Northern Kurdish–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
ئەز	pronoun	I	ئەز niha li vir im. I am here now.
تو	pronoun	you	تو hevalê min î. You are my friend.
ئەو	pronoun	he	ئەو li malê ye. He is at home.
ئەو	pronoun	she	ئەو gelek kêfxweş e. She is very happy.
ئەمە	pronoun	we	ئەمە li vî bajarî dijîn. We live in this city.
ئەوان	pronoun	they	ئەوان her roj dixebitin. They work every day.
چی	pronoun	what	Navê te çi ye? What is your name?
لە کوێ	adverb	where	Tu niha li ku derê dijî? Where do you live now?
کەنگێ	adverb	when	Ew kengê tên vir? When do they come here?
کێ	pronoun	who	Ew zilam kî ye? Who is that man?
چرا	adverb	why	Tu îro çima xemgîn î? Why are you sad today?
چۆن	adverb	how	Tu çawa çêdikî çayê? How do you make tea?
بوون	verb	to be	Em niha amade ne. We are ready now.
هەبوون	verb	to have	Min erebeyek biçûk heye. I have a small car.
کرن	verb	to do	Ew li vir karê baş dikin. They do good work here.
چوون	verb	to go	Ez her roj diçim dibistanê. I go to school daily.
هاتن	verb	to come	Ew dereng tên malê. They come home late.
دیتن	verb	to see	Ez ezmanê şîn dibînim. I see the blue sky.
زانین	verb	to know	Ez wê çîrokê baş dizanim. I know that story well.
فکر کردن	verb	to think
خواستن	verb	to want
پێویست بوون	verb	to need	Em niha pêdivî bi ava paqij heye. We need clean water now.
چێکردن	verb	to make	Ew nanê baş çêdike. She makes good bread.
ستاندن	verb	to take
دان	verb	to give	Ji kerema xwe pirtûkê bide min. Please give me the book.
گوتن	verb	to say	Ew navê min bi nermî dibêje. He says my name softly.
گوتن	verb	to tell	Çîroka rast ji min re bêje. Tell me the true story.
پرسین	verb	to ask	Ez pirsêk hêsan dipirsim. I ask one simple question.
دۆزین	verb	to find	Em malê bi lez dibînin. We find the house quickly.
نێڕین	verb	to look	Li ezmanê şevê binêre. Look at the night sky.
بکارئینان	verb	to use
کار کردن	verb	to work	Ew li bajarê dixebitin. They work in the city.
خواردن	verb	to eat	Em her sibeh nan dixwin. We eat bread every morning.
ڤەخوارن	verb	to drink	Ez her sibeh çay vedixwim. I drink tea every morning.
خەوتن	verb	to sleep	Zarok şevê radizê. The child sleeps at night.
مەشین	verb	to walk	Em bi hev re diçin dibistanê. We walk to school together.
ڕاکردن	verb	to run	Kurik gelek bi lez direve. The boy runs very fast.
خوێندن	verb	to read	Ew pirtûkek nû dixwîne. She reads a new book.
نڤیسین	verb	to write	Ez peyvek kurt dinivîsim. I write one short word.
axaftin	verb	to speak	Ew li malê kurdî diaxivin. They speak Kurdish at home.
guhdan	verb	to listen	Ji kerema xwe guhdê vê muzîkê bide. Please listen to this music.
bihîstin	verb	to hear	Ez bayê li derve dibihîzim. I hear the wind outside.
kirîn	verb	to buy	Em îro fêkiyê taze dikirin. We buy fresh fruit today.
firotin	verb	to sell	Ew nan û çay difiroşin. They sell bread and tea.
dayîn	verb	to pay	Ez pereyê xwarinê didim. I pay for the food.
alîkarî kirin	verb	to help	Heval gelek caran alî hev dikin. Friends help each other often.
hez kirin	verb	to love	Ez ji malbata xwe gelek hez dikim. I love my family deeply.
jiyan	verb	to live	Ew li nêzî çemê dijîn. They live near the river.
mirin	verb	to die	Hemû mirov rojekê dimirin. All people die one day.
fêr bûn	verb	to learn	Zarok bi lez peyvên nû fêr dibin. Children learn new words quickly.
fêr kirin	verb	to teach	Ew li dibistanê ziman fêr dike. She teaches language at school.
vekirin	verb	to open	Ji kerema xwe niha derî veke. Please open the door now.
girtin	verb	to close	Şevê paceyê bigire. Close the window at night.
mirov	noun	person	Her mirov navek heye. Each person has a name.
zilam	noun	man	Zilam gelek bihêz e. The man is very strong.
jin	noun	woman	Jin çaya germ vedixwe. The woman drinks hot tea.
zarok	noun	child	Zarok niha radizê. The child is sleeping now.
kurik	noun	boy	Kurik çîrokekê dixwîne. The boy reads a story.
keç	noun	girl	Keçikê pirtûkek heye. The girl has a book.
malbat	noun	family	Malbata min li vir dijî. My family lives here.
dayik	noun	mother	Dayika min nan çêdike. My mother makes bread.
bav	noun	father	Bavê wî li bajarê dixebite. His father works in town.
heval	noun	friend	Ew hevala min a herî baş e. She is my best friend.
mal	noun	house	Mala wan gelek mezin e. Their house is very big.
mal	noun	home	Em niha diçin malê. We are going home now.
dibistan	noun	school	Dibistan li nêzî malê ye. The school is near home.
bajar	noun	city	Ev bajar gelek kevn e. This city is very old.
welat	noun	country	Welatê me xweşik e. Our country is beautiful.
cîhan	noun	world	Cîhan gelek mezin e. The world is very big.
kolan	noun	street	Kolan dirêj û fireh e. The street is long and wide.
ode	noun	room	Ode niha germ e. The room is warm now.
dem	noun	time	Dem gelek bi lez derbas dibe. Time goes very quickly.
roj	noun	day	Îro rojek baş e. Today is a good day.
şev	noun	night	Şev gelek sar e. The night is very cold.
sibeh	noun	morning	Ez her sibeh qehwe vedixwim. I drink coffee every morning.
êvar	noun	evening	Em her êvar bi hev re dimeşin. We walk every evening together.
hefte	noun	week	Hefteyek heft roj hene. One week has seven days.
meh	noun	month	Ev meh gelek tije ye. This month is very busy.
sal	noun	year	Sal sibê bi dawî dibe. The year ends tomorrow.
ئێڤڕۆ	adverb	today	Ez îro bi zexm dixebitim. I work hard today.
sibê	adverb	tomorrow	Em ê sibê biçin. We will go tomorrow.
duh	adverb	yesterday	Ew duh hat vir. She came here yesterday.
niha	adverb	now	Ez niha amade me. I am ready now.
roj	noun	sun	Roj gelek germ e. The sun is very hot.
hêv	noun	moon	Hêv îşev ronahî ye. The moon is bright tonight.
stêrk	noun	star	Stêrkek li jor bi ronahî dişewite. One star shines brightly above.
ezman	noun	sky	Ezman îro şîn e. The sky is blue today.
erd	noun	earth	Erd mala me ye. The earth is our home.
agir	noun	fire	Agir gelek germ e. The fire is very hot.
av	noun	water	Em her roj pêdivî bi ava paqij heye. We need clean water daily.
baran	noun	rain	Baran vê sibehê dest pê dike. The rain starts this morning.
ba	noun	wind	Ba gelek bihêz e. The wind is very strong.
dar	noun	tree	Ew dar gelek dirêj e. That tree is very tall.
gul	noun	flower	Ev gul gelek xweşik e. This flower is very beautiful.
çiya	noun	mountain	Çiya gelek bilind e. The mountain is very high.
çem	noun	river	Çem dirêj û sar e. The river is long and cold.
derya	noun	sea	Derya îro şîn e. The sea is blue today.
xwarin	noun	food	Xwarin niha amade ye. The food is ready now.
nan	noun	bread	Em her roj nanê taze dixwin. We eat fresh bread daily.
birinc	noun	rice	Birinc niha germ e. The rice is hot now.
goşt	noun	meat	Ew goşt bi birincê re dipêjin. They cook meat with rice.
masî	noun	fish	Em roja înê masî dixwin. We eat fish on Friday.
hêk	noun	egg	Ez her roj hêkek dixwim. I eat one egg daily.
şîr	noun	milk	Zarok şîra germ vedixwe. The child drinks warm milk.
fêkî	noun	fruit	Fêkiya taze gelek baş e. Fresh fruit is very good.
çay	noun	tea	Em her êvar çay vedixwin. We drink tea every evening.
qehwe	noun	coffee	Bavê min qehweya reş vedixwe. My father drinks black coffee.
ser	noun	head	Serê min îro diêşe. My head hurts today.
çav	noun	eye	Çavên wê gelek xweşik in. Her eyes are very beautiful.
guh	noun	ear	Guhê min hinek diêşe. My ear hurts a little.
dev	noun	mouth	Ji kerema xwe devê xwe veke. Open your mouth, please.
poz	noun	nose	Zarok pozek biçûk heye. The child has a small nose.
dest	noun	hand	Destên xwe bi avê bişo. Wash your hands with water.
ling	noun	foot	Lingê min niha sar e. My foot is cold now.
dil	noun	heart	Dilê wî gelek bihêz e. His heart is very strong.
nav	noun	name	Navê te gelek xweşik e. Your name is very beautiful.
pirtûk	noun	book	Ev pirtûk gelek kevn e. This book is very old.
peyv	noun	word	Ev peyv gelek girîng e. This word is very important.
ziman	noun	language	Kurdî zimanek dewlemend e. Kurdish is a rich language.
pere	noun	money	Niha li min pere tune ye. I have no money now.
kar	noun	work	Ev kar gelek zehmet e. This work is very hard.
evîn	noun	love	Evîn jiyanê xweşik dike. Love makes life beautiful.
muzîk	noun	music	Ev muzîk gelek xweşik e. This music is very beautiful.
çîrok	noun	story	Ew çîrok gelek xemgîn e. That story is very sad.
rê	noun	way	Ev rê gelek dirêj e. This way is very long.
tişt	noun	thing	Ev tişt gelek bi feyde ye. This thing is very useful.
jiyan	noun	life	Jiyan her dem hêsan nîne. Life is not always easy.
derî	noun	door	Derî niha vekirî ye. The door is open now.
mêz	noun	table	Pirtûk li ser mêzê ye. The book is on the table.
kursî	noun	chair	Kursî li nêzî min e. The chair is near me.
erebe	noun	car	Ereba wan gelek nû ye. Their car is very new.
baş	adjective	good	Ev pirtûk gelek baş e. This book is very good.
xerab	adjective	bad	Hewa îro xerab e. The weather is bad today.
mezin	adjective	big	Mala wan mezin e. They have a big house.
biçûk	adjective	small	Zarok destên biçûk hene. The child has small hands.
nû	adjective	new	Pirtûkek nû li min heye. I have a new book.
kevn	adjective	old	Ev mal gelek kevn e. This house is very old.
dirêj	adjective	long	Rê gelek dirêj e. The road is very long.
kurt	adjective	short	Çîrok gelek kurt e. The story is very short.
bilind	adjective	high	Ew çiya gelek bilind e. That mountain is very high.
nizm	adjective	low	Mêz gelek nizim e. The table is too low.
germ	adjective	hot	Çay gelek germ e. The tea is very hot.
sar	adjective	cold	Av gelek sar e. The water is very cold.
kêfxweş	adjective	happy	Ew îro kêfxweş e. She feels happy today.
xemgîn	adjective	sad	Ew gelek xemgîn xuya dike. He looks very sad.
xweşik	adjective	beautiful	Baxçe niha xweşik e. The garden is beautiful now.
hêsan	adjective	easy	Ev ders gelek hêsan e. This lesson is very easy.
zehmet	adjective	hard	Ev kar gelek zehmet e. This work is very hard.
bilez	adjective	fast	Ev hesp gelek bilez e. This horse is very fast.
hêdî	adjective	slow	Erebe gelek hêdî ye. The car is too slow.
rast	adjective	right	Bersiva te rast e. Your answer is right.
xelet	adjective	wrong	Ew bersiv xelet e. That answer is wrong.
girîng	adjective	important	Ev pirtûk gelek girîng e. This book is very important.
rast	adjective	true	Ev çîrok rast e. This story is true.
tijî	adjective	full	Qedeh niha tijî ye. The glass is full now.
vala	adjective	empty	Ode niha vala ye. The room is empty now.
ciwan	adjective	young	Ew hîn gelek ciwan e. She is still very young.
bihêz	adjective	strong	Ew zilam gelek bihêz e. That man is very strong.
lawaz	adjective	weak	Ew îro lawaz e. He feels weak today.
sor	adjective	red	Gul sor e. The flower is red.
şîn	adjective	blue	Ezman îro şîn e. The sky is blue today.
kesk	adjective	green	Dar niha kesk e. The tree is green now.
zer	adjective	yellow	Gul zer e. The flower is yellow.
reş	adjective	black	Erebe reş e. The car is black.
spî	adjective	white	Şîr spî ye. The milk is white.
erê	interjection	yes	Erê, ez wî dizanim. Yes, I know him.
na	interjection	no	Na, ez nizanim. No, I do not know.
na	adverb	not	Ez amade nînim. I am not ready.
û	conjunction	and	Çay û nan amade ne. Tea and bread are ready.
an	conjunction	or	Çay an qehwe baş e. Tea or coffee is fine.
lê	conjunction	but	Ew hejar e lê kêfxweş e. He is poor but happy.
eger	conjunction	if	Eger tu were, ez dimînim. If you come, I stay.
ji ber ku	conjunction	because	Ez westiyayî me ji ber ku dixebitim. I am tired because I work.
bi	preposition	with	Ez bi hevalan re çay vedixwim. I drink tea with friends.
bê	preposition	without	Ez nikarim bê av bijîm. I cannot live without water.
ji bo	preposition	for	Ev diyari ji bo te ye. This gift is for you.
ji	preposition	from	Ew ji bajarê tê. She comes from the city.
bo	preposition	to	Em zû diçin bo dibistanê. We go to school early.