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# English :: Kurdish dictionary extracted from http://en.wiktionary.org/
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# Size :: 4690 English glosses; 6058 Kurdish translations
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13th {adj} (abbreviation of thirteenth, see also: thirteenth) :: 13em, 13.
1st {adj} (abbreviation of first, see also: first) :: 1em
abandon {v} (to give up control of, surrender) :: dest jê ber dan, dev jê berdan
ABC {n} (alphabet) SEE: alphabet ::
abdest {n} (Islamic act of washing parts of the body) :: avdest, abdest, awdest
abdomen {n} (belly) :: Northern Kurdish: zik, zig
abdomen {n} (cavity) :: zikekelên {f}
abdominal cavity {n} (hollow portion of the torso, containing abdominal organs) :: zikekelên {f}
abearance {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior ::
Abel {prop} (biblical character) :: Habîl {m}
abele {n} (Populus alba) SEE: white poplar ::
abeyant {adj} (being in a state of abeyance, see also: suspended) :: gîrokirî, helweşandî
Abkhaz {adj} (of or pertaining to Abkhazia) :: abhazî, abazayî
Abkhaz {n} (person from Abkhazia) :: abhaz {m} {f}, abaza {m} {f}
Abkhaz {prop} (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) :: abhazî {f}, abazayî {f}
Abkhazian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Abkhazia) SEE: Abkhaz ::
Abkhazian {n} (Abkhaz) SEE: Abkhaz ::
Abkhazian {prop} (Abkhazian language) SEE: Abkhaz ::
abomasum {n} (fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant) :: şîlavk; Northern Kurdish: şîlavk
about {prep} (on every side of) :: dorî
about {prep} (over or upon different parts of) :: dorî
about {prep} (on the point or verge of) :: teqrîben
about {prep} (concerned with, engaged in) :: nêzî
about {prep} (in the immediate neighborhood of) :: dorî
about {prep} :: dor, li dor, dor, dorî; dorî, nêzî, teqrîben
about to {phrase} (indicating imminence) :: hema hema, hema bêje
above {prep} (in or to a higher place) :: raserî, li hindavî, li ser
above {prep} (superior to, surpassing) :: di ser re
above {prep} (more) :: zêdeyî
Abraham {prop} (prophet in the Old Testament) :: Northern Kurdish: Îbrahîm
absorbent {adj} (absorbing) :: Northern Kurdish: vemêjok
accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) :: devok {f}
accinge {v} (to prepare oneself for action) :: xwe amade kirin
account {n} (a registry of pecuniary transactions) :: hesab
Aceh {prop} (language) SEE: Acehnese ::
Acehnese {prop} (language) :: açehî {f}
acid reflux {n} (heartburn) SEE: heartburn ::
acorn {n} (fruit of the oak tree) :: belot
acquired immune deficiency syndrome {n} (infectious disease caused by HIV, see also: AIDS) :: nîşana nemana bergiriya destketî {f}
across {prep} (from the far side) :: di ser ... re
across {prep} (on the opposite side) :: li aliyê din yê
across {prep} (from one side to another) :: di ... re
across {prep} (bridging a gap) :: di ser ... re
across {prep} (perpendicularly) :: di ser hev re
act {n} (deed) :: kar, kiryar, kirin, xebat
act {n} (state of existence) :: hebûn
act {n} (statute) :: qanûn
act {n} (process of doing) :: kirin
act {n} (formal record of something done) :: bîrname
act {n} (drama: division of theatrical performance) :: perde
act {n} (display of behaviour) :: perde
act {v} (to do something) :: kirin
act {v} (to perform a theatrical role) :: lîstin
act {v} (to behave in a certain way) :: kirin
act {v} (to respond to information) :: kirin
act {v} (to have an effect on) :: tesîr kirin
action potential {n} (electrical potential) :: erkê kar
activator {n} (chemical increasing transcription) :: Northern Kurdish: çalakker
active {adj} (quick in physical movement) :: çalak
acupuncturation {n} (acupuncture) SEE: acupuncture ::
acupuncture {n} (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) :: akupunktur
Adam {prop} (first man in Abrahamic religions) :: Adem
Adam {prop} (male given name) :: Adem
Adam's apple {n} (lump in the throat) :: sêva Adem {f}
ad hoc {adj} (for this particular purpose) :: taybeti
adieu {interj} (farewell, goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
adios {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
adjectival {adj} (functioning as an adjective) :: rengdêr, sifet
adjective {adj} (incapable of independent function) :: rengdêr {f}
adjective {adj} (adjectival) SEE: adjectival ::
admiralty law {n} (area of law that deals with ships at sea) :: dadweriya deryayî
admiration {n} (adoration; appreciation) :: heyranî {f}
adrenal cortex {n} (outer portion of the adrenal gland) :: tûkila adrenal {f}
adult {n} (fully grown human) :: mirovê gihîştî {n}
adultery {n} (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse) :: zina {f}
aeroplane {n} (airplane) SEE: airplane ::
aetiology {n} (study of causes or origins) :: etiyolojî {f}
Afar {prop} (language) :: afar
afferent {adj} (Carrying towards) :: hatî
affine {n} (in-law) SEE: in-law ::
Afghanistan {prop} (country) :: Efxanistan
African {adj} (language) SEE: Afrikaans ::
Afrikaans {prop} (language) :: afrîkansî, afrîkaansî
after {prep} :: piştî, paşî, dûre, piştre
afterbirth {n} (material expelled after childbirth) :: pizan, pizdan
afterword {n} (appendix) SEE: appendix ::
again {adv} (another time) :: Northern Kurdish: dîsa
against {prep} (in a contrary direction to) :: dijî
against {prep} (in opposition to) :: li dijî, di ʻeleyhê ... da
against {prep} :: dij, dijî
agriculture {n} (the art or science of cultivating the ground) :: çandinî, zîreet
agrology {n} (subdiscipline of agronomy and soil science) :: ax çandinzanî
ague {n} (malaria) SEE: malaria ::
Ahmed {prop} (male given name) :: Ehmêd
aide {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant ::
AIDS {n} (acquired immune deficiency syndrome, see also: acquired immune deficiency syndrome) :: AIDS, nîşana nemana bergiriya destketî {f}
air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) :: hewa
airan {n} (a Turkish and Altaic yoghurt drink) :: dew, çeqilmast
airfoil {n} (wing of an aircraft) SEE: wing ::
airplane {n} (powered aircraft) :: balafir {f}, firroke, teyare
airport {n} (place designated for airplanes) :: balafirgeh
air pressure {n} (atmospheric pressure) SEE: atmospheric pressure ::
air-raid shelter {n} (reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids) :: sitargeha êrişên ezmanî
airway {n} (windpipe) SEE: windpipe ::
airway {n} (trachea) SEE: trachea ::
akhirah {n} (afterlife) :: axret
al-Andalus {prop} (Islamic Spain) :: Endulus
Albania {prop} (country in south-eastern Europe) :: Albanya
albino {adj} (congenitally lacking melanin) :: albîno
albumen {n} (white part of an egg) :: spîk {f}, spîçk {f}
alcohol {n} (organic chemistry sense) :: alkol
Alejandro {prop} (cognates of Alejandro) SEE: Alexander ::
Aleppo {prop} (city in Syria) :: Heleb
Alexander {prop} (male given name) :: Skender {m}
Alexandria {prop} (city in Egypt) :: Skenderiye {f}
Algeria {prop} (country) :: Cezayir
Ali {prop} (male given name from Arabic) :: Elî
alidade {n} (measuring apparatus) :: alîdade
alimentary canal {n} (digestive tract) SEE: digestive tract ::
alive {adj} (having life) :: zindî, jîndar, candar
alkali {n} (class of caustic bases) :: qilê, qela, tift
all {determiner} (every individual of the given class) :: hemî, giş, tev, hemû, gişt
all {determiner} :: , gîh, her, pêkve, tev, têkde, xirr, xirrek
Allah {prop} (God, in Islam) :: Xwedê, Ellah, Xweda, Xuda
alley {n} (narrow street) :: Northern Kurdish: kolan {f}
alleyway {n} (narrow street) SEE: alley ::
alligator pear {n} (avocado) SEE: avocado ::
all of a sudden {adv} (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) :: ji nişkê ve
all of the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden ::
all there {adj} (positive form, "all there": mentally competent) :: temam, biaqil
all there {adj} (negative form, "not all there": mentally incompetent) :: netemam
all the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden ::
all too {adv} (way too) SEE: way too ::
Almaty {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana ::
almond {n} (nut) :: bahîv
almond paste {n} (paste made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities) :: şekirê behîvan
almost {adv} (very close to) :: teqrîben, nêzîkî, hema-hema
aloha {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
aloha {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
alphabet {n} (an ordered set of letters used in a language) :: alfabe
al-Qaeda {prop} (The global network of militant Islamic extremists.) :: El-Qaîde
al-Quds {prop} (Jerusalem) SEE: Jerusalem ::
altar {n} (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) :: Northern Kurdish: text, mezheb, սեղան
altimeter {n} (an apparatus for measuring altitude) :: bilindayîpîv
alum {n} (chemistry: double sulfate) :: Northern Kurdish: şeb
aluminium {n} (silvery metal) :: bafûn
aluminum {n} (aluminium) SEE: aluminium ::
alveolus {n} (anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity) :: sikildanok
alveolus {n} (small air sac in the lungs) :: skildanokê hewayê {m}
always {adv} (at all times) :: hemîşe, daîme
always {adv} :: herdem, hergav, hertim
amazing {adj} (very good) SEE: good ::
ambassador {n} (minister) :: sefîr, ambasador
ambassador {n} (representative) :: balyoz, sefîr, ambasador
ameliorate {v} (to make better) :: baş kirin, qenc kirin, çê kirin, çak kirin, sax kirin
amen {adv} :: amîn
amerce {v} (to impose a fine on) SEE: fine ::
America {prop} (United States of America) SEE: United States of America ::
America {prop} (Americas) SEE: Americas ::
American {n} (inhabitant of the Americas) :: amerîkî {m} {f}
American {n} (person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S.) :: amerîkî {m} {f}
American {adj} (of or pertaining to the Americas) :: amerîkî
American {adj} (of or pertaining to a native or citizen of the Americas) :: amerîkî
American {adj} (of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture) :: amerîkî
American {adj} (of or pertaining to a native or citizen of the U.S.) :: amerîkî
American {adj} (of or pertaining to American (the language), American English) :: amerîkî
American Dream {n} (determination) :: xewna amerîkayî
American Dream {n} (philosophy) :: xewna amerîkayî
Americas {prop} (North and South America) :: Amerîka {f}
amigo {n} (friend) SEE: friend ::
amino acid {n} (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) :: asîda amînî {f}
amino acid {n} (any of the twenty α-amino acids) :: asîda amînî {f}
amniotic sac {n} (sac in which foetus develops, see also: amnion) :: seravok {f}, yarik {f}
amount {n} (number of elements in a set) SEE: number ::
amphibian {adj} (of or relating to the class Amphibia) :: bejavî
amphibian {n} (vertebrate) :: bejavî
amylum {n} (amylum) SEE: starch ::
an {article} (indefinite article) :: yek, -ek, -yek
anachronism {n} :: anakronîzm {f}, derdemî {f}
ancient {adj} (having lasted from a remote period) :: Northern Kurdish: kevnar
and {conj} (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera) :: û, herwiha, hem
and {conj} (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item) :: û
and {conj} (used to string together sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order) :: û
Andorra {prop} (country) :: Andorra
and so forth {phrase} (indicating a list continues similarly) :: û bi vî hawî û pêve, hwd
and so on {phrase} (indicating a list continues) SEE: and so forth ::
anemia {n} (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport) :: kêmxwînî {f}
anemia {n} (disease of condition with anemia as symptom) :: nexweşiya kêmxwînî {f}
angel {n} (messenger from a deity) :: milyaket
ang moh {n} (white person) SEE: white ::
animal {adj} (of animals) :: ajal
animal {n} (organism) :: ajal, candar, heywan, lawir
Ankara {prop} (capital of Turkey) :: Enqere
ankle {n} (joint between foot and leg) :: gozek {f}
Şanlıurfa {prop} (city in Turkey) :: Riha
anniversary {n} (day an exact number of years since an event) :: Northern Kurdish: salvegerr {f}
answer {n} (response) :: cewab
ant {n} (insect) :: mûrî, mêrî, gêrik
antagonist {n} (opponent) :: hevdij
Antarctica {prop} (southernmost continent) :: Antarktîka
anthology {n} (collection of literary works) :: antolojî {f}
anthropology {n} (the study of humanity) :: mirovnasî
anthropomorphism {n} (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human) :: antropomorfîzm
antibody {n} (protein that binds to a specific antigen) :: dijeten {f}
antidemocratic {adj} (opposed to the tenets of democracy) :: dijdemokratîk
antidiuretic hormone {n} (a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland) :: hormona dijî mîztin {f}
antidotary {n} (antidote) SEE: antidote ::
antidote {n} (remedy to counteract a poison) :: jehrkuj {f}
antigen {n} (substance that induces an immune response) :: dijepeydaker
anus {n} (lower opening of the digestive tract) :: kom {f}
anvil {n} (bone in inner ear) :: dezge
anytime {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome ::
aorta {n} (great artery) :: şahxwînber {f} aort {f}
apartment {n} (domicile occupying part of a building) :: apartman, lojman
apeman {n} (prehistoric man resembling an ape) :: mirovê meymûn
apothecary {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
appear {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look ::
appendix {n} (vermiform appendix) :: rûviya zêde {f}
apple {n} (fruit) :: Laki: سێف; Northern Kurdish: sêv {f}
apples and oranges {n} (non-comparable items) :: tirr li kû û das li kû
applewood {n} (apple) SEE: apple ::
apply {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use ::
apricot {n} (fruit) :: mijmij {f}, qeysî {f}, zerdelî {f}, hêrûg {f}, zerdele, mişmiş
April {prop} (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: avrêl
apron {n} (clothing) :: Northern Kurdish: bervank {f}
aquarium {n} (tank for keeping fish) :: akwaryûm {f}, masîdank {f}
arachnoid {n} (the arachnoid mater) SEE: arachnoid mater ::
arachnoid mater {n} (middle layer of the meninges) :: perdeya tevnepîrikî
Araks {prop} (river) :: Aras, Araz
Arbil {prop} (city) :: Hewlêr {f}
archaeology {n} (scientific study of past remains) :: arkeolojî
archeology {n} (archaeology) SEE: archaeology ::
archfiend {n} (Satan) SEE: Satan ::
archipelago {n} (group of islands) :: arxîpel
architecture {n} (art and science of designing buildings and other structures) :: nijyarvanî, bînasazî
archiver {n} (archivist) SEE: archivist ::
archivist {n} (one who creates, maintains or controls archives) :: arşîvvan, arşîvger
are {v} (be) SEE: be ::
Argentina {prop} (Argentine Republic) :: Arjantîn
Argentine {prop} (Argentina) SEE: Argentina ::
argon {n} (a chemical element) :: argon {f}
aria {n} (type of musical piece) :: arya {f}
arm {n} (weapon) :: çek, sîleh
arm {n} (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) :: zend {m}
arm {n} (part of object) :: destik {m}, çembil {m}
Armageddon {prop} (site) :: Harmegedon
armed police {n} (police) SEE: police ::
Armenia {prop} (ancient kingdom and country) :: Ermenistan {f}
Armenian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet) :: ermenî
Armenian {prop} (language) :: ermenî
Armenian cucumber {n} (fruit) :: tilozî {m}, tirozî {m}, trozî {m}, tirûzî {m}, xiyar şûr
armhole {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit ::
armor {n} (tank) SEE: tank ::
armour {n} (tank) SEE: tank ::
armpit {n} (cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) :: Northern Kurdish: binçeng {m}
arm up {v} (arm) SEE: arm ::
army {n} (military force concerned mainly with ground operations) :: artêş, ordî
arrow {n} (projectile) :: tîr {m}
arrow {n} (symbol) :: tîr {m}
arse {n} (arse) SEE: ass ::
art {n} (human effort) :: hiner
art {n} :: huner {f}
arteriole {n} (arteriole) :: xwînberok {f}
artery {n} (blood vessel from the heart) :: xwînber {f}
arthropod {n} (animal of Arthropoda) :: girêçikpê
artificial {adj} (man-made) :: destkar
artificial {adj} (unnatural) :: deskar, destkar
artificial intelligence {n} (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) :: jîriya destkirî {f}
as {adv} (to such an extent or degree) :: hindî, bi qasî, temetî
as {conj} :: wek, mîna, nola, fena
as {prep} (Introducing a basis of comparison) :: hindî, qasî, bi qasî, temetî
as {conj} (relative conjunction) SEE: that ::
as {conj} (expressing concession) SEE: though ::
as {adv} (for example) SEE: for example ::
ascending {adj} (of a sequence: ordered such that each element is greater than or equal to the previous element) :: hilkêşayî
ascending colon {n} (part of the colon) :: kolona hilkêşayî {f}
ascesis {n} ((rigorous) self-discipline, see also: asceticism) :: sofîtî, zahidî
ascetic {adj} (related to ascetics) :: zahîd
ash {n} (solid remains of a fire) :: xwelî {f}
ash {n} (tree) SEE: ash tree ::
ashamed {adj} (feeling shame or guilt) :: şermezar, rûreş
ash tree {n} (Fraxinus tree) :: benav
ashugh {n} (mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour) :: Northern Kurdish: ашьԛ
Asia {prop} (the continent of Asia) :: Asya
Asian lion {n} (species of lion that inhabited Asia) :: şêrê îranî, şêrê arî, şêrê asyayî
ask {v} (request an answer) :: pirsîn, pirs kirin , pirsiyar kirin
ask {v} (make a request) :: xwestin, daxwaz kirin, dawa kirin
asleep {adj} :: nivistî, razayî, raketî, di xew
asparagus {n} (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) :: maroje, kiling, kilig, çavmark
ass {n} (buttocks) :: qûn
assistant {n} (an auxiliary software tool) SEE: wizard ::
assistant {adj} (having a subordinate or auxiliary position) :: asîstan
assuage {v} :: arimandin, hedirandin, hêwirandin, aram kirin, tebitandin
Astana {prop} (the capital of Kazakhstan) :: Astana
-aster {suffix} (-aster) :: -ok, -ik
astronomy {n} (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere) :: stêrnasî, ezmannasî; stêrnasî {f}
at {prep} (in or very near a particular place) :: Northern Kurdish: li
at {prep} (indicating time) :: Northern Kurdish: li
at {prep} (in the direction of) :: Northern Kurdish: li
at all costs {prep} (sparing no effort) :: çawa be jî, bi çi awayî be jî
atheism {n} (rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist)) :: ateîzm
atmosphere {n} (gases surrounding the Earth) :: keşûhewa {m}, atmosfer {f}
atmosphere {n} (air in a particular place) :: atmosfer {f}
atmosphere {n} (mood or feeling) :: atmosfer {f}
atmospheric pressure {n} (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) :: pestoya atmosferê {f}
at no time {prep} (never) SEE: never ::
atomic mass {n} (mass of an atom) :: giraniya atomê {f}
atrium {n} (square hall lit from above) :: guhik {m}
atrium {n} (one of two upper chambers of the heart) :: guhikê dil {m}
attack {n} (attempt to cause damage or injury) :: êrîş
aubergine {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant ::
au contraire {adv} (on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) :: berevajî, tersî, dijraberî
auction {n} (public sales event) :: mezad {f}
audacious {adj} (showing willingness to take bold risks) :: wêrek, bisteh
audacious {adj} (impudent) :: bêşerm, bêar
August {prop} (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: gelawêj meh
aunt {n} (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law) :: Northern Kurdish: xaltî, met
aural {adj} :: hewayî
auricle {n} (smaller of the two types of heart chamber) SEE: atrium ::
auricle {n} (an ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart) :: perê guhê {m}
auricle {n} (outer ear) SEE: pinna ::
Austria {prop} (country in Central Europe) :: Awistriya
autarky {n} (state of personal self-sufficiency) :: xwebesî {f}
author {n} (originator or creator of a work) :: daner
autonomic nervous system {n} (autonomic nervous system) :: demarekoendama xweyî {f}
autumn {n} (season) :: payiz {f}
auxiliary {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb ::
auxiliary verb {n} (a helping verb) :: lêkera alîkar
available {adj} :: berdest
avalanche {n} (large sliding mass of snow and ice) :: aşît {f}
avalanche {n} (fall of earth, rocks, etc.) :: aşît {f}
avalanche {n} (sudden descent or influx) :: aşît {f}
avocado {n} (fruit) :: avokado
Avogadro constant {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) SEE: Avogadro's number ::
Avogadro's number {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) :: zagona Avogardro
Avraham {prop} (given name) SEE: Abraham ::
award {v} (to make an award) :: xelat
awfully {adv} (very) SEE: very ::
axe {n} (tool) :: Northern Kurdish: балт’ә
axon {n} (a nerve fibre) :: tewere {m}, rîşaledemar
Aymara {prop} (language of South America) :: aymara
Azerbaijan {prop} (country) :: Azerbeycan
Azerbaijani {prop} (language of Azerbaijan) :: Azırbaicani
Azerbaijani {adj} (pertaining to Azerbaijan) :: Azerbeycanî, Azerî
Azeri {n} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani ::
Azeri {prop} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani ::
baa {n} (bleating of sheep) :: باعە
Ba'athism {n} (ideology) :: beesîtî {f}
babby {n} (baby) SEE: baby ::
babe {n} (baby or infant) SEE: baby ::
babe {n} (darling) SEE: baby ::
babushka {n} (matryoshka) SEE: Russian doll ::
baby {n} (very young human being) :: sava {m} {f}, pitik {m} {f}, bebik {m} {f}
baby {n} (young animal) :: pitik {m} {f}, têjik {m} {f}, çûçelk {f}
baby {n} (immature or infantile person) :: sava {m} {f}, zarok {m} {f}
baby {n} (term of endearment) :: berx {m} {f}, berdilî {m} {f}, sava {m} {f}
baby {n} (form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive) :: delal {m} {f}
baby {n} (lastborn of a family) :: axirpişt {m} {f}
baby tooth {n} (tooth which will be replaced) SEE: milk tooth ::
back {n} (the rear of body) :: pişt
backbone {n} (backbone) SEE: spine ::
backgammon {n} (board game) :: nerd
backup {n} (reserve) :: yedek
backup {n} (copy of file or record) :: paşnusxe
backup {adj} (standby, reserve or extra) :: cîgir
backup {adj} (intended as backup) :: yedek
bad {adj} (unfavorable; negative) :: bed, xirab, nebaş
badger {v} (fart) SEE: fart ::
badger {n} (mammal) :: kurbeşk
badinage {n} (playful raillery; banter) :: henek, henektinaz, henekqerf
bag {n} :: çewal {m}, tûr {m}, torbe {m}, kîs {m}, telîs {m}, çante {m}
Baghdad {prop} (city) :: Bexda {f}
Bahrain {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Behreyn
Baikal {prop} (a large lake in Russia) :: Baykal {f}
baker's {n} (bakery) SEE: bakery ::
bakery {n} (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold) :: firrne {f}, patinxane {f}
balance {n} (equilibrium) :: terazû, hevsengî, yeksengî, balans, denge
balance {n} (scales) :: terazî {f}
ball {n} (object, generally spherical, used for playing games) :: gog {f}, hol {f}, top {f}, tepik {f}, تۆپ
ball {n} (testicle) :: gun {m}
balloon {n} (inflatable and buoyant object) :: balon
balloon {n} (child’s toy) :: pifdank {f}, balon {f}, nepox
balls {n} (follow the translations in the entry "ball") SEE: ball ::
Baltic {prop} (Baltic Sea) SEE: Baltic Sea ::
Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea) :: Derya Rojhelat
banana {n} (fruit) :: moz
banana republic {n} (country) :: komara mûzan, کۆمارا مووزان
bane {v} (to (kill by) poison) SEE: poison ::
banger {n} (woman's breast) SEE: breast ::
banknote {n} (paper currency) :: banknot {f}
banquet {n} (a large celebratory meal; a feast) :: ziyafet
banshee {n} (in Irish folklore, a female spirit) :: banşî {f}
barb {n} (beard or something that resembles a beard) SEE: beard ::
barber surgeon {n} (medical practitioner) :: belan, hekîmê leşkerî
barefoot {adj} (wearing nothing on the feet) :: xwas, lingxwas, nigxwas, pêxwas, pîxwas
barefoot {adv} (wearing nothing on the feet) :: xwas, lingxwas, nigxwas, pêxwas, pîxwas
barefooted {adj} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot ::
barefooted {adv} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot ::
bark {n} (short, loud, explosive utterance) :: reyîn, ewtîn, rewîn
bark {n} (figurative: abrupt utterance) :: reyîn, ewtîn, rewîn
barley {n} (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) :: Northern Kurdish: ceh
barman {n} (bartender) SEE: bartender ::
barn {n} (child) SEE: child ::
barn {n} (building) :: kadîn {f}
barrier {n} (structure that bars passage) :: berbest
bartender {n} (person who works in a bar) :: meygêrr {m} {f}, badegêrr {m} {f}, saqî {m} {f}, meyxanevan {m} {f}
base {n} (apron) SEE: apron ::
baseless {adj} (based on something that is not true) SEE: unfounded ::
basement {n} (floor below ground level) :: jêrzemîn, bodrûm
basket {n} (container) :: zembîl, selik, sevî, sepet
basophil {n} (cell) :: bazofîl {f}
bastille {n} (prison) SEE: prison ::
bastille {n} (fortress) SEE: fortress ::
bat {n} (small flying mammal) :: şevrevînk, pelçemok, baçermok, çilîçilî, şevşevok, şevşevik, çekçekûle, şibşibênek, pirçemek, bacemok, baçimêlk, balçimok, çeqçeqole, berçemik, gaperçêvk, dûvmesas, şebşebok, şevekur, şîvînek, perçîmek, balçimk, pêrçêm, pêrçenk, çil
bathroom {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet ::
bayonet {n} (weapon) :: nize, singû, bayonet
bazaar {n} (marketplace) :: bazar, bajêr
B cell {n} (lymphocyte that produces antibodies) :: xaneya B {f}
be {v} (occupy a place) :: bûn
be {v} (occur, take place) :: bûn
be {v} (exist) :: bûn, hebûn
be {v} (have a certain age) :: ... salî bûn, bûn
be {v} (elliptical form of "be here", or similar) :: bûn
be {v} (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same) :: bûn
be {v} (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same) :: bûn
be {v} :: bûn
be able to {v} (have ability to) :: kanîn, karîn, şiyan, tiwanîn
beak {n} (structure projecting from a bird's face) :: Northern Kurdish: nikil
bear {v} (to carry) :: birên
bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae) :: hirç
beard {n} (facial hair) :: rih,
beardless {adj} (without a beard) :: Northern Kurdish: kose
beat around the bush {v} (to treat a topic but omit its main points) :: بڕۆ سەر ئەصلی بابەت
beauty parlor {n} (salon with hairdressers and beauticians) :: salona ciwankariyê {f}, salona spehîkirinê {f}
beauty salon {n} (beauty salon) SEE: beauty parlor ::
beauty spot {n} (birthmark) SEE: mole ::
beauty spot {n} (place noted for its natural beauty) :: Northern Kurdish: seyrangeh
because {adv} (on account) :: Northern Kurdish: ji ber ku
because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) :: çimkî, ji ber ku
bed {n} (piece of furniture) :: text {m}, textê nivistinê {m}
bed {n} (bed as general place or concept) :: nivîn {m}, cihê nivistinê
bed {n} (prepared spot to spend the night in) :: nivîn {m}, cihê nivistinê {m}
bed {v} (to go to a sleeping bed) :: nivistin, razan, raketin
bed {v} (to put oneself to sleep) :: nivandin, razandin
bed {v} (to settle) :: bicihkirin
bed {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) :: gan, li gel nivistin
bedouin {n} (desert-dweller) :: bedewî
bedstraw {n} (any plant of the herb genus Galium) :: rûnas {f}
bedtime {n} (time when one goes to bed to sleep) :: dema raketinê
bee {n} (insect) :: hing
beef {n} (cow, bull) SEE: cow ::
beer {n} (alcoholic drink made of malt) :: bîre
beeswax {n} (wax secreted by bees) :: şima {f}
beet {n} (Beta vulgaris) :: şilindir, çewender, pincar
before {prep} (earlier than) :: berî
behavior {n} (way an animal or human behaves or acts) :: reftar
behaviour {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior ::
behest {n} (promise) SEE: promise ::
behind {prep} (at the back of) :: li pey
beige {n} (colour) :: bej
Beirut {prop} (capital of Lebanon) :: Bêrût
Belarusian {n} (language) :: Belarûsî
belief {n} (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) :: bawer
believe {v} (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) :: bawer kirin
bellybutton {n} (the navel or umbilicus) SEE: navel ::
belt {n} (band worn around the waist) :: kemer {f}, qayiş {f}
beneficial {adj} (helpful or good to something or someone) :: sûdbexş
benefit {n} (profit, use) :: fayîde
Berlin {prop} (capital city of Germany) :: Berlîn
Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin) :: hêta Berlînê
beryllium {n} (chemical element) :: berîlyûm
beside {prep} (next to) :: li rex
between {prep} (in the position or interval that separates two things) :: di navbera ... de
be wrong {v} (have an incorrect belief, be mistaken) :: xelet bûn
beyond {prep} (beyond) SEE: above ::
biconvex {adj} (Having both sides convex) :: dukoqizî
bicycle {n} (vehicle) :: duçerxe
big {adj} (of a great size, see also: large) :: mezin, girs, gir, zexm
big {adj} (adult) :: mezin
Big Dipper {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky) :: Heftbira
bile {n} (secretion produced by the liver) :: zerav {f}
bile salt {n} (bile salt) :: xwêya zeravê {f}
bill {n} (piece of paper money) SEE: banknote ::
billfold {n} (wallet) SEE: wallet ::
billiards {n} (a cue sport) :: bilyar {f}
billion {n} (a thousand million; 1,000,000,000; a milliard) :: milyar
binary fission {n} (the process whereby a cell divides sexually to provide two daughter cells) :: dabeşbûna nîvekî {f}
binoculars {n} (hand-held device for looking at a distance) :: dûrbîn
biochemistry {n} (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) :: biyokîmya {f}
biology {n} (study of living matter) :: biyolojî; jiyannasî, zîndewerzanî
biotechnology {n} (application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences) :: teknolojiya zîndeyî {f}
bird {n} (animal) :: firrinde, balinde, çivîk, çûçik, teyr, tilûr, terewîl
birdcatcher {n} (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) :: teyrgir
birdlime {n} (serving of a prison sentence) SEE: time ::
bitch {n} (female canine) :: dêlegur [wolf]
bitch {n} (complaint) SEE: complaint ::
bitch {n} (playful variation on dog (sense "man")) SEE: dog ::
bitch out {v} (to complain) SEE: bitch ::
bitter {adj} (having an acrid taste) :: tal
bitter orange {n} (fruit) :: Northern Kurdish: narinc {f}
black {adj} (absorbing all light) :: reş
black {n} (colour/color) :: reş
blackberry {n} (fruit) :: tûreşk {f}
blackboard {n} (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) :: depreş
blacklist {n} (list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned) :: lîsteya reş {f}
black market {n} (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) :: bazara reş {f}
Black Sea {prop} (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) :: Derya Reş
bladder {n} (urinary bladder) SEE: urinary bladder ::
blanket {n} (fabric) :: lihêf
bleeding {adj} (losing blood) :: xwînberbûn
bleeding {n} (the flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel) :: xwînçûn
blend {n} (in linguistics) SEE: portmanteau word ::
bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) :: kher be inshalla
blind {adj} (unable to see) :: kor
blindness {n} (condition of being blind) :: korî {f}, korahî {f}
blog {n} (a personal or corporate website) :: blog {f}
blood {n} (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies) :: xûn, xwîn
blood donor {n} (person who donates blood) :: xwîn bexşîner {n}
blood feud {n} (feud between clans or families) SEE: vendetta ::
blood group {n} (blood type) SEE: blood type ::
bloodless {adj} (lacking blood) :: bêxwîn
blood plasma {n} (clear fluid portion of blood) :: plazmaya xwînê {f}
blood pressure {n} (pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins) :: pestoya xwînê {f}
blood type {n} (blood classification) :: komeleya xwînê {f}
blood vessel {n} (component of the circulatory system that carries blood) :: lûleya xwînê
bloom {n} (flower) SEE: flower ::
blow {n} (cocaine) SEE: snow ::
blower {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone ::
blue {adj} (blue-colored, see also: dark blue; light blue) :: şîn
blue {n} (sky, literally or figuratively) SEE: sky ::
bluebottle {n} (cornflower) SEE: cornflower ::
bluethroat {n} (bird) :: berşînk
boa constrictor {n} (snake) :: aclafemar
boar {n} (wild boar) SEE: wild boar ::
board {n} (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) :: texte
boat {n} (water craft) :: qeyik
Boche {n} (German) SEE: German ::
bodily {adj} (relating to the body) :: bedenî, leşî, gewdeyî, cismî, cesedî, fizîkî, fizîkal, fiziyolojîk
bodkin {n} (dagger) SEE: dagger ::
body {n} (physical structure of a human or animal) :: beden
bogie {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette ::
boiling point {n} (temperature at which a liquid boils) :: xala kelînê {f}
bolus {n} (round mass of food) :: loq
bomb {n} (device filled with explosives) :: bombe {f}
bombproof {n} (air-raid shelter) SEE: air-raid shelter ::
bomb shelter {n} (air-raid shelter) SEE: air-raid shelter ::
bon appétit {phrase} (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat) :: noşîcan
bondsman {n} (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations) :: derhûd
bone {n} (material) :: hestî {m}
bone {n} (component of a skeleton) :: hestî {m}
bone {n} (fishbone) :: dasîk {m}, hestîk
bone {n} (corset part) :: hestî {m}
bone {n} (colour) :: hestî {m}
bone marrow {n} (bone marrow) :: moxê hestî {m}
bonjour {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
bon vivant {n} (person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink) :: xoşxwara
book {n} (ebook) SEE: e-book ::
book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material) :: pirtûk {f}, kitêb {f}
boot {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) SEE: trunk ::
boot loader {n} (A program that initiates the bootstrap process) :: pêşbarker
border {n} (the outer edge of something) :: sînor, tixûb
boron {n} (chemical element) :: boron
Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} (country on the Balkan peninsula) :: Bosna-Hersek
Bosphorus {prop} (a strait that passes through Istanbul) :: Tengava Stenbolê, Bosfor
botany {n} (scientific study of plants) :: giyanasî
bottle {n} (container) :: şûşe, betl, botl
bottom {n} (lowest part) :: bin, jêr
boulder {n} (large mass of stone) :: çel {m}
bourdon {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee ::
bow {n} (weapon used for shooting arrows) :: kevan {m}
bowstring {n} (string of an archer's bow) :: jih
bracelet {n} (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament) :: bazin
brain {n} (organ) :: demax {m}; mejî {m}
brainpower {n} (mental ability) SEE: intelligence ::
brain stem {n} (part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum) :: qedê demax {m}
bramble {n} (diverse Rubus shrubs) SEE: blackberry ::
branch {n} (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk) :: liq
branch {n} (part that divides like the branch of a tree) :: liq, çeq
brazen-faced {adj} (Impudent) :: rûqayim, bêşerm
brazier {n} (An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal) :: agirdank
bread {n} (baked dough made from cereals) :: nan {m}
breadbasket {n} (stomach) SEE: stomach ::
breast {n} (milk-producing organ) :: çiçik, memik {f}
breast {n} (chest) :: bersîng, sîng {m}
breast {n} (section of clothing covering the breast area) :: bersîng {f}
breast {n} (seat of emotions) :: dil {m}, sîng {m}
breast {n} (animal's thorax) :: sîng {m}, bersîng {m}, berçîsk {m}
breast {n} (choice cut of meat from poultry or other animals) :: sîng {m}, bersîng {m}
breast {v} (to meet full on) :: tê koşîn, hewl dan
breath {n} (act or process of breathing) :: henase {f}
breathing {n} (act of respiration) :: henasedan {f}
breeding {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse ::
brew {n} (beer) SEE: beer ::
brick {n} (hardened block used for building) :: xişt {f}, kerpîç {f}
bride {n} (woman in the context of her own wedding) :: bûk {f}; Laki: بەوی
bridegroom {n} (bridegroom, groom) :: zava {m}
bride price {n} (sum paid to the family of the bride) :: Northern Kurdish: qelen
bridge {n} (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) :: pir
bridle {n} (headgear for horse) :: Northern Kurdish: liẍav
brimstone {n} (sulfur) SEE: sulfur ::
brine {n} (salt water) :: Northern Kurdish: sûravk {f}
bring {v} :: anîn, înan, hênan
brinjal {n} (an aubergine) SEE: eggplant ::
briny {n} (sea) SEE: sea ::
Britain {prop} (United Kingdom) SEE: United Kingdom ::
bro {n} (a male sibling) SEE: brother ::
broach {n} (spit) SEE: spit ::
broad {adj} (wide) SEE: wide ::
bronchiole {n} (small branch of a bronchus) :: borrîkehewa {m}
bronchus {n} (Either or two branches of the trachea) :: liqê borrihewa {f}
broom {n} (domestic utensil) :: gezik
brother {n} (male sibling) :: Laki: بِرا; Northern Kurdish: bira {m}
brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother) :: {m}
brow {n} (forehead) SEE: forehead ::
brow {n} (eyebrow) SEE: eyebrow ::
brown {n} (colour) :: çakar, qehweyî, qehwerengî
brown {adj} (having a brown colour) :: çakar, qehweyî, qehwerengî
brunion {n} (nectarine) SEE: nectarine ::
brush {n} (implement) :: firçe {f}, havlêk {f}, rînek {f},
Brussels {prop} (capital of Belgium) :: Bruksel
bubble {n} (Greek) SEE: Greek ::
bubble {n} (spherically contained volume of air or other gas) :: billq
bubble {v} (to cry, weep) SEE: weep ::
Bucharest {prop} (The capital of Romania) :: Bûkareşt
buck {n} (ram) SEE: ram ::
buckshot {n} (lead shot used in shotgun cartridges) :: Northern Kurdish: saçme
budget {n} (the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame) :: budce {f}
budget {n} :: budce {f}
Bulgarian {n} (language) :: Bulgarî, Bilgarî
bull {n} (uncastrated adult male bovine) :: ga; Northern Kurdish: ga
bullet {n} (projectile) :: gulle {f}, fîşek {f}, telqe {f}
bulletin {n} (A short report) :: bulten {f}
bulletin {n} (A short news report) :: bulten {f}
bulletin {n} (A short printed publication) :: belavok {f}, namilke {f}
bumblebee {n} (genus of bee) :: bivbivink
bungalow {n} (single-storey house) :: bungalo {f}, kolik {m}, holik {m}, koxik {m}
burden {n} (heavy load) :: berpirsiyarî {f}, bar {m}
burden {n} (responsibility, onus) :: berpirsiyarî {f}, bar {m}
burden {n} (cause of worry) :: bar {m}
burdock {n} (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium) :: girnij
burka {n} (female garment that covers the whole body) :: ferencî
Burmese {adj} (Of or relating to Burma) :: burmayî
burn {v} :: sotin, şewitandin, şewitîn
burn {v} (to cauterize) SEE: cauterize ::
burning bush {n} (Euonymus in general) SEE: spindle ::
burqa {n} (burka) SEE: burka ::
bus {n} (vehicle) :: bas
bush {n} (category of woody plant) :: devî {f}, teraş {f}
bush {n} (pubic hair) :: rêv {c-p}
businessman {n} (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution) :: bazirgan, ticar, esnaf, tacir
bustard {n} (any of several birds of the family Otididae) :: Northern Kurdish: çirg {f}
but {conj} (rather) :: Centrak Kurdish: بەڵام; Northern Kurdish:
but {conj} (except) :: , ema, feqet, meger
but {conj} :: [Kurmanji]
butcher {n} (a person who prepares and sells meat) :: qesab, serjêker
butter {n} (soft foodstuff made from milk) :: rûnê nivişk {m}
butterfly {n} (insect) :: pelatînk {f}, sepirek, pirpirok
butthole {n} (anus) SEE: anus ::
button {n} (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) :: Laki: گِژِک; Northern Kurdish: bişkoj {f}
buy {v} (to obtain something with money) :: kirrîn, standin
buy {v} (to accept as true) :: pejirandin, qebûl kirin
by {prep} (near, or next to) :: li, li rex, li nêzî, li kêleka, li tenişta
by {prep} (not later than) :: ta, heta
by {prep} (indicates the agent of a passive verb) :: ji alî, ji aliyê ... ve
by {prep} (indicates creator of a work) :: bi destê, ji alî
by {prep} (indicates a means) :: bi
by {prep} (indicating amount of change, difference or discrepancy) :: bi
by {prep} (indicates steady progression) :: bi
by {prep} :: li gor, li
by {adv} (along a path) :: tê re, di ber re
by heart {prep} (knowing completely) :: ji ber, ezber
by the time {prep} (when) SEE: when ::
by virtue of {prep} (because of) :: bi xêra, bi saya, li ser bingehê, li ser esasê
cab {n} (taxi) SEE: taxi ::
cabbage {n} (plant) :: kebic; Northern Kurdish: kelem
cadaver {n} (a dead body) :: ekîb
cage {n} (enclosure) :: rekeh {f}, qefes {f}
Cairo {prop} (capital of Egypt) :: Qahîre
calaboose {n} (prison) SEE: prison ::
calculator {n} (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations) :: pêjimêrk
calendar {n} (system by which time is divided) :: salname, teqwîm
calf {n} (young cow or bull) :: golik {m} {f}; Laki: گوەر
caliginous {adj} (dark, obscure) SEE: dark ::
caliph {n} (political leader of the Muslim world) :: xelîfe {m}
caliphate {n} (Islamic government) :: xelîfî, xelîfetî
caller {n} (the person who makes a telephone call) :: telefonker {m} {f}
calling name {n} (nickname) SEE: nickname ::
caltrop {n} (Tribulus terrestris) :: Northern Kurdish: xencere
camel {n} (beast of burden) :: hêştir, deve
camelopard {n} (giraffe) SEE: giraffe ::
camphor {n} (white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone) :: Northern Kurdish: kafûr
can {v} :: kanîn, karîn, şên, şiyan, tiwanîn
Canada {prop} (country in North America) :: Keneda
canal {n} (artificial waterway) :: co {m}, cihok {m}, cobar {m}
canal {n} :: cok
cancer {n} (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation) :: şêrpence {f}
candidate {n} (person running in an election) :: berbijar, namzet, berendam, kandîdat
canine {n} (pointy tooth) SEE: canine tooth ::
canine tooth {n} (tooth) :: diranê qîl {m}
cannabis {n} (plant) :: Northern Kurdish: kinif, kindir
cannon {n} (artillery piece) :: top {f}, moşek {f}, sarox {f}
capacious {adj} (having a lot of space inside) :: fireh
capillary {n} (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) :: mûlûleya xwînê {f}
capital {n} (capital city) SEE: capital city ::
capital city {n} (city designated as seat of government) :: paytext
car {n} (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver) :: otomobîl, erebe, maşîn
car {n} :: tirimpêl, erebe, seyare
car {n} (railway car, railroad carriage) SEE: carriage ::
caracal {n} (Caracal caracal) :: [] /gorewîlk/, [] /guhreşk/
caravan {n} (convoy or procession) :: karwan {m}
caravan {n} (vehicle) :: karavan {f}
caravanserai {n} (an inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest) :: karwansera {f}, karwanseray {f}
caravel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) :: karavel
carbon {n} (chemical element) :: karbon
carcass {n} (body of a dead animal) :: mirar
carcass {n} (body of a dead human) SEE: corpse ::
cardinal {n} (number indicating quantity) :: (jimareyên) sade
cardinal {n} (official of the Catholic Church) :: kardînal, metran
cardiovascular {adj} (relating to the circulatory system) :: dilelûle {f}, dilelûleyî {f}
care {n} :: ئاگا
care {v} :: گوێ, گوێدان
caricature {n} :: karîkatûr
carnivore {n} (meat-eating animal) :: goştxur
carpenter {n} (carpentry person) :: necarr, merenqoz, xirat, dulger, dartiraş, dartaş
carriage {n} (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power) :: erebe
carrot {n} (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) :: gêzer {f}
carry {v} (to carry) SEE: bear ::
cart {n} :: عرەبانە
Carthage {prop} (ancient city in North Africa) :: Kartaca
cartilage {n} (dense connective tissue) :: kirkirag {f}
carvel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) SEE: caravel ::
cash in {v} (to die) SEE: die ::
casket {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin ::
Caspian Sea {prop} (landlocked sea) :: Derya-ye Mazenderan
Castilian {prop} (Spanish) SEE: Spanish ::
castle {n} (fortified building) :: kel, keleh
cat {n} (spiteful woman) SEE: bitch ::
cat {n} (domestic species) :: pisîk {f}, kitik
Catalonia {prop} (autonomous community in Spain) :: Katalonya {f}
cattle egret {n} (cattle egret) :: Northern Kurdish: garanîk {f}
cauliflower {n} (vegetable) :: Northern Kurdish: gulkelem
cauterize {v} (burn tissue) :: kewandin, dax dan
cave {n} (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground) :: şkeft {m}
cavity {n} (hollow area within the body) :: kelên {f}
Cayman Islands {prop} (British territory in the Caribbean) :: Giravên Kaymanê
cease-fire {n} (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) :: agirbest {f}
celery {n} (herb) :: kerefs
cell {n} (basic unit of a living organism) :: xane {f}
cell division {n} (a process by which a cell divides into two cells) :: dabeşbûna xaneyê
cell membrane {n} (semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell) :: parzûna xaneyê {f}
cell nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) SEE: nucleus ::
cell phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone ::
cell theory {n} (scientific theory) :: bîrdoziya xaneyê {f}
cellular {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone ::
cellular phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone ::
cell wall {n} (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae) :: dîwarê xaneyê {f}
cemetery {n} (a place where the dead are buried) SEE: graveyard ::
center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle) :: nawend navend
Central Kurdish {prop} (Kurdish dialect) :: Northern Kurdish: Kurdiya Navendî
central nervous system {n} (that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord) :: demarekoendama navendî {f}
centre {n} (center) SEE: center ::
centre {v} (center) SEE: center ::
cerebellum {n} (part of the hindbrain in vertebrates) :: mejîk {m}, mejîkok {m}
cerebral cortex {n} (layer of the brain) :: tûkila mejiyê {f}
cerebral palsy {n} (group of non-contagious conditions) :: falinca mejî
cerebrospinal fluid {n} (clear bodily fluid) :: şileya mejî-dirkepetik {f}
cerebrum {n} (upper part of the brain) :: mejî {m}
cervix {n} (neck) SEE: neck ::
cervix {n} (neck-like part) SEE: neck ::
chair {n} (furniture) :: kursî {f}, sendelî
champagne {n} (sparkling white wine produced in Champagne) :: şampanya {f}
Champagne {n} (champagne) SEE: champagne ::
characteristic {adj} (being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing) :: taybetmendî
chard {n} (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) :: dîw, silka biyanî
Charles' Wain {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky) SEE: Big Dipper ::
chart {n} (map) SEE: map ::
chart {n} (table) SEE: table ::
chase {n} (hunt) SEE: hunt ::
chase {v} (to hunt) SEE: hunt ::
cheap {adj} (low and/or reduced in price) :: erzan
check {n} (bank order) SEE: cheque ::
checkers {n} (draughts) SEE: draughts ::
cheek {n} (part of face) :: gep {f}, alek {f}
cheek {n} (colloquial: buttock) :: qalçe {m}
cheese {n} (dairy product) :: penîr {m}; penêr
cheetah {n} (Acinonyx jubatus) :: yûzpiling, yûz, çîta
chemical weapon {n} (noxious substance in a delivery system) :: çeka kîmyewî
chemist {n} (person working in chemistry) :: kîmyanas
chemist {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
chemistry {n} :: کیمیا
chemist's {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
chemoreceptor {n} (sense organ) :: kîmîwergir {f}, kîmîkewergir {f}
cheque {n} (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) :: çek
cherry {n} (fruit) :: qeresî, gêlaz {f}
chess {n} (two-player board game) :: sedrenc, kişik {f}
chest {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin ::
chest cavity {n} (thoracic cavity) SEE: thoracic cavity ::
chestnut {n} (nut of the chestnut tree) :: kestane {f}, berû {f}
chew {v} (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing) :: cûtin
chewing gum {n} (flavoured preparation for chewing) :: Northern Kurdish: benîşt, qaçik
chiaroscuro {n} (artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts) :: rohn û tarîtî
chicken {n} (bird) :: Kermanshani: مامر; mirîşk
chicory {n} (common chicory (Cichorium intybus)) :: xizêmok
chief {n} (leader of group, etc.) :: serok
child {n} (a female or male child, a daughter or son) :: zarok
child {n} :: zarrok
childless {adj} (not having any children) :: bêzarok
chin {n} (bottom of a face) :: zenî
China {prop} (country in east Asia) :: Çîn
China {prop} (region corresponding to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan) :: Çîn
Chinese {prop} (any language spoken in China, see also: Literary Chinese; Mandarin; Cantonese; Wu; Min Nan) :: Çînî, چینی
chocolate {n} (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans) :: çîkolate
choke {v} (be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe) :: fetisîn
choke {v} (prevent someone from breathing by strangling them) :: fetisandin
cholecyst {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder ::
chooser {n} (one who chooses something) :: hilbijêr, bijêrvan
chopper {n} (axe/ax) SEE: axe ::
Christian {n} (member of the Christian religion) :: xirîstî, file, مەسیحی
chromatid {n} (Either of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis) :: kromatîd {f}
chunk {n} (a part of something) :: perçe, perçe
chur {interj} (voicing of thanks) SEE: thanks ::
church {n} (house of worship) :: dêr, kenîse, xaçxane
church {n} :: dêr
Chuukese {prop} (language) :: çûkî {f}
chyme {n} (partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum) :: kîmos {f}
ciao {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
ciao {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
cigarette {n} (cigarette) :: cixare {f}
ciliary body {n} (ciliary muscle + ciliary processes) :: tenê kûlkdar {m}
ciliated {adj} (having cilia) :: kûlkdar
Cilicia {prop} (ancient region) :: Kîlîkya {f}
cilium {n} (hairlike organelle projecting from eukaryotic cell) :: kûlk
cinder {n} (ember) SEE: ember ::
cinnamon {n} (spice) :: darçîn
cipher {n} (obsolete: zero) SEE: zero ::
circular {adj} (of or relating to a circle) :: bazinî
circular {adj} (in the shape of, or moving in a circle) :: bazineyî
cirrhosis {n} (chronic disease of the liver) :: cergmûmî
city {n} (large settlement) :: bajar, şar
clandestine {adj} (done or kept in secret) :: nepenî, nehênî, dizîkî
clay {n} (mineral substance) :: к’аг’чин
clean {adj} (empty) SEE: empty ::
click {v} (intransitive: click the left button of a mouse) :: tikandin, klîk kirin, pêlê kirin
client {n} (a customer or receiver of services) :: mişterî
climax {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) SEE: orgasm ::
clitoris {n} (elongated erectile organ) :: Northern Kurdish: nîtik {f}
cloakroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
clock {n} (instrument to measure or keep track of time) :: demjimêr {f}, demjimêrk {f}, seet {f}
clock {n} (odometer) :: pîvank {f}
close {adj} (at a little distance) :: nêzik
closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
cloth {n} (woven fabric) :: cil {m}, libas, cilûberg
cloth {n} (piece of cloth) :: cil {m}, libas, cilûberg
cloth {n} :: cil
clothes {n} (apparel) :: cil, kinc, cilûberg, libas, çek, بەرگ, جل
cloud {n} (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air) :: hewr {m}, ewr {m}
cloud {n} :: ewr {m}
cloudy {adj} (covered with or characterised by clouds) :: ewrîn {m}
clove {n} (spice) :: Northern Kurdish: mêxek, qernefîl
club {n} (weapon) :: kaşok {m}
club {n} (association of members) :: yane {f}, kulûb {f}
clubs {n} (plural of club) SEE: club ::
cluster {n} (group or bunch of something) :: wîşî {m}, qeft {m}, gurz {m}, deste {f}
c'mere {contraction} (come) SEE: come ::
c'mere {contraction} (here) SEE: here ::
CNS {n} (central nervous system) :: DKN {f}
coach {n} (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) :: erebe {f}, erebane {f}
coach {n} (rail passenger car) :: vagon {f}
coach {n} (trainer) :: rahêner {m} {f}, antrenor {m} {f}
coach {n} (long-distance bus) :: otobûs {f}
coach {v} (sports: train) :: rahênan
coach {v} (instruct) :: rahênan, fêr kirin
coadjutor {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant ::
coagulate {v} (become congealed) :: meyîn; Northern Kurdish: mehîn
coagulate {v} (cause to congeal) :: meyandin
coagulation {n} (process of forming clots from blood) :: meyîn
coal {n} (uncountable: carbon rock) :: komirr {f}, kumirr {f}, rejî {f}
coal {n} :: kumirr {f}
coat of arms {n} (hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon) :: nîşan
cobweb {n} (a spider’s web) SEE: spiderweb ::
coccygeal {adj} (relating to the coccyx) :: kilêceyî
cochlea {n} (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear) :: lûlpêç {m}
cochlear nerve {n} (nerve) :: demarên bihîstinê {f}
cock {n} (any male bird) :: dîk
cock {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) SEE: rooster ::
cockchafer {n} (beetle of genus Melolontha) :: kirmê spî
codex {n} (early book) :: pirtûk
coding {n} (encoding) SEE: encoding ::
coding {n} (process of encoding or decoding) :: kodkarî {f}, kodkirin {f}
coding {n} (process of writing computer software code) :: kodkarî {f}, kodnivîsîn {f}
coetaneous {adj} (contemporary) SEE: contemporary ::
coeval {adj} (of the same age) :: hevjî
coffee {n} (beverage) :: qawe {f}; qehwe {f}
coffee {n} (plant) :: qehwe {f}, qawe {f}
coffee {n} (colour) :: qehweyî {m}, qaweyî {m}
coffee {adj} (of a pale brown colour) :: قاوەیی
coffin {n} (box in which a dead person is buried) :: tabût, darbest
coinage {n} (currency) SEE: currency ::
cold {adj} (having a low temperature) :: sar, sard
cold war {n} (a period of hostile relations) :: şerê sar
Cold War {prop} (a period of history from 1945–1991) :: Şerê Sar
cole {n} (cabbage) SEE: cabbage ::
collective noun {n} (noun referring to a group of similar things) :: hevenav {m}
colony {n} (region or governmental unit) :: mêtingeh {f}, kolonî {f}
color {n} (spectral composition of visible light) :: reng {m}
color {n} :: gon {m}
color blindness {n} (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) :: rengkorî {m}
colorful {adj} (possessing prominent and varied colors) :: rengîn, ئاڵوواڵا, ڕەنگاوڕەنگ
colossal {adj} (extremely large) :: debdebe, dêwasa
Colosseum {prop} (ancient stadium in Rome) :: Coliseum, Kolîseyûm
colourless {adj} (having no colour) :: بێڕەنگ, bêreng
column {n} (upright supporting member) :: stûn
comatose {adj} (asleep) SEE: asleep ::
comb {n} (toothed implement for grooming the hair) :: şane, şe {m}, şeh {m}
comb {v} (to groom the hair with a toothed implement) :: şe kirin {m}, şeh kirin {m}
comb {v} (to separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers) :: şe kirin {m}, şeh kirin {m}
comb {v} (to search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb) :: şe kirin {m}, şeh kirin {m}
comb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) SEE: honeycomb ::
combat {n} (a battle; a fight) :: کارزان, ceng, şer, şerr
combust {v} (be consumed by fire) SEE: burn ::
come {v} (to move nearer) :: hatin, ھاتن
come on {interj} (expression of disbelief) :: mala te
comforter {n} (person who comforts) :: lihêf, yurẍan
command {n} (order) :: firman
commentary {n} (A series of comments or annotations) :: şirove {f}, ravek {f}, ravekirin {f}, îzah {f}, şerh {f}, tefsîr {f}, ronkirin {f}, komentar {f}
committee {n} (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) :: komîte {f}, deste {f}, lijne {f}, kom {f}
committee {n} (guardian) SEE: guardian ::
commit to memory {v} (to learn by heart) :: ji ber kirin, ezber kirin, لەبەرکدن
common purslane {n} (Portulaca oleracea) :: pirpar {f}, pîrqelaçik {f}
common snipe {n} (the species Gallinago gallinago) :: herîsorik
company {n} (in legal context, a corporation) :: şirket {f}, pargîdanî {f}, fîrma {f}, kompanya {f}, şirîke {f}
comparable {adj} (similar) SEE: similar ::
comparison {n} :: بەراورد
compass {n} (instrument to determine cardinal directions) :: qîblename
compatible {adj} (capable of easy interaction) :: guncav
competition {n} (action of competing) :: pêşbazî, pêşbirk, berêkane, misabiqe, hevrikî, hawirkan, riberiz, sîbaq, reqabet
competition {n} (contest for a prize or award) :: pêşbazî, pêşbirk, berêkane, misabiqe, hevrikî, hawirkan, riberiz, sîbaq, reqabet
complaint {n} (grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining) :: gazin {f}, gilî {f}, rexne {f}, şikayet {f}
complementary {adj} (acting as a complement) :: temamker, tewawker
complex {adj} (intricate) :: aloz
complex number {n} (number of the form a + bi) :: hejmara kompleks, jimareya tevlihev
computer {n} (device) :: kompûter, xêvjimêr, kombers
comrade {n} (mate, companion, or associate) :: Northern Kurdish: heval
concave {n} (A concave surface or curve) :: rûçal
concentration {n} (proportion of substance in a mixture) :: xestî {f}
concentration {n} (chemistry: amount of solute present in a solution) :: xestî {f}
condition {n} (logical clause or phrase) :: şert
confident {adj} (self-confident) SEE: self-confident ::
confidentiality {n} (something told in confidence) SEE: secret ::
confiscate {v} (take possession of by authority) :: dest danîn ser
confrontation {n} (The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face) :: rûbirûbûn, tûşîbûn
confrontation {n} (A conflict between armed forces) :: şer, pevçûn
congestion {n} (accumulation, buildup) :: xitimî
congress {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse ::
congress {n} (legislative body) :: kongre
congress {n} (conference) :: kongre
congressman {n} (member of congress) :: kongrevan (mêr), kongresman
congresswoman {n} (female member of congress) :: kongrevan (jin)
conjunction {n} (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) :: gihanek
connective tissue {n} (type of tissue) :: bestereşane {f}
constipation {n} (state of bowels) :: zikgirî {f}
constitution {n} (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions) :: destûr
consultant {n} (person or party that is consulted) :: şêwirmend
contemporary {n} (someone living at the same time) :: hevçax {n}
contest {n} (combat) SEE: combat ::
context {n} (text in which a word appears) :: pêwend {f}
continent {n} (each of main land-masses on earth's surface) :: qite
contract {n} (agreement that is legally binding) :: peyman, mercname
contract {v} (transitive: enter into a contract with) :: peyman danîn
contraction {n} (shortening of a muscle when it is used) :: girjbûn
control {n} :: kontrol {f}
convex {adj} (curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle) :: qoqiz
cook {n} (person who prepares food) :: aşpêj, pêjek
cook {v} (to prepare (food) for eating) :: pijandin
Cook Islands {prop} (self-governing country in Oceania) :: Giravên Cook {f-p}
cool {adj} (having a slightly low temperature) :: hênik, hîn, fênik
coordinate system {n} (method of representing points in a space) :: sîstema koordînatê
cootie {n} (louse) SEE: louse ::
cooze {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina ::
copulate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) :: perîn, gunhêlî kirin, cot bûn, gan
copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) SEE: bed ::
copulation {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse ::
cork {n} (bottle stopper) :: tepedor, tepedorî
corn {n} (grain crop of species Zea mays) SEE: maize ::
cornea {n} (layer forming the front of the eye) :: korniye {f}
cornflower {n} (Centaurea cyanus) :: kanêje {f}
cornflower {adj} (cornflower coloured) :: kanêjeyî
coronavirus {n} (member of the family Coronaviridae) :: Northern Kurdish: vîrusa koronayê
corporal {adj} (bodily) SEE: bodily ::
corporeal {adj} (bodily) SEE: bodily ::
corpse {n} (dead body) :: cenaze, cendek, term, kelex, meyît
corpus {n} (body) SEE: body ::
corpus luteum {n} (yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle) :: tenê zer
corridor {n} (narrow hall or passage) :: dehlîz, dolan
corselet {n} (thorax) SEE: thorax ::
Corsica {prop} (island in the Mediterranean) :: Korsîka {f}
Corsican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Corsica) :: korsîkî, korsîkayî, korsîkayîtî
Corsican {n} (person from Corsica or of Corsican descent) :: korsîkayî {m} {f}, korsîkayîtî {m} {f}
Corsican {prop} (language) :: korsîkayî {f}, korsîkayîtî {f}
cortex {n} (outer layer of an internal organ or body structure) :: tûkil {f}
cos {conj} (because) SEE: because ::
costa {n} (rib) SEE: rib ::
Costa Rica {prop} (country) :: Kosta Rîka
cotton {n} (any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium) :: pembû, pembo {m}
cotton {n} (fabric) :: pembo, loke
couch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
couch grass {n} (species of grass) :: firiz
cough {v} (push air from the lungs) :: kuxîn
cough {n} (expulsion of air from the lungs) :: kuxik {f}
country {n} (region of land) :: Northern Kurdish: welat
country {n} (nation state) :: welat; Laki: ڤِڵات
country {n} (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) :: Northern Kurdish: gundewar
countryside {n} (a rural area, or the rural part of a larger area) :: Northern Kurdish: gundewar
coupling {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse ::
courage {n} (quality of a confident character) :: wêrekî {f}, bistehî {f}, cesaret {f}, curet {f}, mêranî {f}
court {n} (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) :: dadgeh
cousinhood {n} (state of being cousins) SEE: cousinship ::
cousinship {n} (state of being cousins) :: pismamîûi
cow {n} (female domesticated ox or other bovine) :: çêl, çêlek, mange, manga
cow {n} :: çêl {f}, çêlek {f}, mange {f}, mang {f}
cowabunga {interj} (expression of joy) SEE: yes ::
coward {n} (a person who lacks courage) :: tirsok, newêrek, bêcesaret, bêkulek, tirsonek, tirsoke
cowardice {n} (the lack of courage) :: newêrekî, tirsokî, tirsonekî, bêcesaretî, bêcuretî
coworker {n} (somebody with whom one works) :: hevpîşe {n}, hevkar
cowpox {n} (a skin disease) :: xurik {f}
crab {n} (crustacean) :: Northern Kurdish: kevjal
crack of dawn {n} (sunrise) SEE: sunrise ::
cradle {n} :: landik {f}, dergûşan {f}, mehdik {f}
cranial nerve {n} (nerve) :: demaxêdemar {f}
cranium {n} (skull) SEE: skull ::
crate {n} (box or basket) :: sindoq {f}
crazy {adj} (insane, demented) :: dîn
creator {n} (one who creates) :: afirîner, çêker, دروستکار
creature {n} (living being) :: mexlûq
creditor {n} (a person to whom a debt is owed) :: deyndêr {m} {f}
crocodile {n} (reptile) :: neheng
crocus {n} (plant of genus Crocus) :: pîvok {f}
croft {n} (cave or cavern) SEE: cave ::
cross {n} (geometrical figure) :: xaç
cross {n} (wooden post with a perpendicular beam, used for crucifixion) :: xaç
cross {n} (definite: the cross on which Christ was crucified) :: xaç
cross {prep} (across) SEE: across ::
crossbreed {n} (organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds) SEE: hybrid ::
cross section {n} (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) :: birgeha panî {f}, panîbirgeh {f}
crow {n} (any bird of the genus Corvus) :: qirr {f}, qirrereşk {f}
crown {n} (royal headdress) :: tac {f}
cruel {adj} (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) :: zalim, bêrehm
crustacean {n} (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) :: qalikdar
crux {n} ((heraldry) cross on a coat of arms) SEE: cross ::
cry {v} (intransitive: to weep) :: girîn
cry one's eyes out {v} (to moan) SEE: moan ::
crypto- {prefix} :: krîpto-
crystal {n} (array of atoms) :: belûr {f}
Ctesiphon {prop} (ancient ruined city) :: Tîsfûn
cucumber {n} (edible fruit) :: xiyar, (rare:) arû
cult of personality {n} (situation of being falsely idolized) :: kulta şexsiyetek
culture {n} (arts, customs and habits) :: çande {f}, kultûr {f}, irf {f}, edet {f}
cunningly {adv} (with cunning, cleverly) :: xapînkî, bincanbazî, biçivîî
cup {n} (drinking vessel) :: fîncan, tas
curiosity {n} (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore) :: mereq {f}, hewes {f}, balkêşî {f}, tatêl {f}, tatol {f}, çavzêlkî {f}, etir {f}, xemxwerî {f}
currency {n} (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) :: yekeya diravê
curse {n} (supernatural detriment) :: lanet {f}, nalet {f}, جوێن
curse {n} (vulgar epithet) :: lanet {f}, nalet {f}
curse word {n} (vulgarity) SEE: swear word ::
curtain {n} (piece of cloth covering a window) :: perde {f}
cyan {n} (a colour between blue and green) :: sayan
cybernetics {n} (science of communication and control) :: sîbernetîk
Cyprus {prop} (country) :: Qibris
cytoskeleton {n} :: kakûtê xaneyê {m}
cytotoxic T cell {n} (T cell capable of inducing death to alien cells) :: Xaneya T jehravî {f}
Czech {n} (language) :: Çekî
Czech Republic {prop} (country in Central Europe) :: Komara Çêkiyayê
Daesh {prop} (translations of the term "Daesh" only, see also: ISIS) :: DAÎŞ {m}
dagger {n} :: xencer {f}, qeme, deban, kahûr
dago {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
daily {adj} (that occurs every day) :: rojane
daily {n} (newspaper) :: rojname
damage {n} (abstract measure of something not being intact; harm) :: Northern Kurdish: zîyan
Damascus {prop} (the capital city of Syria) :: Şam
damma {n} (an Arabic diacritic denoting the vowel point "u") :: zeme
dance {n} (movements to music) :: dans {f}, sema {f}, reqis {f}, dîlan {f}, govend {f}, dawet {f}
dance {v} (move rhythmically to music) :: reqisîn, dans kirin, sema kirin
dancer {n} :: danser {m} {f}, semavan {m} {f}, reqas {m} {f}, dansoz {f}
dandy {adj} (like a dandy) :: tewtew
danger {n} :: [3] xeter {f}, [3] talûke {f}, [3] bive {f}, [3] gef {f}, [3] rîsk {f}
Danish {prop} (language) :: Danîmarkî
Darius {prop} (any of several Persian kings) :: Daryûs, Daryûş, Dara
Darius {prop} (male given name) :: Daryûş
dark {adj} (having an absolute or relative lack of light) :: tarî
dark {adj} (hidden, secret) :: tarî, nepenî
dark {adj} (without moral or spiritual light) :: tarî, reş
dark {adj} (not bright or light, deeper in hue) :: tarî
dark {n} (a complete or partial absence of light) :: tarî
dark {n} (ignorance) :: nezanî {f}, cahilî {f}
dark {n} (nightfall) :: tarîtî {f}
databank {n} (database) SEE: database ::
database {n} :: danegeh
daughter {n} (female offspring) :: keç
David {prop} (king of Israel) :: Dawid
day {n} (period of 24 hours) :: roj
day {n} (part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.) :: roj
day after tomorrow {n} (day after tomorrow - translation entry) :: dusibe
deaf {adj} (unable to hear) :: kerr, guhgiran
death {n} (cessation of life) :: mirin {f}, merg {f}, wefat {f}, mewt {f}, emrê Xwedê {m}
death penalty {n} (state punishment of death) :: cezayê mirinê, cezayê îdamê
debt {n} (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another) :: deyn {m}, qer {m}
debt {n} (money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another) :: qer {m}
decal {n} (design or picture to be transferred) :: daneder
decare {n} (unit of surface area) :: dekar
deceive {v} (trick or mislead) :: xapandin
deciduous tooth {n} (baby tooth) SEE: milk tooth ::
declensional {adj} (pertaining to declension) :: xercdar
decollete {adj} (having a low-cut neckline) :: dekolte
decree {n} :: فەرمان
deed {n} (action) :: kirin {f}, kiryar {f}, emel {m}, faliyet {f}
deen {n} (religion) SEE: religion ::
deen {n} (Islam) SEE: Islam ::
deen {n} ((Islam) religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim) :: dîn {m}
deer {n} (animal of the family Cervidae) :: gakûvî
defecation {n} (act or process of voiding excrement) :: derketina destavê, gûkirin
dell {n} (valley) SEE: valley ::
demon {n} (evil spirit) :: Northern Kurdish: dêw
demonize {v} (turn into a demon) :: dêw kirin
dendrite {n} (projection of a nerve cell) :: dendrît {m}, liq û pop {m}
dendrochronology {n} (science of counting tree rings) :: dendrokronolojî {f}
dendron {n} (dendrite) SEE: dendrite ::
Denmark {prop} (country in Northern Europe) :: Danîmarka
density {n} (physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume) :: xestî {f}
density {n} (number of particles or other quantity contained by a given volume) :: gurayî {f}
dentin {n} (material of a tooth) :: ac {f}
deoxyribonucleic acid {n} (deoxyribonucleic acid) :: asîda deoksîrîbonukleyî {f}
deoxyribose {n} (derivative of ribose) :: rîboza kêmoksîjen
dervish {n} (a member of Dervish fraternity of Sufism) :: dewrêş, derwêş
descending {adj} (of a sequence: ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element) :: dakêşayî
descending colon {n} (part of colon) :: kolona dakêşayî {f}
description word {n} (adjective) SEE: adjective ::
descry {v} (see) SEE: see ::
desert {n} (barren area) :: deşt
deserted {adj} :: چۆڵ
desire {v} (desire) SEE: want ::
desk {n} (table for writing and reading) :: doşk {m}, mase {f}, mêze {f}
dessert {n} (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal) :: şêranî
destiny {n} (predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things) SEE: fate ::
destroy {v} (to damage beyond use or repair) :: têkşikandin {f}
destroy {v} :: ruxandin, hilweşandin, pûç kirin, xirab kirin, xopan kirin, kavil kirin, wêran kirin, îmha kirin, ڕوخاندن, تێکدان
destruct {v} (to cause the destruction of) :: ruxandin, hilweşandin, pûç kirin , xirab kirin , xopan kirin , kavil kirin , wêran kirin , îmha kirin
dette {n} (debt) SEE: debt ::
devil's beating his wife {interj} (interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining) :: eyda guran e [literally "The wolves are celebrating"], daweta gur û rovî [literally "Wedding of a wolf and a fox"]
devshirme {n} (collection of non-Muslim children to be converted to Islam) :: devşîrme
dew {n} (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc) :: Laki: ئاڤێ; Northern Kurdish: xunav {f}, avî {f}, şevnem {f}
dhikr {n} ((Islam) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually) :: zikr
diabetes {n} (A group of metabolic diseases) :: neweşiya şekir {f}
diachronic linguistics {n} (historical linguistics) SEE: historical linguistics ::
diameter {n} (line) :: Northern Kurdish: tîre
diameter {n} (length of this line) :: tîre {f}
diaphragm {n} (anatomy: sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen) :: navpençik {f}
diarrhea {n} (medical condition) :: zikçûn
dice {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) SEE: die ::
diction {n} (clarity of word choice) :: gotin {f}, derbirîn
dictionary {n} (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words) :: ferheng {f}, peyvname {f}, bêjename {f}, qamûs {f}
die {v} (to stop living) :: mirin
diencephalon {n} (region of the human brain) :: demaxê navber {m}, navberedemax {m}
die out {v} (to become extinct) :: qelîn
different {adj} (not the same) :: cuda, cihê, têvel, ferq
dig {v} :: kêlan
digestion {n} (process in gastrointestinal tract) :: heriskirin {f}, heris {f}, herisîn
digestive system {n} (system of organs) :: koendama herisê
digestive tract {n} (system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food) :: coga herisê {f}
digger {n} (spade (playing card)) SEE: spade ::
digs {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes ::
dilute {v} (to add more of a solvent to a solution; especially to add more water) :: ron
dime a dozen {adj} (so common as to be practically worthless) :: ne hêja ye pênc qirûşan
dinar {n} (official currency of several countries) :: dînar
dingle {n} (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) :: dol {f}, newal {f}, nihal {f}, gelî {m}
dinner {n} (main meal of the day) :: şîv {f}
dinosaur {n} (extinct reptile) :: dînozor
diopter {n} (alidade) SEE: alidade ::
diplomat {n} :: dîplomat
diplomatist {n} (diplomat) SEE: diplomat ::
direction {n} :: ئاراستە
directions {n} (direction) SEE: direction ::
dirty {adj} (covered with or containing dirt) :: pîs, qirêjî, rêvin, herrimî, lewitî
dirty {adj} (that makes one dirty) :: pîs, qirêjî, rêvin, herrimî, lewitî
dirty {adj} (morally unclean, obscene or indecent) :: pîs
dirty {adj} (dishonourable, violating standards or rules) :: pîs, herrimî, lewitî
dirty {adj} (illegal, improper) :: pîs, herrimî, lewitî
dirty {adj} (of color: discolored by impurities) :: pîs, herrimî, lewitî
disappear {v} :: بزربوون, ون بوون, لە چاو بزربوون
disappointment {n} (emotion) :: dilsarî
discrepancy {n} (inconsistency) :: nakokî {f}, nelihevî {f}, newekhevî {f}
discrepancy {n} (discrepant state) :: nakokî {f}, nelihevî {f}, newekhevî {f}
disease {n} (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction) :: nesaxî, nexweşî
dishware {n} (crockery) :: aman, firaq
distant {adj} (far off) :: dûr
ditch {n} (trench) :: co {m}, cihok {m}, xendek {m}, xendeq
divest {v} (undress) SEE: undress ::
division {n} (act or process of dividing anything) :: dabeşbûn
division {n} (biology: taxonomic classification of plants) :: dabeşbûn {f}
Diyarbakır {prop} (city, see also: Amida) :: Amed, Diyarbekir
dizzy {adj} (having a sensation of turning around) :: gêj kirin
do {v} (in questions) :: gelo, aya, ma
do {v} (for emphasis) :: erê, belê, rast e ku
do {v} (perform, execute) :: kirin, çêkirin
do {v} (work, suffice) :: kar kirin, xebitîn, kirin
do {v} (be reasonable or acceptable) :: bûn, hatin qebûlkirin
do {v} (slang: have sex with) :: gan, niyan
do {v} :: êriş kirin
doable {adj} (possible to do) SEE: feasible ::
do business {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
docile {adj} (yielding to control) :: sernerm
doctor {n} (medical doctor) SEE: physician ::
dog {n} (animal) :: se, kûç, kûçik
dog {n} (male canine) :: se {m}, kûçik {m}
dog {n} (dull, unattractive girl or woman) :: dêl {f}, dêlik {f}
dog {n} (morally reprehensible person, See also scoundrel) :: se
Dog Star {prop} (Sirius) SEE: Sirius ::
dolce far niente {n} (enjoyment of idleness) :: rehaweta şirîn {f}
dolce vita {n} (life of self-indulgence and luxury) :: jiyana xweş {f}
doll {n} (a toy in the form of a human) :: bûkok
dolly {n} (doll) SEE: doll ::
donkey {n} (a domestic animal, see also: ass) :: ker {m}
donor {n} (one who donates) :: bexşîner {n}
Don Quixote {prop} (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) :: Don Kîşot
don't shoot the messenger {proverb} (the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news) :: qasid êrî û bêrî ye
doogh {n} (yogurt drink) :: dew
door {n} (portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle) :: derî {m}, dergeh {m}
dot {n} (small spot or mark) :: leke, teqme
dot {n} (punctuation mark) :: niqte, xal
dot {n} (decimal point) :: niqte, xal
dot {n} (morse code symbol) :: niqte, xal
double-click {n} (action or event of pushing mouse-button twice) :: cot tikandin
double-click {v} (to push a mouse-button twice) :: cot tikandin
double life {n} (existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from a person's family, friends, and work colleagues) :: cotejiyan {f}, dujiyanîtî {f}
doubt {n} (disbelief or uncertainty (about something)) :: guman {f}, gûş {f}, hulhul {f}, şik {f}, şube {f}, şûf {f}, گومان
dough {n} (mix of flour and other ingredients) :: hevîr {m}
down {adv} :: jêr, binî
down {adj} :: depresîf, moralşkestî
down {v} (to drink or swallow) :: [transitive] daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabelandin, [intransitive] daqurtîn, daûrîn, dabelîn
down {v} (to drop) :: daxistin, dahanîn, daketin, dahatin
downhill {adj} (easy) SEE: easy ::
dowry {n} (property or payment given at time of marriage) :: next {m}, qelen {m}
dragon {n} (mythical creature) :: ejdeha
dragonfly {n} (insect of the infraorder Anisoptera) :: zencere
drape {n} (curtain, drapery) SEE: curtain ::
draughts {n} (game for two players) :: Northern Kurdish: dame {f}
draw {v} (to inhale) SEE: inhale ::
dream {n} (imaginary events seen while sleeping) :: xewn {f}
dream {n} (hope or wish) :: xewn {f}, xeyal {f}, aşop {f}
drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) :: vexwarin
drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) :: vexwarin
driver {n} (one who drives something, e.g. cattle) :: ajovan {n} {c}
driver {n} (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus) :: ajovan {m} {f}, ajokar {m} {f}, şofêr {m} {f}, sayêq {m} {f}
driver {n} (person who drives some other vehicle) :: ajovan {m} {f}, ajokar {m} {f}, şofêr {m} {f}, sayêq {m} {f}
driver {n} (program acting as interface between an application and hardware) :: ajok {f}
driver's licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license ::
driver's license {n} (documenting permitting a person to drive) :: ajoname {f}, ehliyet {f}
driving licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license ::
drone {n} (male bee) :: nêrehing {m}
drop {n} (small mass of liquid) :: dilop, çip, çipik
drug {n} :: tilyak {f}, narkotîk {f}
drugstore {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
dry {adj} (free from liquid or moisture) :: Laki: ھوِشک; Northern Kurdish: hişk
du'a' {n} ((Islam) private prayer by an individual, see also: prayer) :: dua
dubiously {adv} (in a dubious manner) :: biguman
Dublin {prop} (the capital of the Republic of Ireland) :: Dublîn {f}
Dubliner {n} (Someone from Dublin) :: dublînî {m} {f}
duck {n} (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae) :: Laki: بەت; Northern Kurdish: werdek {f}, miravî {f}, bet {f}
duck {n} :: werdek, ordek
dude {n} (dandy) SEE: dandy ::
dukhan {n} (a small restaurant, tavern or a shop in the Caucasus and Crimea) :: dikan
dumb {adj} (unable to speak) SEE: mute ::
dumb {adj} (extremely stupid) :: Northern Kurdish: bêmêjî, bêaqil
dumbledore {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee ::
dung {n} (manure) :: rîx {f}
duodenum {n} (first part of the small intestine) :: rûviya donzdeilîk {f}, rûviya donzdegirê {f}
dura mater {n} (anatomy: outermost layer of the meninges) :: perdeya req {f}
Dushanbe {prop} (capital of Tajikistan) :: Duşenbe
dust {n} (fine, dry particles) :: toz, xubar
Dutch {adj} (of the Netherlands, people, or language) :: holendî
Dutch {prop} (the Dutch language) :: holendî
dye {n} (die) SEE: die ::
dyke {n} (ditch) SEE: ditch ::
dysentery {n} (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines) :: dîzanterî {f}
dyslexia {n} (learning disability) :: dîsleksiye
each {determiner} (every) :: her, heryek, hertişt, ھەریەک
ear {n} (fruiting body of a grain plant) :: simbil; Northern Kurdish: simbil
ear {v} (plough) SEE: plough ::
ear {n} (external part of the organ of hearing) SEE: pinna ::
ear {n} (organ of hearing) :: guh, گوێ, گوێچک
earache {n} (pain in the ear) :: guhêş {f}
eardrum {n} (membrane separating outer and middle ears) :: perdeya guhê {f}
ear lobe {n} (a part of the ear) :: nermika guhê
earring {n} (piece of jewelry) :: guhar {f}, guhark {f}, گوارھ
earth {prop} (our planet, third out from the Sun) SEE: Earth ::
Earth {prop} (third planet of the Solar System) :: زەڤی; erd
earthquake {n} (shaking of the surface of a planet) :: erdhej {f}, bûmelerzî {f}, erdlerzî {f}, zelzele {f}
east {n} (compass point) :: rojhilat, ڕۆژھەڵات
East Sea {prop} (Baltic sea) SEE: Baltic Sea ::
East Sea {prop} (Sea of Japan) SEE: Sea of Japan ::
easy {adj} (requiring little skill or effort) :: hêsan
easy {adj} :: ئاسان
eat {v} (to ingest, see also: consume; ingest) :: xwarin
eat {v} (eat a meal) :: xwarin
e-book {n} (electronic book) :: e-pirtûk
echo {n} (reflected sound) :: dengvedan, vedeng
economist {n} (expert in economics) :: aborînas {m}
economy {n} :: aborî {f}, ekonomî {f}, îqtisad {f}, ئابووری
ecru {adj} (beige) SEE: beige ::
edema {n} (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) :: avbendî {f}, nexweşiya avbendî {f}
Edirne {prop} (a city in Eastern Thrace) :: Edirne
educate {v} (to instruct or train) :: taşandin, perwerde kirin, fêr kirin, elimandin, hîn kirin, terbiye dan
education {n} (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment) :: پەروەردە {f}, زانیاری, perwerde {f}
education {n} :: taşandin {f}, hêvotin {f}, terbiyet {f}, fêrkirin {f}, hînkirin {f}, elimandin {f}
educator {n} (teacher) SEE: teacher ::
eel {n} (any fish of the order Anguilliformes) :: marmasî {m} (snake fish)
effeminate {adj} (of a man, behaving like a woman) :: serejin, nemêr
effendi {n} (title of respect) :: efendî
efferent {adj} (carrying away from) :: derketî
effulgent {adj} (radiant, resplendent, shining, see also: radiant; resplendent; shining) :: teyisî, tîrêjdar
e.g. {adv} (abbreviation for “for example”) :: wekî mînak, wekî nimûne, mîsalen, w.n., w.m.
egg {n} (body housing an embryo) :: Laki: خا; Northern Kurdish: hêk
egg {n} :: hêk {f}, ھێلکە
eggplant {n} (plant) :: bacanê reş
eggplant {n} (edible fruit) :: bacanreş
egg white {n} (clear part of an egg) SEE: albumen ::
egg yolk {n} (central part of an egg) SEE: yolk ::
egress {n} :: derketin {f}, dergeh {f}
Egypt {prop} (country in North Africa) :: Misir, میسر
Eid {prop} (Muslim religious festival) :: eyd
Eiffel Tower {prop} (tower in Paris) :: Barûya Eyfelê
eight {num} (cardinal number 8) :: heşt
eighteen {num} (cardinal number) :: hejde
elbow {n} (joint between upper arm and forearm) :: enîşk, aren aren, enîşk
elbow grease {n} (effort or hard work) :: rêncberî
election {n} (process of choosing a new leader or representatives) :: hilbijartin
electrical engineering {n} (branch of engineering) :: endezyariya elektrîkê {f}
electricity {n} (form of energy) :: kareba {f}, elektrîk {f}, ceyran {f}
electromagnetic pulse {n} (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) :: gurpa elektromagnetîk {f}
electromagnetic radiation {n} (radiation) :: radyasyona elektromagnetîk {f}
electron {n} (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms) :: kareva
electron hole {n} (lack of an electron) SEE: hole ::
electronic book {n} (e-book) SEE: e-book ::
electronic mail {n} (email) SEE: email ::
elemental {adj} (basic, fundamental, elementary) SEE: elementary ::
elementary {adj} (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something) :: seretayî
elephant {n} (mammal) :: fîl
elevator {n} (permanent construction) SEE: lift ::
eleven {num} (the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve) :: yazde
elitism {n} (belief society should be run by elite) :: bijareyîtî
elm {n} (tree of genus Ulmus) :: bizî {f}
e-mail {n} (email) SEE: email ::
e-mail {v} (email) SEE: email ::
email {n} (system for transferring messages from one computer to another) :: e-peyam
embarge {n} (embargo) SEE: embargo ::
embargo {n} (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) :: ambargo
embargo {n} (a ban on trade with another country) :: ambargo {f}
embargo {n} (a temporary ban on making certain information public) :: ambargo {f}
embassy {n} (organization representing a foreign state) :: sefaret {f}, balyozxane {f}, ambasad {f}, konsolosxane {f}
ember {n} (glowing piece of coal or wood) :: Northern Kurdish: pel
embroidery {n} (ornamentation) :: nexş
emergency {n} (situation requiring urgent assistance) :: lezgîn
emery {n} (mineral) :: zimpare {f}
emir {n} (Islamic prince or leader) :: emir {m}
emirate {n} (country ruled by an emir) :: mîrnişîn
emperor {n} (ruler of an empire) :: emperator, qeyser
employ {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use ::
employee {n} (individual who provides labor to a company or another person) :: karker {m} {f}
empty {adj} (devoid of content) :: vala
empty {v} (to make empty) :: vala kirin
enamel {n} (covering on the tooth) :: mîna {f}
encoding {n} (character encoding (computing)) :: kodkarî {f}, kodkirin {f}
encompass {v} (surround) :: dorpêç kirin
encompass {v} (include) :: hindirrandin, hewandin
encore {n} (brief extra performance after the main performance is complete) :: dubare
encyclopaedia {n} (encyclopedia) SEE: encyclopedia ::
encyclopedia {n} (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics) :: Laki: زانستنۆمە; Northern Kurdish: zanistname
end {n} (extreme part) :: dawî {f}, talî {f}, dûmahî {f}, xilasî {f}, kutahî {f}
end {v} (ergative, intransitive: be finished, be terminated) :: qedîn, xilas /xilas bûn/, temam /temam bûn/, kuta /kuta bûn/, man /neman/, bi dawî hatin
end {v} (transitive: finish, terminate (something)) :: qedandin, xilas kirin, temam kirin, kuta kirin, nehêlan, bi dawî anîn
ending {n} (grammar: last morpheme of a word) SEE: termination ::
endoplasmic reticulum {n} (network of membranes) :: retîkûlûma endoplazmî {f}
enemy {n} (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else) :: dijmin, دوژمن
engine {n} (locomotive) SEE: locomotive ::
engineer {n} (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) :: endazyar
English {adj} (of or pertaining to England) :: ئِنگلیزی, inglîzî
English {adj} (of or pertaining to the English language) :: inglîzî
English {adj} (of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system) :: ئِنگلیزی, inglîzî
English {n} (people from England) :: inglîz, ئِنگلیز
English {prop} (the English language) :: inglîzî, ئِنگلیزی
enjambment {n} (a technique in poetry) :: enjambeman {f}
enjoy your meal {phrase} (bon appétit) SEE: bon appétit ::
ennead {n} (the number nine) SEE: nine ::
enough {determiner} (sufficient) :: besanî
environment {n} (area around something) :: hawir {f}, hawirdor {f}
enzyme {n} (catalytic protein) :: enzîm {f}
eosinophil {n} (type of white blood cell) :: êzonofîl {f}
epenthesis {n} (insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word) :: epentez
ephemeral {adj} (lasting for a short period of time) :: demkî
epicene {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate ::
epiglottis {n} (cartilaginous organ in the throat) :: zimanê kirkiragê {m}, zimanê zûrnayî {m}
epiphysis {n} (pineal gland) SEE: pineal gland ::
epistemology {n} (branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge) :: zanînzanî {f}, epîstemolojî {f}
epithelial {adj} (of or pertaining to the epithelium) :: xaneya rûkeş {f}
epithelium {n} (membranous tissue) :: rûkeşeşane {f}, şaneya rûkeş {f}
equalize {v} (to make the score equal) :: wekhev kirin
Equatorial Guinea {prop} (country in Western Africa) :: Gîneya Rojbendî
-er {suffix} ((used to form agent nouns) person or thing that does...) :: -van, -er
-er {suffix} (person whose occupation is...) :: -kar, -er
ergonomics {n} (science of the design of equipment) :: ergonomî
ermine {n} (Mustela erminea) :: Northern Kurdish: fisos, ququme
erotic {adj} (tending to arouse sexual desire) :: erotîk, şehwetî, seksî, pornografîk
err {v} (sin) SEE: sin ::
Erythraean Sea {prop} (Red Sea) SEE: Red Sea ::
erythrocyte {n} (red blood cell) SEE: red blood cell ::
Erzurum {prop} (city) :: Erzîrom
escape {v} (to get free) :: revîn, bazdan
escape {v} (to elude) :: filitîn
escape {n} :: rev , bazdan , filitîn
especially {adv} (particularly) :: taybetî
Esperanto {prop} (auxiliary language) :: esperantoyî {f}
Estonia {prop} (country) :: Estonya
estrogen {n} (estrogen) :: ostrojen {f}
etc. {phrase} (and so on, see also: and so forth) :: hwd.
et cetera {phrase} (noting the omission of the remainder of a list) SEE: etc. ::
eternal {adj} (lasting forever) :: ebedî, herherî, hetahetayî, bêdawî
ethnology {n} (branch of anthropology) :: binyadnasî
etymologist {n} (person who specializes in etymology) :: etîmolog
etymology {n} (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words) :: bêjenasî {f}
Euboea {prop} (Greek island) :: Euboia {f}
eucalyptus {n} (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) :: okalîptûs {m}
eukaryotic {adj} (having complex cells) :: navik dirustî, xaneya navik dirustî {f}
euonymus {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle ::
Euphrates {prop} (river in the Middle East) :: Firat {m}
Europe {prop} (European Union) SEE: European Union ::
Europe {prop} (continent) :: Ewropa
European redbud {n} (Judas tree) SEE: Judas tree ::
European Union {prop} (European supranational organisation) :: Yekîtiya Ewropayê
Eustachian tube {n} (tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear) :: coga ostakî {f}
Euxine Sea {prop} SEE: Black Sea ::
evanescent {adj} (ephemeral) SEE: ephemeral ::
Eve {prop} (given name) :: Hawa {f}
even {n} (even number) SEE: even number ::
evening {n} (time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight) :: êvar {f}
even number {n} (positive integer that can be divided by two) :: hejmara cot, jimareya cot
every day {adv} (daily) SEE: daily ::
evil {adj} (intending to harm) :: xirab
evil {adj} (morally corrupt) :: xirab
evil {n} (moral badness, wickedness) :: xirabî {f}
evolution {n} (biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time) :: peresandin
ewe {n} (female sheep) :: Northern Kurdish: , mîh
example {n} (something representative of a group) :: nimûne
exchange {n} (act of exchanging or trading) :: alûgor {f}
exchange {n} :: ئاڵوگۆڕ
excretion {n} (process of removing from the body) :: derkirin
execution {n} :: îdam, daliqandin, şenqkirin, sêdarekirin
executioner {n} (the person who carries out the execution) :: celad
exhale {v} (to breathe out) :: henase dayîn
exiguous {adj} (extremely scanty) :: qaştîk, zeîfok, hestî
exit {n} (act of departing from life) SEE: death ::
exit {v} (to depart from life) SEE: die ::
expectorate {v} (spit) SEE: spit ::
experiment {v} (to conduct an experiment) :: ezmûn
expire {v} (exhale) SEE: exhale ::
expire {v} (die) SEE: die ::
expiry {n} (death) SEE: death ::
explain {v} (report) :: şirove kirin, îzah kirin, fesîh kirin, zelal kirin, ron kirin, şayesandin, şayes kirin, şayes dan, sêwer kirin, bas kirin, qal kirin, vegotin, derbirin, wesf dan, saloxandin, salox kirin, teswîr kirin, tesewir kirin
expletive {n} (profane, vulgar term) SEE: swear word ::
exporter {n} (person who or organization that exports) :: hinardekar, ixracadkar
expound {v} :: şirove kirin, îzah kirin, fesîh kirin, zelal kirin, ron kirin, şayesandin, şayes kirin, şayes dan, sêwer kirin, bas kirin, qal kirin, vegotin, derbirin, wesf dan, saloxandin, salox kirin, teswîr kirin, tesewir kirin
expurgate {v} (to cleanse, to purge) :: pak kirin, paqij kirin
extension {n} (anatomy: that property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space) :: niçik
extinguish {v} :: temirandin , tefandin , vemirandin , reş kirin , vekuştin
eye {n} (organ) :: Laki: چەم; Northern Kurdish: çav
eyebrow {n} (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) :: birû {p}
eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
eyelash {n} (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid) :: bijang
eyestripe {n} (stripe on each side of the head of an animal that includes the eye) :: xîça çavan {f}
eyestripe {n} (such a stripe on each side of the head of some birds) :: xîça çavan {f}
Eyetie {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
eye tooth {n} (canine tooth) SEE: canine tooth ::
eyot {n} (islet) SEE: islet ::
face {v} (to face) SEE: look ::
face {n} (front part of head) :: {m}, serçav, dêm {m}, دەموچاو
falconry {n} (sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey) :: bazvanî
fall {n} (season) SEE: autumn ::
fall {n} (act of moving in gas or vacuum under the effect of gravity from a point to a lower point) :: Kurmanci: ketin {f}, keftin {f}
fall {v} (move to a lower position under the effect of gravity) :: ketin, keftin
fallen {adj} (killed in battle) :: şehîd ketin
familiar {adj} (known to one) :: nas, niyas
familiar {adj} (acquainted) :: aşna, şareza, pispor, zana
familiar {adj} (intimate or friendly) :: nêz, nêzîk
family {n} ((used attributively)) :: malbatî
family {n} :: malbat {f}
famine {n} (extreme shortage of food in a region) :: xela {f}
famous {adj} :: مەشھوور /meşhûr/, بەناوبانگ /nenâwbâng/, ناودار /nâwdar/
fanny {n} (buttocks) SEE: ass ::
far {adj} (remote in space) :: dûr
farming {n} (agriculture) SEE: agriculture ::
Faroe Islands {prop} (group of islands between Scotland and Iceland) :: Giravên Feroe
farrier {n} (person who trims and shoes horses' hooves) :: Northern Kurdish: beytar
Farsi {n} (Persian language) SEE: Persian ::
fart {n} (an emission of flatulent gases) :: fis, kuş, piv, tirr
fast {adj} (firmly or securely fixed in place) :: zeft, sabit
fast {adj} (moving or capable of moving with great speed) :: lezgîn, , bilez
fast {adj} (of sleep: deep or sound) :: (xewa) giran
fast {adj} (ahead of the correct time or schedule) ::
fast {adv} (with great speed) ::
fast {v} (to abstain from food) :: rojî girtin
fast {n} (fasting) SEE: fasting ::
fasting {n} (act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food) :: rojî {f}
fasting {n} (period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food) :: rojî {f}, ڕۆژوو
fat cat {n} (affluent person who is perceived to have profited from the labour of others) :: kedxwer
fate {n} (that which predetermines events) :: çarenivîs, qeder, qismet, nesîb
fatha {n} (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a") :: fetha
father {n} (male parent) :: bab {m}, bav {m}
Father {prop} (God, the father of Creation) :: Bab {m}
fatherless {adj} (without a living father) :: bêbav
fatty acid {n} (acid) :: asîda çewrî {f}
faucet {n} (tap) SEE: tap ::
fear {n} (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat) :: tirs {f}
fear {n} (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone) :: tirs {f}
fear {n} (extreme veneration or awe) :: tirs {f}
fear {v} (feel fear about (something)) :: tirsîn
fear {v} (venerate; to feel awe towards) :: tirsîn
feasible {adj} (that can be done in practice) :: gengaz, mimkin, pêkan
feast {n} (large, often ceremonial meal) :: ziyafet, çeşn, bezm
feather {n} (branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds) :: perr {m}, pûrt {m}
February {prop} (second month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars) :: reşemî, sibat {f}
feces {n} :: pîsayî {f}, {m}
feldspar {n} (any of a large group of rock-forming minerals) :: feldspat
felicity {n} (happiness) SEE: happiness ::
feline {n} (cat) SEE: cat ::
female {adj} (belonging to the sex that typically produces eggs, or the gender typically associated with it) :: {f}
feminine {n} (woman) SEE: woman ::
femur {n} (segment of insect’s leg) :: hestiyê ran {m}
fenugreek {n} (spice) :: Northern Kurdish: şembelîk, xencelîsk
fermentation {n} (anaerobic biochemical reaction) :: meyandin
fertility {n} :: بەپیتی
fertilization {n} (act of fecundating) :: pîtandin
fervent {adj} :: گەرمی
fescue {n} (stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children) SEE: pointer ::
fetus {n} (fetus) :: korpele {n}, korpele
fever {n} (higher than normal body temperature) :: ta {f}, tasar {f}, tagerm {f}
fiat {n} (An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree) :: ferman {f}, emir
fiat {n} (Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.) :: ruxset {f}, îcaze {f}, rêdan {f}
fiber {n} (fibre) SEE: fibre ::
fibre {n} (single elongated piece of material) :: rîşal
fibre {n} (muscle fiber) :: masûlkerîşal
fibrous {adj} (of or pertaining to fibre) :: rîşalî
fibrous {adj} (Containing many fibres) :: rîşalî
fierce {adj} (extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage) :: Northern Kurdish: dirr
fifteen {num} (cardinal number) :: pazde, pazdeh
fifty {num} (cardinal number) :: pêncî, پەنجا
fig {n} (tree or shrub) :: hejîr {f}, darhejîr {f}
fig {n} (fruit) :: hejîr {f}
fig tree {n} (fig tree) SEE: fig ::
filmography {n} (filmography) :: fîlmografî
filtration {n} (filtering) :: parzûnkirin
finance {n} (management of money and other assets) :: malî
fine {n} (payment for breaking the law) :: seza, ceza, xeramet
finger {n} ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) :: Northern Kurdish: til {f}
fingernail {n} (covering near the tip of finger) :: nînok {f}
finish off {v} (to kill) SEE: kill ::
Finland {prop} (Nordic country) :: Fînland
Finnic {adj} (Finnish) SEE: Finnish ::
Finnish {n} (language) :: fînî
fire {v} (farriery: to cauterize) SEE: cauterize ::
fire {n} (oxidation reaction) :: Laki: ئاگِر; Northern Kurdish: agir {m}, ar {m}
fire {n} (instance of this chemical reaction) :: kuçk
fire {n} (damaging occurrence of fire) :: agir
fire {n} (alchemy: one of the basic elements) :: agir
fire {n} (heater or stove used in place of real fire) :: agir
fire {n} :: agir
firebreather {n} (performer) SEE: fire-eater ::
fire-eater {n} (performer) :: agirbaz {c}
firefly {n} (Lampyridae) :: gûstêrk {m}
fire temple {n} (Zoroastrian place of worship) :: Northern Kurdish: agirgeh {m}
firewood {n} (wood intended to be burned, typically for heat) :: Northern Kurdish: êzing
firework {n} (exploding device) :: agirbazî {f}
first {adj} (numeral first, see also: 1st) :: yekem, yekemîn
fish {n} (vertebrate animal) :: masî {m}, ماسی {m}
fish {n} (flesh of fish as food) :: masî {m}
fish {n} (period of time spent fishing) :: masîgirî {m}
fish slice {n} (kitchen utensil) SEE: spatula ::
fissure {n} (a crack or opening, as in a rock) :: qelîş
five {num} (cardinal number) :: pênc
fivescore {n} (hundred) SEE: hundred ::
flag {n} (piece of cloth or often its representation) :: al, ala {f}
flamethrower {n} (device that projects a flame) :: agiravêj
flange {n} (slang:vulva) SEE: vulva ::
flat {n} (palm of the hand) SEE: palm ::
flat {n} (apartment) SEE: apartment ::
flea {n} (parasitic insect) :: kêç
flee {v} (to run away; to escape) :: revîn, bazdan, bezîn
flee {v} :: revîn, bazdan
Flemish {adj} :: flamî, flemanî
Flemish {prop} (the Dutch language as it is spoken in Flanders) :: flamî {f}
flight {n} (act of flying) :: firr
flint {n} (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck) :: Northern Kurdish: berheste
flipper {n} (kitchen spatula) SEE: spatula ::
flittermouse {n} (bat) SEE: bat ::
flock {n} (group of birds) :: ref {f}
flock {n} (group of sheep or goats) :: kerî {m}, celeb {m}, birr {m}
flock {n} (people served by a particular pastor) :: civat {f}, cemaet {f}
flock {n} (group of people) :: kom {f}, ref {f}, coq {f}
flog {v} (to sell) SEE: sell ::
flood {n} (overflow of water) :: lehî {f}, lêser {f}, lês {f}, avrabûn {f}, لافاو
floor {n} (storey of a building) SEE: storey ::
flour {n} (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) :: ard, arvan
flow {v} (to flow) SEE: run ::
flower {n} (reproductive structure in angiosperms) :: gul, kulîlk, گوڵ
fluid {adj} (of or relating to fluid) :: şilemenî {f}
fluorine {n} (chemical element) :: fluor
flute {n} (woodwind instrument) :: bilûr {f}, ney {f}, fîq {f}, bilûl {f}
fly {n} (insect of the family Muscidae) :: mêş {f}
fly {v} (to travel through air) :: firîn, firrîn
flycatcher {n} :: mêşgir
flying {n} (flying (noun)) SEE: flight ::
foal {n} (young horse) :: Northern Kurdish: canî
foam {n} (substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains) :: kef
foam rubber {n} (foam rubber) SEE: foam ::
focal point {n} ((optics) a focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge) :: tîşkoya hawêneyê {f}
focus {n} (in optics) :: tîşko {f}
focus {n} (quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium) :: tîşko {f}
foe {n} (enemy) SEE: enemy ::
foetus {n} (fetus) SEE: fetus ::
fog {n} (Scottish: moss) SEE: moss ::
fold {v} (bend (thin material) over) :: çemandin, tewandin
fold {v} (make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending) :: pêçan, qat kirin
folktale {n} (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) :: meselok {f}
follicle {n} (anatomy) :: çîkildan {f}
foot {n} (part of human body) :: , , ling, nig
for {prep} (directed at, intended to belong to) :: bo
force {n} (waterfall) SEE: waterfall ::
forehead {n} (part of face above eyebrows) :: Laki: توڵ; Northern Kurdish: enî {f}
foreign language {n} (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) :: zimanê biyanî
forenoon {n} (morning) SEE: morning ::
forest {n} (dense collection of trees) :: daristan
for example {prep} (as an example) :: wekî mînak
forget {v} (to lose remembrance of) :: ji bîr kirin, jibîrkirin
forget {v} :: لەبیربوون
for instance {adv} (as an example) SEE: for example ::
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia {prop} (provisional designation of the Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia; North Macedonia) :: Komara Yûgoslavî ya Kevnar a Makedonyayê
Formosa {prop} (Taiwan) SEE: Taiwan ::
fortress {n} (fortified place) :: birc, kelhe
forty {num} (the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine) :: çil, چل
forward {adj} (at the front) :: pêşve
forward {adv} (towards the front) :: pêşve
fosse {n} (a ditch or moat) :: co {m}
foster {v} (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) :: xwedî kirin, mezin kirin
foster {v} (to cultivate and grow something) :: xwedî kirin, mezin kirin
foster {v} (to nurse or cherish something) :: xwedî kirin, mezin kirin
found {v} (melt) SEE: melt ::
fountain {n} (spring) SEE: spring ::
fountain {n} (artificial water feature) :: Northern Kurdish: şadrewan
four {num} (the cardinal number 4) :: çar
four by two {n} (Jew) SEE: Jew ::
four-letter word {n} (swear word) SEE: swear word ::
fourteen {num} (cardinal number) :: [Kurmanji]: çarde
fourth {n} (quarter) SEE: quarter ::
fourth {adj} (ordinal form of the number four, see also: 4th) :: çarem
fowl {n} (bird) SEE: bird ::
fowling {n} :: firindegirî {f}, nêçîra firindeyan {f}
fox {n} (Vulpes) :: rovî
frame {n} (structural elements of a building or other constructed object) :: milbend, çarçev
francium {n} (chemical element) :: fransiyûm
frankenword {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word ::
free {adj} (not imprisoned) :: azad, serbest, rizgar
free {adj} (unconstrained) :: berdayî
free {adj} (unobstructed) :: vekirî, vebûyî
free {adj} (without obligations) :: azad, serbest
free {adj} (software: with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) :: azad, vekirî, serbest
free {adj} (obtainable without payment) SEE: free of charge ::
freedom {n} (not being imprisoned or enslaved) :: serbestî {f}, azadî {f}
freedom {n} (The lack of a specific constraint) :: azadî
freedom {n} :: azadî {f}, serbestî {f}, rizgarî {f}, xweserî {f}, serxwebûn {f}
freedom of assembly {n} (right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble) :: azadiya civînê {f}
free of charge {adj} (not requiring any payment - adjective) :: belaş, bêpare, bedewa, herwe
freeze {v} (to become solid due to low temperature) :: Northern Kurdish: bestin
French {prop} (principal language of France and other related countries) :: zimanê fransî, frensî, ferensayî
French {adj} (of or relating to the French people) :: frensizî
friction {n} (A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact) :: lêkxişandin {f}
Friday {n} (day of the week) :: în {f}, înî, eynî {f}, cume {f}
friend {n} (person whose company one enjoys) :: heval, dost, yar, hevrê
friendship {n} ((uncountable) condition of being friends) :: dostî
frog {n} (amphibian) :: beq {f}
from {prep} (with the source or provenance of or at) :: ji
frontal lobe {n} (division of cerebrum) :: navçavepil
frontline {adj} (military: located at a front) :: bere {m}, cephe {m}, enî {f}
frosh {n} (frog) SEE: frog ::
froth {n} (foam) :: kef
fry {v} (to cook (something) in hot fat or oil) :: Northern Kurdish: biraştin, qelandin
fuchsia {n} (colour) :: foşya
fuck {v} (to have sexual intercourse-obscene or vulgar) :: gan
fucking {n} (an act of sexual intercourse) :: mızır
fuck off {v} (go to hell, disappear, screw oneself) :: بە نەفرەت بیت
fuel {n} (substance consumed to provide energy) :: mazot
full {adj} (containing the maximum possible amount) :: tijî, tije
full {adj} (complete) :: temam
full {adj} (total, entire) :: tev
full {adj} (satisfied, in relation to eating) :: têr
full {adj} (of a garment: ample, wide) :: fire
full {adj} :: tijî, mişt
funambulate {v} (tightrope-walk) :: li ser benan meşîn
fundament {n} (anus) SEE: anus ::
funeral director {n} (undertaker) SEE: undertaker ::
furnace {n} (device for heating) SEE: oven ::
furtive {adj} :: dizîkî, nehînî, razberî
furtively {adv} (in a furtive manner) :: bi dizîkî, bi nehînî, bi razberî
fuzz {n} (police) SEE: police ::
gadgie {n} (an old man) :: pîremêr {m}
gaffer {n} (baby) SEE: baby ::
gall {n} (bile) SEE: bile ::
gall {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder ::
gall bladder {n} (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) :: kîsikê zeravê {m}, zeravdank {m}
galligaskins {n} (shalwar) SEE: shalwar ::
galvanic {adj} (of or pertaining to galvanism; electric) :: gal vanî
game {n} (playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime) :: lîstik, yarî
gameness {n} (courage) SEE: courage ::
game over {phrase} (message) :: lîstik xelas
ganglion {n} (cluster of interconnecting nerve cells outside the brain) :: girêk {f}
gap {n} (hiatus) SEE: hiatus ::
garage {n} :: garaj {f}
garden {n} (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) :: gulistan {f}, baxçe {m}, bax {m}
garden {n} (a vegetable garden) :: Northern Kurdish: bîstan
garden {n} (gardens with public access) :: bax {m}, baxçe {m}, باخچە, باغ, باخ
garden {n} (grounds at the front or back of a house) :: dermal {f}, baxçe {m}, bax {m}
gardener {n} (one who gardens) :: Northern Kurdish: baẍvan {m}
garlic {n} (plant) :: sîr {f}
Gascony {prop} (Former region of France) :: Gaskonya {f}
gash {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva ::
gastritis {n} (inflammation of the lining of the stomach) :: ûrkulî
gastroenterology {n} (the study of the digestive system) :: ûrkûrîvîkzanî
gastroesophageal reflux {n} (pain from influx of gastric juices into the esophagus) SEE: heartburn ::
gastrointestinal tract {n} (digestive tract) SEE: digestive tract ::
gata {n} (a kind of pastry) :: kade
Gaza {prop} (city) :: Xeze
Gaza {prop} (Gaza Strip) SEE: Gaza Strip ::
Gaza Strip {prop} (Gaza Strip) :: Şirîta Xazeyê
gazelle {n} (antelope) :: xezal
geek {n} (Australian: look) SEE: look ::
geld {n} (money) SEE: money ::
gender {n} (biological sex) :: zayend {f}, zawzê
gender {n} (grammar: voice (of verbs)) SEE: voice ::
general {adj} :: giştî, tevayî, amî, umûmî, pirranî
general {n} :: jeneral, ceneral, general
generation {n} (period of around thirty years) :: nifş {f}
generation {n} (race, kind, family) :: nifş {m}
genetic {adj} (relating to genetics or genes) :: bomaweyî {n}
Geneva {prop} (city) :: Cenevre
genre {n} (kind; type; sort) :: janr, şêwe, cûn, şêwaz, çeşît, tewr
gentleman {n} (man of breeding) :: hêja, rêzdar, birêz, mamoste, seyda, efendî
gentleman {n} (polite term for a man) :: hêja, rêzdar, birêz, mamoste, seyda, efendî
gentleman {n} (polite form of address to men) :: hêja, rêzdar, birêz, mamoste, seyda, efendî, ezbenî, ez-xulam
geometry {n} (branch of mathematics) :: hindaze
Georgetown {prop} (capital of Guyana) :: جۆرج تاون, Corctawn
Georgia {prop} (country) :: Гӧрщстан
German {n} :: elman, elmanî
German {prop} (the German language) :: elmanî
German {adj} (of or relating to the country of Germany) :: elmanî
germander {n} (mint plant of genus Teucrium) :: qesel {f}
Germany {prop} (country in Central Europe) :: Almanya {f}
gesundheit {interj} (said to someone who has just sneezed) SEE: bless you ::
get at {v} (to attack verbally or physically) SEE: attack ::
get away {v} (to avoid capture; to escape (from)) SEE: escape ::
ghost {n} (soul) SEE: soul ::
Gibraltar {prop} (British overseas territory) :: Gibraltar
GIF {n} (short video without audio) :: gîf {f}, GÎF {f}
Gilgamesh {prop} :: Gilgameş
gill {n} (breathing organ of fish) :: avesîhk {f}
ginger {n} (plant) :: zencebîl
ginger {n} (spice) :: zencefîl
gingerbread {n} (type of cake) :: kiloca zencefîlî
gingersnap {n} (type of biscuit seasoned with ginger) :: kilêçe
gingiva {n} (gum) SEE: gum ::
giraffe {n} (mammal) :: hêştirga, canhêştir, zirafe
gissard {n} (one who tends to geese) SEE: gosherd ::
GI tract {n} (digestive tract) SEE: digestive tract ::
give {v} (transfer the possession of something to someone else) :: dan, دان
gland {n} (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) :: rijên {m}
gland {n} (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) :: rijên {m}
glass {n} (substance) :: şûşe {f}, cam {f}, glas {f}, belûr {f}, شووشھ, جام
glass {n} (drinking vessel) :: perdaq {f}, piyale {f}, şûşe {f}, glas {f}, پەرداخ, پەرداغ
glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror ::
glasses {n} (plural of "glass") SEE: glass ::
glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
globular {adj} (roughly spherical) :: gogî
glottis {n} (organ of speech) :: zengîlok {f}
glove {n} (item of clothing) :: lepik {m}
glover {n} (person who makes gloves) :: lepikçêker, destgorkfiroş, desgorkfiroş
glyph {n} (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) :: glîf
go {v} (to move through space (especially from one place to another)) :: çûn
go {v} (leave) SEE: leave ::
go {v} (attack) SEE: attack ::
go {v} (urinate, defecate) SEE: urinate ::
go {v} (lead (tend or reach in a certain direction)) SEE: lead ::
go {v} (die) SEE: die ::
goad {n} (pointed stick used to prod animals) :: misas
goat {n} (animal) :: bizin
go away {v} :: لاچوون
goblin {n} (hostile diminutive humanoid in fantasy literature) :: cinok {m} {f}, şeytanok {m} {f}
god {n} :: xweda, îlah, xwedawend, yezdan, xwedê
God {prop} :: Xwedê, Xuda, Elah
godhead {n} (God) SEE: God ::
God's house {n} (church) SEE: church ::
Godspeed {n} (wish that the outcome of someone's actions is positive for them) :: oxira xêrê be
goer {n} (foot) SEE: foot ::
gold {n} (element) :: zêrr {m}
goldsmith {n} (person who makes things out of gold) :: Northern Kurdish: zêrringer {m}
Golgi apparatus {n} (organelle) :: heybera Golgi
good {adj} :: baş, qenc, çê, çak, rind
goodbye {interj} (farewell, see also: bye) :: oẍir be [person staying], xatira te [person leaving]
good day {phrase} (greeting between sunrise and sunset) :: rojbaş
good-den {interj} (good evening) SEE: good evening ::
good evening {n} (greeting said in the evening) :: êvarbaş, ئێوارەت باش
good morning {interj} (when seeing someone for the first time in the morning) :: بەیانیت باش, beyanî baş
good news {n} (something positive) :: خەبەری خۆش, مژدە
Google {prop} (Google (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)) :: Gûgil
goombah {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
goose {n} (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) :: qaz {f}
gooseherd {n} (person who tends to geese) SEE: gosherd ::
gosherd {n} (one who takes care of geese) :: şivanê qazan
Gothenburger {n} (person from, or an inhabitant of, Gothenburg) :: goteborgî
go to work {v} (work) SEE: work ::
gound {n} (mucus produced by the eyes during sleep) SEE: sleep ::
government {n} (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws) :: hukumet
grab {v} (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)) :: girtin
grammar {n} (rules for speaking and writing a language) :: rêziman
grammary {n} (grammar) SEE: grammar ::
gram molecule {n} (mole) SEE: mole ::
grand {n} (grand piano) SEE: grand piano ::
grandchild {n} (child of someone’s child) :: nevî, torin
grandfather {n} (grandfather (from either side)) :: bavpîr {m}
grand piano {n} (type of piano) :: piyanoya mezin {f}
granular {adj} (consisting of, or resembling, grains) :: danikî
grapevine {n} (the plant on which grapes grow) :: Northern Kurdish: mêw
grass {n} (ground cover plant) :: giya {m}
grasshopper {n} (an insect of the order Orthoptera) :: kulî, melex
grater {n} (a tool with which one grates) :: rêşker
gratis {adj} (free of charge) SEE: free of charge ::
grave {n} (excavation for burial) :: gorr {f}, merzel {m}, tirb {f}, qebir {m}, mezar {f} (shrine), ziyaret {f} (shrine)
gravel {n} (small fragments of rock) :: Northern Kurdish: xîz
graveyard {n} (tract of land in which the dead are buried) :: goristan {f}
gravity {n} (resultant force on Earth's surface) :: erdkêşî {f}
gravity {n} (gravitation, gravity force on two mass bodies) :: rakêş {m} {f}
greaseball {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
Greece {prop} (country in Southeastern Europe) :: Yewnanistan
greed {n} (selfish desire for more than is needed) :: çavirçîtî {f}
Greek {prop} (language of the Greek people) :: Yonanî, Yewnanî
Greek {adj} (of the Greek language, people or country) :: yewnanî
green {adj} (having green as its colour) :: kesk
green {n} (colour) :: kesk, sewz
greenish {adj} (somewhat green) :: kesk, keske
Greenland {prop} (a large self-governing island in North America) :: Grînlenda {f}
Greenlandic {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, its people or language) SEE: Greenlandish ::
Greenlandic {n} (language) SEE: Greenlandish ::
Greenlandish {n} (language) :: kalaallisut
greens {n} (leaves of certain edible green plants) :: pincar; Northern Kurdish: п’ьнщар’
green tea {n} (leaves) :: çaya kesk {f}
grenade {n} (pomegranate) SEE: pomegranate ::
grey {adj} (having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember) :: gewr, bor
greyhound {n} (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing) :: Northern Kurdish: tajî
grey matter {n} (collection of cell bodies) :: madeyê gewr {m}
grey wolf {n} (a large grey wolf) :: gur, gurg
groom {n} (bridegroom) SEE: bridegroom ::
group {n} (number of things or persons being in some relation to each other) :: kom
grove {n} (orchard) SEE: orchard ::
grown-up {n} (adult) SEE: adult ::
growth {n} (increase in size) :: girbûn, gewrebûn
gruel {n} (thin watery porridge) :: hewdel
guarantee {n} (written declaration) :: temînat, garantî
guarantee {n} (person who gives such a guarantee) :: garantîker, temînatker, garantor
guarantee {v} (to give an assurance that something will be done right) :: temîn kirin, misoger kirin, garantî kirin
guarantee {v} (to assume responsibility for a debt) :: temîn kirin, misoger kirin, garantî kirin
guarantee {v} (to make something certain) :: temîn kirin, misoger kirin, garantî kirin
guardian {n} :: zêrevan, pasevan, parêzvan, nobedar, nêrevan, gard, heres, pasdar
guest {n} (recipient of hospitality) :: mêvan
guidance {n} (system to control the path of a vehicle) :: Northern Kurdish: ajobarî {f}
guido {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
guillotine {n} (machine used for capital punishment) :: meşneqe, giyotîn
guinea {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
gulag {v} (Soviet labour camp) :: gulag {f}
gum {n} (chewing gum) SEE: chewing gum ::
gum {n} (flesh around teeth) :: pidî {f}
gundi {n} (rodent of the family Ctenodactylidae) :: qendî
gunpowder {n} (explosive mixture) :: barût
gut {n} (intestine) SEE: intestine ::
gylany {n} (social system based on equality of women and men) :: jîlanî {f}
habitat {n} (natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives) :: jîngeh {f}
hackberry {n} (plant) :: tehwî, tawî
hadith {n} (collected sayings and actions of Muhammad) :: hedîs {f}
haematology {n} (scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs) :: hematolojî {f}, xwînnasî
hail {n} (balls of ice) :: terg {f}, gijlok {f}
hair {n} (a pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head) :: Northern Kurdish: pirç, por
hajduk {n} (outlaw, highwayman or freedom fighter in the Balkans) :: hejduk
hajj {n} (pilgrimage to Mecca) :: hec
hajji {n} (one who has participated in a hajj) :: hecî
Halabja {prop} (a town) :: Helebce
half {adj} (consisting of a half) :: nîv {m}
half-line {n} (ray) SEE: ray ::
half marathon {n} (running race) :: nîvmaraton {f}
hallway {n} (corridor) SEE: corridor ::
Hamadan {prop} (city in Iran) :: Hemedan
hamartia {n} (sin) SEE: sin ::
hammer {n} (tool) :: çekûç {m}, keçûç {m}; çakuç
hand {n} (part of the fore limb) :: dest
handkerchief {n} (cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands) :: destmal
handle {n} (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved) :: destî
Hanseong {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul ::
Hanyang {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul ::
haply {adv} (perhaps) SEE: perhaps ::
happiness {n} (emotion of being happy) :: bextewerî, seadet
happiness {n} :: خۆشی
happy birthday {interj} (good wishes for a birthday) :: rojbûna te pîroz (be)!
happy New Year {phrase} (Happy New Year) :: sala nû pîroz be, sersala we pîroz be
hard palate {n} (tissue) :: melaşû, esmanê dev {m}
hardware {n} (material part of a computer) :: hişkalav
harem {n} (the private part of an Arab household) :: harem
harmful {adj} (likely to be damaging) :: ziyanbexş
harmonica {n} (wind instrument) :: harmonîka
harmonization {n} (act of harmonizing) :: ahengsazî {f}
harvest {n} (autumn, fall) SEE: autumn ::
hashish {n} (marijuana generally) SEE: cannabis ::
hat {n} (a head covering) :: kûm, kulik; Laki: کِڵاو; Northern Kurdish: kulav {m}
hate {v} (to dislike intensely) :: Northern Kurdish: hîlet bûn , nefret kirin, hîlet bûn
haunch {n} :: navteng {f}, newq {f}
have {v} (to possess) :: hebûn, heyîn
have one's eye on {v} (watch) SEE: watch ::
have sex {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) SEE: copulate ::
Hawaiian {n} (Hawaiian language) :: hawaíyane
hawfinch {n} (finch) :: keskankiroj
hawthorn {n} (type of shrub) :: Northern Kurdish: guhîj {f}
hay {n} (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) :: pûş
he {pron} (personal pronoun "he") :: [both male and female] ew
head {v} (to be in command of) :: birêvebirin
head {v} (to move in a specified direction) :: berê xwe dan derekê, ber bi derekê ve çûn
head {n} (bow of a vessel) SEE: bow ::
head {n} (part of the body) :: ser
head {n} (end of hammer, axe, golf club etc.) :: ser
head {n} (blunt end of a nail, screw etc.) :: ser
head {n} (leader, chief, mastermind) :: serok
head {n} (headmaster, headmistress) :: serperişt
health {n} (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) :: saxlemî
hear {v} (to perceive with the ear) :: bîstin, guh lê bûn, بیستن
heart {n} (an organ) :: dil, qelb; Laki: دِڵ; Northern Kurdish: dil {m}
heart {n} (emotions or kindness) :: dil {m}, qelb
heart {n} (a shape or symbol) :: dil, qelb
heart {n} (a suit of cards) :: dil, qelb {m}
heart {n} (centre or core) :: dil, qelb {m}
heart attack {n} (death) SEE: death ::
heart attack {n} (acute myocardial infarction) :: Mirina masûlkeyên dil, Myokardînfarkt
heartburn {n} (pain caused by stomach acid) :: dilekizê {f}
hearts {n} (plural of "heart") SEE: heart ::
heat {n} (thermal energy) :: tîn {f}
heaven {n} (sky) :: ezman, asîman
heaven {n} (paradise and upper-world) :: cenet
Heaven {prop} (All meanings) SEE: heaven ::
heavy {adj} (having great weight) :: giran
hebdomad {n} (period of seven days) SEE: week ::
hedonism {n} (philosophy) :: zewqyarî {f}, hedonîzm {f}
heifer {n} (young cow) :: nagon {f}
heliocentric {adj} (having the sun at the center) :: rojnavendî, rojmerkezî
helium {n} (chemical element) :: hêlyûm
helix {n} (curve) :: lûlpêç
hell {prop} (abode for the condemned) :: dûjeh, cehnem
hello {interj} (greeting) :: merheba, silav, selam
help {n} (action given to provide assistance) :: alîkarî {f}, destek {f}, yarmetî {f}, komekî {f}, piştevanî {f}, piştgirî {f}, misaede {f}
helper {n} (one who helps) :: alîkar
helping verb {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb ::
Helsinki {prop} (the capital city of Finland) :: Helsinkî {f}
hematology {n} (study of blood and related organs) SEE: haematology ::
hemolymph {n} (a circulating fluid in the bodies of some invertebrates) :: hemolîmf {f}
hen {n} (female chicken) :: mirîşk
henbane {n} (Hyoscyamus niger) :: beng {m}
hepatic portal vein {n} (portal vein) SEE: portal vein ::
her {determiner} (belonging to) ::
herbalism {n} ((obsolete) botany) SEE: botany ::
herbivore {n} (plant-eating organism) :: giyaxwer {n}
herd {n} (a number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper) :: Northern Kurdish: naxir
here {adv} (in, on, or at this place) :: vir
heredity {n} (hereditary transmission) :: bomaweyî {n}
hereto {adv} (so far) SEE: so far ::
herniate {v} :: fitiq bûn
hero {n} (person of great bravery) :: qehreman
hiatus {n} (anatomy: opening in an organ) :: kortal {f}
hiccough {n} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup ::
hiccough {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup ::
hiccup {n} (spasm of the diaphragm) :: Laki: نِزگیرە
hick {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup ::
hide {v} ((transitive)) :: veşartin
hide {v} ((intransitive)) :: xwe veşartin
high {adj} (elevated; tall) :: bilind, bala; Laki: بەرز
high-level {adj} (of or pertaining to a person of high rank) SEE: high-ranking ::
high-ranking {adj} (at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level) :: payebilind, payeberz, ritbebilind, payebala
Hijra {n} (Muhammad's departure from Mecca) :: hîcret
him {pron} (he) SEE: he ::
hire {v} :: ڕاگرتن
his {determiner} (attributive: belonging to him) ::
historic {adj} (historical) SEE: historical ::
historic {adj} (having significance in history) :: dîrokî
historical {adj} (pertaining to history) :: tarîxî, dîrokî
historical linguistics {n} (the scientific study of language change) :: zimannasiya dîrokî {f}
history {n} (aggregate of past events) :: dîrok
history {n} (record or narrative description of past events) :: çîrok
Hittite {n} (person) :: hîtît {m} {f}
Hittite {prop} (language) :: hîtîtî {f}
hole {n} (pit) SEE: pit ::
hole {n} (hollow in some surface) :: kun
hole {n} (opening in a solid) :: kun
hole {v} (to destroy) SEE: destroy ::
holiday {n} (day on which a festival etc. is traditionally observed) :: eyd
holiness {n} (state or condition of being holy) :: pîrozî {f}
hollow {n} (hollow in some surface) SEE: hole ::
hollyhock {n} (plant) :: Laki: ھێروو; Northern Kurdish: hêro {m}
holy {adj} :: پیرۆز
home {n} (house or structure in which someone lives) :: mal; Laki: ماڵ
home {n} (childhood or parental home) :: mal, ماڵ
home {n} (place of refuge or rest) :: mal, ماڵ
homeostasis {n} (ability to stabilize internal environment) :: hevsengiya navekî {f}
home page {n} (main or first page of a website) :: malper
home page {n} (web page set to open in a web browser) :: malper
homograph {n} (word with the same spelling but different meaning) :: hevnivîs
homophone {n} (words with the same pronunciation) :: hevdeng, homofon
homosexuality {n} (sexual orientation) :: homoseksûalîte, hevzayendîtî, homoseksuelî
honey {n} (sweet substance produced by bees) :: hingivîn {m}; hingiv
honey bee {n} (honey bee) :: mêşhingiv
honeybee {n} (honey bee) SEE: honey bee ::
honeycomb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) :: şan {m}, şane {m}
-hood {suffix} (condition or state) :: -tî
hoof {n} (tip of a toe of ungulates) :: sim {m}
hoopoe {n} (bird Upupa epops) :: dîksilêman, hudhud
hooter {n} (owl) SEE: owl ::
hope {n} (belief that something wished for can happen) :: hêvî
hopeful {adj} :: hêvîdar, umêdewar, bihêvî, ھیوادار
hopeless {adj} (destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing) :: Northern Kurdish: bêhêvî
hopelessness {n} (the lack of hope; despair) :: bêhêvîtî {f}
horn {n} (growth on the heads of certain animals) :: stirî
horn {n} (any similar real or imaginary projection) :: şax {m}
horn {n} (horn-shaped object) :: şax
horror movie {n} (motion picture which horrifies or frightens) :: fîlma tirsê
horse {n} (members of the species Equus ferus) :: hesp
horseling {n} (foal) SEE: foal ::
horseshoe {n} (metallic shoe of a horse) :: nal {f}; Northern Kurdish: nal
hospital {n} (large medical facility) :: nexweşxane, xestexane, bîmaristan
hostage {n} (person given as a pledge or security) :: rehîne
hostler {n} (person at an inn who looks after horses) :: seyîs
hot {adj} (having a high temperature) :: germ, kel
hotel {n} (establishment providing accommodation) :: ûtêl, dîwanxane, mêvanxane
hour {n} (time period of sixty minutes) :: seet
house {n} (human abode) :: xanî {m}, خانوو {m}
house husband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) SEE: househusband ::
househusband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) :: mêrê malê {m}
housewife {n} (female head of household) :: bermalî
how {adv} (to what degree) :: çend
how {adv} (in what manner) :: çawa, çawan
how {adv} (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings) :: çawa, çawan
however {adv} (nevertheless) :: her wiha, dîsa jî,
how much {determiner} (what quantity) :: çend
howzit {interj} (what's up) SEE: what's up ::
hubris {n} (excessive pride or arrogance) :: quretî {f}, pozbilindî {f}
hug {n} (affectionate embrace) :: Northern Kurdish: hemêz
human being {n} (person) :: mirov, meriv, ئادەمیزاد
humanity {n} (human beings as a group) :: mirovatî {f}
humanity {n} (human condition) :: mirovatî {f}
humanity {n} (quality of being benevolent) :: mirovatî {f}
humankind {n} (human race) SEE: mankind ::
human rights {n} (basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed) :: mafên mirovan
hump {n} (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) :: Northern Kurdish: kopare, hawid, milik
Hun {n} (German) SEE: German ::
hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) :: sed, سەد
hunger {n} (need for food) :: birçîtî
hungry {adj} (affected by hunger; desirous of food) :: Laki: ڤِرسێ, ڤِرِسنێ; Northern Kurdish: birçî
hungry {adj} :: birsî, birçî
hunt {n} (the act of hunting, shooting) :: Northern Kurdish: nêçîr
hunter {n} (person who hunts game) :: nêçîrvan
husband {n} (male partner in marriage) :: Laki: مێردە, شۊ; Northern Kurdish: mêr {m}
hussy {n} ((obsolete) a housewife or housekeeper) SEE: housewife ::
hussy {n} (a cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behaviour) :: qehpik {f}
hut {n} :: کووخ
hutong {n} (alley) SEE: alley ::
hyacinth {n} (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) :: sumbul
hybrid {n} (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) :: dureg
hydrogen {n} (chemical element) :: hîdrojen
hydrophile {n} (hydrophilic substance) :: avxwaz {f}
hydrophilic {adj} (having an affinity for water) :: avxwaz
hydrophobic {adj} (of, or having, hydrophobia) :: dijav, dijavî
hydrophobic {adj} (lacking an affinity for water) :: dijav
hypernym {n} (superordinate grouping word) :: hîpernîm {f}
hyperonym {n} (hypernym) SEE: hypernym ::
hyperthymesia {n} (rare condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory) :: hîpertîmezî {f}
hypochondria {n} (psychological disorder) :: hîpokondriya
hypocrisy {n} (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess) :: Northern Kurdish: durûtî {f}
hypocrite {n} (person practising hypocrisy) :: Northern Kurdish: durû
hyponym {n} (more specific word) :: hîponîm
hypothalamus {n} (a region of the brain, below the thalamus) :: hîpotalamus {m}
hysteria {n} (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion) :: hîsterî {f}
I {pron} (personal pronoun) :: ez, min
ibrik {n} (A long-spouted pitcher) :: misîn {m}
ice {n} (water in frozen form) :: cemed {f}, qeşa {f}
icebox {n} (refrigerator) SEE: refrigerator ::
ice cream {n} (dessert) :: bestenî {f}
Iceland {prop} (country in Europe) :: Îsland
ID {n} (identification or identity documentation) SEE: ID card ::
ID card {n} (card or badge showing the official identity of the wearer) :: nasname, pênas
identity card {n} (a card showing one's identity) SEE: ID card ::
if {conj} (supposing that) :: heke
if only {conj} (signifies a wish) :: xwezî
ignite {v} :: داگیرسان
ignorance {n} (condition of being uninformed or uneducated) :: nezanî
ignorant {adj} (characterized by ignorance) :: نەزان, nezan
ill {adj} (bad) SEE: bad ::
ill {adj} (in poor health, suffering from a disease) :: nexweş
illegal {adj} (contrary to or forbidden by law) :: neqanûnî, qedexe, memnûh, yasax, qaçax, derqanûn
illegal {adj} (prohibited by established rules) :: qedexe, memnûh
illiteracy {n} (inability to read and write) :: Northern Kurdish: nexwendewarî {f}
illiterate {adj} (unable to read and write) :: Northern Kurdish: nexwendewar, nexwenda
illness {n} (an instance of a disease or poor health) :: nexweşî, bîmarî, merez
I love you {phrase} (affirmation of romantic feeling) :: te dievînim, hez ji te dikim, ez ji te hez dikim, evîndarê te me {m}, evîndara te me {f}, min tu divê, aşiqê te me {m}, aşiqa te me, ez ji te hez dikim, ez hez ji te dikim, ez hej te dikim
I'm a Muslim {phrase} (I'm a Muslim) :: ez misilman im
imburse {v} (to save, to store up) SEE: save ::
I miss you {phrase} (I miss you) :: Northern Kurdish: min bêrîya te kiriye
immortal {adj} (not susceptible to death) :: nemir, hersax, herheyî
immune system {n} (system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms) :: koendama bergiriyê {f}
immunity {n} (the quality of being resistant to infection) :: bergirî {f}
impeccably {adv} (in a perfect or flawless manner) :: bitekûzbarî, bibêçewtî, tekûzbarkî
implement {n} (a tool) :: amûr, alet, alav, hacet, halet, ئاڵات
implement {v} (bring about) :: bi cih anîn, bi cih kirin
impoverished {adj} (with no possessions or money) SEE: poor ::
imprisoner {n} (one who imprisons) :: zindanker {m}
in {prep} (contained by) :: di ... de
incisor {n} (tooth) :: diranê pêşî {m}
incite {v} (to rouse, stir up or excite) :: arandin, azirandin, cixirandin, sîqilandin, tehrîk kirin, lê sor kirin, teşwîq kirin, engizandin, belişandin, pîj kirin, ajawe kirin, provoke kirin, han dan, fît kirin, xiroşme kirin, cilixandin
incombustible {adj} (not flammable) :: neşewit, nesoj, agirnegir
incruental {adj} (bloodless) SEE: bloodless ::
incus {n} (anvil) SEE: anvil ::
independence {n} (state or quality of being independent) :: Northern Kurdish: serbixweyî
independent {adj} (not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free) :: Northern Kurdish: serbixwe
independent clause {n} (grammar: clause that can stand alone) SEE: main clause ::
indescribably {adv} (in an indescribable manner) :: neravebarkî
Indianapolis {prop} (capital of the State of Indiana, USA) :: Indianapolis
indign {adj} (unworthy) SEE: unworthy ::
individualism {n} (moral stance) :: îndîvîdualîzm {m}
individuality {n} (person) SEE: person ::
indoctrinate {v} (teach) SEE: teach ::
Indo-European {n} (member of Proto-Indo-European ethnolinguistic group) :: hîndûewropî
infection {n} (the process of infecting) :: tûşbûn
infidel {n} (non-believer) :: gawir, kafir
infinity {n} (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) :: bêdawî
infix {n} (morpheme inserted into word) :: navbendik, navgir
inflammation {n} (medical condition) :: kulbûnî
influenza {n} (an acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs) :: arsim
information {n} (communicable knowledge) :: agahî {f}
in front of {prep} (at or near the front part of) :: li ber
inglenook {n} (nook or corner beside an open fireplace) :: gurî
ingredient {n} (substance present in a mixture) :: kerese
inhale {v} (to draw air into the lungs) :: henase girtin
inhibit {v} (to hold in or hold back; to restrain) :: asteng kirin
injure {v} (to wound or cause physical harm) :: birîndar kirin
in-law {n} (relative by marriage) :: Northern Kurdish: хнами
in-law {n} (mother-in-law) SEE: mother-in-law ::
innate {adj} (inborn) :: zikmakî
inner {adj} (being or occurring inside) :: navî
inner {adj} (inside or closer to the inside of the body) :: navî
insane asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital ::
insectivorous plant {n} (any of several unrelated plants modified to capture and digest insects) :: riweka mêşxur {f}
inside {adv} (within the interior) :: hindir, jûr
inside pocket {n} (inside pocket of a garment) :: باخەڵ
inspire {v} (to inhale) SEE: inhale ::
insulin {n} (polypeptide hormone) :: însulîn
integration {n} (act or process of making whole or entire) :: tekûzkarî
intel {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence ::
intelligence {n} (capacity of mind) :: fehm
interdiction {n} (act of interdicting or something interdicted) SEE: prohibition ::
interest {n} (finance: price of credit) :: faîz {f}, riba {f}
interest {n} (great attention and concern from someone) :: mereq {f}, balkêşî {f}, entres {f}
interest {n} (attention that is given to or received from someone or something) :: mereq {f}, balkêşî {f}, entres {f}
interest {n} (involvement in or link with financial, business, or other undertaking) :: entres {f}
Internationale {prop} (proletarian song) :: Înternasyonal {f}
International System of Units {prop} (standard set of basic units of measurement) :: Pergala Navneteweyî ya Pîvanê
interpreter {n} (one who interprets speech) :: terciman
intestine {n} (alimentary canal) :: rûvî {f}
in the event {conj} (if) SEE: if ::
invitation {n} :: dawet {f}, daxwazname {f}
invite {v} (ask for the presence or participation of someone) :: vexwendin
involuntary {adj} (without intention; unintentional) :: xwenewîst
involuntary {adj} (not voluntary or willing) :: xwenewîst
involuntary muscle {n} (involuntary muscle) :: masûlkeya xwenewîst {f}, masûlkeya xonevîn {f}
Iran {prop} (country in Western Asia) :: Îran
Irani {adj} (Iranian) SEE: Iranian ::
Irani {n} (Iranian) SEE: Iranian ::
Iranian {n} (person from Iran or of Iranian descent) :: îranî
Iranian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Iran, the people or Iranian languages) :: îranî
Iraq {prop} (country) :: Iraq
Iraqi {adj} (from or pertaining to Iraq) :: Northern Kurdish: Iraqê
Ireland {prop} (island) :: Îrlenda
iris {n} (part of the eye) :: rengîne {f}
Irish Sea {prop} (a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland) :: Derya Îrlanda
iron {n} (chemical element Fe) :: ئاسن, asin, hesin
iron {n} (for pressing clothes) :: ûte, ûtî
Isaac {prop} (son of Abraham and Sarah) :: Îshaq
ISIL {prop} (ISIS) SEE: ISIS ::
ISIS {prop} (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) :: DAÎŞ {m}
Islam {prop} (religion) :: Îslam
Islamic {adj} (Adjectival form of Islam) :: îslamî
island {n} (area of land completely surrounded by water) :: girav {f}
island {n} :: girav, dûrge
island state {n} (state consisting of one or more islands) :: dewleta giravî
isle {n} (isle) SEE: island ::
islet {n} (small island) :: giravok
Ispir {prop} (town and district in Turkey) :: Espîr
Israel {prop} (the state) :: Îsraêl
Israeli {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Israel, the Israeli people) :: Îsraîl
isthmus {n} (narrow strip of land) :: berzax
Italian {n} (language) :: Talyanî
Italy {prop} (European country) :: Îtalya
it's a pleasure {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome ::
I want to know {phrase} (I want to know) :: ئەمەوێ بِزانِم
I wish {phrase} (I would very much like that to be so) :: xwezî
jackal {n} (wild canine) :: çeqel
Jah {prop} (God) SEE: God ::
jalopy {n} (old, dilapidated car) :: jalopî {f}
Jamaica {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: Jamaîka
jam jar {n} (car) SEE: car ::
January {prop} (first month of the Gregorian calendar) :: rêbendan, kanûna duyem
Japan {prop} (a country in East Asia) :: Japon
Java {prop} (island of Indonesia) :: Java {f}
Java {prop} (programming language) :: Java {f}
jawbone {n} (any of the bones in the jaw) :: cêlefek
jejunum {n} (central of the three divisions of the small intestine) :: rûviya birçî {f}
jellyfish {n} (aquatic animal) :: bûka deryayê {f}; pişemasî, medûsa
jeopardise {v} (jeopardize) SEE: jeopardize ::
jeopardize {v} (put in jeopardy) :: xistina talûkê, xistina metirsiyê
Jerry {n} (German) SEE: German ::
Jerusalem {prop} (city) :: Orşelîm, Quds
Jesus {prop} (the Christian Messiah) :: Îsa {m}
Jew {n} (person of the Jewish faith) :: cihû
jihad {n} (holy war undertaken by Muslims) :: Roman: cîhad {f}
jingoism {n} (extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy) :: neteweperistî {f}
job {n} (economic role for which a person is paid) :: kar {m}
Job {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Eyûb
Job {prop} (biblical and qur'anic character) :: Eyûb {m}
joint {n} (part of the body where bones join) :: geh
Jordan {prop} (country) :: Erden
Joseph {prop} (12th sura of the Qur'an) :: Yûsuf sûre
joy {n} (feeling of happiness) :: xoşî
Judaism {prop} (world religion) :: cihûtî {f}, cihûyanî {f}
Judas tree {n} (Cercis siliquastrum) :: erxewan {f}
Judeo-Christian {adj} (relating to Judaism and Christianity) :: cuhyanî-filanî
judicial relief {n} :: çareya huqûqî
judicial remedy {n} :: çareya huqûqî
judo {n} (Japanese martial art) :: jûdo
juice {n} (beverage made of juice) :: şerbet
June {prop} (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: pûşber {f}, hezîran {f}, xezîran {f}
juniper {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) :: Northern Kurdish: hevris {m}
just {adj} :: دادمەند
justice {n} (state of being just or fair) :: Northern Kurdish: dad
justice {n} (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) :: Northern Kurdish: edalet, dad
Justice of the Peace {n} (judicial officer) :: dadgerê levanînê
juxtapose {v} (to place side by side) :: dan berhev, berhev dan
juxtaposition {n} :: berhevdan , dan berhev
Kaaba {prop} (cubical stone building in Mecca) :: Kabe
Kannada {n} (language) :: kannadayî
kasra {n} (kasra) :: kesre
Kazakhstan {prop} (country in Central Asia) :: Qazaxîstan
keel over {v} (to die) SEE: die ::
keep company {v} (court) SEE: court ::
Keijō {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul ::
Kermanshah {prop} (city) :: Kirmaşan, Kirmanşan, Kirmanşah
key {n} (device designed to open and close a lock) :: kilîl {m}, kilîd {m}, mift {m}, enextar {m}, کلیل
khanjar {n} (Arabian dagger) :: xencer
khutbah {n} (talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer) :: xutbe
kidney {n} (an organ in the body) :: gurçik
kill {v} (to put to death) :: kuştin, -kuj-, کوشتن
killer T cell {n} (cytotoxic T cell) SEE: cytotoxic T cell ::
kilo {n} :: kîlo {f}, kêlo {f}, kîlogram {f}
kilometre {n} (unit of measure) :: kîlometre {f}
kindergarten {n} (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6) :: zarrokistan, zarrokxane
king {n} (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) :: paşa {m}, key {m}, qiral {m}, melik {m}, şah {m}, شاھ, مەلیک
king {n} (a playing piece in chess) :: şah {m}
king {n} (a playing card with the image of a king in it) :: şah {m}
kiss {v} (to touch with the lips) :: maç kirin, ramûsandin
kiss {n} (touch with the lips) :: maç, ramûsan, paç, bûse
knee {n} (joint in the middle of the leg and area around it) :: çok
knee {n} :: چۆک
knight {n} (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) :: şovalye, siwarî
knit {v} :: چنین
knitting needle {n} (thin rod used to knit yarn) :: Northern Kurdish: pîj, cax
know {v} (be certain or sure about (something)) :: zanîn, زانین
know {v} (be acquainted or familiar with) :: nasîn, ناسین
know {v} (have knowledge of) :: zanîn, زانین
know {v} (understand (a subject)) :: zanîn, زانین
know {v} (have sexual relations with) :: zanîn
Kobane {prop} :: Kobanê, Kobanî
kochari {n} (an Armenian dance) :: Northern Kurdish: koçerî
kohl {n} (makeup) :: kil
Kongo {prop} (Bantu language) :: kîkongoyî {f}
Koran {prop} (the Islamic holy book) SEE: Qur'an ::
Kosovo {prop} (disputed region in the Balkans) :: Kosova
Kraut {n} (German) SEE: German ::
Kurd {n} (a member of the people inhabiting Kurdistan) :: Laki: کورد; Northern Kurdish: kurd {m}
Kurdish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language) :: Laki: کوردی; Northern Kurdish: Kurdî
Kurdish {n} (language of Kurdistan) :: Laki: کوردی; Northern Kurdish: Kurdî
Kurdistan {prop} (a region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds) :: کوردستان {f}, Kurdistan {f}
Kurmanji {prop} (North Kurdish) :: kurmancî, kirmancî, کرمانجی
Kuwait {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Kuweyt
lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace ::
lactose intolerance {n} (inability to metabolize lactose) :: kêmtoleransiya laktozê {f}
ladder {n} (climbing tool) :: peyje
ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra ::
laird {n} (owner of a Scottish estate; member of the landed gentry) :: axa, xwedîerd
lake {n} (body of water) :: gol {f}
lamb {n} (young sheep) :: berx, бәрх; Laki: وەرک, ڤەرک
lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill ::
lamp {n} :: چرا
lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) :: abajûr
lance {n} (weapon of war) :: Northern Kurdish: nize, nîze
land {n} (country or region) :: welat {m}
language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) :: ziman
language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) :: ziman
language family {n} (set of languages) :: zimanmalbat {f}
Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) :: Northern Kurdish: Laponya {f}
Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland ::
large intestine {n} (bodily organ) :: rûviya stûr {f}
larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) :: qirrik {f}
lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash ::
lastborn {n} (youngest child of a family) :: axirpişt
late {adv} (proximate in time) :: derneg, gîro, texîr, درەنگ
Latium {prop} (region of central Italy) :: Latyûm {f}, Latium {f}
laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) :: ken
laugh {n} (something that provokes mirth or scorn) :: pêkenîn
laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) :: kenîn
laugh {v} (be or appear cheerful) :: kenîn
laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) :: pê kenîn
laugh {v} (affect or influence by means of laughter) :: kenandin
laugh {v} (express by, or utter with, laughter) :: kenîn
laugh {v} :: kenîn, kenandin
laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) :: ken
laughter {n} :: ken {m} , kenîn {f} , پێکەنین, قاقاو پێکەنین
laundry {n} :: balav {f}
lavash {n} (a soft, thin flatbread) :: Northern Kurdish: loş {m}, lûşe, lewaş {m}
lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) :: qanûn {f}, zagon {f}, yasa {f}
law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) :: qanûn {f}, zagon {f}, yasa {f}
Lazio {prop} (Italian region) :: Lazio
lead {n} (chemical element) :: Northern Kurdish: sirb, zirêç
lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive ::
leaf {n} (part of a plant) :: Laki: گِڵا, ڤەڵگ; Northern Kurdish: belg {m}, pel {m}
leave {v} :: بەجێی بێڵە
leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) :: Northern Kurdish: havên
leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave ::
Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) :: Libnan
leech {n} (annelid) :: arbijî
leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician ::
left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) :: çep
leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) :: ling
legal remedy {n} :: çareya huqûqî
lemon {n} (citrus fruit) :: lîmon
length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) :: dirêjahî, dirêjî, dirêjatî
lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) :: hawêne {f}
lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) :: Laki: نوژی; Northern Kurdish: nîsk
-less {suffix} (lacking) :: bê-
Lessepsian {adj} (of or relating to organisms that migrate by means of the Suez Canal) :: lessepsî
less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor ::
letter {n} (written message) :: name
lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) :: xes
lettuce {n} :: کاھو
level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) :: ast {f}
liberty {n} (condition of being free) :: azadî
library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) :: pirtûkxane
Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) :: Lîbya
lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer ::
lick {n} (the act of licking) :: Northern Kurdish: alîstin
lick {v} :: alîstin
lid {n} (top or cover) :: qepax {f}
lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) :: derew kirin
lie {n} (intentionally false statement) :: virr
life {n} (the state of being alive) :: jiyan {f}
life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle ::
life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle ::
lifestyle {n} (style of living) :: şêwaza jiyanê
lift {v} (to raise or rise) :: hildan
lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief ::
lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula ::
light {v} (to start (a fire)) :: Northern Kurdish: agir vêxistin
light {v} (to illuminate) :: Northern Kurdish: ron kirin
light {adj} (having light) :: ron, geş
light {adj} (pale in colour) :: Northern Kurdish: geş, (rengê) vebiye
light {adj} (of low weight) :: sivik
light {n} (electromagnetic waves) :: ronî {f}, ronahî {f}
light {n} (source of illumination) :: ronî {f}, ronahî {f}
light {n} (spiritual illumination) :: ronî {f}, ronahî {f}
light {n} :: ronahî, ronayî
lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) :: fanûsgeh
lightning {n} (flash of light) :: birûsk
lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly ::
light year {n} (astronomical distance) :: saletîrêj
lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) :: kisl
limpid {adj} (clear) :: geş, ron, zelal
linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) :: zimannasî
lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) :: şêr
Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) :: Şêrdilî
lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) :: lêv {f}, لێو
lipid {n} (organic compound) :: çewrî {f}, lîpîd {f}
lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) :: sorav {f}
liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) :: şile {f}
lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) :: zimanfisî
listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) :: guhdarî kirin, guh dan
listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) :: guhdarî kirin, guh dan
listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) :: guhdarî kirin, guh dan
listen {v} (to hear (something)) :: guh lê bûn
literature {n} (body of all written works) :: edebiyat
lithium {n} (chemical element) :: lîtyûm
little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) :: Northern Kurdish: qilîçk {f}
live {v} (be alive) :: jîyan
live {v} (have permanent residence) :: jîn, jiyan
live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) :: jîn, jiyan
live {adj} (having life) :: jîndar, sax, zindî
live {adj} (capable of causing harm) :: ziyandar
live {adv} (as it happens) :: zindî
liver {n} (organ of the body) :: kezeb
living standard {n} (standard of living) SEE: standard of living ::
Livonia {prop} (historical region) :: Lîvonya {f}
lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward ::
load {n} (burden) :: bar
lobe {n} (any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form) :: pil
lobe {n} (division of the brain) :: pil {m}
lobe {n} (division of the lung) :: pil {f}
lobe {n} (division of the liver) :: pil
lobule {n} (small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe) :: pilok {m}
lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison ::
locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) :: lokomotîv {f}
locust {n} (type of grasshopper) :: kulî, melex
lolly {n} (money) SEE: money ::
London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) :: London
loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) :: tenêtî {f}
long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) :: dirêj
long {adj} :: dirêj, درێژ
long {v} (to wait, to aspire) :: bêrî kirin, hesret kirin
long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall ::
long live {v} (prosper) :: bijî
loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
look {v} :: nerîn, berê xwe danê , seh kirin , fekirin, hêv kirin , mêze kirin , mêzandin, mêzîn
looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror ::
Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) :: Bavê me
lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck ::
lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) :: ji dest dan, winda kirin
lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily ::
louse {n} (insect) :: spih; Laki: ئِسپِژ, شِش
love {n} (strong affection) :: hijkirin, evînî, dildarî, evîn
love {v} (have a strong affection for) :: hez kirin , hez kirin
low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) :: nizm, نزم
low {adj} (small in height) :: nizm, نزم
low {adj} (depressed, sad) :: bêmad
lower respiratory tract {n} (part of respiratory tract) :: xwarê coga henaseyê
Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon ::
lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital ::
lunch {n} (meal around midday) :: firavîn {f}
luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch ::
lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) :: pişik; Laki: سوی, پوفی; Northern Kurdish: sîh {f}, pişik {f}
lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) :: şehwet
luster {n} (brilliance, attractiveness or splendor) :: şemedan
lustre {n} (luster) SEE: luster ::
lustre {v} (luster) SEE: luster ::
Luxembourg {prop} (country) :: Luksembûrg
lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) :: lîmf
lymphatic {n} (lymph vessel) SEE: lymph vessel ::
lymphatic system {n} (network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes) :: koendama lîmfê {f}
lymphatic vessel {n} (lymph vessel) SEE: lymph vessel ::
lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) :: lîmfegirê {f}
lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell) :: lîmfexane {f}, xaneya lîmfê {f}, xaneya lîmfê {f}
lymph vessel {n} (vessel that carries lymph) :: lûleya lîmfê {f}
Lyon {prop} (city in France) :: Liyon
mañana {adv} (tomorrow) SEE: tomorrow ::
machine {n} (mechanical or electrical device) :: makîne
machine {n} :: makîne {f}, مەکینە
macrophage {n} (type of white blood cell) :: hellûşênera gewre {f}
madder {n} (plant) :: Northern Kurdish: soring {f}
madrasa {n} (madrasah) SEE: madrasah ::
madrasah {n} (school for Islamic theology) :: medrese {f}
magazine {n} (periodical) :: kovar
Maghreb {prop} (region in Africa) :: Roman: Mexrib
magnesium {n} (chemical element) :: magnezyûm
mahout {n} (elephant driver and keeper) :: fîlvan
mail {n} (postal delivery system) :: poste, berîd
main clause {n} (grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically) :: hevoka sereke {f}
mainspring {n} (the principal spring of a clockwork mechanism) :: zenbelka serekî
Main Street {prop} (generic name of a primary street) :: rêya serekî {f}
maize {n} (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays) :: garis
make a mountain out of a molehill {v} (to treat a problem as greater than it is) :: mêş kirin gamêş
malapropism {n} (the blundering use of a similar-sounding expression) :: xeletbêjî, malapropîzm
malaria {n} (disease) :: Northern Kurdish: lerzeta
Malatya {prop} (city in Turkey, see also: Melitene) :: Meledî
male {adj} (belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or the gender typically associated with it) :: nêr {m}
male {n} (human of masculine sex or gender) :: mêr
male {n} (animal of masculine sex) :: nêr
male {n} (plant of masculine sex) :: nêr
maledict {v} (curse) SEE: curse ::
malediction {n} (curse) SEE: curse ::
malevolence {n} (hostile feeling and attitude) :: bedniyetî {f}, belakirrî {f}
maliciousness {n} (maliciousness) SEE: malevolence ::
malkin {n} (cat) SEE: cat ::
malleus {n} (the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear) :: çekûç {m}
mama {n} (mother) SEE: mother ::
mamma {n} (mother) SEE: mother ::
mammal {n} (animal of the class Mammalia) :: şîrdar, guhandar
mammalian {n} (any mammal) SEE: mammal ::
man {n} (adult male human) :: mêr, zelam
man {n} (human) :: mirov, insan; mirov
man {n} (piece in board games) :: berik
man {v} (to supply with staff or crew) :: dagirtin, dagir kirin
Man {prop} (genus Homo) :: mirov
manger {n} (trough for animals to eat from) :: afir {m}
mango {n} (fruit) :: mango
mankind {n} (human race) :: insaniyet, mirovatî
manna {n} (sugary sap of the manna gum tree) :: Northern Kurdish: gezo {m}
manure {n} (excrement) :: Northern Kurdish: peyîn
manus {n} (hand) SEE: hand ::
many {determiner} (an indefinite large number of) :: gelek, گەلێک, زۆر
map {n} (visual representation of an area) :: nexşe {f}
marble {n} (crystalline limestone) :: mermer {m}
marble {n} (spherical ball) :: tebel {f}, xar {f}, ھەڵمات
mare {n} (female horse) :: mahîn {f}, mehîn {f}
mariner {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor ::
mariner's compass {n} (compass) SEE: compass ::
maritime law {n} (body of law) SEE: admiralty law ::
market {n} (spacious site for trading) :: bazar, بازار
market {n} :: bazar, بازار
market {v} (to sell) SEE: sell ::
marriage {n} (state of being married) :: zewac {f}
marron glacé {n} (chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla) :: şekirê şambelotan
Marseilles {prop} (city in France) :: Masêy
martyr {n} (one willing to be killed for religion) :: şehîd
martyr {n} :: şehîd
Maryland {prop} (US state) :: Maryland
mashallah {interj} (God has willed it) :: maşelah
masjid {n} (mosque) SEE: mosque ::
Masr {prop} (Egypt) SEE: Egypt ::
massage {n} (rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body) :: gemirandin {f}, perixandin {f}, mistdan {f}, masaj {f}
massage {v} (to perform a massage on somebody) :: Northern Kurdish: perxandin
massif {n} (principal mountain mass) :: masif
masticate {v} (chew) SEE: chew ::
masturbation {n} (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals) :: destperkî {f}
match {n} (device to make fire) :: şixar, şixart, ferengi, gogird
mate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) SEE: copulate ::
maternal aunt {n} (one's mother's sister) :: xalet
maternal uncle {n} (brother of one's mother) :: xal
mathematics {n} (field of study) :: matematîk {f}, jimarnasî {f}, bîrkarî {f}, jimêryarî {f}, hesab {f}
mathematics {n} (person's ability to use mathematics) :: matematîk {f}, jimarnasî {f}, bîrkarî {f}, jimêryarî {f}, hesab {f}
matryoshka {n} (Russian doll) SEE: Russian doll ::
matter {n} (basic structural component of the universe) :: made
mattress {n} (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep) :: doşek {f}, mitêl {f}, binrax {f}
Mauritania {prop} (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) :: Morîtanya
May {prop} (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: gulan
May bug {n} (cockchafer) SEE: cockchafer ::
Mazandaran {prop} (northern province of Iran) :: Mazenderan
me {pron} (direct object of a verb) :: min
me {pron} :: min
meadow {n} (field or pasture) :: çayr
meaning {n} :: مەعنا, مەبەس
meaninglessness {n} (state of lacking meaning) :: bêwatetî {f}
measles {n} (acute highly contagious viral disease) :: sorik {f}
measure {n} (melody) SEE: melody ::
measure {n} (dance) SEE: dance ::
measure {n} (geology: bed or stratum) SEE: bed ::
meat {n} (animal flesh used as food) :: goşt
meat {n} :: goşt, گۆشت
Mecca {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) :: Meke
medal {n} (stamped metal disc) :: medalya
medicine {n} (substance which promotes healing) :: derman {m}, îlac {m}
medicine {n} (field of study) :: tib {f}
Medina {prop} (a city in Saudi Arabia) :: Medîne
Mediterranean {prop} (Mediterranean Sea) SEE: Mediterranean Sea ::
Mediterranean Sea {prop} (sea between Europe and Africa) :: Deryaya Navîn
medulla {n} (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) :: kirok {f}, kirok {f}
medulla {n} (the medulla oblongata) :: lakêşemox {m}
medulla oblongata {n} (lower portion of the brainstem) :: lakêşemox {m}
megalomaniac {n} (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) :: megaloman
mellifluous {adj} :: herrikbar
melody {n} (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) :: awaz
melon {n} (fruit) :: gundor {m}, petêx {m}, xerûze {m}, qomî {m}, qire {m}, qawin {m}
melongene {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant ::
melt {v} (intransitive: (of a solid) to become a liquid) :: helîn (intransitive), helandin (transitive)
member {n} (one who officially belongs to a group) :: uzv, {|}}
member {n} (organ, limb) :: uzv
memorize {v} (to commit to memory, to learn by heart) :: ji ber kirin, ezber kirin, لەبەرکردن
memory {n} (ability to recall) :: bîr, bîrkan, hafize
meninges {n} (the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord) :: perdeyên mejiyê
mental hospital {n} (facility designed to treat persons with mental disorders) :: psîkolojiya klînîkê
mental institution {n} (psychiatric hospital) SEE: mental hospital ::
merchant {n} (person who traffics in commodities) :: tacîr, bazirgan
merchantman {n} (merchant) SEE: merchant ::
Mercury {prop} (planet) :: Tîr; Northern Kurdish: Zawe
mesencephalon {n} (midbrain) SEE: midbrain ::
Mesopotamia {prop} (region between Euphrates and Tigris) :: Mezrabotan {f}, Mezopotamya {f}
Mesopotamian {n} (person from Mesopotamia) :: mezopotamyayî
Mesopotamian {adj} (of or pertaining to Mesopotamia) :: Mezopotamya
messenger {n} (one who brings messages) :: pêyamber {n}
metastasis {n} (transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body) :: metastaz {f}
mete {v} (To measure) :: pîvan
mete {v} (To dispense) :: siza dan, ceza kirin
meteorology {n} (science) :: meteorolojî
-meter {suffix} (used to form a measuring device) :: Northern Kurdish: -pîv
method {n} (process by which a task is completed) :: rebaz {f}
method {n} (type of acting) :: rêbaz {f}
metric system {n} (International System of Units) SEE: International System of Units ::
metronome {n} (a device used in music) :: metronom {f}
metropole {n} (city) SEE: metropolis ::
metropolis {n} (colony’s mother city) :: metropol
metropolis {n} (large, busy city) :: metropol
Mexico {prop} (country) :: Meksîk
microbe {n} (microorganism) :: mikrob, mîkrob {f}
microscope {n} (an optical instrument) :: mîkroskop, hûrbîn
microscopize {v} (microscope) SEE: microscope ::
microvillus {n} (fingerlike extension) :: wirdememîle {m}
micturate {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
midbrain {n} (part of brain) :: demaxê naverast {m}
middle {n} (centre, midpoint) :: nav {f}
middle ear {n} (cavity in the ear) :: guhê naverast {m}
Middle Earth {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth ::
Middle East {prop} (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa) :: Rojhilata Navîn
Midgard {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth ::
midnight {n} (12 o'clock) :: nîvê şevê, nîvşev
mielie {n} (maize) SEE: maize ::
migration {n} (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) :: Northern Kurdish: koç
milfoil {n} (Achillea) :: pûjang {f}
militsia {n} (police) SEE: police ::
milk {v} (to express milk from mammal) :: doşîn, dotin, دۆشین
milk {v} (to express any liquid) :: doşîn, dotin, دۆشین
milk {n} (semen) SEE: semen ::
milk {n} (liquid) :: şîr {m}, شیر
milk tooth {n} (tooth of the first set of teeth) :: diranê şîrî {m}
mill {n} (grinding apparatus) :: {m}
miller {n} (person) :: Northern Kurdish: aşvan {m}
millet {n} (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) :: Northern Kurdish: herzin {m}
milliard {num} (10^9) SEE: billion ::
million {n} (cardinal number) :: Northern Kurdish: mîlyon
millstone {n} (large round stone used for grinding grain) :: Northern Kurdish: beraş {m}
milt {n} (the organ spleen) SEE: spleen ::
minaret {n} (mosque tower) :: minare
mind {n} (ability for rational thought) :: hîş
minimus {n} (the fifth digit) SEE: little finger ::
miniskirt {n} (skirt) :: kurtedehmen, kurtedang, kurtedawên, kurtedaw, kurtetenore
minister {n} (person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church) :: qeşe {m} {f}
minister {n} (politician who heads a ministry) :: wezîr {f}, {m}, şalyar {f}, {m}
mint {n} (money-producing building or institution) :: derbxane {f}, sike {m}
mint {n} (plant) :: pûng
minute {n} (unit of time) :: deqqe
minute {n} :: deqe, [1-3] deqîqe
mirror {n} (smooth reflecting surface) :: neynik, awêne
mischievous {adj} (causing mischief) :: ziyander, zererder
mischievous {adj} (naughty) :: şûm, neqet, destmatî, venehewiyayî
missing in action {adj} (designation for a member of an organization with whom contact is lost but whose death is not confirmed) :: bêserûşûn
missionary {n} (missionary position) SEE: missionary position ::
missionary position {n} (position for sexual intercourse) :: pozîsyona mîsyoneran
missus {n} (wife) SEE: wife ::
mist {n} (Water or other liquid finely suspended in air) :: mij {f}
mistake {n} (an error) :: xeletî, çewtî, şaşî
mistaken {adj} ((with a copula verb, often with about) having an incorrect belief) SEE: be wrong ::
mixed {adj} (having two or more separate aspects) :: têkel
moan {n} (a low cry of pain) :: axîn {f}, oxîn {f}, ofîn {f}
moan {v} :: nalîn, axîn, oxîn, ofîn
mobile {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone ::
mobile phone {n} (portable telephone) :: telefona destan {f}, telefona berîkê {f}, telefona bêtêl {f}, telefona mobîl {f}
mobile telephone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone ::
mode {n} (means of accomplishing something) :: awa {m}, şêwe {f}
mode {n} (style or fashion) :: mode {f}, trend {f}
Mohammad {prop} (male given name) SEE: Muhammad ::
Mohammad {prop} (prophet) SEE: Muhammad ::
moiety {n} (half) SEE: half ::
moist {adj} (slightly wet) :: şêdar {f}
moisture {n} (that which moistens or makes damp) :: şê
molasses {n} (thick brownish syrup refined from raw sugar) :: celaqî
mold {n} (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi) :: Laki: کەڕە
mole {n} (dark spot on the skin) :: Northern Kurdish: xal
mole {n} (burrowing insectivore) :: koremişk {f}
Mona Lisa {prop} (painting by Leonardo da Vinci) :: Mona Lîza
monarchism {n} (advocacy of the monarchistic political system) :: monarşîzm {f}, keyperestî {f}
monastery {n} (building for monks) :: xilwet {f}, peristgeh {f}, pîrozgeh {f}
Monday {n} (day of the week) :: duşem, دووشەم, دووشەمە
money {n} (means of exchange and measure of value) :: pare {m}, dirav, pere
money {n} (currency) :: pare
money laundering {n} (act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally) :: pareşûştin {f}, perespîkirin {f}
Mongolia {prop} (East Asian country) :: Moxolistan, Mongolya, Mogolistan
Mongolian People's Republic {prop} (Mongolia) SEE: Mongolia ::
moniker {n} (signature) SEE: signature ::
monkey {n} (primate) :: meymun
monocle {n} (a single lens) :: yeklarî, yeklêjî
monocotyledon {n} (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) :: yekqalikan
monologue {n} :: yekbêjî {f}, monolog {f}
monomer {n} (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) :: molekula sakar {f}
month {n} (period into which a year is divided) :: meh, heyv, hîv
moon {n} (largest natural satellite of planet Earth) :: heyv, hîv
moon {n} (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) :: heyv, hîv
moon {n} (month) :: meh, heyv, hîv
Moon {prop} (sole natural satellite of the Earth) :: heyv, hîv
moreover {adv} (in addition to what has been said) :: ya baştir
morning {n} (part of the day between dawn and midday) :: Laki: بِێان, شەوەکی; Northern Kurdish: sibe {f}
Morocco {prop} (country) :: Maroko
mortar {n} (short large-bore cannon) :: hawin
mortar {n} (vessel used to grind ingredients) :: Laki: ھەوەنگ
mortician {n} (undertaker) SEE: undertaker ::
Moscow {prop} (capital city of Russia) :: Mosko, مۆسکۆ
Moses {prop} (the biblical patriarch) :: Northern Kurdish: Mûsa
mosque {n} (a place of worship for Muslims) :: mizgeft, camî
mosquito {n} (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood) :: Northern Kurdish: pêşî {m}
moss {n} (plants of the division Bryophyta) :: kevz {m}
moss-grown {adj} (old; old-fashioned, out of date) SEE: old ::
most {adv} (almost) SEE: almost ::
Mosul {prop} (city) :: Mûsil, Nînewe
mother {n} (hysterical passion) SEE: hysteria ::
mother {n} (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant) :: dayik {f}, دایک, {f}, da {f}
mother {n} (one’s female parent) :: dayik {f}, دایک
mother-in-law {n} (spouse’s mother) :: xesû {f}
mother tongue {n} :: زمانی زکماک, zimanê zikmakî
mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold ::
mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold ::
mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold ::
mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold ::
mouldwarp {n} (mole) SEE: mole ::
mound {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva ::
mount {n} (mountain) SEE: mountain ::
mountain {n} (large mass of earth and rock) :: çiya {m}
mourning {n} (act of expressing sorrow) :: Northern Kurdish: şîn
mourning {n} (expressing sorrow over death) :: Northern Kurdish: şîn
mouse {n} (rodent of the genus Mus) :: mişk, مشک
mouse {n} (computing: input device) :: mişk {m}
moustache {n} (hair on upper lip) :: simbêl
mouth {n} (the opening of a creature through which food is ingested) :: dev {m}; Laki: دەم
mouthly {adj} (oral) SEE: oral ::
mouth organ {n} (mouth organ) SEE: harmonica ::
move {n} (the act of moving) SEE: movement ::
movement {n} (physical motion) :: livîn {f}
Mr {n} (abbreviation of mister) SEE: Mr. ::
Mr. {n} (abbreviation of mister) :: Birêz
much obliged {interj} (thank you) SEE: thank you ::
mucosa {n} (mucous membrane) SEE: mucous membrane ::
mucous membrane {n} (membrane which secretes mucus) :: lînceperde {m}
mucus {n} (slippery secretion) :: lînc {f}, lîncemade {f}
muezzin {n} (person who issues call to prayer) :: muezin
Muhammad {prop} (the prophet who introduced Islam) :: Roman: Mihemed Pêxember, Mihemed
mulberry {n} (the tree) :: {f}, dartû {f}
mulberry {n} (the fruit) :: {f}
mulct {n} (pecuniary penalty) SEE: fine ::
mule {n} (offspring of male donkey and female horse) :: Northern Kurdish: hêstir {m} {f}, qantir {m} {f}
mullah {n} (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher) :: mela
multicellular {adj} (having many cells) :: firexaneyî
multilingual {adj} (pertaining to multiple languages) :: pirzimanî
mumps {n} (contagious disease) :: binguhik
Munich {prop} (capital of Bavaria) :: Munih
murrey {n} (mulberry) SEE: mulberry ::
musalla {n} (prayer rug) SEE: prayer rug ::
muscle {n} (contractile tissue) :: masûlke
muscle tone {n} (the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles) :: tonusa masûlkeyan {f}
Mush {prop} (city) :: Mûş
music {n} (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) :: muzîk
musk ox {n} (an arctic mammal) :: gayê miskî, miskga
Muslim {n} (believer of Islam) :: misilman, موسلمان
mustard gas {n} (vesicant gas) :: gaza xerdelî
mute {adj} (not having the power of speech) :: lal
mute {adj} (silent, not making a sound) :: mit, kirr, bêdeng, bêpêjn
mute {n} (person unable to speak) :: lal {m} {f}
Myanmar {prop} (Burmese) SEE: Burmese ::
myelin {n} (white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins) :: maylîn {m}
myelin sheath {n} (envelope of myelin) :: bergê maylînî {m}
myocardial infarction {n} (heart attack) SEE: heart attack ::
myocardium {n} (muscles that surround and power the heart) :: masûlkeya dil
myopic {adj} (unable to see distant objects unaided) :: şevkor
myrtle {n} (evergreen shrub) :: Northern Kurdish: mord {f}
naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole ::
nail {n} (on fingers and toes) :: nînok {f}, neynok {f}
nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) :: bizmar {m}, mîx {m}
nail clipper {n} (nail trimmer) :: mûçinkê nînokan, mûçink
nail cutter {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper ::
nail trimmer {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper ::
Nakhichevan {prop} (autonomous republic of Azerbaijan) :: Naxçivan
Nakhichevan {prop} (city) :: Naxçivan
namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer ::
namaz {n} (salat) SEE: salat ::
name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) :: nav
nameless {adj} (having no name) :: Laki: بێنام; Northern Kurdish: bênav
namelessness {n} (The state or quality of being nameless) :: bênavî {f}
Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) :: Namîbiya
Naples {prop} (city in Italy) :: Napolî
nasal cavity {n} (air-filled space behind nose) :: difinekelên
national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) :: sirûda neteweyî
nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) :: neteweperwerî, welatperwerî, niştimanperwerî, welatparêzî, neteweparêzî, nasyonalîzm, neteweperistî, نەتەوەیی, وڵات پارێزی
nationalism {n} (support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others) SEE: jingoism ::
nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism ::
nation-building {n} (unifying the people within a state) :: netewesazî {f}
native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue ::
NATO {prop} (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) :: NATO
natural killer cell {n} (cell that expresses cell surface receptors that deliver signals to either activate or inhibit a response) :: kujerexaneya sirûştî {f}
nature {n} (the natural world) :: sirişt, xweza, xwerist, tebîet, natûr
nature {n} (essential characteristics) :: sirişt, xweza, xwerist, tebîet, natûr
nature {n} (primitive state of being) :: sirişt, xweza, xwerist, tebîet, natûr
nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) :: sirişt, xweza, xwerist, tebîet, natûr
nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) :: navik {f}
navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal ::
neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) :: Laki: مِل; Northern Kurdish: stû
necklace {n} (jewelry) :: gerdenî {f}
necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace ::
nectarine {n} (fruit) :: teraqî, şelîl, nektarîn
needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) :: derzî; Laki: دەرزەن
negotiation {n} (process of achieving agreement) :: mizakere {f}, danûstandin {f}, guftûgo {f}, gotûbêj {f}, nîqaş {f}, dêwan {f}
neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) :: cîran, dirawse, cînar
neon {n} (element) :: neon
nerve {n} (bundle of neurons) :: demar {f}
nerve cell {n} (cell of the nervous system) :: damarexane {f}, xaneya demar {f}
nerve ending {n} (the termination of a nerve) :: demarekotahî {f}
nerve fibre {n} (axon) SEE: axon ::
nerve impulse {n} (signal transmitted along a nerve fibre) :: demareragihandin
nervosity {n} (nervousness) SEE: nervousness ::
nervous {adj} (relating to the nerves) :: agirnok
nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous) :: agirnokî
nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) :: koendama demarê {f}
nest {n} (bird-built structure) :: hêlîn
Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch ::
Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch ::
nettle {n} (stinging herb of genus Urtica) :: Northern Kurdish: gezgezok {f}
network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) :: şebeke
neurotransmitter {n} (substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons) :: demareguhêzer {f}
neutral {adj} (physics: possessing no charge) :: nêtar
neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline) :: nêtar
neutrophil {adj} (easily stained by neutral dyes) :: nêtrofîl {f}, nêtrofîl
never {adv} (at no time) :: qet, ticar, hîç /carekê jî/
nevertheless {adv} (in spite of what preceded) :: Northern Kurdish: tevî jî, dîsan jî
nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole ::
new {adj} (recently made or created) ::
news {n} (new information of interest) :: nûçe {f}
news {n} (reports of current events) :: nûçe {f}
newspaper {n} (publication) :: rojname {f}, nûçename {f}
New York {prop} (state) :: (wîlayeta / eyaleta) Nû York {f}, New York {f}
New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City ::
New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) :: Nû York {f}, New York {f}
next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to ::
next to {prep} (beside; alongside) :: li rex
nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name) :: leqeb
nide {n} (nest of pheasants) :: hêlîna porê
night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) :: şev {f}
night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity) :: şev {f}
night {n} (night spent away from home) :: şev {f}
night {n} (quality of sleep obtained during a night) :: şev {f}
night {n} (nightfall) :: şev {f}
night {n} (darkness) :: şev {f}
nightingale {n} (bird) :: bilbil {m}
nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) :: nîhîlîzm, hîçparêzî, hîçperestî, nînperestî, tuneperestî
Nile {prop} (river) :: Nîl {m}
nine {num} (cardinal number) :: neh
nineteen {num} (cardinal number) :: nozde
ninety {num} (90) :: not, nod, nehwed, نەوەت
nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) :: sermemik {m}, serçiçik {m}
Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan ::
Nisibis {prop} (ancient city of Mesopotamia) :: Nisêbîn
nit {n} (egg of a louse) :: Laki: ڕِشک; Northern Kurdish: rişk
nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward ::
nitrogen {n} (chemical element) :: nîtrojen
nitrogenic {adj} (nitrogenous) SEE: nitrogenous ::
nitrogenous {adj} (of nitrogen) :: nîtrojenî
Niue {prop} (island of Niue) :: Niûe
no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) :: na, ne
Noah {prop} (biblical character) :: Northern Kurdish: Nûh
noblesse oblige {n} (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) :: xanedanî xwastin
nomad {n} (a member of society or class who wander with their herds) :: Northern Kurdish: koçer, revend
nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym ::
nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym ::
nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch ::
nonferrous {adj} (containing no iron) :: neasllû
nonrecyclable {n} :: nezivirînbar, tekcarî, yekcarî
noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight ::
north {n} (compass point) :: bakur, باکور
North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) :: Rêxistina Peymana Bakurê Atlantîkê
Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) :: Komara Tirk a Bakurê Kîprosê
nose {n} (protuberance on the face) :: poz, difin
nose ring {n} (ring affixed to the snout of cattle) :: xizêm
nose ring {n} (ring worn as jewellery on the nose) :: Northern Kurdish: xizêm
nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose) :: kunê difinê {m}
note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote ::
notebook {n} (empty book able to be used for notes) :: lênûsk; defter
notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless ::
now {adv} (at the present time) :: Laki: ئیسکە; Northern Kurdish: niha
nowadays {adv} :: لەم ڕۆژانەدا
no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome ::
Nowruz {prop} (Iranian New Year) :: Newroz
n-tuple {n} (-tuple) SEE: -tuple ::
nucleic acid {n} (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule) :: asîda nûkleyî {f}, navketirş {f}
nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell) :: dendikok
nucleus {n} :: navok {f}, navik {f}, kakil {f}
nudism {n} (the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity) :: tazîtî
number {n} (abstract entity) :: jimare
numerology {n} (study) :: jimarnasî {f}, numerolojî {f}
numinous {adj} (of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity) :: giyanî, pîroz
nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger ::
nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse ::
Nur-Sultan {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana ::
nutrient {n} (substance that provides nourishment) :: xurek, xwirak
oak apple {n} (oak gall) SEE: oak gall ::
oak gall {n} (gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva) :: Northern Kurdish: mazî {f}
oath {n} (curse) SEE: curse ::
oath {n} (solemn pledge) :: sond {f}, êqîn {f}, qesem {f}, soz, سوێن
oath {n} (affirmed statement) :: soz {f}, ehd {f}
oath {n} (profanity) :: dijûn {f}, xeber {f}, sixêf {f}
oath {v} (to pledge) :: sond xwarin
obedience {n} (quality of being obedient) :: guhdarî
oblast {n} (region or province) :: oblast
obnubilation {n} (veiling with or concealment in clouds) :: ewrkirin
occipital lobe {n} (division of cerebrum) :: patikepil
Occitania {prop} (Occitania) :: Oksîtanya {f}
occupation {n} (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) :: pîşe, meslek, mihne, hokar, kariyer, profesyon
occupation {n} (control of a country or region by a hostile army) :: dagirî {f}, dagirkerî {f}, داگیری
ocean {n} (one of the large bodies of water) :: okyanûs
octopus {n} (mollusc) :: heştpê, axtapot, heştling
odd {n} (odd number) SEE: odd number ::
odd number {n} (whole number that is not divisible by two) :: hejmara kit
odonto- {prefix} (tooth) :: odonto-
oedema {n} (edema) SEE: edema ::
oesophagus {n} (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach) :: soriçik {f}
offend {v} (sin) SEE: sin ::
office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work) :: dayre
oil {n} (liquid fat) :: don {m}
okra {n} (edible capsules of A. esculentus) :: bamye
old {adj} (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) :: kevn, کۆن
old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) :: پیرەمێرد [male], پیرەژن [female], pîr, پیر
old {adj} (former) :: (ya/yê) berê, پێشو
old man {n} (elderly man) :: pîremêr {m}, پیرەمێرد
oleaster {n} (plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia) :: Northern Kurdish: gûsinc, sinc
olive {n} (fruit) :: zeytûn {f}
olive {n} (wood) :: darzeytûn {f}, zeytûn {f}
olive {n} (colour) :: zeytûnî, rengzeytûnî
olive {adj} (colour) :: zeytûnî, reng zeytûnî
olivine {n} (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) :: olîvîn {f}
ominous {adj} :: ziyandar /1/, bêyom /2/, bêxêr /2/, bêoxir /2/
omnivore {n} (animal eating both plants and meat) :: giştxur
on {prep} (positioned at the upper surface of) :: ser
once again {adv} (one more time) :: hê carekê, ji nû ve, dîsan, dîsa, cardin, dubare, ji serî ve
once more {adv} (one more time) SEE: once again ::
once upon a time {adv} (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) :: hebû tune bû
oncology {n} (branch of medicine) :: onkolojî
one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: first ::
one {num} (cardinal number 1) :: yek, êk
one by one {adv} (individually) :: yek bi yek, yeko yeko
one hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) SEE: hundred ::
one million {num} (cardinal number 1000000) SEE: million ::
one thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) SEE: thousand ::
on one's deathbed {prep} (close to death (idiomatic)) :: li ber sikratê
oofless {adj} (poor) SEE: poor ::
oology {n} (study of birds' eggs) :: olojî {f}, hêknasî {f}
oology {n} (hobby or practice of collecting birds' eggs) :: olojî {f}, komkirina hêkan {f}
open {v} (to make something accessible) :: vekirin
opening hours {n} (the regular times of day when a shop is open) :: dema vekirî
operating system {n} (software which controls computer) :: sîstema şixulandinê
opium {n} (drug from opium poppy) :: afyon
opportunity {n} (chance for advancement, progress or profit) :: firset
opposition {n} (politics: party or movement opposed to government) :: mixalefet, opozisyon
or {conj} (conjunction) :: an, yan
oral {adj} (relating to the mouth) :: devkî
orange {n} (tree) :: pirteqal, دار پرتەقاڵ
orange {n} (fruit) :: pirteqal, پرتەقاڵ
orange {n} (colour) :: pirteqalî
orange blossom {n} (white flower of the orange tree) :: kulîlka perteqalê
orb {n} (period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body) SEE: year ::
orchard {n} (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) :: bostan
order {n} (command) :: firman
organ {n} (part of an organism) :: endam {n}
organelle {n} (a membrane bound compartment found within cells) :: endamok {n}
organise {v} (organize) SEE: organize ::
organism {n} (living thing) :: zîndewer
organization {n} (group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules) :: sazûman
organize {v} :: organîze kirin , bi rêk xistin, li dar xistin, dirist kirin, saz kirin , çêkirin, organîzandin, sîstematîzandin
organ of Corti {n} (part of the cochlea in the inner ear) :: endamê Corti {m}
orgasm {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) :: orgazm
orifice {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) SEE: hole ::
orography {n} (the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains) :: çiyazanî
orphan {n} (person whose (parent or) parents have died) :: sêwî {m} {f}, êtîm {m} {f}
orthography {n} (study of correct spelling) :: imla, vekît
Orwell {prop} (surname) :: Orwell
Oshnavieh {prop} (city in West Azerbaijan Province) :: Şino
ossicle {n} (small bone in the ear; auditory ossicle) :: hestîkê bihîstinê {m}
ostrich {n} (large flightless bird) :: hêştirme {n}
otalgia {n} (earache) SEE: earache ::
other {adj} (not the one previously referred to) :: din, , dîtir
otherwise {adv} (under different circumstances) :: Laki: ئەنی
oud {n} (Arabic plucked string instrument) :: ûd
out of kilter {prep} (askew, disturbed; not adjusted or working properly) :: tevlihev, serobin, xirab
outside {adj} :: دەرەوە
oval window {n} (membrane-covered opening in the ear) :: kuna hêlkeyî {f}
ovary {n} (female organ) :: hêkdank {f}
oven {n} (chamber used for baking or heating) :: firrne {f}, ocax {f}, tenûr {f}, tebax {f}, argûn
overheat {v} (overheat) SEE: burn ::
overmorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow ::
overmorrow {n} (day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow ::
owing to {prep} (because of) :: ji ber
owl {n} (bird) :: kund, bu, , pepûk
ox {n} (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) :: ga
oximeter {n} (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood) :: oksîmetre {f}, oksîjenpîv {f}
oxtail {n} (meat from the tail of a cow) :: gadûv
oxygen {n} (chemical element) :: oksîjen
oystercatcher {n} (bird) :: lepkexur
Pacific Ocean {prop} (the world's largest body of water) :: Okyanûsa Mezin
package {n} :: بەستەک
packsaddle {n} (saddle for carrying goods) :: Northern Kurdish: kurtan
Padishah {n} (Padishah) :: padîşah {m}
page {n} (one side of a leaf of a book) :: rûpel
pagoda {n} (a tiered tower with multiple eaves) :: pagoda
pain {n} (ache or bodily suffering) :: elem
painful {adj} :: jandar, biêş, êşdar, biazar, biezyet
paint {n} (substance) :: boyax {f}, boya {f}, reng {m}
pair {n} (two similar or identical things) :: cot
pair of binoculars {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars ::
pair of eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
pair of glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
pair of scissors {n} (scissors) SEE: scissors ::
pair of specs {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
pair of spectacles {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
pair of tongs {n} (tongs) SEE: tongs ::
Pakistan {prop} (country in South Asia) :: Pakistan
palace {n} (large, lavish residence) :: koşk {f}, sera {f}, seray {f}, qesr {f}
Palestine {prop} (geographic region) :: Filistîn
Palestine {prop} (West Bank and Gaza Strip collectively) :: Filistîn
paletot {n} (A loose outer jacket, overcoat) :: palto
palindrome {n} (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) :: palîndrom
pallium {n} (cerebral cortex) SEE: cerebral cortex ::
palm {n} (inner, concave part of hand) :: kefa destî
pancreas {n} (gland near the stomach) :: pankreas
pandemic {adj} (general, widespread) SEE: general ::
paneer {n} :: penîr {m}
pangram {n} (a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet) :: pangram {f}
panjandrum {n} (important, powerful or influential person) :: zirkerdar, giremirov
papakha {n} (type of hat) :: Northern Kurdish: papax
paper {n} (sheet material) :: perr {m}, kaxez {f}
paper {n} (newspaper) SEE: newspaper ::
paradise {n} :: biheşt {f}, cenet {f}, îrem {f}
parasympathetic {adj} (relating to part of the autonomic nervous system) :: parasîmpasawî {f}
parasympathetic nervous system {n} (parasympathetic nervous system) :: sîstema parasîmpasawî {f}, beşa parasîmpasawî {f}
pardon {n} :: بەخشین, لێبووران
parenteral {adj} (Intravenously or by injection) :: nerivîkî, nesorçikî
parenthesis {n} (either of a pair of brackets ( )) :: kevan
parietal lobe {n} (division of cerebrum) :: dîwarepil
Paris {prop} (capital of France) :: Parîs
park {n} (ground for recreation) :: park
parliament {n} (institution with elected or appointed members) :: parleman
Parliament {prop} (parliament) SEE: parliament ::
parrot {n} (kind of bird) :: papaxan
parsley {n} (plant Petroselinum crispum) :: bextenîz
part {n} (fraction of a whole) :: par, beş
Parthia {prop} ((historical) region) :: Pehlewistan
partial pressure {n} (pressure one component of a mixture of gases would contribute to the total pressure) :: pestoya qismî {f}
participant {n} (one who participates) :: beşdar, pişkdar, tevlîbûyî
partitive {adj} (grammar: indicating a part) :: parçeyî, parçedar
partitive case {n} (case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb) SEE: partitive ::
partridge {n} (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) :: Laki: کەوگ, ژِرەژ; Northern Kurdish: kew {f}
party {n} (political group) SEE: political party ::
passion fruit {n} (edible fruit) :: berê hindek gul kovanan
pass on {v} (To die) SEE: die ::
passport {n} (official document) :: Northern Kurdish: pesport
pasta {n} (dough) :: meqarne
pastor {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd ::
paternal aunt {n} (the sister of one's father) :: met
paternal uncle {n} (brother of one's father) :: mam, ap
pathogen {n} (an organism or substance that causes disease) :: hokara nexweşiyê {f}
patriotic {adj} (inspired by patriotism) :: welatperwer, welatparêz
pattern {n} (motif or decoration) :: nexş {f}
pavement {n} (footpath) :: peyarê {f}
pavilion {n} (cartiliginous part of the outer ear) SEE: pinna ::
pay attention {v} (to be attentive) :: bo xwe kirin xem
pea {n} (plant) :: maşo
peace {n} (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence) :: hastbiyayiş; aştî {f}
peace {n} (state of mind) :: aştî {f}, ئاشتی
peace {n} (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) :: aştî {f}
peace {n} (state of being free from war) :: aştî {f}, ئاشتی
peach {n} (tree) :: xox {f}, şeftalî {?}, قۆخ
peach {n} (fruit) :: xox {f}, şeftalî
peachtree {n} (peach) SEE: peach ::
peak {n} (mountain top) :: Northern Kurdish: gupik, lûtke
pear {n} (fruit) :: Laki: مەروو; Northern Kurdish: hirmî, karçîn
pear {n} (tree) :: darhirmî {f}, hirmî {f}
pearl {n} (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks) :: morî
pecker {n} (slang for courage) SEE: courage ::
pegasus {n} (winged horse) :: hespê çengdar
pen {n} (wing) SEE: wing ::
pencil {n} (graphite writing-instrument) :: Northern Kurdish: pênûsê
pendragon {n} (chief war leader, dictator, or king) :: xunkar
penis {n} :: penîs, batî, doqişk, xiyar, pido, pidok, belik, cûcik; kîr {m}, xirr {m}, terrik {m}
penis {n} (penis) SEE: member ::
penitent {adj} (Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life) :: poşman
people {n} (a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons) :: Northern Kurdish: gel
pepper {n} (spice) :: filfil
perception {n} (the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information) :: têgihîştin {f}
perestroika {prop} (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s) :: perestroyka {f}
perfection {n} (being perfect) :: bêkêmasîtî
perfectionism {n} (a dislike for anything less than perfection) :: tekûzîtî
perfectionist {n} (person who does not settle for anything that is not perfect) :: tekûzkar
perfectionistic {adj} (perfectionist) SEE: perfectionist ::
perfectitude {n} (perfection) SEE: perfection ::
perhaps {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) :: belkî
peri {n} (sprite in Persian mythology) :: perî
peripheral nervous system {n} (part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system) :: demarekoendama çêwe {f}
peritonitis {n} (inflammation of the peritoneum) :: perîtonît
Persia {prop} (Iran) SEE: Iran ::
Persian {n} (the Persian language) :: farisî, فارسی
Persian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Persia) :: farisî
Persian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Persian language) :: farisî, فارسی
Persian Gulf {prop} (gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula) :: Kendava Farsî
person {n} (individual) :: kes, şehs
perspiration {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat ::
perspire {v} (sweat) SEE: sweat ::
peshmerga {n} (a term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters) :: pêşmerge, پێشمەرگە
petalous {adj} (having petals) :: gulperkirî
petroleum {n} (oil) SEE: oil ::
phagocyte {n} (cell of the immune system) :: hellûşêner, xaneya hellûşêner {f}
phagocytosis {n} :: hellûşîn
phallus {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
pharaoh {n} (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt) :: fîrewn {m}
pharmaceutics {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
pharmacy {n} (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed) :: dermanxane, eczaxane, îlacxane
pharynx {n} (part of alimentary canal) :: gewrî {f}, gerû {f}
phase {n} (distinguishable part of a sequence) :: qonax {f}
pheasant {n} (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food) :: Northern Kurdish: qerqewil {m}, çor {m}
phenomenal {adj} (remarkable) :: diyardeyî, fenomenal
phenomenal {adj} (sciences: perceptible) :: diyardeyî, fenomenal
phenomenal {adj} (philosophy: pertaining to the appearance of the world) :: diyardeyî, fenomenal
philia {n} (friendship) SEE: friendship ::
phone {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone ::
phoneme {n} (indivisible unit of sound) :: vac
photoreceptor {n} (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light) :: ronahîwergir {f}
photosynthetic {adj} (of or relating to photosynthesis) :: ronahîkî çêkirî
physician {n} (medical doctor) :: bijîşk, doktor, tixtor, nojdar
physicist {n} (person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics) :: fizîknas
pi {n} (letter of Greek alphabet) :: {f}
pi {n} (irrational mathematical constant) :: {f}
pickaxe {n} (heavy iron tool) :: Northern Kurdish: kuling {m}
picnic {n} (social gathering) :: Northern Kurdish: seyran
piebald {adj} (spotted or blotched) :: Northern Kurdish: belek
piece {n} (castle; a fortified building) SEE: castle ::
piece of meat {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
pig {n} (mammal of genus Sus) :: beraz {m}, xinzîr {m}, xûk {m}
pig {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet ::
pigeon {n} (bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae) :: kevok, kotir
piglet {n} (young pig) :: kudik, berazok, xinzîrk
pigling {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet ::
pilaf {n} (dish) :: Northern Kurdish: pilav, pila
pilaff {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf ::
pilau {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf ::
pillow {n} (soft cushion used to support the head in bed) :: balguh, balîf
pilot {n} (controller of aircraft) :: pîlot
pilot {n} (person who helps navigate the harbor or coast) :: rêberê keştîyê
pimple {n} (inflamed spot on the surface of the skin) :: Northern Kurdish: pizik {f}
pinch {n} (action of squeezing a small amount of skin) :: Northern Kurdish: qurincîk
pine {n} (tree of the genus Pinus) :: kac, darûk, çam
pineal gland {n} (small endocrine gland) :: rijênê kajî {m}
pine tree {n} (pine) SEE: pine ::
pink {n} (pale red colour) :: pembeyî, pîvazî
pinkie {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger ::
pinky {n} (little finger) SEE: little finger ::
pinna {n} (visible part of the ear) :: perrê guhê {m}
Pinocchio {n} :: pînokyo
pinocytosis {n} (a form of endocytosis) :: pînosîtoz
pismire {n} (ant) SEE: ant ::
piss {n} (urine) :: mîz
pisser {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
pistachio {n} (tree) :: pisteq, fisteq
pistachio {n} (fruit) :: pisteq, fisteq
pistol {n} :: دەمانچە
pit {n} (hole in the ground) :: çal
pit {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit ::
pith {n} (spinal cord; marrow) SEE: spinal cord ::
PKK {prop} (Kurdistan Workers Party) :: PKK
place {n} (location, position) :: cih {m}, der {f}
plague {n} :: weba
plan B {n} (alternative solution) :: plana B {f}
plane {n} (deciduous tree) :: çinar {m}
planet {n} (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) :: gerstêrk
planetree {n} (plane) SEE: plane ::
planetree {n} (sycamore) SEE: sycamore ::
plant {n} (organism capable of photosynthesis) :: nebat, riwek
plasma cell {n} (form of lymphocyte) :: plazmaxane {f}
plasma membrane {n} (cell membrane) SEE: cell membrane ::
plate {n} (Cockney rhyming slang: foot) SEE: foot ::
platelet {n} (particle found in the blood of mammals) :: perika xwînê {f}
play {n} (playful activity) :: yarî {f}, lîstik {f}
play {n} (individual's performance in a sport) :: yarî {f}, lîstik {f}
play {n} (theatrical performance) :: şano {f}, piyes {f}, tiyatro {f}
player {n} (one who plays any game or sport) :: yarîker, lîstikvan
player {n} (dramatic actor) :: lîstikvan
player {n} (one who plays a musical instrument) :: ace; muzîkjen, sazbend
player {n} (gambler, see also: gambler) :: qumarker
Pleiades {prop} (astronomy) :: Northern Kurdish: pêvir {f}
plough {n} (device pulled through the ground) :: Northern Kurdish: kotan
Plough {prop} (brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major) SEE: Big Dipper ::
plov {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf ::
plow {n} (plough) SEE: plough ::
plow {v} (plough) SEE: plough ::
plutocracy {n} (government by the wealthy) :: plutokrasî {f}
pocket {n} (bag stitched to an item of clothing) :: berîk {m}, gîrfan {f}, cêb {f}
pocket {adj} :: گیرفان
pocketbook {n} (notebook) SEE: notebook ::
pocketknife {n} (small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle) :: kêrika berîkê {f}
poem {n} (literary piece written in verse) :: helbest
poet {n} (person who writes poems) :: helbestvan {m} {f}
poetry {n} (literature composed in verse) :: helbest
Pohnpeian {prop} (Micronesian language) :: ponpeyî {m}
pointer {n} (anything that points or is used for pointing) :: nîşanderk {f}
pointer {n} (needle of a timepiece or measuring device) :: nîşanderk {f}, mîl {m}
pointer {n} (hunting dog) :: poyinter
pointer {n} (computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable) :: nîşanderk {f}
poison {n} (substance harmful to a living organism) :: jehr {f}, jar {f}, دەرمانخوارد, ژەھر
poison {v} (to use poison to kill or paralyse) :: jehr kirin, jehr dan
Poland {prop} (European country) :: Polonya {f}
polao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf ::
police {n} (an organisation that enforces the law) :: polîs
political party {n} (political organization) :: partî {f}, hizb
political science {n} (study of politics) :: siyasetnasî {f}, polîtolojî {f}
politics {v} (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) :: ramyarî
politology {n} (political science) SEE: political science ::
polo {n} (ball game) :: çovgan
polygon {n} (plane figure bounded by straight edges) :: pirgoşe
polymer {n} (molecule) :: aloz, polîmer, molekula aloz {f}
polymeride {n} (polymer) SEE: polymer ::
pomegranate {n} (shrub/tree) :: darhinar {f}, hinar {f}
pomegranate {n} (fruit) :: hinar {f}, nar {f}, ھەنار
poncy {adj} (effeminate) SEE: effeminate ::
pons {n} (part of the brain) :: pirik {f}
poor {adj} (with little or no possessions or money) :: Kurmajni: feqîr; Northern Kurdish: xizan
poorly {adj} (ill) SEE: ill ::
popinjay {n} (parrot) SEE: parrot ::
porcupine {n} (large rodent) :: Northern Kurdish: sîxurr
pore {n} (a tiny opening in the skin) :: kunik {f}
porous {adj} (full of tiny pores) :: kunkunî
portal vein {n} (particular vein) :: xwînhênera derî {f}
portion {n} (wife's fortune) SEE: dowry ::
portmanteau {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word ::
portmanteau word {n} (word which combines the meaning of two words) :: peyva hevedudanî
Portugal {prop} (country) :: Portekîz
Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the region of Portugal) :: portugalî
Portuguese {n} (person native to Portugal) :: portugalî {m} {f}
Portuguese {n} (the language) :: portugalî {f}
positive feedback {n} (a feedback loop) :: paşragihandina erenî
possible {adj} :: gengaz, mimkin, pêkan
possibly {adv} (adverb indicating that a proposition may be true or false) SEE: perhaps ::
postage stamp {n} (piece of paper indicating postage has been paid) :: pûl
postmodernism {n} (a style of art, literature, etc) :: postmodernîzm
post office {n} (place) :: postexane, postxane
postsynaptic {adj} (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft) :: paşgehînke
potato {n} (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) :: Northern Kurdish: petat, kartol {f}, qompîr {f}
potpourri {n} (collection of various things) :: potpûrî, hemereng, tevlihev
potty {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
pound sterling {n} (currency of the UK) :: sterlîn
powder {n} (gunpowder) SEE: gunpowder ::
power {n} (capability or influence) :: hêz {f}, qewet {f}, zever {f}
power {n} (influential nation, company etc.) :: hêz {f}, zilhêz {f}
power {n} (physical force or strength) :: hêz {f}, qewet {f}, zever {f}
power {n} (electricity, electricity supply) :: hêz {f}, kareba {f}, elektrîk {f}
power {n} (physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy) :: hêz {f}
power {n} (physics: rate to magnify an optical image) :: hêz {f}
power {n} (maths: product of equal factors) :: jorjimar {f}
power {n} (biblical: level of angels) :: hêz {f}
pox {n} (syphilis) SEE: syphilis ::
pragmatics {n} (study of the use of the language in a social context) :: pragmatîk {f}
praise {n} (commendation; favorable representation in words) :: pesn
praise {v} (to give praise to) :: pesinandin, pesn dan, meth kirin
pray {v} (to petition a higher being) :: diʼa kirin
pray {v} (to talk to God) :: nimêj kirin
prayer {n} (practice of communicating with one's God) :: nivêj {f}
prayer {n} (the specific words or methods used for praying) :: dua {f}
prayer {n} (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) :: nivêj {f}
prayer {n} :: lava {f}
prayer mat {n} (prayer rug) SEE: prayer rug ::
prayer rug {n} (small rug on which Muslims kneel to pray) :: canemaz, secade, cilnivêj
precious {adv} (intensifier) SEE: very ::
pregnancy {n} (condition) :: ducanî
prehistoric {adj} (of relating to the epoch before written record) :: pêşdîrokî
prehistory {n} (study of events and conditions before written records) :: pêşdîrok {f}
premature {adj} :: پێشوەخت
premolar {n} (tooth) :: diranê pêşkursî {m}
preposition {n} (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by") :: daçek {f}
prerogative {n} (right, generally) SEE: right ::
president {n} (the head of state of a republic) :: serok
presidential palace {n} (White House) SEE: White House ::
press {v} (to press) SEE: bear ::
press {v} :: پەستن
pressure {n} (a pressing; force applied to a surface) :: pesto {f}
pressure {n} (physics: amount of force divided by area) :: pesto {f}
presynaptic {adj} (pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter) :: pêşgehînke
primary {adj} (first in a group or series) :: یەکەم
prince {n} (male ruler or head of a principality) :: şahzade
prince {n} :: mîr {m} , pismîr {m} , prens {m}
princess {n} (female member of royal family) :: dotmîr {f}
princess {n} :: dotmîr {f}
prison {n} (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) :: girtîgeh {f}, zindan
prisoner {n} (person incarcerated in a prison) :: girtî, zindanî, êsîr, dîl, bendî
prisoner {n} :: بەندی‌
privet {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
privy {n} (lavatory or toilet) SEE: toilet ::
process {n} :: prose, qonax, pêvajo, doman, derax, demajo, vetîre
profession {n} (occupation) :: pîşe, meslek, mihne, hokar, kariyer, profesyon
profit {n} (benefit) :: fayîde
program {v} (to enter a program or other instructions into a computer) :: bername kirin
programme {n} (programme) SEE: program ::
programming language {n} (code of reserved words and symbols) :: zimanê bernamekirinê
prohibition {n} :: قەدەغە
prokaryotic {adj} (of cells, lacking a nucleus) :: navikdestpêkî {f}
prolix {adj} (long) SEE: long ::
promise {n} (vow) :: soz {f}, ehd {f}, belên {f}, newîn {f}, wad {f}
pronominal verb {n} :: lêkera cînavî {f}
pronounce {v} (to pronounce) SEE: say ::
proper {adj} :: پەسەند
prophet {n} (one who speaks by divine inspiration) :: resûl, nebî, pêxember
prophet {n} :: peyamber, qasid
prosody {n} (linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech) :: wezn {f}
prosody {n} (poetry: study of poetic meter etc) :: wezn {f}
protect {v} (to keep safe) :: parastin (-parêz-) / پاراستن
protection {n} (process of keeping sthg safe) :: Northern Kurdish: parastin, sitirandin, sitar {f}, pena {f}
protector {n} (someone who protects or guards) :: parastvan {f}, parastvan {f}
proteome {n} (complete set of proteins) :: proteom
province {n} (a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level) :: parêzgeh {f}, wîlayet {f}, eyalet {f}, mihafize {f}
pseudo- {prefix} (not genuine) :: Northern Kurdish: zirr-
pseudonym {n} (fictitious name) :: Northern Kurdish: zirrnav
pseudopod {n} (temporary projection) :: zirpê
psychiatric hospital {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital ::
psychiatry {n} (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) :: psîkiyatrî
psychopathy {n} (personality disorder) :: psîkopatî {f}
pub {n} (public house) :: meyxane, badexane, bar
public {adj} :: گشتی
public house {n} (pub) SEE: pub ::
public limited company {n} (publicly traded limited liability company) :: şirketa pardarî ya giştî {f}
publicly {adv} (in an open and public manner) :: بە ئاشکرا
pudding {n} (any dessert) SEE: dessert ::
pulao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf ::
pullet {n} (spineless person) SEE: chicken ::
pulmonary vein {n} (vein that returns blood to the heart after it has circulated through the lungs) :: xwînhênera pişikan {f}
punch {v} (to herd cattle) SEE: herd ::
puncture vine {n} (Tribulus terrestris) SEE: caltrop ::
punishment {n} (the act of punishing) :: ceza
punishment {n} :: ceza {m}, siza {m}
pupil {n} (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) :: bîbik
puppet {n} (doll) SEE: doll ::
purslane {n} (Portulaca oleracea) SEE: common purslane ::
pus {n} (fluid found in regions of infection) :: nêm
put {v} :: دانان
put away {v} (to kill someone) SEE: kill ::
pyrotechnics {n} (firework) SEE: firework ::
python {n} (constricting snake) :: pîton
Qatar {prop} (a country in the Middle East) :: Qeter
quackgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
quake {n} (earthquake) SEE: earthquake ::
quakebuttock {n} (coward) SEE: coward ::
quality {n} (level of excellence) :: Northern Kurdish: çawanî, kalîte
quantity {n} :: چھندی
quarter {n} (one of four equal parts) :: çarêk {f}
quarterly {n} (periodical publication) :: kovara sêmehî {f}
queen {n} (female monarch) :: şahbanû
queen bee {n} (reproductive female bee) :: Northern Kurdish: şaheng {f}
quell {n} (transitive: to take the life of; to kill) SEE: kill ::
quern {n} (mill) :: Laki: دەسەھەڕ; Northern Kurdish: destarr {m}
quiet {v} :: ھێمن کردن, وسکت کردن
quilt {n} (bed covering) :: lihêf, yurẍan
quince {n} (fruit) :: Northern Kurdish: bih, , bîhok, biyok
quitch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
Qur'an {prop} (the Islamic holy book) :: Qur'an
rabbit {n} (mammal) :: kêroşk, xirrnîfk
rabies {n} (viral disease) :: harî
racialism {n} (racism) SEE: racism ::
racism {n} (racial prejudice or discrimination) :: nîjadparêzî
racist {n} (person who believes a particular race is superior to others.) :: nijadperest
radicalization {n} (the process or result of radicalizing) :: rihdaribûn, rihdarikirin
radio {n} (technology) :: radyo
radish {n} (plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus) :: tivir
radius {n} (line segment) :: nîvtîre
radix {n} (biology: root) SEE: root ::
rafter {n} (one of a series of sloped beams) :: Northern Kurdish: karîte
rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) :: baran
rain {n} (an instance of particles falling) :: baran
rainbow {n} (multicoloured arch in the sky) :: keskesor {f}, keskûala {f}, qozeqer {f}, bûka baranê {f}
Rajab {prop} (month) :: Recep
ram {n} (male sheep) :: Laki: ڤِرەن; Northern Kurdish: beran {m}
Ramadan {prop} (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar) :: remezan {f}
rapacity {n} (greed) :: hesûdî {f}
rapeseed {n} (rapeseed seed) :: kolza
rapeseed {n} (rapeseed plant) :: kolza
rat {n} (rodent) :: cird
rate {n} (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) :: rêje {f}
rate {n} (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) :: rêje {f}
raw {adj} (uncooked) :: xav
ray {n} (beam of light or radiation) :: tîroj {f}
re- {prefix} (again) :: ve-
reactionary {adj} (opposed to change) :: paşverû
read {v} (look at and interpret letters or other information) :: xwendin, xwandin
read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) :: xwendin, xwandin
read {v} (have the ability to read text or other information) :: xwendin, xwandin
read {v} (be able to hear (in a radio communication)) :: bîstin, bihîstin
read {v} (make a study of) :: vekolîn
realpolitik {n} (pragmatic international government policy) :: siyaseta reel
reap hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle ::
reaping hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle ::
rebellion {n} (armed resistance) :: şoreş
receptor {n} (a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli) :: wergir {f}
receptor {n} (any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli) :: xaneya wergir {f}
recite {v} (to recite) SEE: say ::
reclaim {v} (to recycle) SEE: recycle ::
rectum {n} (terminal part of the large intestine) :: tortorîk {f}
recyclable {adj} (able to be recycled) :: veçerxînbar
recycle {v} (to break down and reuse component materials) :: veçerxandin, veçerxîn
red {adj} (having red as its colour) :: Laki: سور, سوێر; Northern Kurdish: sor
red blood cell {n} (haemoglobin-carrying blood cell in vertebrates) :: xiroka sor {f}, erîtrosît {f}
redbud {n} (Judas tree) SEE: Judas tree ::
red-handed {adj} (in the act of wrongdoing) :: li ser sûc girtin, di ser de girtin
Red Kurdistan {prop} (colloquial name for the Kurdistan Autonomous Oblast) :: Kurdistana Sor
red line {n} (a boundary or limit which should not be crossed) :: xeta sor {f}
Red Sea {prop} (sea between Africa and Arabia) :: Deryaya Sor
Red Square {prop} (Moscow square) :: Qada Sor, Meydana Sor {f}
refrigerate {v} (freeze) SEE: freeze ::
refrigerator {n} (appliance) :: sarinc
refugee {n} (person seeking political asylum) :: penaber
refugee {n} :: penaber, mihacir, miltecî
regime {n} (form of government) :: rejîm
region {n} (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) :: herêm, navçe
regulate {v} (control) SEE: control ::
regulation {n} (physiological process maintaining homœostasis) :: rêkxistin
relativity {n} :: rêjeyîtî {f}, îzafiyet {f}, realtîvîte {f}, roletîvîzm {f}, dîmanetî {f}, dîmaneyîparêzî {f}
releasing hormone {n} (hormone that is involved primarily in stimulating the release of another hormone) :: hormona derpirandinê {f}
religion {n} (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) :: dîn {m}, ol {f}, ayîn {m}
remorse {n} (feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning) :: poşmanî {f}, peşîmanî {f}
ren {n} (a kidney) SEE: kidney ::
rennet stomach {n} (abomasum) SEE: abomasum ::
rep {n} (representative) SEE: representative ::
repair {n} :: چاککردنەوە
replication {n} (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) :: duhendebûn {f}
representative {n} (one who speaks for another) :: mumesil {m}, nûner, nimînende
reptile {n} (a cold-blooded vertebrate) :: xişok
republic {n} (a type of state) :: cumhurîyet
Republic of Iraq {prop} (official name of Iraq) :: Komara Îraqê
Republic of Ireland {prop} (country) :: Komara Îrlendî {f}, Îrlenda {f}
Republic of South Africa {prop} (official name of South Africa) :: Komara Afrîkaya Başûr
Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) :: Komara Tirkiyeyê
request {n} (act of requesting) :: daxwaz, doz, dawa, rica, tika
require {v} (ask) SEE: ask ::
residence permit {n} (right to legally reside in a country) :: îqame {f}
respiration {n} (breathing) :: hanasa
respiration {n} (exchange of gases) :: henase
respiration {n} (process of biological energy extraction) :: henase
respiratory system {n} (system of organs) :: koendama henaseyê {f}
respiratory tract {n} (air passages of the body) :: coga henasedanê {f}
respondent {n} (one who responds; one who replies) :: bersivdêr
response {n} (a reaction to a stimulus or provocation) :: bertek {f}
restaurant {n} (an eating establishment in which diners are served food) :: aşxane, xwaringeh, restoran, methem
restaurateur {n} (owner of a restaurant) :: xwarinxanevan, xwarinxanedar, restorator
restore {v} (To reestablish, or bring back into existence) :: vegerandin
result {n} (that which results) :: netîce
result {n} :: ئەنجام
resultful {adj} (Having results or effects) :: biencam
resultless {adj} (Without results) :: bêencam
reticular formation {n} (part of brain) :: pêkhateya torî {f}
retina {n} (thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball) :: tore {f}
retiree {n} (someone who has retired from active working) :: karkenar, emekdar, malnişîn, xanenişîn, gandanket, teqawid
retreat {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
return {n} (answer) SEE: answer ::
revenge {n} (retaliatory action) :: tol {f}
reverse dowry {n} (bride price) SEE: bride price ::
revolution {n} (political upheaval) :: şoreş
reynard {n} (male fox) :: rovî {m}
rhetorical question {n} (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) :: pirsa retorîk {f}
rhinoceros {n} (herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)) :: kergeden
rib {n} (curved bone) :: perasû {m}; Northern Kurdish: parsû
ribonucleic acid {n} (derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material) :: asîda rîbonukleyî {f}
rice {n} (seeds used as food) :: birinc
riddle {n} (sieve) SEE: sieve ::
rider {n} (robber) SEE: robber ::
ridiculously {adv} (in a ridiculous manner) :: qeşmerane
right {adj} (straight, not bent) :: rast, rêk
right {adj} (geometry: incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.) :: rast, durist
right {adj} (of direction, opposite of left) :: rast, rastê
right {adj} (politics: conservative) :: rastgir, rast
right {n} (legal or moral entitlement) :: maf {m}, heq {f}
right {n} (right, not left, side) :: rast, rastê
right {n} (right-wing politicians and parties) :: rastgir, rast
right {v} (to correct) :: sererast kirin, rast kirin, durist kirin
righteous {adj} (free from sin or guilt) :: bêguneh
righteous {adj} (moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious) :: heq
rigid {adj} (stiff) :: req
rigid {adj} (rigorous, unbending) :: req
ring down the curtain {v} (stop) SEE: stop ::
rip {v} (to fart) SEE: fart ::
rip {n} (tear) SEE: tear ::
ripe {adj} :: گەییو
river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) :: çem {m}, robar
river {n} :: çem, ro, robar, ڕوبار
rivulet {n} (small brook) :: robar {f}, ro {m}
rob {v} :: şelandin
robber {n} (one who robs) :: talanker, şelîner, rêbirr, korsan, eşqiya, heydûd, nijdevan, çete, rêgir
rocket {n} (rocket engine) :: roket
rod {n} (slang: pistol) SEE: pistol ::
roentgenium {n} (chemical element) :: ûnûnûnyûm
Rojava {prop} (region in northern and northeastern Syria) :: Rojava {f}, Rojavaya Kurdistanê
role {n} (character or part) :: dewr {f}
role {n} :: rol {f}
romaji {n} (romanization of Japanese) :: romajî
Rome {prop} (city) :: Roma
roof {n} (the cover at the top of a building) :: ban
rooster {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) :: Kermanshani: کڵەشێر, کەڵەشێر; dîk {m}
root {n} (part of a plant) :: reh {m}, rîş {m}, kok {f}, qurm {m}, ڕەگ
rope {n} (thick, strong string) :: ben, benik
rosehip {n} (the fruit of a rose plant) :: şîlan {?}
rostrum {n} (zoology: beak) SEE: beak ::
round {adj} (circular or cylindrical) :: Northern Kurdish: giloverr
round window {n} (membrane-covered opening in the ear) :: kuna bazneyî {f}
rubab {n} (musical instrument) :: rubab, ribab
rubeola {n} (measles) SEE: measles ::
run {v} (to move quickly on two feet) :: bezîn, revîn, bazdan
run {n} (the act of running) :: bez
Russia {prop} (country in Asia and Europe) :: رووسیا, ئوورس, ئوورستان; Roman: Rûsya, Ûris, Ûristan
Russian {adj} (of or pertaining to Russia) :: Rûsî
Russian {n} (person from Russia) :: Rûsî
Russian {n} (ethnic Russian) :: Rûsî
Russian {n} (Russian (language)) :: Ûrisî
Russian doll {n} (wooden doll) :: matruşka, matryoşka
Russian olive {n} (oleaster) SEE: oleaster ::
rut {v} :: telewî, heşerî
rye {n} (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) :: açar, şilêl, çewder, tarîgan, baçîk, çexdar
Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Poland) SEE: Poland ::
Rzeczpospolita {prop} (republic) SEE: republic ::
sad {adj} (feeling sorrow) :: xemgîn
sad {adj} :: xemgîn, دڵ تەنگ
saddle {n} (seat on an animal) :: kurtan {m}; Northern Kurdish: zîn
sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately ::
sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately ::
Sahara {prop} (desert) :: Sahara
sailor {n} (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) :: deryavan
sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry ::
salaam {interj} (a Muslim greeting) :: Roman: selam
salaam alaikum {interj} (peace be upon you [Muslim greeting]) :: selamunaleykum
Saladin {prop} (first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty) :: Selahedîn
salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) :: meaş {m}, miz {m}, muçe {m}, mehane {f}, مەعاش
salat {n} (Islamic prayer) :: nivêj
sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) :: firotin {f}
sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices) :: tenzîlat {f}
sale {n} (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) :: mezat {f}
saliva {n} (liquid secreted into the mouth) :: tûk {f}, lîk {f}
salivary gland {n} (Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically) :: rijênê lîkê {m}, lîkerijên {m}
salivate {v} (to produce saliva) :: tif kirin
sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow ::
Salmas {prop} (city in Iran) :: Northern Kurdish: selmas
salt {n} (sodium chloride) :: Laki: خووا; Northern Kurdish: xwê {f}
salt cellar {n} (container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table) :: xwêdank
salt shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling) :: xwêdank
salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine ::
salty {adj} (tasting of salt) :: Laki: سووڵ; Northern Kurdish: şorr
Samarkand {prop} (city in Uzbekistan) :: Semerqend
same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) :: eynî
samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea) :: semaver
sanctity {n} (holiness) SEE: holiness ::
sand {n} (finely ground rock) :: xîz {m}, qûm {m}
sans {prep} (without) SEE: without ::
Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) :: Sardînya {f}
Sardinian {prop} (language) :: sardînî {f}
Satan {prop} (the Devil) :: Şeytan; Laki: شەێتان; Northern Kurdish: şeytan {m}
Satanism {n} (devil worship) :: شەیتانپەرستی
satiated {adj} (pleasantly full) :: Northern Kurdish: têr
satin {n} (cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back) :: Northern Kurdish: saten, etles, atlas
Saturday {n} (day of the week) :: şemî; şembî
sauce {n} (liquid condiment) :: çênc, sos
sausage {n} (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) :: sosîs
save {v} (to keep safe; to safeguard) :: parastin
savior {n} (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) :: xelaskarê
saw {n} (tool) :: mişar {f}; Northern Kurdish: mişar {f}, birrek {f}
saw {v} (cut with a saw) :: mişar kirin, bi mişarê birrîn
saw {n} (saying or proverb) :: pend {f}, gotina pêşiyan {f}
sawm {n} (Islamic fasting) :: rojî
say {v} (to pronounce) :: Laki: ڤِتِن; Northern Kurdish: gotin
say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) :: gotin
scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder ::
scale {n} (device) SEE: scales ::
scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) :: terazî {f}
scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion ::
scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) :: mamik, reşkê bûstanan
scarlatina {n} (scarlet fever) SEE: scarlet fever ::
scarlet fever {n} (streptococcal infection) :: soreta {f}
scattered {adj} (Randomly distributed) :: Northern Kurdish: belav
scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage ::
schizophrenia {n} (mental disorder) :: şîzofrenî
school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) :: dibistan {f}, fêrgeh {f}, xwendingeh {f}, qutabxane {f}, medrese {f}, mekteb {f}, perwerdegeh {f}
schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher ::
schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher ::
science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) :: zanist {f}
science {n} :: zanist {f}, ilim {f}, zanyarî {f}, zanîn {f}
scientist {n} (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) :: zanistmend {m}, zanistvan, zanistyar
scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) :: meqes
sclera {n} (white of the eye) :: reqe {f}, spîka çav {f}
scores {pron} (many) SEE: many ::
Scorpio {prop} (astrological sign) :: Dûpişk
Scorpio {prop} (constellation) SEE: Scorpius ::
scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) :: dûpişk {f}
Scorpius {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Scorpio ::
Scorpius {prop} (constellation) :: Dûpişk
scraper {n} (an instrument by which anything is scraped) :: renek
scroll {n} (roll of paper or parchment) :: tomer
scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
scythe {n} (farm tool) :: Northern Kurdish: dilûk, kêlendî, kêrendî
sea {n} (body of water) :: dengiz, derya
seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor ::
sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus ::
seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor ::
Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) :: Deryaya Japanî, Deryaya Japanê; Derya Japon
search {v} (to search) SEE: look ::
searchable {adj} (capable of being searched) :: lêgerbar
season {n} (quarter of a year) :: werz
second {n} (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) :: sanîye
secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) :: raz {f}, nehînî {f}, surr {f}
secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) :: Northern Kurdish: katib, sekreter
secretary {n} (head of a department of government) :: Northern Kurdish: sekreter
secretary {n} (type of desk) :: Northern Kurdish: sekreter
secretion {n} (secreted substance) :: derdan {f}
secretion {n} (act of secreting) :: derdan
secular {adj} (not specifically religious) :: sekuler
see {v} (perceive with the eyes) :: dîtin
seed {n} (fertilized grain) :: tov
seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind ::
seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look ::
see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent ::
select {v} (to choose one or more elements from a set) :: hilbijartin
self {n} (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) :: xwe; Laki: وِژ
self-confident {adj} (confident in one's abilities) :: jixwebawer
sell {v} (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) :: firotin
sell {v} :: firotin, firoştin
semantics {n} (science of the meaning of words) :: watenasî {f}
semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) :: تۆو, تۆماو, تۆم, sperma
semifluid {adj} (having properties intermediate between liquids and solids) :: nîvherikbar
semipermeable {adj} (permeable to some things and not to others) :: nîvdelînbar
senator {n} (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) :: senator
send {v} (make something go somewhere) :: şandin, hinartin
sense {n} (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) :: hest
sense {n} (conscious awareness) :: hest
sense organ {n} (an organic sensor) :: endamê hestê {m}
sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) :: hevok {f}
Seoul {prop} (capital of South Korea) :: Sêûl
Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) :: Sirbîstan û Karadag
Serbian {n} (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) :: serbî, سربی
Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) :: serbî, سربی
servant {n} (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) :: benî, kole, noker
servant {n} :: نۆکەر
serve {v} (to work for) :: Northern Kurdish: xizmet kirin
Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
seven {num} (cardinal number 7) :: heft
sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week ::
seventeen {num} (cardinal number) :: hevde
seventy {num} (cardinal number) :: heftê
seventy-five {num} (75) :: heftê û penc
Seville orange {n} (Seville orange) SEE: bitter orange ::
sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) :: seks, guhnelî, perîn, cotbûn, têkiliyên zayendî, [vulgar] gan
sex {n} (gender (female or male)) :: zayend, cins, cinsiyet
sex hormone {n} (hormones involved in puberty, arousal, and sex drive) :: hormonên zayendê {p}
sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) :: guhnelî, perîn, têkiliyên zayendî, gan [vulgar]
sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation ::
sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) :: berpêbûniya zayendî
shadow {n} (dark image projected onto a surface) :: {f}
shah {n} (king of Persia) :: şah {m}
shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief) :: şehadet
shaheed {n} (martyr) SEE: martyr ::
shaitan {n} (Iblis, Satan in Islam) :: şeytan {m}
shallot {n} (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii) :: pîvazterk {f}
shalwar {n} (garment) :: şelwar
shame {n} (uncomfortable or painful feeling) :: şerm, eyb
shamefaced {adj} (bashful or ashamed) :: şermîn
shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) :: şampo {f}, شامپۆ
sharbat {n} (sherbet) SEE: sherbet ::
sharemarket {n} (stock market) SEE: stock market ::
shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law) :: şerîet {m}
sharpener {n} (device for making things sharp) :: tûjker {f}, qelemtiraş
sheep {n} (animal) :: [ewe], mih [ewe], beran [ram], pez [both], berx [little], berindir [young], beyindir [young], مەڕ
sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd ::
sheik {n} (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe) :: şêx
sheik {n} (Islamic religious clergy) :: şêx
shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) :: şivan
shepherd {n} (someone who watches over or guides) :: şivan
sherbet {n} (frozen fruit juice) :: şerbet
she-wolf {n} (female wolf) :: dêlegur {f}
shh {interj} (requesting silence) :: hiş
shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
shirt {n} (article of clothing) :: Laki: کِراس; Northern Kurdish: kiras {m}
shit {n} ::
shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus ::
shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high ::
shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school ::
shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) :: پێڵاو, pêlav {f}
shoe {n} :: sol {f}, şekal {f}
shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe ::
shoelace {n} (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace) :: قەیتانی پێڵاو
shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace ::
shop {n} (establishment that sells goods) :: dikan
shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop ::
shore {n} (land adjoining a large body of water) :: berav {f}
short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) :: kurt
short {adj} (constituting an abbreviation or shortened form) :: kurtî
short {adj} :: kurt, kin, qut, quse, کورت
shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short ::
short-sighted {adj} (myopic) SEE: myopic ::
short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine ::
shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade ::
shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) :: bêr {f}, merr {f}
shrewdly {adv} (in a shrewd manner) :: bijîrî, jîrkî
shrike {n} (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) :: kêzxwer, kêzxur, kêzxwar, kîrkok
shroud {n} (dress for the dead) :: kefen
shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up ::
shut up {v} :: دەمت داخە
shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat ::
shy {adj} :: شەرمن
Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants) :: sicîlyayî, sîcîlyayî
Sicilian {prop} (language) :: sicîlyayî, sîcîlyayî, sîcîlyanî
Sicily {prop} (island) :: Sîcîlya {f}
sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill ::
sickle {n} (agricultural implement) :: das {f}
sickle {adj} :: داس
sickle cell {n} (abnormal erythrocyte) :: xaneya dasî {f}
siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
sieve {n} (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) :: بێژِنگ
sign {n} (visible indication) :: nîşan
signature {n} (person’s autograph name) :: îmza
significant {adj} (signifying something; carrying meaning) :: watedar
significant {adj} (having noticeable effect) :: giring
Siirt {prop} (city) :: Sêrt
silicon {n} (non-metallic element) :: sîlîsyûm
silk {n} (fiber) :: hevrîşm {m}, herîr {m}
silk {n} (fabric) :: hevrîşm
Silvan {prop} (city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey) :: Northern Kurdish: Farqîn
silver {n} (metal) :: Northern Kurdish: zîv
silverberry {n} (plant) SEE: oleaster ::
silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver ::
similar {adj} (of geometric figures, having the same shape) :: hevşêwe
simple {adj} (uncomplicated) :: hêsan
simple past {n} (the simple past tense) :: dema borî {f}
sin {n} (violation of religious law) :: gûneh, guneh
since {adv} (from a specified time in the past) :: ji dema ku
since {prep} (from (time)) :: ji ... ve
since {conj} (from the time that) :: ji dema ku
since {conj} (because) :: ji ber ku
sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon ::
sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil ::
singer {n} :: stranbêj
single-celled {adj} (consisting of one cell) SEE: unicellular ::
single-use {adj} (designed to be used one time) :: bikaranîna tekcarî, bikaranîna yekcarî
Sinhala {n} (language) SEE: Sinhalese ::
Sinhalese {n} (the language) :: kîngalî
Sino-Korean {adj} (being both Chinese and Korean) :: Sîno-koreyî
Sino-Korean {n} (the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language) :: Sîno-koreyî
Sino-Xenic {adj} (Sino-Korean) SEE: Sino-Korean ::
Sirius {prop} :: Northern Kurdish: Gelavêj
sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) :: Laki: خوە; Northern Kurdish: xuşk {f}, xwişk {f}, xweh {f}
sit down {v} (to assume a sitting position from a standing position) :: Northern Kurdish: rûniştin
six {num} (cardinal number) :: şeş
sixteen {num} (cardinal number 16) :: şazde
skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito ::
skeletal muscle {n} (muscle of vertebrates) :: peykeremasûlke {m}
skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) :: kakût
skeleton in the closet {n} (shameful secret) SEE: skeleton in the cupboard ::
skeleton in the cupboard {n} (shameful secret) :: şerrnizariya veşartî
skin {n} (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) :: çerm {m}, pîst {m}
skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) :: kevl {m}, pîst {m}
skin {n} (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) :: tûk
skull {n} (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) :: kilox {m}
sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) :: Kurmajni: esman
sky {n} (specific view, condition) :: esman
skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket ::
skyscraper {n} (tall building) :: balexane {f}
slavery {n} (institution or practice of owning human beings) :: xulamî
Slavic {adj} (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) :: slavî
Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic ::
sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) :: Laki: ھوەتِن; Northern Kurdish: nivistin, raketin, razan, veketin, xewtin
sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) :: xew {f}; Laki: خاو
sleeping {adj} (asleep) SEE: asleep ::
slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener ::
Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) :: slovakî
Slovakia {prop} (Slovakia) :: Slovakya {f}
Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak ::
Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak ::
Slovenia {prop} (country in Europe) :: Slovenya {f}
slow {adj} (not quick in motion) :: hêdî
smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse ::
smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
small intestine {n} (upper part of the intestine) :: rûviya zirav
smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
smile {n} (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) :: bişir {f}, girrnij {f}, bişkurr {f}, kenê bêdeng {m}
smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face) :: bişirîn, girrnijîn, bişkurrîn, bêdeng kenîn
smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) :: dûkêl {m}, {m}, dûxan {m}, moran {m}; Laki: دۊ, دۊکەڵ
smooth muscle {n} (involuntary muscle) :: lûsemasûlke {m}
snail {n} (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) :: hiseynok, şeytanok
snake {n} (legless reptile) :: mar, مار
snakebite {n} (the bite of a snake) :: pêvêdana mar {f}
sneeze {v} (expel air as a reflex) :: bêhnijîn
snow {n} (precipitation) :: befr {f}; Laki: ڤەر; Northern Kurdish: berf, befr {f}
snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) :: pûk {f}
soap {n} (substance) :: sabûn {f}
soapery {n} (factory making soap) :: sabûnxane
sob {n} (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath) :: Laki: ڤِرەنِسک
social distance {n} (distance between social groups) :: dûrahiya civakî {f}
social distancing {n} (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases) :: dûrxistina civakî {f}
social media {n} (interactive forms of media) :: medyaya sosyal
society {n} (group of people sharing culture) :: civak {f}
sock {n} (covering for the foot) :: gore
sodium {n} (reactive metal) :: natrîyûm
sofa {n} (upholstered seat) :: qenepe
so far {adv} (until now; previously; yet) :: heya vêga, heta niha
soft palate {n} (tissue) :: nermika esmanê dev {f}
software {n} (encoded computer instructions) :: nermalav {f}
software engineering {n} (subfield of engineering concerned with the development, operation, and maintenance of software) :: endezyariya nivîsbariyê {f}
soil {n} (mixture of sand and organic material) :: ax {f}, erd {m}
solar energy {n} (energy from the sun) :: enerjiya tavê {f}, enerjiya rojê {f}
solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System ::
Solar System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) :: pergala rojê {f}, sîstema rojê {f}
solicitude {n} (anxiety) :: inayet
solute {n} (substance that is dissolved in a solvent) :: tîwawe, madeya tîwawe {f}
solution {n} (liquid mixture) :: gîrawe {f}
solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) :: çare {f}, hel {f}, havil {f}, çareserî {f}
solvent {n} (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) :: tîwêner, madeya tîwêner {f}
somatic nervous system {n} (part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles) :: demarekoendama laşî {f}
some {determiner} :: hin, hinek, hindek, çendek, çend, ھەنێک
sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes ::
sometimes {adv} (on certain occasions, but not always) :: Northern Kurdish: carina
somnolent {adj} (drowsy) :: xewto
somnolent {adj} (soporific) :: xewîner
son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) :: kurr {m}
song {n} (music with words) :: stiran {f}, گۆرانی, stran {f}
son-in-law {n} (son-in-law) :: zava {m}
Sorani {prop} (Kurdish dialect) :: Northern Kurdish: soranî
Sorbian {prop} (language) :: sorbî
sorrel {n} (plant) :: Northern Kurdish: tirşik
so to speak {adv} (in a manner of speaking) :: hema bêje, hema hema
soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) :: rih
soup {n} (dish) :: şorbe
source {n} (person, place or thing) :: kanî kanî
sour cherry {n} (fruit) :: albalû, fişne
sour grapes {n} (acid grapes) :: Northern Kurdish: cûr, jûr
south {n} (compass point) :: başûr, باشور
southpaw {n} :: destçep
Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia ::
Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union ::
Soviet Union {prop} (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) :: Yekîtiya Sovyetê {f}
space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space) :: mekok
Space Shuttle {n} (a space transportation system) :: mekok
spade {n} (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) :: merr {f}, mer {f}
spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade ::
spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta ::
Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) :: spanî
spar {n} (rafter of a roof) SEE: rafter ::
sparrow {n} :: چۆلەکە, پاساری, beytik
Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece) :: Sparta
Spartacus {prop} (Thracian name) :: Spartacus
spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) :: hevstîv, spatûla
spear {n} (long stick with a sharp tip) :: Northern Kurdish: rim
spearhead {n} (the pointed head, or end, of a spear) :: serikê rimê {m}
spearhead {n} (one who leads or initiates an activity) :: serkêş {m} {f}
spearhead {n} (the leading military unit in an attack) :: serkêş {m} {f}
spearhead {v} (to drive or campaign ardently) :: serkêş bûn, serkêşî kirin
species {n} (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) :: cure
spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles ::
spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) :: hirçê biberçavk {f}
spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) :: çavik, berçavk, eynek
spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave ::
sphenoid {n} (sphenoid bone) SEE: sphenoid bone ::
sphenoid bone {n} (sphenoid bone) :: hestiyê cênîkê {m}
sphincter {n} (band of muscle) :: miçînik, guşer {m}
sphinx {n} (sphincter) SEE: sphincter ::
spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet ::
spider {n} (arthropod) :: Northern Kurdish: tevnpîrk
spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) :: tevnepîrik
spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap ::
spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) :: spînax {f}, siyale
spinal canal {n} (canal containing the spinal cord and spinal meninges) :: dirkekelên {f}, striyekelên {f}
spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) :: dirkepetik, striyebendik {m}
spinal nerve {n} (nerve) :: dirkedemar {f}
spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly ::
spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) :: teşî
spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle ::
spine {n} (backbone) :: birrbirre
spine pig {n} (porcupine) SEE: porcupine ::
spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig ::
spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) :: tif kirin
spit {n} (saliva) :: tif {f}
spit {n} (instance of spitting) :: tifkirin
spleen {n} (organ) :: sipil {f}
split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach ::
spondyle {n} (joint of the backbone) SEE: vertebra ::
sponge {n} (marine invertebrate) :: îsfenc; îsfenc {m}, sunger {f}
sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing) :: lûfik {m}, îsfenc {m}, sunger {f}
spoon {n} (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) :: Northern Kurdish: kefçî {m}
sport {n} (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) :: sîpor, werziş
spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband ::
spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife ::
spring {n} (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) :: Hewramni: wehar; bihar
spring {n} (water springing from the ground) :: Laki: کەنی; Northern Kurdish: kanî, kehnî {f}
spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) :: pîvazterk
spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) :: kaj {f}
spy {n} (person who secretly watches) :: sîxur, casûs, diznêr, xefnêr, şofar, spiyon
spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars ::
stable {v} (put or keep in a stable) :: xweragir
stage {n} (phase) :: qonax {f}, merhele {f}, gihanek {f}, gihînek {f}, faz {f}, qedem {f}, gav {f}, قۆناغ
stalk {n} (stem or main axis of a plant) :: bistîk {f}
stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp ::
standard of living {n} (relative measure of quality of life) :: asta jiyanê {f}
stapes {n} (bone in the middle ear) :: zengû {f}
star {n} (luminous celestial body) :: stêr {f}
star {n} (celebrity) :: stêr {f}
starch {n} (carbohydrates) :: nîşa {f}
starling {n} (bird) :: Northern Kurdish: alik, reşêlek, zerzûr
star-of-Bethlehem {n} (plant of the genus Ornithogalum) :: Northern Kurdish: gîlaxe, serêş, şimlî
starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star ::
statistics {n} (mathematical science) :: amar
statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) :: peykel {m}, heykel {m}, senem {m}, pût {m}, kelwaş {m}
status symbol {n} (visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status) :: sembola statûyê {f}
steadfastly {adv} (in a steadfast manner) :: Northern Kurdish: nebezkî, bi nebezî
stealth {n} :: dizîkî, nehînî
stealthily {adv} (in a stealthy manner) :: bidizîkî, bi nihênî, bi razberî
stealthy {adj} (characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy) :: dizîkî, nehînî, razberî
steam {n} (water vapor) :: bixar {f}
stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell) :: xaneya bineratî {f}
step {n} :: gav, pêngav
stepchild {n} :: nevis, nevisî
step in {v} (To act) SEE: act ::
stepson {n} (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) :: nevis {m}
steven {n} (command) SEE: command ::
steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer ::
steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice ::
stick {v} :: مانان
stiff {adj} :: قایم, بەستوو
stimulant {n} (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) :: handerker, kartêkir {f}
stimulate {v} (to encourage into action) :: hander kirin {f}
stirrup {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes ::
stirrup {n} (footrest used by riders) :: Northern Kurdish: rikêb, zengû
stirrup bone {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes ::
stitch {n} (single pass of the needle in sewing) :: Northern Kurdish: dirwar, kêl
stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough ::
stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine ::
stocking {n} (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)) :: gore
stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock) :: bazara pişkan, sûka pişkan
stomach {n} (digestive organ) :: gede {f}
stone {n} (substance) :: kevir , ber , berd , kuç , بهرد /bhird/
stone {n} (small piece of stone) :: kevir , ber , berd , kuç
stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) :: kevir , ber , berd , kuç
stone {n} (piece of hard material used in board games) :: berik , kabik
stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
stop {v} (to cease moving) :: rawestîn, sekinîn
stop {v} (to not continue) :: rawestîn, sekinîn
stop {v} (to cause to cease moving) :: rawestandin, sekinandin
stop {v} (to cause to come to an end) :: rawestandin, sekinandin
store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory ::
store {n} (shop) SEE: shop ::
storey {n} (floor, level) :: qat {f}, tebeq {f}
storm {n} :: رەشەبا {?}
story {n} (lie) SEE: lie ::
story {n} (storey) SEE: storey ::
Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy) :: Tengava Messina {f}, Tengava Messinayê {f}
Strait of Sicily {prop} (strait between Sicily and Tunisia) :: Tengava Sîcîlya {f}, Tengava Sîcîlyayê {f}
strand {n} (strand of hair) :: Laki: تاڵ
strange {adj} (not normal) :: ecêb, seyr, sosret, mat
strangle {v} (to kill someone by strangulation) :: fetisandin
straw {n} (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) :: ka ka
straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) :: pûş
straw {adj} (made of straw) :: ka
strawberry {n} (fruit) :: çîlek, tûfiringî, tûerd
streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper ::
street sweeper {n} (person employed to sweep streets, etc.) :: zibilkêş
stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent ::
stress {n} (emotional pressure) :: hêrsdarî
structure {n} (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) :: pêkhate {f}
structure {n} (underlying shape of a solid) :: pêkhate {f}
struggler {n} (one who struggles) :: têkoşer
student {n} (person who studies a subject) :: qutabî, telebe, şagirt
study {v} (to take a course) :: Laki: خوەنین, خوەنِن; Northern Kurdish: xwendin
study {n} :: باس
sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder ::
stylist {n} :: şêwaznas, stîlnas, stîlîst
subconscious {n} (that part of mind that is not consciously perceived) :: jêrhiş
subscriber {n} (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service) :: abone
substance {n} (physical matter; material, see also: matter) :: made
subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) :: binnivîs
subunit {n} (subdivision of a larger unit) :: binebeş {m}
such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example ::
suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) :: mêjîn, mêtin, مژین
sucrose {n} (a disaccharide) :: sakaroz {m}
suet {n} (fat) :: Northern Kurdish: bez
Suez Canal {prop} (canal) :: Kanala Sûweyş
Sufi {n} (a Sufi muslim) :: sofî
sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) :: şekir
sugar {n} :: şekir
sugar cube {n} (sugar shaped in cubes) :: şekirê kabikî
suit {n} (set of clothes) :: bedil
sulfur {n} (element) :: kewkurd, kirkût
sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas ::
sultan {n} (ruler) :: sultan {m}
sumac {n} (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.) :: simaq
summer {n} (hottest season) :: havîn {f}, ھاڤین, tavistan; Laki: tawsan
sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) :: xewer, roj {f}
sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) :: Laki: ھوەر; Northern Kurdish: roj {f}, tav {f}
sun {n} :: roj, tav, ھەتاو, خۆر, رۆژ
Sunday {n} (day of the week) :: ‌yekşem, ‌yekşeme
sunflower oil {n} (vegetable oil) :: rûnê gulberojê
sunnah {n} (custom, system, way of life) :: sinet
Sunni {adj} (related to the Sunni branch of Islam) :: sinî
Sunni {n} (follower of the Sunni branch of Islam) :: sinî {m} {f}
Sunni {n} (Sunni Islam, a branch of Islam) :: sinîtî {f}
Sunnite {n} (Sunni) SEE: Sunni ::
sunrise {n} (time of day) :: rojhilatin
sun shower {n} (rain shower) :: eyda guran {f} (lit. wolves' feast)
sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise ::
sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise ::
supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow ::
superficially {adv} (in a superficial manner) :: serpilkî
supertanker {n} (extremely large tanker) :: sarincîka
supper {n} (food before going to bed) :: şîv {f}
supper {n} (dinner at night) :: şîv {f}
supper {n} (drinker) :: vexwer
surgeon {n} (doctor who performs surgery) :: emeliyatker, kîrûrg, operator, cerah, birînsaz
surreptitious {adj} (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) :: dizîkî, nehînî, razberî
surreptitiously {adv} (in a surreptitious manner) :: bi dizîkî, bi nehînî, bi razberî
surround {v} :: دەوردانەوە
Suruç {prop} (city in Turkey) :: Northern Kurdish: Pirsûs, Sirûc
swagger {n} :: خۆبادان
swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) :: daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabilandin
swallow {v} (to take in, to consume) :: daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabilandin
swallow {v} (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) :: daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabilandin
swallow {v} (to believe or accept) :: pejirandin, daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabilandin
swallow {n} (a chasm or abyss) :: çal {f}, kend {f}
swallow {n} (amount swallowed) :: qurt {f}, qurç {f}, nîç {f}
swallow {n} (bird) :: hacîreşk, dûmeqesk, hechecik
swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) :: , qazquling
swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark ::
swearer {n} (a person who swears) :: sondxwer
swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word) :: sixêf, dijûn, dijmîn, xeber, çêrr, zêf, zêv, mirqî, kufrî
sweat {n} (fluid that exits the body through pores) :: , xuh {f}, xweydan {f}
swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip ::
Swede {n} (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent) :: Northern Kurdish: swêdî
Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) :: Northern Kurdish: Swêd
Swedish {prop} (language) :: swêdî
sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) :: şirîn
sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) :: şirîn
sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) :: şirîn, şirînkirî
sweet {adj} (not having a salty taste) :: şirîn
sweet {adj} (having a pleasant sound) :: şirîn
sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert ::
sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam ::
swimmer {n} (one who swims) :: Northern Kurdish: melevan {c}
swimmist {n} (swimmer) SEE: swimmer ::
swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig ::
Swiss chard {n} (chard) SEE: chard ::
switch off {v} :: temirandin, vemirandin, reş kirin
swole {adj} (upset) SEE: upset ::
sword {n} (weapon) :: Northern Kurdish: şimşûr, şûr
swordsmanship {n} (the skill of using a sword) :: şûrbaz {f}
sycamore {n} (Platanus) :: çinar {f}
symbolic {adj} (pertaining to a symbol) :: sembolîk, remzî
sympathetic {adj} (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) :: sîmpasawî {f}
sympathetic nervous system {n} (sympathetic nervous system) :: sîstema sîmpasawî {f}, beşa sîmpasawî {f}
synapse {n} (junction between neurons) :: gehînkeya demarî {f}
syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) :: agire {f}
Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Sûriya, Sûriye
system {n} ((physiology) set of body organs having a particular function) :: koendam {f}
ta {interj} (thanks) SEE: thanks ::
tab {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette ::
table {n} (item of furniture) :: mase {f}, mêze {f}
tack {n} (nautical: distance between these maneuvers) SEE: board ::
taffeta {n} (woven fabric) :: tefte
tafsir {n} (interpretation of the Qur'an) :: tefsîr
Tahitian {prop} (language) :: tahitî
tail {n} (appendage of an animal) :: terî; dûv, poç
Taiwan {prop} (East Asian country) :: Taywan
Tajik {n} (person) :: tacik
Tajik {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan, the Tajik people or the Tajik language) :: Tacîkî
Tajiki {prop} (dialect of Persian) SEE: Tajik ::
Tajikistan {prop} (Republic of Tajikistan) :: Tacîkistan
Tajikistani {adj} (person of Tajik origin) SEE: Tajik ::
Tajikistani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Tajik language) SEE: Tajik ::
tall {adj} (of a person) :: Laki: دِریژ; Northern Kurdish: dirêj
Talysh {n} (member of an Iranian-speaking people) :: taliş
Talysh {adj} (relating to the Talysh people, culture or language) :: talişî
Talysh {prop} (language) :: talişî
tamarisk {n} (shrub of the genus Tamarix) :: Northern Kurdish: gez {f}, kifr {f}
tandoor {n} (cylindrical clay oven) :: tenûr {f}, tendûr {f}
tang {n} (tongue) SEE: tongue ::
tangerine {n} (fruit) :: Northern Kurdish: lalengî {f}
tank {n} (closed container for fluids) :: tank {f}
tank {n} (open container for liquids) :: birk {f}
tank {n} (pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial) :: birk {f}
Tanzania {prop} (United Republic of Tanzania) :: Tanzanya
tap {n} (device to dispense liquid) :: zembere {f}, henef {f}, mislik {f}, henefî {f}, henîfe {f}
tap {n} :: zembere {f}, henef {f}, mislik {f}, henefî {f}, henîfe {f}
tar {n} (substance) :: qîr {f}, qetran {f}
tar {n} (Persian musical instrument) :: tar
tarantula {n} (spider of the family Theraphosidae) :: tarantul {f}, tevnpîrka gir
target cell {n} (cell with a specific receptor) :: xaneya armanc {f}
taste {n} (one of the sensations produced by the tongue) :: çêj {f}, tam {f}
tastebud {n} (a small organ on the tongue used for tasting) :: gopikên tamê {f}
tasteless {adj} (having no flavour) :: Northern Kurdish: bêtam
tasty {adj} :: بەتام, بەلەزەت
tat {v} (slang: tattoo) SEE: tattoo ::
tatt {n} (tattoo) SEE: tattoo ::
tattoo {n} (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle) :: deq {f}
tax {n} (money paid to government) :: bêş, bac
taxi {n} (vehicle) :: texsî
taxpayer {n} (person who pays tax) :: bacder
Tbilisi {prop} (the capital city of Georgia (the country)) :: Tiblîsî
T cell {n} (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) :: xaneya T {f}
tea {n} (main evening meal) SEE: dinner ::
tea {n} (dried leaves of tea plant) :: çay {f}, ça
tea {n} (drink made from leaves of tea plant) :: ça {f}, çay {f}
tea {n} (cup of this drink) :: çay {f}, piyaleyeke çayê {f}
tea {n} (drink made from other plants) :: çay {f}, ça {f}
tea {n} (cup of drink made from other plants) :: çay {f}, çaya biharatan {f}
teach {v} (to pass on knowledge) :: Northern Kurdish: fêr kirin
teacher {n} (person who teaches) :: mamosta, hînker
teahouse {n} (a cafe that sells tea) :: çayxane
tea leaf {n} (thief) SEE: thief ::
teapot {n} (vessel for tea) :: çaydank {f}, qûre
tear {n} (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) :: hêsir
tear gas {n} (chemical compound) :: rondikrêj {f}
tearoom {n} (teahouse) SEE: teahouse ::
tear up {v} (To damage) SEE: damage ::
tea shop {n} (a shop where tea or coffee is served) SEE: teahouse ::
Teheran {prop} (Tehran) SEE: Tehran ::
Tehran {prop} (capital of Iran) :: Taran
tečka {n} (tečka diacritic) SEE: dot ::
telephone {n} (a device used for two-way talking with other people) :: telefon, dûrbîsk, dûrbîst
television {n} (medium) :: televîzyon
television set {n} (television) SEE: television ::
temblor {n} (earthquake) SEE: earthquake ::
temporal bone {n} (either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull) :: hestiyê cênikê {m}
temporal lobe {n} (division of cerebrum) :: cênikepil
temporary tooth {n} (milk tooth) SEE: milk tooth ::
ten {n} :: deh
ten {num} (the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11) :: deh
tendon {n} (tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment) ::
tent {n} (portable lodge) :: çadir
terebinth {n} (a Mediterranean tree) :: bêmk {f} [variety with soft seeds]
termination {n} (an end in space; an edge or limit) :: kotahî {f}
Terra {prop} (the Planet Earth) SEE: Earth ::
terrorist {n} (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle) :: terorîst
testicle {n} (male sex gland) :: gun {m}, hêlik {m}, گون
testosterone {n} (steroid hormone) :: testosteron
test tube {n} (glass tube) :: lûleya azmûnê {f}
thank {v} (express gratitude or appreciation to someone) :: spas
thanks {interj} (used to express appreciation or gratitude) :: spas, memnûn, teşekur
thank you {interj} (an expression of gratitude) :: spas, سوپاس
that {conj} (connecting a noun clause) :: ku
that is {adv} (in other words) :: anku, bi gotineka din, yanî
that is to say {adv} (in other words) SEE: that is ::
the die is cast {phrase} (the future is determined) :: tîr ji kevan pekiya
the grass is always greener on the other side {proverb} (others' circumstances seem more desirable) :: dengê defe ji dûr ve xweş e
then {adv} (at that time) :: hingê, demê, çaxî, wî wextî, wê gavê
then {adv} (soon afterward) :: paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvre, peyre
then {adv} (next in order) :: paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvre, peyre
then {adv} (in that case) :: pa, de, madem
then {adv} (at the same time; on the other hand) :: li milê din, li alî
then {n} :: hingê
theology {n} (study of God, or a god, or gods) :: îlahiyet {f}
there is {v} (third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be) :: heye
there's no place like home {proverb} (one feels most comfortable at home) :: Şam şekir e lê welat şirîntir e
thermometer {n} (apparatus used to measure temperature) :: têhnpîv
thermoreceptor {n} :: germîwergir {f}
thermosphere {n} (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) :: germasipêr
they {pron} (third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant or non-binary gender) :: ew
thief {n} (one who carries out theft) :: diz, دز
thigh {n} (upper leg) :: hêt
thin {adj} (having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite) :: barik
think {v} (communicate to oneself in one’s mind) :: fikirîn, hizirîn, ramîn, pûnijîn, بیرکردن
think {v} (be of the opinion that) :: bawer kirin, texmîn kirin, fikirîn, hizirîn, pûnijîn, ramîn
think {v} (consider, judge, regard something as) :: hesibandin, بەمەزەندەی
think nothing of it {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome ::
think of {v} (think) SEE: think ::
think tank {n} (group producing research and recommendations) :: ramanxane {f}
thirteen {num} (the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen) :: sêzde
thoracic cavity {n} (chamber of the human body) :: singekelên {f}
thorax {n} (region of the mammalian body) :: sing {m}
thorn {n} (sharp protective spine of a plant) :: Laki: دِڕک; Northern Kurdish: strî, dirrî
though {adv} (however) :: dîsa jî, her wiha
thought {n} (form created in the mind) :: hizir, fikir
thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) :: hezar, hizar, ھەزار
thread {n} (long, thin and flexible form of material) :: Northern Kurdish: dezî {m}, dav {f}
threads {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes ::
threads {n} (thread) SEE: thread ::
threat {n} (expression of intent to injure or punish another) :: tehdît, gef
three {num} (cardinal number 3) ::
three stops short of Dagenham {adj} (crazy; mad) SEE: crazy ::
thresher {n} (farm machine) :: patoz
threshing sledge {n} (rectangular table of wood used to separate grain from straw) :: Northern Kurdish: cencer {f}, kam {f}, patoz {f}
thrombocyte {n} (platelet) SEE: platelet ::
thrombosis {n} (formation of thrombi, causing obstruction of circulation) :: xwîntîrî, xwînmeyîn
throne {n} (ornate seat) :: text {m}
throne room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
throw {v} :: avêtin
thunder {n} (sound caused by lightning) :: birûsk
thunder {n} :: birûsk {f}
Thursday {n} (day of the week) :: pêncşemb, pêncşem {f}
thymus {n} (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) :: rijênê tîmus {m}, tîmus {f}
tie {v} (to achieve the same score) SEE: equalize ::
tiger {n} (The mammal Panthera tigris) :: Northern Kurdish: piling
tight {adj} (pushed/pulled together) :: Northern Kurdish: teng
Tigris {prop} (river in Southwest Asia) :: Dîjla, Dîcle
timber {n} (trees considered as a source of wood) :: dar {f}
timber {n} (wood that has been cut ready for construction) :: dar {f}
timber {n} (beam used to support something such as a roof or a ship) :: karîte {m}
time {n} (inevitable passing of events) :: dem {f}, wext, çax
time {n} (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc) :: dem, wext, zeman
time {n} :: car {f}, kere {f}, defa {f}, neql {f}, dem, wext, zeman
time of day {n} (time according to the clock) SEE: time ::
timpanum {n} (middle ear) SEE: middle ear ::
timpanum {n} (eardrum) SEE: eardrum ::
tinkle {v} (to urinate) SEE: urinate ::
tip {v} :: بەخشیش
tired {adj} (in need of rest or sleep) :: betilî
tissue {n} (aggregation of cells) :: şane {f}
titfer {n} (hat) SEE: hat ::
tit for tat {n} (hat) SEE: hat ::
Tōkyō {prop} (Tokyo) SEE: Tokyo ::
tobacco {n} (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) :: tûtin
today {adv} (on the current day) :: kurmanci: îro
together {adv} :: پێکەوە
toilet {n} (room used for urination and defecation, see also: bathroom; men's room; ladies' room; outhouse; portable toilet; latrine; shitter) :: destavxane {f}, avdestxane {f}, daşir {f}, tiwalet {f}, WC {f}, edeb {f}, rîtinxane {f}, mîstinxane {f}, destavxane, qedemgeh, avrêj, ئاودەست
Tokyo {prop} (capital of Japan) :: Tokyo
tomato {n} (fruit) :: bacanê sor {f}, firingî {f}, tomate {f}, pamîdor {f}
tomb {n} (small building or vault for the remains of the dead) :: mezel
tomorrow {adv} (on the day after the present day) :: sibe
tong {n} (tool) :: kêlbetan {m}
tong {n} (secret society) :: tong {f}
tongs {n} (an instrument) :: kêlbetan
tongue {n} (organ) :: ziman
tongue {n} (language) SEE: language ::
tonsil {n} (palatine tonsil) :: aloq
toodeloo {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
toon {n} (town) SEE: town ::
tooth {n} (biological tooth) :: didan {m}, diran {m}
tooth enamel {n} (substance) SEE: enamel ::
top {n} (uppermost part) :: jor
topic {n} (discussion thread) SEE: thread ::
torch {n} (stick with flame at one end) :: meşale
tornado {n} (violent windstorm) :: bablîsok
total {n} (amount) :: tevayî
total {n} (sum) :: tevayî
total {adj} (entire) :: tev, hemû, giş
total {adj} (complete) :: tev, temam
total {v} (to add up) :: tevandin
total {v} (to equal after calculation) :: tev bûn
total {v} (to demolish) :: ruxandin, hilweşandin
to the max {prep} (very) SEE: very ::
tourism {n} (the act of travelling or sightseeing) :: geştûguzarî, turîzm
tovarish {n} (comrade) SEE: comrade ::
toward {prep} (in the direction of) :: Northern Kurdish: berev
toward {prep} :: بەرەو
towards {prep} (toward) SEE: toward ::
town {n} (settlement) :: bajarok
toxin {n} (a toxic or poisonous substance) :: toksîn {f}
toy {n} (something to play with) :: pêlîstok
trachea {n} (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) :: borîhewa {f}
tract {n} (series of connected body organs) :: cog {f}
trade {n} (buying and selling) :: sewda, bazirganî
train {n} (line of connected cars or carriages) :: trên {f}, qîtar {f}, şemendefer
transduction {n} (physiology: the conversion of a stimulus from one form to another) :: hesteveguherandin
transfer {v} (to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another) :: guhaztin
transfer {v} (to be or become transferred) :: veguhaztin
transhumance {n} (the movement of people with their grazing animals to new pastures) :: koçerî {f}
transhumanism {n} (philosophy favoring the use of science and technology) :: transhumanîzm {f}
transitive {adj} (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects) :: têper, gerguhêz
translation {n} (act of translating between languages) :: werger
translator {n} (someone who translates) :: wergêr, terciman
transparent {adj} (see-through, clear) :: zelal
transverse colon {n} (part of colon) :: kolona berwarîkî {f}
traveler {n} (one who travels) SEE: traveller ::
traveller {n} (one who travels) :: gerok
treasurer {n} :: خەزنەدار
treat {n} ((obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation) SEE: negotiation ::
tree {proverb} (large woody plant) :: Laki: دار; Northern Kurdish: dar {f}
tree trunk {n} (the main structural member of a tree) :: qurm
trespass {n} (sin) SEE: sin ::
tribe {n} (group of people) :: eşîr
triboelectricity {n} (electricity produced by the triboelectric effect) :: kehrebeya lêxuşînê
tribunal {n} (assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business) :: dadgeh {f}, mehkeme {f}
trickle {n} (a very thin river) :: robar {m}
trickle {n} (a very thin flow; the act of trickling) :: herik {f}
triglyceride {n} (lipid, ester of glycerol and three fatty acids) :: rûnê nêtar {m}, trîglîserîd {f}
trip {n} (journey) :: gerr
Tripoli {prop} (capital of Libya) :: Trablûs
triumphal arch {n} (monumental arch that commemorates a victory) :: taqê serketinê
troika {n} (carriage) :: troyka {f}
troth {n} (truth) SEE: truth ::
trouble {n} :: چەرمەسەری
trouser {v} (to pocket) SEE: pocket ::
Troy {prop} (an ancient city) :: Troya {f}, Truva {f}
truck {v} (trade) SEE: trade ::
truck {n} (vehicle designed for carrying cargo) :: qemyon
truffle {n} (tuber) :: kiyarik, دۆمەڵان
trunk {n} (tree trunk) :: qurm
truth {n} (state or quality of being true to someone or something) :: rastî {f}, heqîqet {f}
truth {n} :: ڕاستی
tryst {n} :: jivan {f}
tryst {v} :: [intransitive] jivîn, çûn / hatin jivanê, jivan kirin; [transitive] jivandin
tsunami {n} (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean) :: tsunamî {f}
tuberculosis {n} (infectious disease) :: êşa zirav {f}; Northern Kurdish: êşa zirav, jana zirav
Tuesday {n} (day of the week) :: sêşemî
tulip {n} (plant) :: tule
tune {n} :: ئاواز
Tunisia {prop} (Republic of Tunisia) :: Tûnis
tup {v} (fuck) SEE: fuck ::
tup {n} (ram) SEE: ram ::
-tuple {suffix} (tuple with the specified number terms) :: -carî, -bare
Turk {n} (Muslim) SEE: Muslim ::
turkey {n} (bird) :: elok {m}
Turkey {prop} (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) :: Tirkiye
Turkish {n} (official language of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) :: tirkî {f}
Turkish {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language) :: tirkî
Turkish delight {n} (confection) :: loqim, lokim
turnip {n} (white root of Brassica rapa) :: Northern Kurdish: şêlim
turnip {n} :: şêlim {f}, silka spî {f}, tar {f}, şelxem {f}
turn over {v} (to transfer) SEE: transfer ::
turquoise {n} (gemstone) :: feyroz
turquoise {n} (colour) :: feyrozî
turtle {n} (land or marine reptile with a shell) :: req
turtle {n} (turtle dove) SEE: turtle dove ::
turtle dove {n} (bird in the genus Streptopelia) :: qumrî {f}
tussis {n} (cough) SEE: cough ::
twelve {num} (cardinal number 12) :: Northern Kurdish: dazde
twenty {num} (cardinal number) :: bîst
twenty-six {num} (cardinal number) :: bîst û şeş
twitch {n} (Elymus repens) SEE: couch grass ::
two {num} (numerical value) :: du
two hundred {num} (cardinal number 200) :: du sed
tympanic membrane {n} (eardrum) SEE: eardrum ::
tympanum {n} (middle ear) SEE: middle ear ::
tympanum {n} (eardrum) SEE: eardrum ::
type {n} (blood group) SEE: blood type ::
type {n} (grouping based on shared characteristics) :: cure {f}
type {n} (biology: individual representative of its taxonomic group) :: cure {f}, cor {f}
udder {n} (organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals) :: Northern Kurdish: guhan
Uganda {prop} (Republic of Uganda) :: Ûganda
Ukraine {prop} (Eastern European country) :: Ukrayna
ultranationalism {n} (extreme nationalism) :: niştimanperwerîtî, welatperistîtiya serçil
ululate {v} (to howl loudly) :: nalîn
umbilicus {n} (navel) SEE: navel ::
umbra {n} (a shadow) SEE: shadow ::
umbrella {n} (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun) :: sîwane, çetir
'umra {n} (a lesser pilgrimage) :: umre
UN {prop} (United Nations) :: NY /Neteweyên Yekbûyî/
unbeliever {n} (infidel) SEE: infidel ::
uncle {n} (brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) :: (paternal) mam, ap, (maternal) xal
unconditional {adj} (without conditions) :: bêqeyd û şert, bêşert û merc
unconditionally {adv} (without condition) :: bê şert û mercî, bê qeyd û şertî
under {prep} (in a lower level than) :: di bin ... de, di bin
under {prep} :: بن, ژێر
under one's hat {prep} (secret) SEE: secret ::
understanding {n} :: تێگەیشتن
undertaker {n} (funeral director) :: gorrker, binaxker, definker
underwear {n} (clothes worn next to the skin) :: bincil {m}, binkiras {m}, etek {m}
undress {v} ((intransitive) remove one's clothing) :: xwe veşelandin, (cil) ji ber xwe kirin, xwe rûs kirin, xwe tazî kirin
undress {v} ((transitive) remove somebody’s clothing) :: veşelandin, (cil) ji ber kirin, rûs kirin, tazî kirin
unfortunately {adv} (happening through bad luck) :: mixabin
unfounded {adj} (not based on solid reasons or facts) :: bêbingeh
ungrammatical {adj} (in violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language) :: nerêzimanî
unicellular {n} (single-celled organism) :: yekxaneyî
union {n} (the act of uniting or the state of being united) :: yekîtî {f}
united {adj} (joined into a single entity) :: Northern Kurdish: yekgirtî, yekbûyî
United Arab Emirates {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Mîrnişînên Erebî yên Yekbûyî
United Kingdom {prop} (Kingdom in Europe, see also: Great Britain) :: Keyaniya Yekbûyî
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) :: Keyaniya Yekbûyî ya Brîtaniya Mezin û Bakurê Îrlendayê
United Nations {prop} (international coalition) :: Neteweyên Yekbûyî
United States {prop} (the United States) :: Northern Kurdish: Ameriqayê Yekbûyî
United States of America {prop} (country in North America) :: Dewletên Yekbûyî yên Amerîkayê, Amerîka, Emrîka
university {n} (institution of higher education) :: zanko {f}, zanîngeh {f}
UNO {prop} (United Nations) SEE: UN ::
unputdownable {adj} (difficult or impossible to put down) :: berxweder, neşkê, xweragir
unputdownable {adj} (of a book, etc.: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it) :: destjêvenebar
unstable {adj} (readily decomposed or decomposable) :: xwenegir
until {prep} (up to the time of) :: heta, ta
until {prep} (before) :: heta, ta, berî
until {prep} :: heta, ta, heya
until {conj} (up to the time that) :: heta, ta, heta ku
until {conj} (before) :: heta
ununbium {n} (chemical element) :: ûnûnbiyûm
ununhexium {n} (element with atomic number 116) :: ûnûnheksiyûm
ununquadium {n} (chemical element) :: ûnûnkûadyûm
unvoluntary {adj} (involuntary) SEE: involuntary ::
unwillingness {n} (property of being unwilling) :: bêdilî {f}
unworthy {adj} (not worthy) :: ناشایستە, ناموستەحەق, ئائل
upper respiratory tract {n} (part of respiratory tract) :: jorê coga henaseyê
uprighteous {adj} (righteous) SEE: righteous ::
uprising {n} (a popular revolt) :: serhildan {f}, tuxyan
upset {v} (make (a person) angry, distressed or unhappy) :: qehirandin, xeyidandin, sil kirin
upset {v} (disturb, disrupt, unfavorably alter) :: têkvedan, tevlihev kirin
upset {v} (tip, overturn) :: riştin, rijandin
upside down {adv} (inverted) :: sernişîv, serberjêr, nixûm
upside down {adv} (in great disorder) :: serûbin, tarûmar
urethra {n} (anatomical tube) :: pêşborî
urgent {adj} (requiring immediate attention) :: lezgîn
urinal {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
urinary bladder {n} (urinary bladder) :: Northern Kurdish: mîzdan {f}
urinate {v} :: mîstin, mîz kirin
Urmia {prop} (city in Iran) :: Ûrmiye
US {prop} (abbreviation of United States, see also: USA) :: Northern Kurdish: AY
USA {prop} (United States of America) :: Northern Kurdish: AY, Ameriqayê Yekbûyî
use {n} (act of using) :: bi kar anîn
uvula {n} (appendage that hangs from the palate) :: zimanok {m}
Uzbekistan {prop} (Republic of Uzbekistan) :: Ûzbêkistan
vacate {v} :: چۆڵکردن
vaccine {n} (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies) :: kutan
vacillate {v} :: hejîn
vagina {n} (anatomical sense) :: quz {m}, vajîna
vagina {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva ::
vagus nerve {n} (cranial nerve) :: demarê pîşî-ûrî
valley {n} (elongated depression between hills or mountains) :: dehl
value added tax {n} (tax levied on added value of an exchange) :: baca nirxê lêzêdekirî
valve {n} (device that controls flow of gas or fluid) :: derîçe {n}
valve {n} (in anatomy) :: derîçe {f}
vanilla {n} (fruit) :: vanîlya
vapour {n} (steam) SEE: steam ::
varsity {n} (university) SEE: university ::
vase {n} (container used mainly for displaying flowers) :: guldank {f}, gulwaz {f}, vazo {f}
vegetable {n} (any plant) :: sebze sebze
vein {n} (blood vessel transporting blood towards the heart) :: xwînhêner {f}
vendetta {n} (bitter, destructive feud in which each injury is revenged) :: xwîndarî {f}, xîndarî {f}, xûndarî {f}, xwêndarî {f}, vendeta {f}
venom {n} (poison carried by animal) :: jehr {f}
ventricle {n} (one of two lower chambers of the heart) :: zikok {m}
ventricle {n} (one of the cavities of the brain) :: zikok {m}
venule {n} (a small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein) :: xwînhênerok {f}
Venus {prop} (planet) :: Gelawêj
verdolaga {n} (common purslane) SEE: common purslane ::
vertebra {n} (any of the small bones which make up the backbone) :: birrbirre {m}
vertebrate {adj} (having a backbone) :: birrbirredar {n}
vertical {adj} (being perpendicular to horizontal) :: Northern Kurdish: stûnî {f}
very {adv} (to a high degree) :: gelek, pir
vest {n} (garment worn over a shirt) :: êlek {m}, çoxik {m}
vestibule {n} (a passage, hall or room) :: dalan {f}
vestibule {n} (body cavity) :: dalan {f}
vexillology {n} (study of flags) :: alanasî {f}, veksîlolojî {f}
vicinity {n} :: دەوروبەر, دەوروپشت
video conference {n} (conference held by video link) :: vîdeokonferans
Viking {n} (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) :: vîkîng
village {n} (a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) :: gund {m}
villus {n} (small projection from a membrane) :: memîle {m}
vinegar {n} (condiment) :: sirke
vineyard {n} (grape plantation) :: rez {m}; Northern Kurdish: rez
violence {n} (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) :: şidet
violin {n} (string instrument) :: keman {f}, kemançe {f}, viyolîn {f}
viva {interj} (long live ... !) SEE: long live ::
vixen {n} (attractive woman) SEE: fox ::
vocal cord {n} (folds of mucous membrane) :: dengejê {f}
voetsek {interj} (go away) SEE: go away ::
voice {n} (sound uttered by the mouth) :: deng {m}
voice {n} (sound made through vibration of the vocal cords) :: deng {m}
voice {n} (tone or sound emitted by anything) :: deng {m}
voice {n} (the faculty or power of utterance) :: deng {m}
voice {n} (language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion) :: deng {m}
voice {n} (opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote) :: deng {m}, rey
voice {n} (command, precept) :: deng {m}
voice {n} (one who speaks; speaker) :: deng {m}
voice box {n} (larynx) SEE: larynx ::
volcano {n} (mountain containing a magma chamber) :: volkan {m}
volume {n} (three-dimensional measure of space) :: qebare {f}
voluntary {adj} (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) :: xwewîst
voluntary muscle {n} (voluntary muscle) :: masûlkeya xwewîst {f}, masûlkeya xovîn {f}
vortex {n} (whirlpool) :: bagerr {f}, babelîsk {f}
vowel harmony {n} (phonological process) :: ahenga dengdêran
voyager {n} (traveller) SEE: traveller ::
vulnerability {n} (security vulnerability) SEE: hole ::
vulva {n} (collectively the external female sexual organs) :: quz {m}
waffle {v} (vacillate) SEE: vacillate ::
wage {n} (money paid to a worker) :: meaş {m}, miz {m}, muçe {m}, destheq {f}
waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) :: navteng {f}, newq {f}, کەمەر
wall {n} (defensive rampart) :: dîwar {m}
wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) :: dîwar {m}, sûr
wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) :: dîwar {m}
wallet {n} (case for keeping money) :: cizdan {f}
walnut {n} (nut) :: Northern Kurdish: gûz
walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) :: mors
want {v} (desire) :: xwestin, viyan
war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) :: ceng {f}, şerr {m}
wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) :: germ
warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) :: cengawer {m}, şerker {m}, şervan {m}
Warsaw Pact {prop} (pact) :: Peymana Varşovayê {f}
wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) :: Laki: بالیک; Northern Kurdish: balûk
wartime {n} (period of a war) :: dema şer
wash {v} (to clean with water) :: şûştin, شووشتن
washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
waste {n} (useless by-products, garbage) :: paşmayî {f}
waste product {n} :: madeya paşmayî {f}
watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) :: demjimêr demjimêr, saet
watchlist {n} (list for special attention) :: lîsteya şopandinê
water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) :: avdan
water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) :: Laki: ئاو /āw/; Northern Kurdish: av {f}
water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet ::
water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) :: gilale
watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) :: avdana dikare
watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can ::
waterish {adj} (watery) SEE: watery ::
water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) :: nîlûfer
watermelon {n} (plant) :: zebeş {m}, şûtî {m}
watermelon {n} (fruit) :: zebeş {m}, şûtî {m}
watermill {n} (mill powered by water) :: aşê avê {m}
watery {adj} (wet, soggy or soaked with water) :: avî
waulk {v} (full) SEE: full ::
wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) :: pêl, sîpel {f}
wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax ::
way {adv} (very) SEE: very ::
way {n} (road, direction, path) :: {m}
way {adv} (far) SEE: far ::
way too {adv} :: gelek, pir
we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) :: em, me
weak {adj} :: بێ قووەت, بێ ھێز, لاواز
weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) :: çek, sîleh
weaver {n} (one who weaves) :: tevnker, tevnrês
web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb ::
weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog ::
wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) :: dawet {f}, zemawend {f}
Wednesday {n} (day of the week) :: çarşem
weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco ::
weed {n} (unwanted plant) :: ade
week {n} (period of seven days) :: heftê
weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) :: girîn
welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) :: bi xêr bên {p}, bi xêr bê {s}
welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky ::
well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) :: bêrim
well-boat {n} (fishing vessel designed to carry live fish in a tank or well) :: belema bîrî {f}
Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion ::
Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian ::
Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian ::
west {n} (compass point) :: rojava {f}, xerb {f}
west {adj} (towards the west) :: (ber bi) rojava(yê), (ber bi) xerb(ê) {f}
west {adj} (western) :: rojavayî, xerbî
west {adj} (occidental) :: rojavayî, xerbî
wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) :: Northern Kurdish: dayan, dayîn
whale {n} (large sea mammal) :: neheng
what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) :: çi
what is more {adv} (furthermore) :: ya baştir
what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up ::
what's up {phrase} (How are you?) :: çi heye, çi heye çi nîne
what with {prep} (owing to) :: ji ber, seba
wheat {n} (grain) :: genim {m}
wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) :: çerx
when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) :: kengî
when {conj} :: kengî, کەی
whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when ::
whenever {conj} :: ھەرچەند
when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do ::
when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) :: li gorî derdor û adetên xwecihî tevgeriyan
where {conj} (at or in which place) :: kû der
where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) :: , کوێ, li kû
where {adv} (at or in what place) :: li kû
where {adv} (from what place) :: ji kû
where {adv} (in what situation) :: li kû
whetstone {n} (stone used to hone tools) :: Northern Kurdish: hesan
which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) :: kîjan
while {conj} (until) SEE: until ::
whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit ::
white {n} (color/colour) :: spî
white {n} (Caucasian person) :: spî, çermspî
white {adj} (bright and colourless) :: spî, vebiye
white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) :: xiroka spî {f} lêkosît {f}
White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) :: Qesra Spî
white matter {n} (region of the central nervous system) :: madeyê spî {m}
white poplar {n} (Populus alba) :: Northern Kurdish: spîndar
White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian ::
whitish {adj} (somewhat white) :: gewr
whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) :: ,
who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) :: ku, yê ku, ya ku, yên ku
WHO {prop} (World Health Organization) :: Rêxistina Tenduristiya Cîhanê {f}, RTC {f}
why {adv} (for what reason) :: çima, çira, bo çi, ji ber çi
widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) :: pan, pehn, fire, berfire, پان
wife {n} (married woman) :: jin, kebanî, xanim, ژن, خێزان
wiki {n} (collaborative website) :: wîkî {f}
Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) :: Wîkîpediya
Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary) :: wîkîferhengvan, wîksiyonarîst
Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) :: ویکیفەرھەنگ
wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) :: Northern Kurdish: beraz
wilderness {n} (uncultivated tract of land) :: çol {f}, berî {f}
willow {n} (tree) :: {f}
wind {n} (movement of air) :: ba {m}; Laki: ڤا
window {n} (opening for light and air) :: pencere {f}
windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) :: teqişk {m}
windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus ::
windpipe {n} (trachea) :: borrîhewa {f}
windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart ::
wing {n} (part of an animal) :: bal, bask
wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly ::
wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw ::
winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) :: zivistan
wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) :: didanê aqilî, diranê jîrî {m}
wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence ::
witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
with {prep} (in the company of) :: bi
wither {v} ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up) :: çilmisîn
wither {v} ((transitive) to cause to shrivel or dry up) :: çilmisandin
without {prep} (not having) :: ; Northern Kurdish:
witness {n} :: govan, şahid, gewa
wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) :: cadûger, sahir, sihirbaz, sihirker
wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
wolf {n} (animal) :: Laki: گوِرگ; Northern Kurdish: gur {m}, gurg {m}
Wolfgang {prop} (male given name) :: Wolfgang
woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife ::
woman {n} (adult female person) :: Laki: ژەن, ئافرەت; Northern Kurdish: jin {f}, afret {f}
wood {n} (substance) :: Laki: چوو; Northern Kurdish: dar {m}
wooden {adj} (made of wood) :: darîn
woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest ::
wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) :: hirî {f}
wop {n} (person of Italian descent) :: gefker
word {n} (unit of language) :: peyv {f}, bêje {f}, kelîme {f}
wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary ::
wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite ::
work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) :: kar {m}
work {n} :: kar {m}, îş {m}, ked {f}, şol {m}, şuxl {m}, xebat {f}, çalakî {f}, wezîfe {f}, erk {m}, vatinî {f}
workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) :: karkerên cîhanê hevgirin!, کرێکارانی دنیا یەکگرن
working class {n} (social class doing physical work) :: Çîna karker {f}
workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker ::
world {n} (human collective existence) :: dinya
world {n} (the Earth) :: dinya
world {n} :: cîhan
World Heritage Site {n} (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance) :: kelepora cîhanê {f}
worm {n} (animal) :: kirm, kurm
worry {v} (strangle) SEE: strangle ::
worship {n} (devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object) :: peristin {f}
worship {n} :: perestîş {f}
worship {v} (to honor and adore, especially as a deity) :: peristin
wrath {n} (great anger) :: xezeb {f}, gerûşe {f}, hêrs {f}, xişm {f}, kerb {f}, kîn {f}, qîn {f}
wrist {n} (wrist) :: zend {m}, meçek {m}, bask {m}
write {v} (to form letters, etc.) :: nivîsîn, nivîsîn; nivîsandin
wroth {adj} (full of anger) :: xezebî, bikerb, bikîn, binefret
wudu {n} (ritual washing after minor impurity) :: avdest, abdest, awdest
Xerxes {prop} (Xerxes I of Persia) :: Xeşeyerşa I
Xerxes {prop} :: Xeşeyerşa
xylophone {n} (musical instrument) :: darînk
-y {suffix} (having the quality of) :: , -în
-y {suffix} (inclined to) :: -ok
-y {suffix} (forming diminutive nouns) :: -ik, -ok
-y {suffix} (forming abstract nouns) :: , -yî, -tî
yah {adv} (yes) SEE: yes ::
yam {n} (potato) SEE: potato ::
yam {n} (any Dioscorea vine) :: /sevetalka hîndî/, /binerdiya hîndî/
Yard {prop} (Jamaica) SEE: Jamaica ::
yawn {n} (the action of yawning) :: Laki: ئاژاژِکی, ئاژاشِکی; Northern Kurdish: bawişk {f}
Yazidi {n} (member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern Iraq, whose religion is Yazidism) :: Northern Kurdish: эзди
year {n} (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) :: sal {f}
yeast {n} (froth used in medicine, baking and brewing) :: hevîrtirş {f}
yellow {adj} (having yellow as its colour) :: zer, زەرد
yellow {n} (colour) :: zer, زەرد
Yellow Sea {prop} (Asian sea) :: Derya Zer
Yemen {prop} (Republic of Yemen) :: Yemen
Yerevan {prop} (the capital and largest city of Armenia) :: Northern Kurdish: Êrîvan, Rewan
yes {particle} :: belê, erê, a, e, ئا, بەڵێ
yesterday {n} (day before today) :: duhî
yin-yang {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina ::
Yitzchak {prop} (given name) SEE: Isaac ::
yogurt {n} (a milk-based product thickened by a bacterium-aided curdling process) :: mast {m}
yoke {n} (wooden bar) :: nîr {m}
yolk {n} (yellow of egg) :: zerik {f}, zerdik {f}, zere {f}, zerde {f}, zerk {f}
you {pron} (object pronoun: the group being addressed) :: we
you {pron} (object pronoun: the person being addressed) :: te
you {pron} (subject pronoun: the group being addressed) :: hûn
you {pron} (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) :: tu, tu
you {pron} (one) :: mirov, mirovî, تۆ
you {determiner} (used before epithets for emphasis) :: ey, hey, wey
you {determiner} :: tu, Hûn [polite], ئێوھ, [familiar] hûn, [polite] Hûn
you are welcome {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome ::
young {adj} (in the early part of life or growth) :: ciwan, xort
you're right {phrase} (you're right) :: xebera te ye, tu rast dibêjî, tu mafdar î, gotina te rast e
you're welcome {phrase} (reply to thanks) :: spasxweş
Zagros {prop} (a mountain range) :: Zagros, زاگرۆس
Zazaki {prop} (language) :: zazakî {f}
zebra {n} (African animal) :: zebra
zero {num} (cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing) :: sifir
zero {n} (numeric symbol of zero) :: sifir
zero {n} (digit zero) :: sifir
zero {n} (nothing, or none) :: sifir
zero {n} (zero value of a magnitude) :: sifir
zero {n} (point of origin on a scale) :: sifir
zero {n} (value of a function’s independent variables when the value of the function is zero) :: sifir
zero {n} (identity element of a monoid) :: sifir
zero {n} (person of little importance) :: sifir
zero {adj} (informal: virtually none) :: sifir
zero {adj} (meteorology: of a cloud ceiling: limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less) :: sifir
zero {adj} (meteorology: of horizontal visibility: limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less) :: sifir
zero {adj} (linguistics: present at an abstract level but not realized in the data) :: sifir
zero {v} (to set to zero) :: sifir kirin
zikr {n} (dhikr) SEE: dhikr ::
zip {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener ::
zip fastener {n} (a fastener used in clothing, bags) :: fermûar
zipper {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener ::
zither {n} (musical instrument) :: êwareye
zombie {n} (the undead) :: zombî {m} {f}
zoology {n} (science that studies the animal kingdom) :: ajalnasî {f}
Zoroastrianism {prop} (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) :: zerdeştî
zygote {n} (fertilized egg cell) :: zîgot {f}