ܩܘܪܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Persian کرد (kord) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qur.dɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ • (qurdāyā) (feminine ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܬܵܐ (qurdāytā), plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܹܐ (qurdāyē))

1. Kurdish (of, from, or pertaining to the Kurdish culture, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family)

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ • (qurdāyā) m sg (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܹܐ (qurdāyē), feminine ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܬܵܐ (qurdāytā))

1. Kurd (A person of Kurdish descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ (qurdāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܝܼ (qurdāyī)		ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܲܢ (qurdāyan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝ (qurdāy)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qurdāyūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qurdāyāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurdāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ (qurdāyā)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܹܗ (qurdāyēh)	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܗ̇ (qurdāyāh)	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܗܘܿܢ (qurdāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܝܼ (qurdāyī)		ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܲܢ (qurdāyan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܲܝ (qurdāyay)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qurdāyūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qurdāyāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurdāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܹܐ (qurdāyē)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܘܼܗܝ (qurdāyūh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (qurdāyōh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܗܘܿܢ (qurdāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܘܼܪܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qurdāˀīṯ, “Kurdish language”)
• ܡܩܲܪܕܹܐ (mqardē, “to Kurdify”)

Related terms

• ܩܘܼܪܕܸܣܛܵܢ (qurdisṭān, “Kurdistan”)