ܩܘܪܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (kurḏāyā)

Etymology

From Persian کرد (kord, “Kurdish, nomad”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending) or Northern Kurdish kurd, or a predecessor. Most likely ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwrt /⁠kurd⁠/), of uncertain origin, assumed from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“herd”).

• Also proposed is from ܩܲܪܕܘܵܝܵܐ (qardwāyā), from ܩܲܪܕܘܼ (qardū, “region of Corduene”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending), though this would demand a highly irregular and unknown pattern shift. Both words existed simultaneously denoting different people.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qur.ðaːjaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qur.ðaːja], [qur.daːja]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qur.daːja]

Adjective

ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ • (qurḏāyā) (feminine ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (qurḏāytā), plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (qurḏāyē))

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

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ • (qurḏāyā) m sg (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (qurḏāyē), feminine ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (qurḏāytā))

1. Kurd (person of Kurdish descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝ (qurḏāy)		1st person	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܝܼ (qurḏāyī)		ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܲܢ (qurḏāyan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝ (qurḏāy)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qurḏāyōḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qurḏāyāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurḏāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (qurḏāyā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܹܗ (qurḏāyēh)	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܗ̇ (qurḏāyāh)	ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (qurḏāyhōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܝܼܢ (qurḏāyīn)		1st person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܝܼ (qurḏāyī)		ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܲܢ (qurḏāyan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܲܝ (qurḏāyay)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qurḏāyōḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qurḏāyāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurḏāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (qurḏāyē)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܗܝ (qurḏāyūh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (qurḏāyōh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qurḏāyayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qurḏāˀīṯ, “Kurdish language”)
• ܡܩܲܪܕܹܐ (mqardē, “to Kurdify”)