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only one syllable. Vice versa, he used tibil because it has two syllables. Potentially, one
word is the form common to his dialect, while the other is from another subdialect.
(293) zend u til u bask u mil (AN2:53)
forearm and finger and arm and shoulder
‘Forearm and finger and arm and shoulder’
(294) tibl-a xwo dirêj bi-k-et me (AN5:9)
finger-EZ.F REFL point IRR-do.PRS-3SG 1OP
‘Pointing her finger at us’
Lastly, the words ka and kanê, both meaning ‘where,’ are also variations of the
same word. Sindî used both forms in two of his poems. In (295) and (296), the places of
usage are underlined. In (295), it seems that Sindî was considering both syllable count
and word variation in his decision on which words to use. In (296), however, the poem is
in poetic prose. Perhaps Sindî wanted to vary the language, or maybe he wanted to keep
the sentence with ka shorter, for rhythm’s sake.
(295) erê ey dil kanê ew gul ka şemal-a geş (BS1:19)
yes hey heart where 3D flower where candle-EZ.F bright
u hil
and lit
‘Yes, O heart, where’s that flower? Where’s the bright and lit (glowing) candle?’
ka sîar-ê hilm-a mirn-ê kanê mîr-ê tirs (BS1:21-23)
where knight-EZ.M steam-EZ.F death-OBL.F where leader-EZ.M fear
nezan
unknowing
‘Where’s the knight of the steam death? Where’s the leader who doesn’t know
fear?’
ka ‘egîd-ê wan dilêr-an evro man=e bê xudan
where fighter-EZ.M 3OP hero-OBL.PL today become.PST=DIR without leader
‘Where’s the fighter of those heroes? Today they became leaderless.’
av-a Aras-ê di-pirs-it îru kanê gemîvan
water-EZ.F Aras-OBL.F IPFV-ask.PRS-3SG today where sailor 114
‘The water of Aras 115 is asking, Where’s the sailor today?’
114 Or perhaps ‘skipper.’