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u hestîê min, ‘body and bone’-EZ-M 1O. However, in the first line in (247), Nalbend
expressed the possessive pronoun min in a prepositional phrase using the preposition li.
In the second line in (248), li min was also used in lieu of a possessive ezafe construction,
allowing Nalbend to put the subject, cerg u dil, ‘liver and heart,’ at the end the line. In
both of these instances, use of the prepositional phrase versus a possessive ezafe
construction aided Nalbend in rhyming these lines with end-rhymes in other lines of the
poem, also shown in the examples below.
(247) li min ḧelîa-n leş u hestî (AN1:45-47)
in 1O melt.PST-3PL flesh and bone
‘My flesh and bone melted.
me gut-Ø mar=e ez-ê geztî
1OP say.PST.3SG snake=COP.PRS.3SG 1D-EZ.M bite-PST.PTCP
‘We thought it’s a snake that has bitten me.’
bi remz-a bazin-êt dest-î
by.means.of signal-EZ.F bracelet-EZ.PL hand-OBL.M
‘by means of the signal of the hand bracelets 98 ’
(248) zend u til u bask u mil (AN2:53-55)
forearm and finger and arm and shoulder
‘forearm and finger and arm and shoulder’
sutî li min cerg u dil
burn.PST.PTCP in 1O liver and heart
‘The liver and heart in me are burnt.’
Alternate translation: ‘My liver and heart are burnt.’
av rîl wan şêr=e sil
water rîl those lion=COP.PRS.3SG angry
‘water rîl 99 them, the lion is angry’
5.4.1.1.13 Word displacements
In example (249), the preposition combination ji ber, ‘because,’ is out of place,
distant from the object of the prepositional phrase, ’Işqa te, ‘your love.’ Normal word
98 The bracelets signifying that the woman is married. Among Kurds they are one of the most important
items given to a woman upon marriage.’
99 Meaning unknown.