. Girtîe consists of the word girtî and the
present tense 3SG copula e.
(154) dergehê jîn u hîvîa girtîe dîsa çima (BS4:1)
der.ge.hê jîn u hî.vî.a gir.tî.e dî.sa çi.ma
With all this evidence, one thing is clear. Poets sometimes consider performance
when forming lines of poetry. There may certainly be other phonological rules that poets
are abiding by when forming lines of poetry. My discussion here is from a purely etic
view. Poets of Neo-classical poetry should be consulted before making clear
determinations about the distinct system they follow when counting syllables.
5.3.3 Rhyme
Rhyme is a defining feature of both Classical and Neo-classical poetry in
Northern Kurdish. In the following sections, I discuss various end rhymes, including
head, internal and interlaced rhyme, feature rhyme, and what I am calling multisyllabic
rhyming sequence.
5.3.3.1 End rhyme
The most common position for rhyme in the corpus is end rhyme. While end
rhyme is a dominant feature of Classical and Neo-classical Northern Kurdish poetry, two