navber

navber (nominative singular)
navber (nominative plural)
navbera (construct singular)
navberên (construct plural)
navberê (oblique singular)
navberan (oblique plural)
wê navberê (singular)
wan navberan (plural)
navberê (singular vocative)
navberino (plural vocative)
navberek (nominative singular)
navberin (nominative plural)
navbereke (construct singular)
navberine (construct plural)
navberekê (oblique singular)
navberinan (oblique plural)


dîrokên

definite construct state plural of dîrok


bêhn

bêhn (nominative singular)
bêhn (nominative plural)
bêhna (construct singular)
bêhnên (construct plural)
bêhnê (oblique singular)
bêhnan (oblique plural)
wê bêhnê (singular)
wan bêhnan (plural)
bêhnê (singular vocative)
bêhnino (plural vocative)
bêhnek (nominative singular)
bêhnin (nominative plural)
bêhneke (construct singular)
bêhnine (construct plural)
bêhnekê (oblique singular)
bêhninan (oblique plural)


biryar

biryar (nominative singular)
biryar (nominative plural)
biryara (construct singular)
biryarên (construct plural)
biryarê (oblique singular)
biryaran (oblique plural)
wê biryarê (singular)
wan biryaran (plural)
biryarê (singular vocative)
biryarino (plural vocative)
biryarek (nominative singular)
biryarin (nominative plural)
biryareke (construct singular)
biryarine (construct plural)
biryarekê (oblique singular)
biryarinan (oblique plural)


rewş

rewş (nominative singular)
rewş (nominative plural)
rewşa (construct singular)
rewşên (construct plural)
rewşê (oblique singular)
rewşan (oblique plural)
wê rewşê (singular)
wan rewşan (plural)
rewşê (singular vocative)
rewşino (plural vocative)
rewşek (nominative singular)
rewşin (nominative plural)
rewşeke (construct singular)
rewşine (construct plural)
rewşekê (oblique singular)
rewşinan (oblique plural)


berçavk

berçavk (nominative singular)
berçavk (nominative plural)
berçavka (construct singular)
berçavkên (construct plural)
berçavkê (oblique singular)
berçavkan (oblique plural)
wê berçavkê (singular)
wan berçavkan (plural)
berçavkê (singular vocative)
berçavkino (plural vocative)
berçavkek (nominative singular)
berçavkin (nominative plural)
berçavkeke (construct singular)
berçavkine (construct plural)
berçavkekê (oblique singular)
berçavkinan (oblique plural)

/bɛɾˈt͡ˤʃɑːvk/

(pair of) glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision)


serma

serma (nominative singular)
serma (nominative plural)
sermaya (construct singular)
sermayên (construct plural)
sermayê (oblique singular)
sermayan (oblique plural)
wê sermayê (singular)
wan sermayan (plural)
sermayê (singular vocative)
sermayino (plural vocative)
sermayek (nominative singular)
sermayin (nominative plural)
sermayeke (construct singular)
sermayine (construct plural)
sermayekê (oblique singular)
sermayinan (oblique plural)


navbera

definite construct state singular of navber


qeza

qeza (nominative singular)
qeza (nominative plural)
qezaya (construct singular)
qezayên (construct plural)
qezayê (oblique singular)
qezayan (oblique plural)
wê qezayê (singular)
wan qezayan (plural)
qezayê (singular vocative)
qezayino (plural vocative)
qezayek (nominative singular)
qezayin (nominative plural)
qezayeke (construct singular)
qezayine (construct plural)
qezayekê (oblique singular)
qezayinan (oblique plural)


zeyt

zeyt (nominative singular)
zeyt (nominative plural)
zeyta (construct singular)
zeytên (construct plural)
zeytê (oblique singular)
zeytan (oblique plural)
wê zeytê (singular)
wan zeytan (plural)
zeytê (singular vocative)
zeytino (plural vocative)
zeytek (nominative singular)
zeytin (nominative plural)
zeyteke (construct singular)
zeytine (construct plural)
zeytekê (oblique singular)
zeytinan (oblique plural)


dergûş

dergûş (nominative singular)
dergûş (nominative plural)
dergûşa (construct singular)
dergûşên (construct plural)
dergûşê (oblique singular)
dergûşan (oblique plural)
wê dergûşê (singular)
wan dergûşan (plural)
dergûşê (singular vocative)
dergûşino (plural vocative)
dergûşek (nominative singular)
dergûşin (nominative plural)
dergûşeke (construct singular)
dergûşine (construct plural)
dergûşekê (oblique singular)
dergûşinan (oblique plural)


xizmet

xizmet (nominative singular)
xizmet (nominative plural)
xizmeta (construct singular)
xizmetên (construct plural)
xizmetê (oblique singular)
xizmetan (oblique plural)
wê xizmetê (singular)
wan xizmetan (plural)
xizmetê (singular vocative)
xizmetino (plural vocative)
xizmetek (nominative singular)
xizmetin (nominative plural)
xizmeteke (construct singular)
xizmetine (construct plural)
xizmetekê (oblique singular)
xizmetinan (oblique plural)


cîhan

cîhan (nominative singular)
cîhan (nominative plural)
cîhana (construct singular)
cîhanên (construct plural)
cîhanê (oblique singular)
cîhanan (oblique plural)
wê cîhanê (singular)
wan cîhanan (plural)
cîhanê (singular vocative)
cîhanino (plural vocative)
cîhanek (nominative singular)
cîhanin (nominative plural)
cîhaneke (construct singular)
cîhanine (construct plural)
cîhanekê (oblique singular)
cîhaninan (oblique plural)

/d͡ʒiːˈhɑːn/


serkeftin

serkeftin (nominative singular)
serkeftin (nominative plural)
serkeftina (construct singular)
serkeftinên (construct plural)
serkeftinê (oblique singular)
serkeftinan (oblique plural)
wê serkeftinê (singular)
wan serkeftinan (plural)
serkeftinê (singular vocative)
serkeftinino (plural vocative)
serkeftinek (nominative singular)
serkeftinin (nominative plural)
serkeftineke (construct singular)
serkeftinine (construct plural)
serkeftinekê (oblique singular)
serkeftininan (oblique plural)

/sɛɾkʰɛfˈtˤɪn/

From the verb bi ser keftin (“to succeed; overcome, literally "to get on top"”).


muzîk

muzîk (nominative singular)
muzîk (nominative plural)
muzîka (construct singular)
muzîkên (construct plural)
muzîkê (oblique singular)
muzîkan (oblique plural)
wê muzîkê (singular)
wan muzîkan (plural)
muzîkê (singular vocative)
muzîkino (plural vocative)
muzîkek (nominative singular)
muzîkin (nominative plural)
muzîkeke (construct singular)
muzîkine (construct plural)
muzîkekê (oblique singular)
muzîkinan (oblique plural)


guharto

guharto (nominative singular)
guharto (nominative plural)
guhartoya (construct singular)
guhartoyên (construct plural)
guhartoyê (oblique singular)
guhartoyan (oblique plural)
wê guhartoyê (singular)
wan guhartoyan (plural)
guhartoyê (singular vocative)
guhartoyino (plural vocative)
guhartoyek (nominative singular)
guhartoyin (nominative plural)
guhartoyeke (construct singular)
guhartoyine (construct plural)
guhartoyekê (oblique singular)
guhartoyinan (oblique plural)

/ɡʊhɑːɾˈtˤoː/


komele

komele (nominative singular)
komele (nominative plural)
komeleya (construct singular)
komeleyên (construct plural)
komeleyê (oblique singular)
komeleyan (oblique plural)
wê komeleyê (singular)
wan komeleyan (plural)
komeleyê (singular vocative)
komeleyino (plural vocative)
komeleyek (nominative singular)
komeleyin (nominative plural)
komeleyeke (construct singular)
komeleyine (construct plural)
komeleyekê (oblique singular)
komeleyinan (oblique plural)

Borrowed from Central Kurdish کۆمەڵە (komelle), from کۆم (kom, “group, gathering, set”) + -ەڵە (-elle, “diminutive suffix”).


qewet

qewet (nominative singular)
qewet (nominative plural)
qeweta (construct singular)
qewetên (construct plural)
qewetê (oblique singular)
qewetan (oblique plural)
wê qewetê (singular)
wan qewetan (plural)
qewetê (singular vocative)
qewetino (plural vocative)
qewetek (nominative singular)
qewetin (nominative plural)
qeweteke (construct singular)
qewetine (construct plural)
qewetekê (oblique singular)
qewetinan (oblique plural)


wezaret

wezaret (nominative singular)
wezaret (nominative plural)
wezareta (construct singular)
wezaretên (construct plural)
wezaretê (oblique singular)
wezaretan (oblique plural)
wê wezaretê (singular)
wan wezaretan (plural)
wezaretê (singular vocative)
wezaretino (plural vocative)
wezaretek (nominative singular)
wezaretin (nominative plural)
wezareteke (construct singular)
wezaretine (construct plural)
wezaretekê (oblique singular)
wezaretinan (oblique plural)


xizmeta

definite construct state singular of xizmet


xizmetên

definite construct state plural of xizmet


xizmetê

inflection of xizmet:
definite oblique singular


dergûşa

definite construct state singular of dergûş


dergûşên

definite construct state plural of dergûş


dergûşê

inflection of dergûş:
definite oblique singular


serkeftina

definite construct state singular of serkeftin


serkeftinên

definite construct state plural of serkeftin


serkeftinê

inflection of serkeftin:
definite oblique singular

inflection of serkeftin:
vocative singular


berçavka

definite construct state singular of berçavk


berçavkên

definite construct state plural of berçavk


berçavkê

inflection of berçavk:
definite oblique singular

inflection of berçavk:
vocative singular


hevkarî

hevkarî (nominative singular)
hevkarî (nominative plural)
hevkariya (construct singular)
hevkariyên (construct plural)
hevkariyê (oblique singular)
hevkariyan (oblique plural)
wê hevkariyê (singular)
wan hevkariyan (plural)
hevkariyê (singular vocative)
hevkariyino (plural vocative)
hevkariyek (nominative singular)
hevkariyin (nominative plural)
hevkariyeke (construct singular)
hevkariyine (construct plural)
hevkariyekê (oblique singular)
hevkariyinan (oblique plural)

/hɛvkʰɑːˈɾiː/


wezareta

definite construct state singular of wezaret


qeweta

definite construct state singular of qewet


xebata

definite construct state singular of xebat


xwişk

xwişk (nominative singular)
xwişk (nominative plural)
xwişka (construct singular)
xwişkên (construct plural)
xwişkê (oblique singular)
xwişkan (oblique plural)
wê xwişkê (singular)
wan xwişkan (plural)
xwişkê (singular vocative)
xwişkino (plural vocative)
xwişkek (nominative singular)
xwişkin (nominative plural)
xwişkeke (construct singular)
xwişkine (construct plural)
xwişkekê (oblique singular)
xwişkinan (oblique plural)


cemser

cemser (nominative singular)
cemser (nominative plural)
cemsera (construct singular)
cemserên (construct plural)
cemserê (oblique singular)
cemseran (oblique plural)
wê cemserê (singular)
wan cemseran (plural)
cemserê (singular vocative)
cemserino (plural vocative)
cemserek (nominative singular)
cemserin (nominative plural)
cemsereke (construct singular)
cemserine (construct plural)
cemserekê (oblique singular)
cemserinan (oblique plural)


şêx

şêx (nominative singular)
şêx (nominative plural)
şêxê (construct singular)
şêxên (construct plural)
şêxî (oblique singular)
şêxan (oblique plural)
wî şêxî (singular)
wan şêxan (plural)
şêxo (singular vocative)
şêxino (plural vocative)
şêxek (nominative singular)
şêxin (nominative plural)
şêxekî (construct singular)
şêxine (construct plural)
şêxekî (oblique singular)
şêxinan (oblique plural)


zewac

zewac (nominative singular)
zewac (nominative plural)
zewaca (construct singular)
zewacên (construct plural)
zewacê (oblique singular)
zewacan (oblique plural)
wê zewacê (singular)
wan zewacan (plural)
zewacê (singular vocative)
zewacino (plural vocative)
zewacek (nominative singular)
zewacin (nominative plural)
zewaceke (construct singular)
zewacine (construct plural)
zewacekê (oblique singular)
zewacinan (oblique plural)


hevpeyvîn

hevpeyvîn (nominative singular)
hevpeyvîn (nominative plural)
hevpeyvîna (construct singular)
hevpeyvînên (construct plural)
hevpeyvînê (oblique singular)
hevpeyvînan (oblique plural)
wê hevpeyvînê (singular)
wan hevpeyvînan (plural)
hevpeyvînê (singular vocative)
hevpeyvînino (plural vocative)
hevpeyvînek (nominative singular)
hevpeyvînin (nominative plural)
hevpeyvîneke (construct singular)
hevpeyvînine (construct plural)
hevpeyvînekê (oblique singular)
hevpeyvîninan (oblique plural)


sirûd

sirûd (nominative singular)
sirûd (nominative plural)
sirûda (construct singular)
sirûdên (construct plural)
sirûdê (oblique singular)
sirûdan (oblique plural)
wê sirûdê (singular)
wan sirûdan (plural)
sirûdê (singular vocative)
sirûdino (plural vocative)
sirûdek (nominative singular)
sirûdin (nominative plural)
sirûdeke (construct singular)
sirûdine (construct plural)
sirûdekê (oblique singular)
sirûdinan (oblique plural)


mûm

mûm (nominative singular)
mûm (nominative plural)
mûma (construct singular)
mûmên (construct plural)
mûmê (oblique singular)
mûman (oblique plural)
wê mûmê (singular)
wan mûman (plural)
mûmê (singular vocative)
mûmino (plural vocative)
mûmek (nominative singular)
mûmin (nominative plural)
mûmeke (construct singular)
mûmine (construct plural)
mûmekê (oblique singular)
mûminan (oblique plural)


tevahî

tevahî (nominative singular)
tevahî (nominative plural)
tevahiya (construct singular)
tevahiyên (construct plural)
tevahiyê (oblique singular)
tevahiyan (oblique plural)
wê tevahiyê (singular)
wan tevahiyan (plural)
tevahiyê (singular vocative)
tevahiyino (plural vocative)
tevahiyek (nominative singular)
tevahiyin (nominative plural)
tevahiyeke (construct singular)
tevahiyine (construct plural)
tevahiyekê (oblique singular)
tevahiyinan (oblique plural)

/tʰɛvɑːˈhiː/


berhem

berhem (nominative singular)
berhem (nominative plural)
berhema (construct singular)
berhemên (construct plural)
berhemê (oblique singular)
berheman (oblique plural)
wê berhemê (singular)
wan berheman (plural)
berhemê (singular vocative)
berhemino (plural vocative)
berhemek (nominative singular)
berhemin (nominative plural)
berhemeke (construct singular)
berhemine (construct plural)
berhemekê (oblique singular)
berheminan (oblique plural)


sendîka

sendîka (nominative singular)
sendîka (nominative plural)
sendîkaya (construct singular)
sendîkayên (construct plural)
sendîkayê (oblique singular)
sendîkayan (oblique plural)
wê sendîkayê (singular)
wan sendîkayan (plural)
sendîkayê (singular vocative)
sendîkayino (plural vocative)
sendîkayek (nominative singular)
sendîkayin (nominative plural)
sendîkayeke (construct singular)
sendîkayine (construct plural)
sendîkayekê (oblique singular)
sendîkayinan (oblique plural)


agirkirin

The act of blowing (for explosive materials).


şaredarî

/ʃɑːɾɛdɑːˈɾiː/

Borrowed or calqued from Persian شهرداری (šahrdâri, “municipality”).


quzilqurt

Akin to Central Kurdish قوزڵقورت (quzillqurt), from a contraction of quz (“cunt”) and daqurtandin (“to swallow”). Compare Arabic زقوم. The word must initially have been an interjection which then evolved into either a name for certain plants or insects on those plants, depending on the dialect. The insect sense is probably because of confusion with Turkic kızıl kurt, meaning "red worm". Compare Iraqi Arabic قزلقرت (qozalqort), borrowed from Kurdish.
Most probably not a direct Turkic loan because of the sheer vastness of the word throughout all Kurdish languages and dialects, existing in almost every part of Kurdistan.

A small, poisonous insect or an animal found in grassy areas. Known for being toxic, which can be fatal if ingested by animals.

Dest ji xwarina wê quzilqurtê ber de êdî!

(vulgar) shit, an intensifier that refers to objects, often something consumed.


kurmanc

/kʊɾˈmɑːnd͡ʒ/

Disputed. The initial -kur- is obviously Kurd, but theories vary on the -manc- part. Chyet considers it to be a modern Kurdish equivalent of Mede, this falls in line with Kurdish sound changes as in *Mād ("Mede") > *mānd (n-extension before d/t/č/c sounds; as in tanc, derence, fersend...) > mānc (as in gazind > dialectal gazinc); Kurd-Mede. However in Zand-i Wahman yasn, a Middle Persian text, the word /karmān/ is used together and synonymously with /kurd/, apparently connected to Kurmanc, Kerman and Kermanshah. Might originally be the name of a tribe, compare Kirmal and Kirmancekiman (subdialect of Leki).

Sedentary non-tribal Kurds who speak Northern Kurdish.

Ne ji bo sahib-rewacan
Belkî ji bo biçûk êd Kurmancan.

Not for those prevelant
But for the minors of Kurds


berdêl

→ Turkish: berdel

From ber (“in front”) + dêl (“place, stead”). Sense 2 was gained under the influence of Arabic/Turkish bedel.

A tradition of exchanging and marrying women between two families, especially when one side did not get the desired wife (so a substitute is given instead) and mostly to make peace.


marabêt

Borrowed from Armenian մարապետ (marapet), a dialectal form of մայրապետ (mayrapet).


parav

Borrowed from Armenian պառավ (paṙav, “old woman”).

an Armenian old woman; an Armenian nurse


qertelê

definite construct state singular of qertel


qertelên

definite construct state plural of qertel


qertelek

indefinite nominative singular of qertel


qertelekî

indefinite construct state/oblique singular of qertel


qerteline

indefinite construct state plural of qertel


referandûm

referandûm (nominative singular)
referandûm (nominative plural)
referandûma (construct singular)
referandûmên (construct plural)
referandûmê (oblique singular)
referandûman (oblique plural)
wê referandûmê (singular)
wan referandûman (plural)
referandûmê (singular vocative)
referandûmino (plural vocative)
referandûmek (nominative singular)
referandûmin (nominative plural)
referandûmeke (construct singular)
referandûmine (construct plural)
referandûmekê (oblique singular)
referandûminan (oblique plural)

referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law)


gelpirsî

gelpirsî (nominative singular)
gelpirsî (nominative plural)
gelpirsiya (construct singular)
gelpirsiyên (construct plural)
gelpirsiyê (oblique singular)
gelpirsiyan (oblique plural)
wê gelpirsiyê (singular)
wan gelpirsiyan (plural)
gelpirsiyê (singular vocative)
gelpirsiyino (plural vocative)
gelpirsiyek (nominative singular)
gelpirsiyin (nominative plural)
gelpirsiyeke (construct singular)
gelpirsiyine (construct plural)
gelpirsiyekê (oblique singular)
gelpirsiyinan (oblique plural)


qinyat

qinat (alternative)
qenaet (alternative)
qinaet (alternative)
qenat (alternative)

Qinyata te bi Xwedê xurt bibe.

Be strongly convinced of God (lit. "Your conviction in God be strong")

Ax çiqas pirr e, mar bi qinyat di xwin

No matter how much dirt be there, snakes are content with eating it.

Nên bi xwe bi qinyat, jinan bi xwaze ji malên bi binyat.

Eat bread contently and ask for the hand of woman from noble houses.

satisfaction, asceticism, to be satisfied with little, having no ambition, to content oneself with


bihnok

Coined by Kurdish writer Celadet Bedir Khan in 1941 from bihn (“breath”) + -ok.

coinage

Bihnok - bihnok dikeve navbera wan bêjeyên ko di komekê de dane pey hev û bi gihanekekê ne hatine girêdan.

1941, Celadet Alî Bedirxan, “Niqteşanî”, in Hawar, number 28, page 715:


amyar

A ghost word originated from D. Îzolî (1992) as a misreading of Central Kurdish ئامێر (amêr, “tool”).