a-practical-kurdish-grammar

SYNTAX 247
Some Common Kurdish Proverbs
(Sy\> S^ dS^ : Ij^l! L$jL> jL. (mar niari na-khwa,
sag sagi na-bri) 'A snake will not eat a snake, a dog will not
forsake a dog'. ;
\^:> yJ \x_y. (J33 oi : \^yJsj\sXi>^ S3^ (^^^ ^^
ziddi bai tifai bika, da rui khöi-da tifai daka) 'He who spits
against the wind, spits himself in the face'.
S^i O^J O^^^ J"^- c^ (j" ^^^^"' '^^'^^"'' ^''
man dangiie) 'The tongue touches where the tooth hurts'.
pM:, Sy t}y SCiy (bardeki pichiik sar-i daqal-
she) 'A small stone will crack his head'.
y /
Ji /jJi. LS Si 3\. ' oy op (kara mamira, bahar de,
gia shin dabe) 'Donkey, don't die I Spring is coming and the
grass will be green'.
ejj3 ^ ryi dX : A^ y C^3i jly. (hazar dost bibe ka-
ma, yek dishmin bibe zör-a) '.\ thousand friends is little, one
enemy is much'.
Sj3i d^ : Ijji jljj\^(karwan darwa, sag daware)
'The caravan passes, the dog barks'.
o_;lo^_p yP~J» 4J nji^L y y (sirkai balash la
hangiiin shirintar-a) 'Free vinigar is sweeter than honey'.
oy^ (^1jij : o^OjS 4^ y" 4) 4i S3^ (awi ka la
tû ba qöwattir-a, wadûai makawa) 'He that is stronger than
you, pursue him not'.
4-»- y yy^ eyi c^jli 4^ (_$jl (awi ka shari diwa.