A

The first letter of the Zazaki alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.


name

From Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.


new

From Proto-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa. Related to Persian نه (noh).


sol

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”).


to

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *túH, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Related to Persian تو (to).


uwe

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš (“water”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water, body of water”). Compare Persian آب (âb), Pashto اوبه (obë), Avestan 𐬀𐬞 (ap), etc.


do

Related to Persian دوغ (duġ) and Tajik дуғ (duġ).


dust

side; one half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.


dew

dew (nominative singular)
dewi (nominative plural)
dewa (accusative definite singular)
dewan (accusative definite plural)
dewe (dative singular)
dewer (dative plural)
dewide (locative singular)
dewiyde (locative singular)
dewande (locative plural)
dewra (ablative singular)
dewanra (ablative plural)
dew (genitive singular)
dewi (genitive singular)
dewan (genitive plural)
dewyan (genitive plural)


hah

Hah! mı zi wıni va.


ga

From Proto-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Related to Persian گاو (gâv).


se

From Proto-Iranian *číš (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (“who, what, which, that”).


lu

Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes#Translingual


pa

From Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (“foot”), cognates include Sanskrit पद् (pád), Latin pes (French pied), German Fuß, English foot.


mast

yoghurt (a milk-based product thickened by a bacterium-aided curdling process)


bari

head

bari (comparative dehana bari, superlative tewr bari)

dehana bari (comparative)
tewr bari (superlative)


germ

From Proto-Iranian *garmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-mó-s. Cognate with Persian گرم (garm) and English warm.


aba

felt (a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres)


dû

From Proto-Iranian *duHmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”). Cognate with Persian دود (dud).


ma

we; us (first-person plural personal pronoun)


va

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts.


des

From Proto-Iranian *dáca (“ten”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”).


cure

(chiefly offensive) dwarf (small person)

dwarf (something much smaller than usual for its sort)


Ç

A letter used in writing Zazaki, representing /s/.


-n

Suffix which creates nouns out of certain verbs, usually denoting a result of an action. See also -an


çay

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish, from Persian چای (čây).


bor

Ultimately Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown”). Cognate with Persian بور (bur).


lac

O lacê mıno.

Lacê to '''lacê mı rê vano.

Çı lacê do rındo.


mir

A shortened form of *xamîr, related to Persian خمیر (xamir).


Akin to Persian نان (nân, “bread”), see there for more.


esker

From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”).


maki

maki (comparative dehana maki, superlative tewr maki)

dehana maki (comparative)
tewr maki (superlative)
mayi (alternative)
mayki (alternative)

Related to Northern Kurdish mak (“mother”).


ez

From Proto-Iranian *ajám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵHóm.

I; first person pronoun, referring to the speaker


este

Related to Sanskrit अस्थि (asthi) (asthi)


ri

From Proto-Iranian *rauda- (“appearance”) (with semantic shift "growth, development" > "appearance"), from Proto-Iranian *Hraud- (“to grow (bigger)”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow”).
Cognate with Persian رو (rû, “face”), Northern Kurdish rû (“face”), etc.


gol

Borrowed from Turkish göl, from Ottoman Turkish كول (göl, “lake”), from Proto-Turkic *kȫl (“lake”).


ses

six (the cipher, the cardinal number six)


ro

Ferheng, Kirmanckî (Zazakî) - Kurmancî, Kurmancî - Kirmanckî (Zazakî)


Çin

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)


a

The first letter of the Zazaki alphabet, written in the Latin script.


aza

Arabic أَعْضَاء (ʔaʕḍāʔ)


ine

êne (alternative)
yene (alternative)
yêne (alternative)


bajar

Akin to Northern Kurdish bajar and Persian بازار (bâzâr).


hak

Related to Ossetian айк (ajk), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hāwyám.


zerri

From Proto-Iranian *jr̥dáyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd.


reng

Ultimately from Proto-Iranian. Compare Northern Kurdish reng.


şeş

From Proto-Iranian *xšwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.


ded

No dedê mıno ke to rê vano.

Namê dedê mı Roberto.


mele

Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *madaxa. Cognate to Persian ملخ (malax), Ossetian мӕты́х (mætýx)


varg

Compare Middle Persian gwlg (vorg, “wolf”), Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 (varka-).


luwe

From Proto-Iranian *HrawpaHcáh (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HlawpaHćás (“fox”).


balcon

Ultimately from Sanskrit वङ्गन (vaṅgana).


lila

head

lila (comparative dehana lila, superlative tewr lila)

dehana lila (comparative)
tewr lila (superlative)


roten

to shape sth. by cutting it; to chisel; to hew; to whittle


bazar

Compare Persian بازار (bâzâr, “market”).

bazaar, market or market place, assemblage of shops


neri

neri (comparative dehana neri, superlative tewr neri)

dehana neri (comparative)
tewr neri (superlative)


henda

Henda edo zaf baxtiyar ba.

Henda edo to nêsinena.

Henda edo zewaj ra tersena.


şeker

From Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā).


curi

dwarf (something much smaller than the usual of its sort)


İspanya

Borrowed either through Turkish İspanya (“Spain”) or directly from Spanish España (“Spain”).

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


gulan

May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)


qaz

A Turkic borrowing. Compare Proto-Turkic *kāŕ and see there for more.


-dar

meyman + -dar → meymandar


newe

newe (comparative dehana newe, superlative tewr newe)

dehana newe (comparative)
tewr newe (superlative)


pancas

From Proto-Iranian *pančaHcát, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pančaHćát, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.


şek

Borrowed from Persian شک (šak), from Arabic شَكّ (šakk).


lew

From Proto-Indo-European *leb-, cognate with Persian لب (lab), English lip etc.


istor

Related to Persian شتر (šotor, “camel”).


mezel

From *mezer, from Persian مزار (mazâr), from Arabic مَزَار (mazār).


lec

Cognate with Parthian [Term?] (/ražm/), Middle Persian [Term?] (/razm/) and perhaps şerr of Kurmanji.


dade

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


herkes

From Turkish herkes, from Ottoman Turkish هركس (herkes), from Persian هر کس (har kas), from هر (har, “each, every”) + کس (kas, “person”).


abone

From Turkish abone, from Ottoman Turkish آبونه (abone), from French abonné.


heykel

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَیکَل (haykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).


cew

From Mazanderani [script needed] (cew, “barley”).


maqam

مقام مقام#Arabic

دستگاه دستگاه#Persian

(music) Melodic mode. The makam system sets complex rules for cins (characteristic intervals) and seyir (melodic development) in classical genres such as Ottoman court music, mosque music, and Mevlevi music. The Arab مقام (maqām), or mode, is most closely related, the Persian دستگاه (dastgâh), Central Asian mugam, Indian rag and others are more distantly related.

place, station, post, office (workplace)


edat

From Arabic أَدَاة (ʔadāh) or via Persian ادات (adât).


Okyanusya

Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)


zeytun

Ultimately from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).


amip

amoeba (a genus of unicellular protozoa)


vaye

vay (alternative)
vaya (alternative)
vayı (alternative)


derg

head

derg (comparative dehana derg, superlative tewr derg)

dehana derg (comparative)
tewr derg (superlative)

From Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.
Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (dar^əga), Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).


Ewropa

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


kamca

From Proto-Indo-European, English where.


stadyum

From Turkish stadyum, from Latin stadium, from Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐον (stắdĭon).


ciron

Borrowed from Persian جیران (jirân, “neighbours”).


ciwan

From Proto-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō.
Cognate with Persian جوان (javân), Pashto ځوان (źwān), Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Latin iuvenis (Italian giovane), Latvian jauns, Old English ġeong (English young).


destan

head

destan (plural destane, female equivalent destani)


dindar

dindar (comparative dehana dindar, superlative tewr dindar)

dehana dindar (comparative)
tewr dindar (superlative)

From Persian دیندار (dindâr) of دین (din) + ـدار (-dâr) (equivalent to din + -dar).


memleket

Borrowed from Turkish memleket, from Ottoman Turkish مملكت (“country”), from Arabic مَمْلَكَة (mamlaka, “kingdom”).


Feridun

Compare Classical Persian فریدون (firēdūn).


kuwari

Pırd kuwari?


paskalya

From Ottoman Turkish پاسقالیه (paskalya), from Greek Πασχαλιά (Paschaliá, “Easter time”).


vaz dayene

[ˈvɑz dɑːˈɛnə]

From vaz dayene (“to escape”):
vaz + -_da + -y- + -ene


ustad

Ultimately from Persian استاد (ostâd, “master”).


dês

Di domanî serê dêsî de ronişenê


seker

Ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).


golık

golık (nominative singular)
golıki (nominative plural)
golıka (accusative definite singular)
golıkan (accusative definite plural)
golıke (dative singular)
golıker (dative plural)
golıkide (locative singular)
golıkiyde (locative singular)
golıkande (locative plural)
golıkra (ablative singular)
golıkanra (ablative plural)
golık (genitive singular)
golıki (genitive singular)
golıkan (genitive plural)
golıkyan (genitive plural)

From a Turkic source, compare Turkish gölük.


ewdaz

From Persian آبدست (âbdast), compound of آب (âb, “water”) and دست (dast, “hand”).


her çı zano once buro

Literally: “a liar's candle only enlightens (literally, burns) til the isha-time”

(idiomatic) (What known donkeys eat from alfalfa)


wesar

From Proto-Iranian *wáhr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥.


héga

héga (nominative singular)
hégai (nominative plural)
hégaa (accusative definite singular)
hégaan (accusative definite plural)
hégae (dative singular)
hégaer (dative plural)
hégaide (locative singular)
hégaiyde (locative singular)
hégaande (locative plural)
hégara (ablative singular)
hégaanra (ablative plural)
héga (genitive singular)
hégai (genitive singular)
hégaan (genitive plural)
hégayan (genitive plural)


arye

arye (nominative singular)
aryei (nominative plural)
aryea (accusative definite singular)
aryean (accusative definite plural)
aryee (dative singular)
aryeer (dative plural)
aryeide (locative singular)
aryeiyde (locative singular)
aryeande (locative plural)
aryera (ablative singular)
aryeanra (ablative plural)
arye (genitive singular)
aryei (genitive singular)
aryean (genitive plural)
aryeyan (genitive plural)


ZDA

Zewbiyaye Dewleté Amerika
Zewbiyaye Dewleté Amerika#Zazaki

United States of America
United States of America#English

acronym of Zewbiyaye Dewleté Amerika (= United States of America), a country in North America: USA


şewra

From Mazanderani شِورَ (şewra), سِورَ (sewra), سُرَ (sora).


feqir

head

feqir (comparative dehana feqir, superlative tewr feqir)

dehana feqir (comparative)
tewr feqir (superlative)


vistra

vistra (comparative dehana vistra, superlative tewr vistra)

dehana vistra (comparative)
tewr vistra (superlative)


qendaye

From qen (“ass”) + dayen (“the one that gives”). Compare Turkish götveren for the formation.


gendnayene

[ɡɛndnɑːˈɛnə]

From gendnayene (“to besmirch, to make dirty”):
gend + -na- + -y- + -ene


semawer

From Russian самова́р (samovár, “self-boiler”); from само́ (samó, “self”) + вари́ть (varítʹ, “to boil, cook”).


bastêq

pastêx (alternative)
bastêx (alternative)
bastix (alternative)
bastîeq (alternative)
bastîyeq (alternative)
baştiq (alternative)
baştix (alternative)


lewaş

lavash (a soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor)


weso

head

weso (comparative dehana weso, superlative tewr weso)

dehana weso (comparative)
tewr weso (superlative)


kar kerdene

From kar (“work”)_kerdene (“to make, to do”).
kar + -_ker + -d- + -ene


nergize

Ultimately from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos). Compare Persian نرگس (narges).


derd

pain, anguish, sorrow, worry, distress (suffering or anguish, especially mental)


hurrem

hurrem (comparative dehana hurrem, superlative tewr hurrem)

dehana hurrem (comparative)
tewr hurrem (superlative)


nargila

From Persian نارگیله (nârgile). Likely ultimately from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”).


Ardeşir

Compare Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥 (ʾʿtḥštʿ /artaxšatr/).


Şahpur

Compare Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Šābūhr).


sinayene

From sinayene (“to love”):
sin + -a- + -y- + -ene


akewtene

From akewtene (“to rise”):
a- + -kew + -t- + -ene

akotene (alternative)
akutene (alternative)


perrayene

From perrayene (“to fly”):
perr- + -a- + -y- + -ene


wışk

head

wışk (comparative dehana wışk, superlative tewr wışk)

dehana wışk (comparative)
tewr wışk (superlative)


amnan

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *semh₂- (“year”). Compare English summer.


cıl

gunny (coarse fabric, typically made of hemp or jute fiber and used especially for sacks)

horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddlecloth


Erzırım

Erzurum (the capital and largest city of Erzurum Province, in eastern Turkey)


Tırkiya

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


peyğember

Compare Ottoman Turkish پیغمبر (peyğember, “prophet, messenger”).

cog

prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)


bılbıl

head

bılbıl (comparative dehana bılbıl, superlative tewr bılbıl)

dehana bılbıl (comparative)
tewr bılbıl (superlative)

(figuratively) mealy-mouthed, smooth-tongued; eloquent


dukan

from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/dakkannu/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”).


bancan

Ultimately from Sanskrit वङ्गन (vaṅgana).


cı nayene

[ˈdʒɪ naːˈɛnə]

From cı (“itself”)_nayene (“to put”).
cı + -_na + -y- + -ene


goş

Cognate with Persian گوش (gôš). See there for more.


gışt

A shortened form of engışt, which is related to Persian انگشت (angošt).


merdene

From merdene (“to die”):
mer + -d- + -ene


qeleme

From Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”).


zıwan

From Proto-Iranian *hižwáH (compare Northern Kurdish ziman, Pashto ژبه (žəba), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язы́к (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).


ameyene

From ameyene (“to come”):
ame + -y- + -ene


pewtene

Related to Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”).
From pewtene (“to cook”):
pew + -t- + -ene


qırm

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis (“worm”).


aresiyene

[ɑrɛsiːˈɛnə]

From aresiyene (“to rest”):
a- + -res + -i- + -y- + -ene


deştene

From deştene (“to sew”):
deş + -t- + -ene


dındon

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”).


bıra

From early *birād (compare with Persian birādar برادر, Yaghnobi virot вирот), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰrātr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.


numre

nımro (alternative)
numra (alternative)
numro (alternative)


şutene

sutene (alternative)
şıtene (alternative)
şıwayene (alternative)

From şutene (“to wash”):
şu + -t- + -ene


çakuç

Compare Persian چکش (čakoš).
Form influenced by Turkish çekiç.


şermayene

[ʃɛɾmɑːˈɛnə]

From şermayene (“to be ashamed”):
şerm + -a- + -y- + -ene


adır

Compare Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar, “fire”), Persian آتش.


cucek

[d͡ʒuːˈd͡ʒe]


ğasek

head

ğasek (comparative dehana ğasek, superlative tewr ğasek)

dehana ğasek (comparative)
tewr ğasek (superlative)


cızme

Compare Ottoman Turkish چزمه (çizme, “boot”).


heşt

From Proto-Zaza-Gorani [Term?], from Proto-Medo-Parthian [Term?], from Proto-Iranian *Haštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Related to Persian هشت (hašt).


zımıstan

From Proto-Iranian *jimastaHnah, from Proto-Iranian *jimáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm.

winter (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures)


kerkınc

Compare Persian خرچنگ (xarčang, “crab”).


meleh

Borrowed from Bactrian μαλαχο (malakho).


merdumşınasiye

From merdum (“human”) + -şınasiye (“-logy”).


vengşınasiye

From veng (“sound, voice”) + -şınasiye (“-logy”).


kewe

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapáwtas (“grey-blue”). Compare Persian کبود (kabud, “blue, blue-gray”).


eza

candidate (person running in an election)


Ameriqa

United States of America
United States of America


ڨ

The twenty-seventh letter of the Zazaki alphabet in the Arabic script.


arzan

head

arzan (comparative dehana arzan, superlative tewr arzan)

dehana arzan (comparative)
tewr arzan (superlative)
erzan (alternative)
ercan (alternative)
ercon (alternative)


vêşi

vêşi (comparative dehana vêşi, superlative tewr vêşi)

dehana vêşi (comparative)
tewr vêşi (superlative)

des serran ra vêşi yo kı ma amey tiya.

It has been more than ten years since he/she has moved here.


mezg

From Proto-Iranian *mazgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós. Cognate with Persian مغز (maġz).


sêne

From Persian سینه (sine, “breast, chest”).


poçık

Borrowed from Armenian պոչիկ (počʻik), diminutive of պոչ (počʻ).


eşq

Ultimately from Arabic عِشْق (ʕišq), probably via Old Anatolian Turkish عشق (ʼeşq).


berz

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Compare Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat).


İngılızki

İngılızki zıwanê do rındo.

İngılızkiyê mı weş niyo.

İngılızkiyê to zaf weşo.

İngılızki yew zıwano Cermenkiyo.


cıgeyrayış

[dzɪˈɡɛjɾɑjɪʃ]

[dʒɪˈɡɛjɾɑjɪʃ]


cı kerdene

[ˈdʒɪ kɛrdˈɛnə]

From cı (“itself”)_kerdene (“to make, to do”).
cı + -_ker + -d- + -ene


Xırvatıstan

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Australya

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


heywan

Etymology tree
Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān)bor.
Classical Persian حَیْوَان (haywān)bor.
Zazaki heywan
Borrowed from Classical Persian حَیْوَان (haywān), borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).


heş

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas
Proto-Iranian *Hŕ̥šah
Zazaki heş
Inherited from Proto-Iranian *Hŕ̥šah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.


casusiye kerdene

From casusiye (“espionage, spying”)_kerdene (“to make, to do”).
casus + -iye_ker + -d- + -ene


merheba

merhaba


nuştene

From nuştene (“to write”):
nuş + -t- + -ene


ropırocnayene

ropırojnayene (alternative)
ropıroznayene (alternative)

From ropırocnayene (“to wring”):
ro- + -pıroc + -na- + -y- + -ene


Erd

From Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ), from Proto-Semitic *ʾarṣ́-.


altûn

From a Turkic language. Compare Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 (l¹t¹un¹ /altūn/), Karakhanid اَلْتوُنْ (altūn), Turkish altın. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *altun (“gold”).


ercon

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ercon (comparative dehana ercon, superlative tewr ercon)

dehana ercon (comparative)
tewr ercon (superlative)
arzan (alternative)
erzan (alternative)
ercan (alternative)


estare

From Proto-Iranian *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

astare (alternative)
astore (alternative)
ıstare (alternative)
stare (alternative)
istare (alternative)


hewr

From Proto-Iranian *abráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrós. Related to Persian ابر (abr).


lû

From *lu- or *ru-, related to other Indo-Iranian words with the same meaning. Compare Persian روباه (rubâh) and Ossetian рувас (ruvas), from Old Iranian *raupāsa.


aşm

From an earlier *sîm, related to Northern Kurdish hîv.


biyene

Related to Persian بودن (budan).
From biyene (“to be”):
bi + -y- + -ene


cawıtene

cutene (alternative)
cuwıtene (alternative)
cuyene (alternative)

[dʒɑwɪtˈɛnə]

Related to Persian جویدن (javidan).
From cawıtene (“to chew”):
caw + -ıt- + -ene


dermon

medicine (substance which promotes healing)


şıt

From Proto-Iranian *xšwiptah (“milk”). Cognate with Gurani شۆت (şot).


doşiyene

From doşiyene (“to be milked”):
doş + -i- + -y- + -ene


fayde

Borrowed from Persian فایده (fâyede), from Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida).


fırayene

Related to *pira- < *para-, related to Persian پریدن (paridan).
From fırayene (“to fly”):
fır + -a- + -y- + -ene


fincon

From Ottoman Turkish فنجان (fincan), from Arabic فنجان (finjān), from Persian پنگان (pengân).


şımşêr

From or cognate with Persian شمشیر (šamšir).


şıwane

Related to Persian شبان (šobân), چوپان (čupân). See it for more.


şorve

From Persian شورواه (šurvâ, “soup”) from شور (šur, “salty”).


cıni

From Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.


dayene

From *da-, from the Proto-Indo-European root *deh₃-.
From dayene (“to give”):
da + -y- + -ene


berdene

Related to Persian بردن (bordan), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
From berdene (“to bring”):
ber + -d- + -ene


bırwe

From *biru > *bru, related to Persian ابرو (abru), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs.


serd

Related to Persian سرد (sard) from Middle Persian slt'.


kerdene

From the same root (kar-) as Persian کردن (kardan).
From kerdene (“to make”):
ker + -d- + -ene


vawr

From *varw < *varf, compare Persian برف (barf).


nıştene

Compare Persian نشسین (nešastan).
From nıştene (“to sit”):
nış + -t- + -ene


qutiye

From Turkish kutu. (From Greek κουτί (koutí), possibly via Ladino kutí.)


xasek

xasek (comparative dehana xasek, superlative tewr xasek)

dehana xasek (comparative)
tewr xasek (superlative)

From Sogdian [script needed] (ʾγšnk- /(ə)xšank/, “beautiful”).


kuncı

From Proto-Iranian *kunčit. Compare Old Armenian կնճիթ (knčitʻ), Armenian քունջութ (kʻunǰutʻ) and Georgian ქუნჯუტი (kunǯuṭi).


talaz

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طالاز (talaz), from Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa).


wec

(figurative) persona: The mask or appearance one presents to the world.


musnayene

From musnayene (“to teach”):
mus + -na- + -y- + -ene


zebeşe

zebeş (alternative)
zebeşı (alternative)
zeveşe (alternative)


sımore

Cognate with Northern Kurdish sivore. See it for more.

sımorê (alternative)
sımorıke (alternative)
sımorık (alternative)
sımbore (alternative)
sembûre (alternative)
sembure (alternative)
sumore (alternative)
sumbelî (alternative)
sımbole (alternative)
sımolek (alternative)
sımoleke (alternative)
sumbeliye (alternative)
sumbuelı (alternative)


xali

From Ottoman Turkish خالی (halı), from Persian خالی (xâli).


dıtene

From dıtene (“to milk”): dı + -t- + -ene.


vênayene

vinayene (alternative)
vinıtene (alternative)

Related to *wen-; compare Ossetian уынын (wynyn), Persian بین (bin) and Yagnobi венак (venak); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).


gırewtene

[ɡɪrɛwtˈɛnə]

From gırewtene (“to take”):
gırew + -t- + -ene. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-.


lengayene

[lɛnɡɑːˈɛnə]

From lengayene (“to limp”):
leng + -a- + -y- + -ene


mendene

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay, stand still”). Cognate with Persian ماندن (mândan).
From mendene (“to stay”):
men + -d- + -ene


wendene

From wendene (“to read”):
wen + -d- + -ene.


ropırojnayene

[roˈpɪɾoʒnɑˈɛnə]


mısnayene

[mɪsnɑːˈɛnə]


Ehmed

From Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to thank or to praise”).


Hemed

a male given name from Arabic, variant of Ehmed


Ellah

From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.


beyraqe

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bAd-rak (“banner, flag”). Cognate with Turkish bayrak, Bashkir байраҡ (bayraq), Tatar bayraq, Turkmen baýdag, Uzbek bayroq


destmale

desmal (alternative)
desmale (alternative)
desmalı (alternative)
destmalı (alternative)


eşire

aşire (alternative)
eşir (alternative)
eşirı (alternative)
eşiret (alternative)
eşiretı (alternative)


espar

aspar (alternative)
espare (alternative)


sencen

to weigh (one's words); to consider the effects, size up, evaluate


tahnen

to grind something into powder, to pulverize


qıtlıq

From Ottoman Turkish قطلق, قیتلق (qıtlıq).


teyşan

From Proto-Iranian *tŕ̥šnah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tŕ̥šnas, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.


meqem

مقام مقام#Arabic

دستگاه دستگاه#Persian

(music) medieval melodic mode. The makam system sets complex rules for cins (characteristic intervals) and seyir (melodic development) in classical genres such as Ottoman court music, mosque music, and Mevlevi music. The Arab مقام (maqām), or mode, is most closely related, the Persian دستگاه (dastgâh), Central Asian mugam, Indian rag and others are more distantly related.

place, station, post, office (workplace)


-rê

Weş ki to mirê va.

Ma do rojê torê vırazê.


kı

Compare Persian که (ke), Northern Kurdish ku, and Central Kurdish کە (ke)


qandê

Qandê to ma şi


puç

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puç (comparative dehana puç, superlative tewr puç)

dehana puç (comparative)
tewr puç (superlative)


qendayi

From qen (“ass”) + dayen (“the one that gives”). Compare Turkish götveren for the formation.


peğıl

peğıl (comparative dehana peğıl, superlative tewr peğıl)

dehana peğıl (comparative)
tewr peğıl (superlative)

From Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl, “miserly, stingy, niggardly”).


beytar

From Arabic بَيْطَار (bayṭār, “veterinarian, farrier”).


cewaben

From Ottoman Turkish جواباً (cevaben), from Arabic جَوَابًا (jawāban).


mêsek

playing card marked with the symbol ♣, clubs


nıqınıqın

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nıqınıqın (comparative dehana nıqınıqın, superlative tewr nıqınıqın)

dehana nıqınıqın (comparative)
tewr nıqınıqın (superlative)


rıkın

rıkın (comparative dehana rıkın, superlative tewr rıkın)

dehana rıkın (comparative)
tewr rıkın (superlative)


mihim

mihim (comparative dehana mihim, superlative tewr mihim)

dehana mihim (comparative)
tewr mihim (superlative)

important (having relevant and crucial value)


finlandıc

finlandıc (comparative dehana finlandıc, superlative tewr finlandıc)

dehana finlandıc (comparative)
tewr finlandıc (superlative)


dengız

From a Turkic language, compare Kyrgyz деңиз (deŋiz).


seqavêl

seqaviyel (alternative)
sıqafıl (alternative)
qısawul (alternative)
saqol (alternative)

Borrowed from Armenian ցախավել (cʻaxavel)


eleqedar

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eleqedar (comparative dehana eleqedar, superlative tewr eleqedar)

dehana eleqedar (comparative)
tewr eleqedar (superlative)
aleqedar (alternative)


emegdar

Someone who has done a job for a long time, a veteran


xeberdar

xeberdar (comparative dehana xeberdar, superlative tewr xeberdar)

dehana xeberdar (comparative)
tewr xeberdar (superlative)

Persian خبردار (xeberdâr). By surface analysis, xeber + -dar.


hisedar

From Persian حصهدار (hese-dâr). By surface analysis, hise + -dar.


hukumdar

From Persian حکمدار (hokomdâr), from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm) + Persian دار (dâr).


meymandar

host (one which receives or entertains a guest)


hewadar

From Persian هوادار. Equivalent to hewa + -dar.

(archaic) having a good weather and clean air


qurbet

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish غربت (gurbet), from Arabic غَرَبَ (ḡaraba).


ıklim

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma).


arkeoloci

from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”).


espe

sıpe (alternative)
sa (alternative)
seyil (alternative)


DJA

Dewlet ê Jewbiyayeyê Amerika
Dewlet ê Jewbiyayeyê Amerika#Zazaki

Initialism of Dewlet ê Jewbiyayeyê Amerika (United States of America).


taksonomiye

Borrowed ultimately from English taxonomy, possibly through a medium language.


Ermenki

Armenki (alternative)
Hermenki (alternative)


tuwerzin

torcên (alternative)
torjên (alternative)
torzên (alternative)
torzin (alternative)
tuerzyen (alternative)
tuwerziyen (alternative)


asmên

asmin (alternative)
asiman (alternative)
azmên (alternative)
azmin (alternative)
ezman (alternative)
ezmun (alternative)


süryalizım

André Breton (1896-1966) bı kıtabê xü yê, 1924 dı, "Manifest du surréalism" (Manifeto yê süryalizım) dı xetê idoloji yê xü nuşneno.

(Can we date this quote?), Faruk İremet, “Süryalizım”, in Amor, volume 4, ZazaPress, archived from the original on 2023-03-26:


zanen

From Proto-Iranian *jānáHti Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥 (zanąn, “to recognize”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti (compare Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti, from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) (compare English know).


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