a-practical-kurdish-grammar

FORMATION OF KURDISH WORDS 219
child', as well as (bra-la) 'little brother' (See 391), are
both very affectionate expressions, and are chiefly employed
vocatively.
ADJECTIVES.
394. A great many adjectives are formed in Kurdish by
placing 4, (ba) 'with', and occasionally y>-^ (sahib) 'pos¬
sessor', before the noun. Examples: O/ '4 (ha qowat)
'strong'; C^y ^. (ba ghai-rat) 'zealous'; CAy ^. (ha
jurat) 'brave'; \_,i\ 4. (ba adab) 'polite', etc. In the same
way we often hear Oji ^y^ (sahib qûwat), y>-\.fi
Cj>y (sahib ghairat), Ci\y ^y\^ (sahib jurat), etc.
395. Adjectives are formed from pouns denoting 'material'
by adding ^j\ (awi). Examples: S3^>y. (hard-awi)
'stony'; (^jljii (dar-awi) 'woody', 'wooden'; (^jL^l (asin-
awi) 'irony'; S3^yj (zew-awi) 'silvely'; S3^yj (^^^"
awi) 'golden'; (5j1jja (haûr-awi) 'cloudy'; L$jbj» (^örr-
awi) 'muddy', etc.
396. Adjectives are also formed by adding ^ (i) or the
syllables 41 1 (ana) 'like', -XL. (mand) 'full', jb (dar) 'hav-
ing'> J^J (war) 'possessing', ijli (nak) 'full', 6y (nûk)
'full', jj (zin) 'striking' or 'moulding', to nouns. Examples :
(^3jj (rözh-e) or 4;13jj (rözh-ana) 'daily'; J\j. (sa\-ç.) or
4JNL. (sal-ana) 'yearly'; JO4!ji (döla-mand) 'rich';
iJL^i. (kham-nak) 'sorrowful' ; 6y 4^y (tirsa-nûk) 'fear¬
ing' ; y L^T (asman-i) 'heavenly' ; yi I (adam-i) 'human' ;
jUij (riq-dar) 'angry'; jl-XJy (brin-dar) 'wounded';
jU_^^» (hûmed-a-war) 'hopeful' ; j3jji (drö-zin) 'lying'.