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# English :: Kurdish dictionary extracted from http://en.wiktionary.org/
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# Version :: 20170501
# Size :: 2193 English glosses; 4018 Kurdish translations
# URL :: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:Matthias_Buchmeier
| abandon {v} (to give up control of, surrender) | :: dest jê ber dan, dev jê berdan |
| abdest {n} (Islamic act of washing parts of the body) | :: avdest, abdest, awdest |
| about {prep} (concerned with, engaged in) | :: nêzî |
| about {prep} | :: dor, li dor, dor, dorî |
| about {prep} (in the immediate neighborhood of) | :: dorî |
| about {prep} (near, approximately, regarding time, size or quantity) | :: dorî, nêzî, teqrîben |
| about {prep} (on every side of) | :: dorî |
| about {prep} (on the point or verge of) | :: teqrîben |
| about {prep} (over or upon different parts of) | :: dorî |
| above {prep} (in or to a higher place) | :: raserî, li hindavî, li ser |
| above {prep} (more) | :: zêdeyî |
| above {prep} (superior to, surpassing) | :: di ser re |
| accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) | :: devok {f} |
| accinge {v} (to prepare oneself for action) | :: xwe amade kirin |
| acorn {n} (fruit of the oak tree) | :: belot |
| across {prep} (bridging a gap) | :: di ser ... re |
| across {prep} (from one side to another) | :: di ... re |
| across {prep} (from the far side) | :: di ser ... re |
| across {prep} (on the opposite side) | :: li aliyê din yê |
| across {prep} (perpendicularly) | :: di ser hev re |
| act {n} (deed) | :: kar, kiryar, kirin, xebat |
| act {n} (display of behaviour) | :: perde |
| act {n} (division of theatrical performance) | :: perde |
| act {n} (formal record of something done) | :: bîrname |
| act {n} (process of doing) | :: kirin |
| act {n} (state of existence) | :: hebûn |
| act {n} (statute) | :: qanûn |
| act {v} (to behave in a certain way) | :: kirin |
| act {v} (to do something) | :: kirin |
| act {v} (to have an effect on) | :: tesîr kirin |
| act {v} (to perform a theatrical role) | :: lîstin |
| act {v} (to respond to information) | :: kirin |
| Adam {prop} (first man in Abrahamic religions) | :: Adem |
| Adam {prop} (male given name) | :: Adem |
| ad hoc {adj} (for this particular purpose) | :: taybeti |
| adjective {adj} (incapable of independent function) | :: rengdêr {f} |
| admiralty law {n} (area of law that deals with ships at sea) | :: dadweriya deryayî |
| admiration {n} (adoration; appreciation) | :: heyranî {f} |
| adultery {n} (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse) | :: zina {f} |
| Afar {prop} (language) | :: afar |
| Afghanistan {prop} (country) | :: Efxanistan |
| Afrikaans {prop} (language) | :: afrîkansî, afrîkaansî |
| after {prep} | :: piştî, paşî, dûre, piştre |
| again {adv} (another time) | :: dîsa |
| against {prep} | :: dij, dijî |
| against {prep} (in a contrary direction to) | :: dijî |
| AIDS {n} (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) | :: AIDS |
| air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) | :: hewa |
| airan {n} (a Turkish and Altaic yoghurt drink) | :: dew, çeqilmast |
| airplane {n} (powered aircraft) | :: balafir |
| Al-Andalus {prop} (Islamic Spain) | :: Endulus |
| albino {adj} (congenitally lacking melanin) | :: albîno |
| albumen {n} (white part of an egg) | :: spîk {f}, spîçk {f} |
| alcohol {n} (organic chemistry sense) | :: alkol |
| Aleppo {prop} (Syrian city) | :: Heleb |
| Alexander {prop} (male given name) | :: Skender {m} |
| Algeria {prop} (country) | :: Cezayir |
| Ali {prop} (male given name from Arabic) | :: Elî |
| alidade {n} (measuring apparatus) | :: alîdade |
| all {determiner} (every individual of the given class) | :: hemî, giş, tev, hemû, gişt |
| all {determiner} | :: gî, gîh, her, pêkve, tev, têkde, xirr, xirrek |
| Allah {prop} (God, in Islam) | :: Xwedê, Ellah, Xweda, Xuda |
| all of a sudden {adv} (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) | :: ji nişkê ve |
| all there {adj} (negative form, "not all there": mentally incompetent) | :: netemam |
| all there {adj} (positive form, "all there": mentally competent) | :: temam, biaqil |
| almond {n} (nut) | :: bahîv |
| almost {adv} (very close to) | :: teqrîben, nêzîkî, hema-hema |
| al-Qaeda {prop} (The global network of militant Islamic extremists.) | :: El-Qaîde |
| altar {n} (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) | :: Northern Kurdish: text, mezheb, սեղան |
| aluminium {n} (silvery metal) | :: bafûn |
| always {adv} (at all times) | :: hemîşe, daîme |
| always {adv} | :: herdem, hergav, hertim |
| 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 |
| American Dream {n} (determination) | :: xewna amerîkayî |
| American Dream {n} (philosophy) | :: xewna amerîkayî |
| Americas {prop} (North and South America) | :: Amerîka {f} |
| an {article} (indefinite article) | :: yek, -ek, -yek |
| anachronism {n} | :: anakronîzm {f}, derdemî {f} |
| and {conj} (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item) | :: û |
| and {conj} (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera) | :: û, herwiha, hem |
| 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 |
| angel {n} (messenger from a deity) | :: milyaket |
| 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 |
| ant {n} (insect) | :: mûrî, mêrî, gêrik |
| anthology {n} (collection of literary works) | :: antolojî {f} |
| anthropology {n} (the study of humanity) | :: mirovnasî |
| antidemocratic {adj} (opposed to the tenets of democracy) | :: dijdemokratîk |
| aorta {n} (great artery) | :: aort {f} |
| apartment {n} (domicile occupying part of a building) | :: apartman, lojman |
| apeman {n} (prehistoric man resembling an ape) | :: mirovê meymûn |
| apple {n} (fruit) | :: sêv |
| apples and oranges {n} (non-comparable items) | :: tirr li kû û das li kû |
| apricot {n} (fruit) | :: mijmij {f}, qeysî {f}, zerdelî {f}, hêrûg {f} |
| April {prop} (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: avrêl |
| Araks {prop} (river) | :: Aras, Araz |
| Arbil {prop} (city) | :: Hewlêr |
| archaeology {n} (scientific study of past remains) | :: arkeolojî |
| archipelago {n} (group of islands) | :: arxîpel |
| architecture {n} (art and science of designing buildings and other structures) | :: nijyarvanî, bînasazî |
| Argentina {prop} (Argentine Republic) | :: Arjantîn |
| argon {n} (a chemical element) | :: argon {f} |
| aria {n} (type of musical piece) | :: arya {f} |
| arm {n} (part of object) | :: destik {m}, çembil {m} |
| arm {n} (portion of the upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) | :: zend {m} |
| arm {n} (weapon) | :: çek, sîleh |
| Armageddon {prop} (The place where the final battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil) | :: Harmegedon |
| Armenia {prop} (ancient kingdom and country in West Asia) | :: Ermenistan {f} |
| Armenian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet) | :: әрмәние |
| Armenian {n} (person) | :: Northern Kurdish: әрмәни |
| Armenian {prop} (language) | :: зьмане әрмәни, әрмнийи |
| arrow {n} (projectile) | :: tîr {m} |
| arrow {n} (symbol) | :: tîr {m} |
| art {n} | :: huner {f} |
| arthropod {n} (animal of Arthropoda) | :: girêçikpê |
| 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 |
| ascetic {adj} (related to Ascetics) | :: zahîd |
| ash {n} (solid remains of a fire) | :: xwelî {f} |
| 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 |
| ask {v} (make a request) | :: xwestin daxwaz kirin, dawa kirin |
| ask {v} (request an answer) | :: pirsîn, pirs kirin , pirsiyar kirin |
| asleep {adj} | :: nivistî, razayî, raketî, di xew |
| ass {n} (buttocks) | :: qûn |
| assistant {adj} (having a subordinate or auxiliary position) | :: asîstan |
| assuage {v} | :: arimandin, hedirandin, hêwirandin, aram kirin, tebitandin |
| Astana {prop} (the capital of Kazakhstan) | :: Astana |
| astronomy {n} (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere) | :: stêrnasî, ezmannasî; stêrnasî {f} |
| at {prep} (indicating time) | :: li |
| at {prep} (in or very near a particular place) | :: li |
| at {prep} (in the direction of) | :: li |
| at all costs {prep} (sparing no effort) | :: çawa be jî, bi çi awayî be jî |
| atomic mass {n} (mass of an atom) | :: giraniya atomê {f} |
| attack {n} (attempt to cause damage or injury) | :: êrîş |
| au contraire {adv} (on the contrary [see there for other translations]) | :: berevajî, tersî, dijraberî |
| auction {n} (public sales event) | :: mezad {f} |
| August {prop} (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: gelawêj meh |
| aural {adj} | :: hewayî |
| Austria {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Awistriya |
| author {n} (originator or creator of a work) | :: daner |
| autumn {n} (season) | :: payiz {f}; Zazaki: payîz |
| auxiliary verb {n} (a helping verb) | :: lêkera alîkar |
| available {adj} | :: berdest |
| avalanche {n} (fall of earth, rocks, etc.) | :: aşît {f} |
| avalanche {n} (large sliding mass of snow and ice) | :: aşît {f} |
| avalanche {n} (sudden descent or influx) | :: aşît {f} |
| Avogadro's number {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) | :: zagona Avogardro |
| award {v} (to make an award) | :: xelat |
| axe {n} (tool) | :: Northern Kurdish: балт’ә |
| Aymara {prop} (language of South America) | :: aymara |
| Azerbaijan {prop} (country in Eastern Europe) | :: Azerbeycan |
| Azeri {prop} (Azeri language) | :: Azırbaicani |
| backgammon {n} (board game) | :: nerd |
| bad {adj} (not good) | :: bed, xirab, nebaş |
| 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 |
| 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} (child’s toy) | :: pifdank {f}, balon {f}, nepox |
| Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea) | :: Derya Rojhelat |
| banana {n} (fruit) | :: moz |
| banana republic {n} (country) | :: komara mûzan, کۆمارا مووزان /komara mûzan/ |
| banknote {n} (paper currency) | :: banknot {f} |
| barefoot {adj} (wearing nothing on the feet) | :: xwas, lingxwas, nigxwas, pêxwas, pîxwas |
| barefoot {adv} (wearing nothing on the feet) | :: xwas, lingxwas, nigxwas, pêxwas, pîxwas |
| bark {n} (figurative: abrupt utterance) | :: reyîn, ewtîn, rewîn |
| bark {n} (short, loud, explosive utterance) | :: reyîn, ewtîn, rewîn |
| bartender {n} (person who works in a bar) | :: meygêrr {m} / {f}, badegêrr {m} / {f}, saqî {m} / {f}, meyxanevan {m} / {f} |
| basement {n} (floor below ground level) | :: jêrzemîn, bodrûm |
| basket {n} (container) | :: zembîl, selik, sevî, sepet |
| 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 |
| be {v} | :: bûn |
| be able to {v} (have ability to) | :: kanîn, karîn, şiyan, tiwanîn |
| bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae) | :: hirç |
| beard {n} (facial hair) | :: rih, rî |
| beat around the bush {v} (to treat a topic but omit its main points) | :: بڕۆ سەر ئەصلی بابەت |
| because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) | :: çimkî, ji ber ku |
| 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 |
| beer {n} (alcoholic drink made of malt) | :: bîre |
| before {prep} (earlier than in time) | :: berî |
| beige {n} (colour) | :: bej |
| Beirut {prop} (capital of Lebanon) | :: Bêrût |
| Belarusian {prop} (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 |
| belt {n} (band worn around the waist) | :: kemer {f}, qayiş {f} |
| Berlin {prop} (capital city of Germany) | :: Berlîn |
| Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin) | :: hêta Berlînê |
| beryllium {n} (chemical element) | :: berîlyûm |
| bicycle {n} (vehicle) | :: duçerxe |
| Big Dipper {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky) | :: Heftbira |
| billiards {n} (a cue sport) | :: bilyar {f} |
| binoculars {n} (hand-held device for looking at a distance.) | :: dûrbîn |
| biology {n} (study of living matter) | :: jiyannasî, zîndewerzanî |
| bird {n} (animal) | :: firrinde, balinde, çivîk, çûçik, teyr, tilûr, terewîl |
| bitch {n} (female canine) | :: dêlegur /wolf/ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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} |
| bloodless {adj} (lacking blood) | :: bêxwîn |
| blue {adj} (blue-colored) | :: şîn |
| boa constrictor {n} (snake) | :: aclafemar |
| boat {n} (water craft) | :: qeyik |
| bodily {adj} (relating to the body) | :: bedenî, leşî, gewdeyî, cismî, cesedî, fizîkî, fizîkal, fiziyolojîk |
| boiling point {n} (temperature at which a liquid boils) | :: xala kelînê {f} |
| bomb {n} (device filled with explosives) | :: bombe {f} |
| bondsman {n} (Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations) | :: derhûd |
| bone {n} (colour) | :: hestî {m} |
| bone {n} (component of a skeleton) | :: hestî {m} |
| bone {n} (corset part) | :: hestî {m} |
| bone {n} (fishbone) | :: dasîk {m}, hestîk |
| bone {n} (material) | :: hestî {m} |
| bon vivant {n} (person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink) | :: xoşxwara |
| book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material) | :: pirtûk {f}, kitêb {f} |
| boot loader {n} (A program that initiates the bootstrap process) | :: pêşbarker /Latn/ |
| 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 |
| bow {n} (weapon used for shooting arrows) | :: kevan {m} |
| bracelet {n} (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament) | :: bazin |
| brain {n} (organ) | :: mejî {m} |
| 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} |
| breast {n} (female organ) | :: çiçik |
| bride {n} (bride) | :: bûk {f} |
| bridegroom {n} (bridegroom, groom) | :: zava {m} |
| bridge {n} (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) | :: pir |
| bring {v} | :: anîn, înan, hênan |
| broom {n} (domestic utensil) | :: gezik |
| brother {n} (male having parents in common) | :: bira |
| brother {n} (male sibling) | :: bira; Northern Kurdish: бьра |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother) | :: tî {m} |
| brown {adj} (having a brown colour) | :: çakar, qehweyî, qehwerengî |
| brown {n} (colour) | :: çakar, qehweyî, qehwerengî |
| brush {n} (implement) | :: firçe {f}, havlêk {f}, rînek {f}, |
| Brussels {prop} (capital of Belgium) | :: Bruksel |
| bubble {n} (spherically contained volume of air or other gas) | :: billq |
| budget {n} | :: budce {f} |
| Bulgarian {prop} (language) | :: Bulgarî, Bilgarî |
| bullet {n} (projectile) | :: gulle {f}, fîşek {f}, telqe {f} |
| burden {n} (cause of worry) | :: bar {m} |
| burden {n} (heavy load) | :: berpirsiyarî {f}, bar {m} |
| burden {n} (responsibility, onus) | :: berpirsiyarî {f}, bar {m} |
| burdock {n} (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium) | :: girnij |
| Burmese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Burma) | :: burmayî |
| burn {v} | :: sotin, şewitandin; sotin, şewitîn |
| bus {n} (vehicle) | :: bas |
| businessman {n} (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution) | :: bazirgan, ticar, esnaf, tacir |
| but {conj} (although) | :: gerçi, megerçi |
| but {conj} (except) | :: lê, ema, feqet, meger |
| but {conj} | :: lê /Kurmanji/ |
| but {conj} (rather) | :: lê, ema, feqet, meger |
| butcher {n} (a person who prepares and sells meat) | :: qesab, serjêker |
| butterfly {n} (insect) | :: pelatînk, sepirek, pirpirok |
| buy {v} (to accept as true) | :: pejirandin, qebûl kirin |
| buy {v} (to obtain something with money) | :: kirrîn, standin |
| by {adv} (along a path) | :: tê re, di ber re |
| by {prep} (indicates a means) | :: bi |
| by {prep} (indicates a rule followed) | :: li gor, li dû |
| by {prep} (indicates creator of a work) | :: bi destê, ji alî |
| by {prep} (indicating amount of progression) | :: bi |
| by {prep} (indication of passive voice) | :: ji alî, ji aliyê ... ve |
| by {prep} (near, or next to) | :: li, li rex, li nêzî, li kêleka, li tenişta |
| by {prep} (not later than) | :: ta, heta |
| by {prep} (steady progression) | :: bi |
| by heart {prep} (knowing completely) | :: ji ber, ezber |
| cabbage {n} (plant) | :: kebic |
| cadaver {n} (a dead body) | :: ekîb |
| cage {n} (enclosure) | :: rekeh {f}, qefes {f} |
| Cairo {prop} (capital of Egypt) | :: Qahîre |
| calculator {n} (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations) | :: pêjimêrk |
| camel {n} (beast of burden) | :: hêştir, deve |
| can {v} | :: kanîn, karîn, şên, şiyan, tiwanîn |
| Canada {prop} (country in North America) | :: Keneda |
| canal {n} | :: cok |
| candidate {n} (person running in an election) | :: berbijar, namzet, berendam, kandîdat |
| cannon {n} (artillery piece) | :: top {f}, moşek {f}, sarox {f} |
| capacious {adj} (Having a lot of space inside) | :: fireh |
| 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 |
| caracal {n} (Caracal caracal) | :: /gorewîlk/, /guhreşk/ |
| caravanserai {n} (an inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest) | :: karwansera {f}, karwanseray {f} |
| carbon {n} (chemical element) | :: karbon |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead animal) | :: mirar |
| cardinal {n} (number indicating quantity) | :: (jimareyên) sade |
| cardinal {n} (official in Catholic Church) | :: kardînal, metran |
| care {n} | :: ئاگا |
| care {v} | :: گوێ, گوێدان |
| caricature {n} | :: karîkatûr |
| carpenter {n} (carpentry person) | :: necarr, merenqoz, xirat, dulger, dartiraş, dartaş |
| carrot {n} (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) | :: gêzer {f} |
| cart {n} | :: عرهبانه |
| Carthage {prop} (ancient city in North Africa) | :: Kartaca |
| Caspian Sea {prop} (landlocked sea) | :: Derya-ye Mazenderan |
| castle {n} (fortified building) | :: kel, keleh |
| cauterize {v} (burn tissue) | :: kewandin, dax dan |
| cave {n} (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground) | :: şkeft {m} |
| ceasefire {n} (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) | :: agirbest {f} |
| Central Kurdish {prop} (Kurdish dialect) | :: Kurdiya Navendî |
| champagne {n} (sparkling wine made in Champagne) | :: şampanya {f} |
| cheek {n} (colloquial: buttock) | :: qalçe {m} |
| cheek {n} (part of face) | :: gep {f}, alek {f} |
| cheese {n} (dairy product) | :: penîr |
| chemical weapon {n} (noxious substance in a delivery system) | :: çeka kîmyewî |
| chemist {n} (person working in chemistry) | :: kîmyanas {n} |
| chemistry {n} | :: کیمیا |
| cheque {n} (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) | :: çek |
| cherry {n} (fruit) | :: gêlaz {f} |
| chess {n} (two-player board game) | :: sedrenc |
| chewing gum {n} (flavoured preparation for chewing) | :: benîşt {m}, qaçik {m}, بنێشت |
| chiaroscuro {n} (artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts) | :: rohn û tarîtî |
| chicken {n} (bird) | :: Kermanshani: مامر /mamir/; mirîşk |
| 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 |
| choke {v} (be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe) | :: fetisîn |
| choke {v} (prevent someone from breathing by strangling them) | :: fetisandin |
| chooser {n} (one who chooses something) | :: hilbijêr, bijêrvan |
| Christian {n} (member of the Christian religion) | :: xirîstî, file, مهسیحی |
| chromatid {n} (Either of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis) | :: kromatîd {f} |
| chunk {n} (a part of something) | :: perçe, perçe |
| church {n} | :: dêr |
| church {n} (house of worship) | :: dêr |
| cigarette {n} (cigarette) | :: cixare {f} |
| cinnamon {n} (spice) | :: darçîn |
| city {n} (large settlement) | :: bajarr /Latn/, şar /Latn/ |
| clandestine {adj} (done or kept in secret) | :: nepenî, nehênî, dizîkî |
| clay {n} (mineral substance) | :: к’аг’чин |
| click {v} (intransitive: click the left button of a mouse) | :: tikandin, klîk kirin, pêlê kirin |
| 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 |
| cloth {n} (a piece of cloth) | :: cil {m}, libas, cilûberg |
| cloth {n} | :: cil |
| cloth {n} (woven fabric) | :: cil {m}, libas, cilûberg |
| clothes {n} (apparel) | :: cil, kinc, cilûberg, libas, çek, بهرگ, جل |
| cloud {n} | :: ewr {m} |
| cloud {n} (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air) | :: hewr, ewr |
| clove {n} (spice) | :: Northern Kurdish: mêxek, qernefîl |
| club {n} (association of members) | :: yane {f}, kulûb {f} |
| club {n} (weapon) | :: kaşok {m} |
| coach {n} (long distance bus) | :: otobûs {f} |
| coach {n} (rail passenger car) | :: vagon {f} |
| coach {n} (trainer) | :: rahêner {m} {f}, antrenor {m} {f} |
| coach {n} (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) | :: erebe {f}, erebane {f} |
| coach {v} (instruct) | :: rahênan, fêr kirin |
| coach {v} (sports: train) | :: rahênan |
| coagulate {v} (become congealed) | :: meyîn |
| coagulate {v} (cause to congeal) | :: meyandin |
| coal {n} | :: kumirr {f} |
| coat of arms {n} (a hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon) | :: nîşan |
| cockchafer {n} (beetle of genus Melolontha) | :: kirmê spî |
| codex {n} (early book) | :: pirtûk |
| coffee {adj} (of a pale brown colour) | :: قاوهیی |
| coffee {n} (beverage) | :: qawe {f}; qehwe {f} |
| coffee {n} (colour) | :: qehweyî {m}, qaweyî {m} |
| coffee {n} (plant) | :: qehwe {f}, qawe {f} |
| coffin {n} (box for the dead) | :: tabût, darbest |
| cold war {n} (a period of hostile relations) | :: şerê sar |
| Cold War {prop} (a period of history from 1945-1991) | :: Şerê Sar |
| 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} | :: reng {m}, gon {m} |
| color {n} (spectral composition of visible light) | :: reng {m} |
| colorful {adj} (possessing prominent and varied colors) | :: rengîn, ئاڵوواڵا, ڕهنگاوڕهنگ |
| colossal {adj} (extremely large) | :: debdebe, dêwasa |
| colourless {adj} (having no colour) | :: بێڕهنگ, bêreng |
| comb {n} (toothed implement for grooming the hair) | :: şe {m}, şeh {m} |
| comb {v} (to groom the hair with a toothed implement) | :: 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 {v} (to separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers) | :: şe kirin {m}, şeh kirin {m} |
| combat {n} (a battle; a fight; a struggle for victory) | :: کارزان, ceng, şer, şerr |
| come {v} (to move nearer) | :: hatin, هاتن |
| come on {interj} (expression of disbelief) | :: mala te |
| comforter {n} (padded cover) | :: lihêf, yurẍan |
| 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} |
| commit to memory {v} (to learn by heart) | :: ji ber kirin, ezber kirin, لهبهرکدن |
| company {n} (in legal context, a corporation) | :: şirket {f}, pargîdanî {f}, fîrma {f}, kompanya {f}, şirîke {f} |
| comparison {n} | :: بهراورد |
| compass {n} (instrument to determine cardinal directions) | :: qîblename |
| 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}, گلهیی |
| computer {n} (device) | :: xêvjimêr, komputer |
| confiscate {v} (take possession of by force) | :: dest danîn ser |
| confrontation {n} (A conflict between armed forces) | :: şer, pevçûn |
| confrontation {n} (The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face) | :: rûbirûbûn, tûşîbûn |
| congress {n} (conference) | :: kongre |
| congress {n} (legislative body) | :: 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 |
| consultant {n} (person or party that is consulted) | :: şêwirmend |
| control {n} | :: kontrol {f} |
| cool {adj} (having a slightly low temperature) | :: hênik, hîn, fênik |
| coordinate system {n} (method of representing points in a space) | :: sîstema koordînatê |
| copulate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) | :: perîn, gunhêlî kirin, cot bûn, gan |
| cork {n} (bottle stopper) | :: tepedor, tepedorî |
| cornflower {adj} (cornflower coloured) | :: kanêjeyî |
| cornflower {n} (Centaurea cyanus) | :: kanêje {f} |
| corpse {n} (dead body) | :: cenaze, cendek, term, kelex, meyît |
| 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} |
| Costa Rica {prop} (country) | :: Kosta Rîka |
| cotton {n} (plant) | :: pembû, pembo {m} |
| cough {n} (expulsion of air from the lungs) | :: kuxik {f} |
| cough {v} (push air from the lungs) | :: kuxîn |
| country {n} (nation state) | :: welat |
| courage {n} (quality of a confident character) | :: wêrekî {f}, bistehî {f}, cesaret {f}, curet {f}, mêranî {f} |
| cow {n} | :: çêl {f}, çêlek {f}, mange {f}, mang {f} |
| cow {n} (female domesticated ox or other bovine) | :: çêl, çêlek, manga |
| coward {n} (a person who lacks courage) | :: tirsok, newêrek, bêcesaret, bêkulek, tirsonek, tirsoke |
| cowardice {n} (the lack of courage) | :: newêrekî, tirsokî, tirsonekî, bêcesaretî, bêcuretî |
| cradle {n} | :: landik {f}, dergûşan {f}, mehdik {f} |
| crate {n} (box or basket) | :: sindoq {f} |
| creator {n} (one who creates) | :: afirîner, çêker, دروستکار |
| 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} |
| cross {n} (geometrical figure) | :: xaç |
| crow {n} (any bird of the genus Corvus) | :: qirr {f}, qirrereşk {f} |
| crown {n} (royal headdress) | :: tac {f} |
| cruel {adj} (not nice; mean; heartless) | :: zalim, bêrehm |
| crustacean {n} (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) | :: qalikdar |
| Ctesiphon {prop} (ancient ruined city) | :: Tîsfûn |
| 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} |
| 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} |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth covering a window) | :: perde {f} |
| cybernetics {n} (science of communication and control) | :: sîbernetîk |
| Cyprus {prop} (country) | :: Qibris |
| Czech {prop} (language) | :: Çekî |
| Czech Republic {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Komara Çêkiyayê |
| Daesh {prop} (translations of the term "Daesh" only) | :: DAÎŞ {m} |
| dagger {n} | :: xencer {f}, qeme, deban, kahûr |
| daily {adj} (that occurs every day) | :: rojane |
| daily {n} (a newspaper that is published every day) | :: rojname |
| Damascus {prop} (the capital city of Syria) | :: Şam |
| 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} |
| 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 |
| database {n} | :: danegeh |
| daughter {n} (female offspring) | :: keç |
| David {prop} (king of Judah) | :: Dawid |
| day {n} (part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.) | :: roj |
| day {n} (period of 24 hours) | :: 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 |
| declensional {adj} (pertaining to declension) | :: xercdar |
| decollete {adj} (having a low-cut neckline) | :: dekolte |
| decree {n} | :: فهرمان |
| demonize {v} (turn into a demon) | :: dêw kirin |
| Denmark {prop} (country in Western Europe) | :: Danîmarka |
| dervish {n} (a member of Dervish fraternity of Sufism) | :: dewrêş |
| desert {n} (barren area) | :: deşit |
| deserted {adj} | :: چۆڵ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| devshirme {n} (collection of non-Muslim children to be converted to Islam) | :: devşîrme |
| dew {n} (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc) | :: şevnem, şewnem, şebnem |
| 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 |
| dig {v} | :: kêlan |
| dime a dozen {adj} (so common as to be practically worthless) | :: ne hêja ye pênc qirûşan |
| dinar {n} (name of 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 |
| diplomat {n} | :: dîplomat |
| direction {n} | :: ئاراسته |
| dirty {adj} (covered with or containing dirt) | :: pîs, qirêjî, rêvin, herrimî, lewitî |
| dirty {adj} (dishonourable, violating standards or rules) | :: pîs, herrimî, lewitî |
| dirty {adj} (illegal, improper) | :: pîs, herrimî, lewitî |
| dirty {adj} (morally unclean, obscene or indecent) | :: pîs |
| dirty {adj} (of color: discolored by impurities) | :: pîs, herrimî, lewitî |
| dirty {adj} (that makes one dirty) | :: pîs, qirêjî, rêvin, herrimî, lewitî |
| disappear {v} | :: بزربوون, ون بوون, له چاو بزربوون |
| discrepancy {n} (discrepant state) | :: nakokî {f}, nelihevî {f}, newekhevî {f} |
| discrepancy {n} (inconsistency) | :: nakokî {f}, nelihevî {f}, newekhevî {f} |
| disease {n} (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction) | :: nesaxî |
| dishware {n} (crockery) | :: aman, firaq |
| Diyarbakır {prop} (city) | :: Amed, Diyarbekir |
| dizzy {adj} (having a sensation of turning around) | :: gêj kirin |
| do {v} (be reasonable or acceptable) | :: bûn, hatin qebûlkirin |
| do {v} (for emphasis) | :: erê, belê, rast e ku |
| do {v} (in questions) | :: gelo, aya, ma |
| do {v} (perform, execute) | :: kirin, çêkirin |
| do {v} (slang: attack) | :: êriş kirin |
| do {v} (slang: have sex with) | :: gan, niyan |
| do {v} (work, suffice) | :: kar kirin, xebitîn, kirin |
| docile {adj} (yielding to control) | :: sernerm |
| doctor {n} (physician) | :: bijîşk, doktor, tixtor, nojdar |
| dog {n} (animal) | :: se, kûç, kûçik |
| donkey {n} (a domestic animal, see also: ass) | :: ker {m} |
| Don Quixote {prop} (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) | :: Don Kîşot |
| doogh {n} (yogurt drink) | :: dew |
| door {n} (portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle) | :: derî {m}, dergeh {m} |
| dot {n} (decimal point) | :: niqte, xal |
| dot {n} (morse code symbol) | :: niqte, xal |
| dot {n} (punctuation mark) | :: niqte, xal |
| dot {n} (small spot or mark) | :: leke, teqme |
| double-click {n} (action or event of pushing mouse-button twice) | :: cot tikandin |
| double-click {v} (to push a mouse-button twice) | :: cot tikandin |
| doubt {n} (uncertainty) | :: guman {f}, şik {f}, şube {f}, gûş {f}, hulhul {f}, şûf {f}, گومان |
| dough {n} (mix of flour and other ingredients) | :: hevîr {m} |
| down {adj} | :: depresîf, moralşkestî |
| down {adv} | :: jêr, binî |
| down {v} (to drink or swallow) | :: [transitive] daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabelandin, [intransitive] daqurtîn, daûrîn, dabelîn |
| down {v} (to drop) | :: daxistin, dahanîn, daketin, dahatin |
| 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 |
| dream {n} (hope or wish) | :: xewn {f}, xeyal {f}, aşop {f} |
| dream {n} (imaginary events seen while sleeping) | :: xewn {f} |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: vexwarin |
| driver {n} (one who drives something) | :: 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 license {n} (documenting permitting this person to drive) | :: ajoname {f}, ehliyet {f} |
| drone {n} (male bee) | :: nêrehing {m} |
| drop {n} (small mass of liquid) | :: dilop, çip, çipik |
| drug {n} | :: tilyak {f}, narkotîk {f} |
| duck {n} (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae) | :: werdek, miravî |
| duck {n} | :: werdek, ordek |
| dung {n} (manure) | :: rîx {f} |
| Dushanbe {prop} (capital of Tajikistan) | :: Duşenbe |
| Dutch {adj} (of the Netherlands, people, or language) | :: holendî |
| Dutch {prop} (the Dutch language) | :: holendî |
| dyslexia {n} (learning disability) | :: dîsleksiye |
| each {determiner} (every) | :: her, heryek, hertişt, ههریهک |
| ear {n} (fruiting body of a grain plant) | :: simbil |
| ear {n} (organ of hearing) | :: guh, گوێ, گوێچک |
| earring {n} (piece of jewelry) | :: guhar {f}, guhark {f}, گواره |
| Earth {prop} (third planet of the Solar System) | :: Erd |
| earthquake {n} (shaking of the surface of a planet) | :: erdhej {f} |
| east {n} (compass point) | :: rojhilat, ڕۆژههڵات |
| easy {adj} | :: ئاسان |
| eat {v} (consume) | :: xwarin |
| eat {v} (eat a meal) | :: xwarin |
| e-book {n} (electronic book) | :: e-pirtûk |
| economist {n} (expert in economics) | :: aborînas {m} |
| economy {n} | :: aborî {f}, ekonomî {f}, îqtisad {f}, ئابووری |
| 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) | :: پهروهرده {f} /perwerde/, زانیاری /zanyari/ |
| education {n} | :: taşandin {f}, hêvotin {f}, terbiyet {f}, fêrkirin {f}, hînkirin {f}, elimandin {f} |
| eel {n} (any fish of the order Anguilliformes) | :: marmasî {m} /snake fish/ |
| effendi {n} (title of respect) | :: efendî |
| egg {n} (body housing an embryo) | :: hêk {f} |
| egg {n} | :: hêk {f}, هێلکه |
| eggplant {n} (edible fruit) | :: bacanreş |
| eggplant {n} (plant) | :: bacanê reş |
| egress {n} | :: derketin {f}, dergeh {f} |
| Egypt {prop} (country in North Africa) | :: Misir, میسر |
| 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 |
| electrical engineering {n} (branch of engineering) | :: endezyariya elektrîkê {f} |
| electricity {n} (form of energy) | :: kareba {f}, elektrîk {f}, ceyran {f} |
| electron {n} (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms) | :: kareva |
| elementary {adj} (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something) | :: seretayî |
| elephant {n} (mammal) | :: fîl |
| 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} |
| embargo {n} (a ban on trade with another country) | :: ambargo {f} |
| embargo {n} (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) | :: ambargo |
| 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} |
| embroidery {n} (ornamentation) | :: nexş |
| emergency {n} (situation requiring urgent assistance) | :: lezgîn |
| emperor {n} (ruler of an empire) | :: emperator, qeyser |
| 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 |
| encompass {v} (include) | :: hindirrandin, hewandin |
| encompass {v} (surround) | :: dorpêç kirin |
| encore {n} (brief extra performance after the main performance is complete) | :: dubare |
| end {n} (extreme part) | :: dawî {f}, talî {f}, dûmahî {f}, xilasî {f}, kutahî {f} |
| end {v} (ergative, intransitive: be finished, be terminated) | :: qedîn, xilas bûn, temam bûn, kuta bûn, neman, bi dawî hatin |
| end {v} (transitive: finish, terminate (something)) | :: qedandin, xilas kirin, temam kirin, kuta kirin, nehêlan, bi dawî anîn |
| enemy {n} (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else) | :: dijmin, دوژمن |
| engineer {n} (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) | :: endazyar |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to England) | :: ئنگلیزی, inglîzî |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system) | :: ئنگلیزی, inglîzî |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to the English language) | :: inglîzî; Zazaki: inglîzkî |
| English {prop} (people from England) | :: inglîz, ئنگلیز |
| English {prop} (the English language) | :: inglîzî, ئنگلیزی /îngilîzî/ |
| enjambment {n} (a technique in poetry) | :: enjambeman {f} |
| equalize {v} (to make the score equal) | :: wekhev kirin |
| -er {suffix} (person whose occupation is...) | :: -kar |
| ergonomics {n} (science of the design of equipment) | :: ergonomî /Latn/ |
| erotic {adj} (tending to arouse sexual desire) | :: erotîk, şehwetî, seksî, pornografîk |
| Erzurum {prop} (city) | :: Erzîrom |
| escape {n} | :: rev , bazdan , filitîn |
| escape {v} (to elude) | :: filitîn |
| escape {v} (to get free) | :: revîn, bazdan |
| especially {adv} (particularly) | :: taybetî |
| Esperanto {prop} (auxiliary language) | :: esperantoyî {f} |
| Estonia {prop} (country) | :: Estonya |
| estrogen {n} (estrogen) | :: ostrojen {f} |
| 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} |
| Euphrates {prop} (river in the Middle East) | :: Firat {m} |
| Eve {prop} (given name) | :: Hawa {f} |
| 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 |
| exchange {n} | :: ئاڵوگۆڕ |
| execution {n} | :: îdam, daliqandin, şenqkirin, sêdarekirin |
| exiguous {adj} (extremely scanty) | :: qaştîk, zeîfok, hestî |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| extinguish {v} | :: temirandin , tefandin , vemirandin , reş kirin , vekuştin |
| eye {n} (organ) | :: çav {} |
| eyebrow {n} (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) | :: birû {p} |
| eyelash {n} (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid) | :: bijang |
| face {n} (front part of head) | :: rû {m}, serçav, dêm {m}, دهموچاو |
| 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} (acquainted) | :: aşna, şareza, pispor, zana |
| familiar {adj} (intimate or friendly) | :: nêz, nêzîk |
| familiar {adj} (known to one) | :: nas, niyas |
| family {n} | :: malbat {f} |
| family {n} ((used attributively)) | :: malbatî |
| famine {n} (extreme shortage of food in a region) | :: xela {f} |
| famous {adj} | :: مهشهوور, بهناوبانگ, ناودار |
| far {adj} (remote in space) | :: dûr |
| Faroe Islands {prop} (group of islands between Scotland and Iceland) | :: Giravên Feroe |
| fart {n} (an emission of flatulent gases) | :: fis, kuş, piv, tirr |
| fast {adj} (ahead of the correct time or schedule) | :: zû |
| fast {adj} (capable of moving with great speed) | :: lezgîn, zû, bilez |
| fast {adj} (firmly or securely fixed in place) | :: zeft, sabit |
| fast {adj} (of sleep: deep or sound) | :: (xewa) giran |
| fast {adv} (with great speed) | :: zû |
| fast {v} (to abstain from food) | :: rojî girtin |
| 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 |
| father {n} (male parent) | :: bab {m}, bav {m} |
| fatherless {adj} (without a living father) | :: bêbav |
| fear {n} (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone) | :: tirs {f} |
| fear {n} (extreme veneration or awe) | :: tirs {f} |
| fear {n} (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat) | :: 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 |
| 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 |
| fenugreek {n} (spice) | :: Northern Kurdish: şembelîk, xencelîsk |
| fertility {n} | :: بهپیتی |
| fervent {adj} | :: گهرمی |
| fever {n} (higher than normal body temperature) | :: ta {f}, tasar {f}, tagerm {f} |
| fifteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: pazde, pazdeh |
| fifty {num} (cardinal number) | :: pêncî, پهنجا |
| fig {n} (fruit) | :: hejîr {f} |
| fig {n} (tree or shrub) | :: hejîr {f}, darhejîr {f} |
| filmography {n} (filmography) | :: fîlmografî |
| finger {n} ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) | :: til {f}, پهنجه |
| Finland {prop} (Nordic country) | :: Fînland |
| Finnish {prop} (language) | :: Fînlendî |
| fire {n} | :: agir |
| fire {n} (heater or stove) | :: agir |
| fire {n} (occurrence of fire in a certain place) | :: agir |
| fire {n} (one of the basic elements) | :: agir |
| fire {n} (oxidation reaction) | :: agir {m}, nar {f} |
| fire {n} (something that has produced or is capable of producing this chemical reaction) | :: kuçk |
| fire-eater {n} (performer) | :: agirbaz {c} |
| firework {n} (exploding device) | :: agirbazî {f} |
| fish {n} (flesh of fish as food) | :: masî {m} |
| fish {n} (period of time spent fishing) | :: masîgirî {m} |
| fish {n} (vertebrate animal) | :: masî {m}, ماسی {m} /masî/ |
| five {num} (five ) | :: pênc |
| flag {n} (piece of cloth or often its representation) | :: ala {f}, ئاڵا |
| flamethrower {n} (device that projects a flame) | :: agiravêj |
| flea {n} (parasitic insect) | :: kêç |
| flee {v} | :: revîn, bazdan |
| flee {v} (to run away; to escape) | :: revîn, bazdan, bezîn; Zazaki: remayen |
| Flemish {adj} | :: flamî, flemanî |
| Flemish {prop} (the Dutch language as it is spoken in Flanders) | :: flamî {f} |
| flight {n} (act of flying) | :: firr |
| flock {n} (group of birds) | :: ref {f} |
| flock {n} (group of people) | :: kom {f}, ref {f}, coq {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} |
| flood {n} (overflow of water) | :: lehî {f}, lêser {f}, lês {f}, avrabûn {f}, لافاو |
| flour {n} (ground cereal grains) | :: ard, arvan |
| flower {n} (reproductive structure in angiosperms) | :: gul, kulîlk, گوڵ |
| 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) | :: firrîn |
| foam {n} (substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains) | :: kef kef |
| fold {v} (bend (thin material) over) | :: çemandin, tewandin |
| fold {v} (make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending) | :: pêçan, qat kirin |
| foot {n} (part of human body ) | :: pî, pê, ling, nig |
| for {prep} (directed at, intended to belong to) | :: bo |
| forehead {n} (part of face above eyebrows) | :: enî {f}, ناوچهوان |
| foreign language {n} (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) | :: zimanê biyanî |
| forest {n} (dense collection of trees) | :: daristan |
| for example {adv} (as an example) | :: wekî mînak |
| forget {v} | :: لهبیربوون |
| former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia {prop} (provisional designation of the Republic of Macedonia, see also: Republic of Macedonia; Macedonia) | :: Komara Yûgoslavî ya Kevnar a Makedonyayê |
| forty {num} (the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine) | :: çil, چل |
| forward {adj} (at the front) | :: pêşve |
| forward {adv} (towards the front) | :: pêşve |
| foster {v} (to cultivate and grow something) | :: xwedî kirin, mezin kirin |
| foster {v} (to nurse or cherish something) | :: xwedî kirin, mezin kirin |
| foster {v} (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | :: xwedî kirin, mezin kirin |
| four {num} (the cardinal number 4) | :: çar |
| fourteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: [Kurmanji]: çarde |
| fourth {adj} (fourth) | :: çarem |
| fox {n} (Vulpes) | :: rêwî |
| frame {n} (structural elements of a building or other constructed object) | :: milbend, çarçev |
| francium {n} (chemical element) | :: fransiyûm |
| free {adj} (not imprisoned) | :: azad, serbest, rizgar |
| free {adj} (software: with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: azad, vekirî, serbest |
| free {adj} (unconstrained) | :: berdayî |
| free {adj} (unobstructed) | :: vekirî, vebûyî |
| free {adj} (without obligations) | :: azad, serbest |
| freedom {n} | :: azadî {f}, serbestî {f}, rizgarî {f}, xweserî {f}, serxwebûn {f} |
| freedom {n} (not being imprisoned or enslaved) | :: serbestî |
| freedom {n} (The lack of a specific constraint) | :: azadî |
| 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 |
| French {prop} (Romance language spoken in France) | :: zimanê fransî |
| Friday {n} (day of the week) | :: în {f}, înî, eynî {f}, cume {f} |
| friend {n} (person whose company one enjoys) | :: heval, dost, yar, hevrê |
| frog {n} (amphibian) | :: beq {f} |
| from {prep} (with the source or provenance of or at) | :: ji |
| frontline {adj} (military: located at a front) | :: bere {m}, cephe {m}, enî {f} |
| froth {n} (foam) | :: kef |
| fry {v} (to cook (something) in hot fat or oil) | :: 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 /banafrat beet/ |
| fuel {n} (substance consumed to provide energy) | :: mazot |
| full {adj} (complete) | :: temam |
| full {adj} (containing the maximum possible amount) | :: tijî, tije |
| full {adj} | :: (Kurmancî): tijî, mişt |
| full {adj} (of a garment: ample, wide) | :: fire |
| full {adj} (satisfied, in relation to eating) | :: têr |
| full {adj} (total, entire) | :: tev |
| funambulate {v} (tightrope-walk) | :: li ser benan meşîn |
| furtive {adj} | :: dizîkî, nehînî, razberî |
| furtively {adv} (in a furtive manner) | :: bi dizîkî, bi nehînî, bi razberî |
| galvanic {adj} (of or pertaining to galvanism; electric) | :: gal vanî |
| garage {n} | :: garaj {f} |
| 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} |
| garden {n} (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) | :: gulistan {f}, baxçe {m}, bax {m} |
| garlic {n} (plant) | :: sîr {f} |
| gata {n} (a kind of pastry) | :: kade |
| Gaza {prop} (city) | :: Xeze |
| Gaza Strip {prop} (Gaza Strip) | :: Şirîta Xazeyê |
| general {adj} | :: giştî, tevayî, amî, umûmî, pirranî |
| general {n} | :: jeneral, ceneral, general |
| 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 form of address to men) | :: hêja, rêzdar, birêz, mamoste, seyda, efendî, ezbenî, ez-xulam |
| gentleman {n} (polite term for a man) | :: hêja, rêzdar, birêz, mamoste, seyda, efendî |
| geometry {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: hindaze |
| Georgetown {prop} (capital of Guyana) | :: جۆرج تاون, Corctawn |
| Georgia {prop} (country) | :: Гӧрщстан |
| German {adj} (of or relating to the country of Germany) | :: elmanî |
| German {n} | :: elman, elmanî |
| German {prop} (the German language) | :: elmanî |
| germander {n} (mint plant of genus Teucrium) | :: qesel {f} |
| Germany {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Almanya {f} |
| Gibraltar {prop} (British overseas territory) | :: Gibraltar |
| Gilgamesh {prop} | :: Gilgameş |
| gingerbread {n} (type of cake) | :: kiloca zencefîlî |
| gingersnap {n} (type of biscuit seasoned with ginger) | :: kilêçe |
| give {v} (transfer the possession of something to someone else) | :: dan, دان |
| glass {n} (drinking vessel) | :: perdaq {f}, piyale {f}, şûşe {f}, glas {f}, پهرداخ, پهرداغ |
| glass {n} (substance) | :: şûşe {f}, cam {f}, glas {f}, belûr {f}, شووشه, جام |
| 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 away {v} | :: لاچوون |
| god {n} (deity) | :: xweda, îlah, xwedawend, yezdan, xwedê |
| God {prop} (single deity of monotheism) | :: Xweda, Xuda, Elah |
| gold {n} (element) | :: zêrr {m} |
| good {adj} | :: baş, qenc, çê, çak, rind |
| goodbye {interj} (farewell) | :: oẍir be [person staying], xatira te [person leaving] |
| good day {phrase} (greeting between sunrise and sunset) | :: rojbaş |
| good evening {n} (greeting said in the evening) | :: êvarbaş, ئێوارهت باش |
| good morning {interj} (when seeing someone for the first time in the morning) | :: بهیانیت باش, beyanî baş |
| good news {n} (something positive) | :: خهبهری خۆش, مژده |
| Google {prop} (Google (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)) | :: Gûgil |
| goose {n} (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) | :: qaz {f} |
| gosherd {n} (one who takes care of geese) | :: şivanê qazan |
| Gothenburger {n} (A person from, or an inhabitant of, Gothenburg) | :: goteborgî |
| grab {v} (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)) | :: girtin |
| 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} |
| grass {n} (ground cover plant) | :: giya {m} |
| grater {n} (A tool with which one grates) | :: rêşker |
| grave {n} (excavation for burial) | :: gorr {f}, merzel {m}, tirb {f}, qebir {m}, mezar {f} /shrine/, ziyaret {f} /shrine/ |
| graveyard {n} (tract of land in which the dead are buried) | :: goristan |
| 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 |
| green {adj} (having green as its colour) | :: kesk |
| green {n} (colour) | :: kesk, sewz |
| greenish {adj} (somewhat green) | :: kesk, keske |
| Greenlandish {prop} (language) | :: kalaallisut |
| greens {n} (leaves of certain edible green plants) | :: Northern Kurdish: п’ьнщар’ |
| grey wolf {n} (a large grey wolf) | :: gur, gurg |
| gruel {n} (thin watery porridge) | :: hewdel |
| guarantee {n} (person who gives such a guarantee) | :: garantîker, temînatker, garantor |
| guarantee {n} (written declaration) | :: temînat, garantî |
| guarantee {v} (to assume responsibility for a debt) | :: temîn kirin, misoger kirin, garantî kirin |
| guarantee {v} (to give an assurance that something will be done right) | :: 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 |
| gundi {n} (rodent of the family Ctenodactylidae) | :: qendî |
| gunpowder {n} (explosive mixture) | :: barût |
| hackberry {n} (shrub of the genus Celtis) | :: tehwî, tawî |
| hadith {n} (collected sayings and actions of Muhammad) | :: hedîs {f} |
| hail {n} (balls of ice) | :: terg {f}, gijlok {f} |
| hair {n} (a pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head) | :: Northern Kurdish: pirç |
| hajduk {n} (outlaw, highwayman or freedom fighter in the Balkans) | :: hejduk |
| hajji {n} (one who has participated in a hajj) | :: hecî |
| Halabja {prop} (a town) | :: Helebce |
| Hamadan {prop} (city in Iran) | :: Hemedan |
| hammer {n} (tool) | :: çekûç {m}, keçûç {m} |
| hand {n} (part of the fore limb) | :: dest |
| happiness {n} | :: خۆشی /xoshí/ |
| 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 |
| harmonica {n} (wind instrument) | :: harmonîka |
| harmonization {n} (act of harmonizing) | :: ahengsazî {f} |
| haunch {n} | :: navteng {f}, newq {f} |
| have {v} (to possess) | :: hebûn, heyîn |
| Hawaiian {prop} (Hawaiian language) | :: hawaíyane |
| hay {n} (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) | :: pûş |
| he {determiner} (personal pronoun "he") | :: [both male and female] ew |
| head {n} (end of hammer, etc.) | :: ser |
| head {n} (headmaster, headmistress) | :: serperişt |
| head {n} (leader or chief) | :: serok |
| head {n} (part of the body) | :: ser |
| head {n} (the blunt end of a nail, etc.) | :: ser |
| 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 |
| 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 {m}, qelb {m} |
| heart {n} (a shape or symbol) | :: dil {m}, qelb {m} |
| heart {n} (a suit of cards) | :: dil {m}, qelb {m} |
| heart {n} (centre or core) | :: dil {m}, qelb {m} |
| heart {n} (emotions or kindness) | :: dil {m}, qelb {m} |
| heart attack {n} (acute myocardial infarction) | :: Mirina masûlkeyên dil, Myokardînfarkt |
| heaven {n} (sky) | :: ezman, asîman |
| hedonism {n} (philosophy) | :: zewqyarî {f}, hedonîzm {f} |
| helium {n} (chemical element) | :: hêlyûm |
| hell {prop} (where sinners go) | :: dûjeh |
| hello {interj} (greeting) | :: Roman: 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 |
| Helsinki {prop} (the capital city of Finland) | :: Helsinkî {f} |
| henbane {n} (Hyoscyamus niger) | :: beng {m} |
| hide {v} ((intransitive)) | :: xwe veşartin |
| hide {v} ((transitive)) | :: veşartin |
| high {adj} (elevated; tall) | :: bilind, bala |
| high-ranking {adj} (at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level) | :: payebilind, payeberz, ritbebilind, payebala |
| hire {v} | :: ڕاگرتن |
| historic {adj} (having significance in history) | :: dîrokî |
| hole {n} (hollow in some surface) | :: kun |
| hole {n} (opening in a solid) | :: kun |
| holiness {n} (state or condition of being holy) | :: pîrozî {f} |
| holy {adj} | :: پیرۆز |
| home {n} (childhood or parental home) | :: mal, ماڵ |
| home {n} (house or structure in which someone lives) | :: mal |
| home {n} (place of refuge or rest) | :: mal, ماڵ |
| home page {n} (the main or first page of a Web site) | :: malper |
| home page {n} (the Web page set to open in a Web browser when it is loaded) | :: malper |
| home page {n} (the Web page that one first visits in any hypertext system) | :: 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 |
| 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} |
| hopeful {adj} | :: hêvîdar, umêdewar, bihêvî, هیوادار |
| hopelessness {n} (the lack of hope; despair) | :: bêhêvîtî {f} |
| horror movie {n} (motion picture which horrifies or frightens) | :: fîlma tirsê /ku-Latn/ |
| horse {n} (members of the species Equus ferus) | :: hesp |
| horseshoe {n} (metallic shoe of a horse) | :: nal {f} |
| hospital {n} (building) | :: nexweşxane, xestexane, bîmaristan |
| hostler {n} (person at an inn who looks after horses) | :: seyîs |
| hot {adj} (having a high temperature) | :: germ, kel |
| hour {n} (time period of sixty minutes) | :: seet |
| house {n} (human abode) | :: xanî {m}, خانوو {m} |
| househusband {n} (husband who remains in the homestead) | :: mêrê malê {m} |
| housewife {n} (female head of household) | :: bermalî {} |
| how {adv} (in what manner) | :: çawa, çawan |
| how {adv} (to what degree) | :: çend |
| how {adv} (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings) | :: çawa, çawan |
| however {adv} (nevertheless) | :: her wiha, dîsa jî, lê |
| hubris {n} (excessive pride or arrogance) | :: quretî {f}, pozbilindî {f} |
| human {n} (a human being) | :: mirov |
| human being {n} (person) | :: mirov, meriv, ئادهمیزاد |
| humanity {n} (human beings as a group) | :: mirovatî {f} |
| humanity {n} (human condition) | :: mirovatî {f} |
| humanity {n} (quality of being benevolent) | :: mirovatî {f} |
| human rights {n} (the basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed) | :: mafên mirovan |
| hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) | :: sed, سهد |
| hungry {adj} | :: birsî, birçî |
| husband {n} (male partner in marriage) | :: mêr /مێر/ |
| hussy {n} (a cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behaviour) | :: qehpik {f} |
| hut {n} | :: کووخ |
| hyacinth {n} (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) | :: sumbul |
| hydrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: hîdrojen |
| hypochondria {n} (psychological disorder) | :: hîpokondriya |
| hyponym {n} (more specific word) | :: hîponîm |
| I {pron} (personal pronoun) | :: ez, min |
| ibrik {n} (A long-spouted pitcher) | :: misîn {m} |
| Iceland {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Îsland |
| ID card {n} (card or badge showing the official identity of the wearer) | :: nasname, pênas |
| if {conj} (supposing that) | :: heke |
| if only {phrase} (signifies a wish) | :: xwezî |
| ignite {v} | :: داگیرسان |
| ignorance {n} (condition of being uninformed or uneducated) | :: nezanî |
| ignorant {adj} (characterized by ignorance) | :: نهزان, nezan |
| illegal {adj} (contrary to or forbidden by law) | :: neqanûnî, qedexe, memnûh, yasax, qaçax, derqanûn |
| illegal {adj} (prohibited by established rules) | :: qedexe, memnûh |
| illiterate {adj} (unable to read and write) | :: nexwendewar, nexwenda |
| 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 |
| immortal {adj} (not susceptible to death) | :: nemir, hersax, herheyî |
| implement {n} (a tool) | :: amûr, alet, alav, hacet, halet, ئاڵات |
| implement {v} (bring about) | :: bi cih anîn, bi cih kirin |
| imprisoner {n} (one who imprisons) | :: zindanker {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 |
| Indianapolis {prop} (capital of the State of Indiana, USA) | :: Indianapolis |
| infinity {n} (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) | :: bêdawî |
| infix {n} (morpheme inserted into word) | :: navbendik, navgir |
| information {n} (communicable knowledge) | :: agahî {f} |
| ingredient {n} (substance present in a mixture) | :: kerese |
| injure {v} (to wound or cause physical harm) | :: birîndar kirin |
| in-law {n} (relative by marriage) | :: Northern Kurdish: хнами |
| insulin {n} (polypeptide hormone) | :: însulîn |
| interest {n} (attention that is given to or received from someone or something) | :: mereq {f}, balkêşî {f}, entres {f} |
| 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} (involvement in or link with financial, business, or other undertaking) | :: entres {f} |
| International System of Units {prop} (standard set of basic units of measurement) | :: Pergala Navneteweyî ya Pîvanê |
| interpreter {n} (one who interprets speech) | :: terciman |
| invitation {n} | :: dawet {f}, daxwazname {f} |
| invite {v} (ask for the presence or participation of someone) | :: vexwendin |
| Iran {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Îran |
| Iranian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Iran, the people or Iranian languages) | :: îranî |
| Iranian {n} (person from Iran or of Iranian descent) | :: îranî |
| Iraq {prop} (country) | :: Iraq |
| Iraqi {adj} (from or pertaining to Iraq) | :: Northern Kurdish: Iraqê |
| Irish Sea {prop} (a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland) | :: Derya Îrlanda |
| iron {n} (element) | :: ئاسن /asin/, asin, hesin |
| 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 |
| Ispir {prop} (town and district in Turkey) | :: Espîr |
| isthmus {n} (narrow strip of land) | :: berzax |
| Italian {prop} (language) | :: Talyanî |
| Italy {prop} (European country) | :: Îtalya |
| I want to know {phrase} (I want to know) | :: ئهمهوێ بزانم /emewé bizanim/ |
| I wish {phrase} (I would very much like that to be so) | :: xwezî |
| Jamaica {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Jamaîka |
| January {prop} (first month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: rêbendan, kanûna duyem |
| Japan {prop} (a country in East Asia) | :: Japon |
| jawbone {n} (any of the bones in the jaw) | :: cêlefek |
| jellyfish {n} (aquatic animal) | :: pişemasî, medûsa |
| jeopardize {v} (put in jeopardy) | :: xistina talûkê, xistina metirsiyê |
| 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} |
| Jordan {prop} (country) | :: Erden |
| Judas tree {n} (Cercis siliquastrum) | :: erxewan {f} |
| judo {n} (Japanese martial art) | :: jûdo |
| June {prop} (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: pûşber {f}, hezîran {f}, xezîran {f} |
| just {adj} | :: دادمهند |
| justice {n} (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) | :: edalet, dad |
| 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 {prop} (language) | :: kannadayî |
| Kazakhstan {prop} (country in Central Asia) | :: Qazaxîstan |
| 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 |
| kill {v} (put to death) | :: kuştin, -kuj-, کوشتن |
| kilo {n} | :: kîlo {f}, kêlo {f}, kîlogram {f} |
| 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}, شاه, مهلیک |
| king {n} (a playing card with the image of a king in it) | :: şah {m} |
| king {n} (a playing piece in chess) | :: şah {m} |
| kiss {n} (touch with the lips) | :: maç, ramûsan, paç, bûse |
| kiss {v} (to touch with the lips) | :: maç kirin, ramûsandin |
| knee {n} | :: چۆک |
| knight {n} (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) | :: şovalye |
| knit {v} | :: ; چنین |
| know {v} (be acquainted or familiar with) | :: nasîn, ناسین |
| know {v} (be certain or sure about (something)) | :: zanîn, زانین |
| know {v} (have knowledge of) | :: zanîn, زانین |
| know {v} (have sexual relations with) | :: zanîn |
| know {v} (understand (a subject)) | :: zanîn, زانین |
| Kobane {prop} | :: Kobanê, Kobanî |
| kohl {v} (makeup) | :: kil |
| Kongo {prop} (Bantu language) | :: kîkongoyî {f} |
| Kosovo {prop} (disputed region in the Balkans) | :: Kosova |
| Kurd {n} (a member of the people inhabiting Kurdistan) | :: kurd |
| Kurdish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language) | :: kurdî |
| Kurdish {prop} (language of Kurdistan) | :: kurdî |
| Kurdistan {prop} (a region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds) | :: کوردستان {f} /Kurdistan/, Kurdistan {f} |
| Kurmanji {prop} (North Kurdish) | :: kurmancî, kirmancî, کرمانجی |
| Kuwait {prop} (country in the Middle East and capital city) | :: Kuweyt |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: peyje |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: gol {f} |
| lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: berx, бәрх |
| lamp {n} | :: چرا |
| 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) | :: Laponya {f} |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: derneg, gîro, texîr, درهنگ |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: ken |
| laugh {n} (something that provokes mirth or scorn) | :: pêkenîn |
| laugh {v} (affect or influence by means of laughter) | :: kenandin |
| laugh {v} (be or appear cheerful) | :: kenîn |
| laugh {v} (express by, or utter with, laughter) | :: kenîn |
| laugh {v} | :: kenîn, kenandin |
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) | :: pê kenîn |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: kenîn |
| laughter {n} | :: ken {m} , kenîn {f} , پێکهنین, قاقاو پێکهنین |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: ken |
| laundry {n} | :: balav {f} |
| law {n} (body of rules and standards to be applied by courts) | :: dad {f}, hiqûq {f}, edalet {f}, qanûn {f}, zagon {f}, yasa {f} |
| law {n} (body of rules from the legislative authority) | :: qanûn {f}, zagon {f}, yasa {f} |
| law {n} (written or understood rule) | :: qanûn {f}, zagon {f}, yasa {f} |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Lazio |
| leave {v} | :: بهجێی بێڵه |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: Libnan |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: arbijî |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: ling |
| length {n} (distance from end to end) | :: dirêjahî, dirêjî, dirêjatî |
| -less {suffix} (lacking) | :: bê- |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: name |
| lettuce {n} | :: کاهو |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: pirtûkxane |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: Lîbya |
| lick {v} | :: alîstin |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: qepax {f} |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: virr |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: derew kirin |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: jiyan {f}, ژیان |
| lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: şêwaza jiyanê |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: ron, geş |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: sivik |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: Northern Kurdish: geş, (rengê) vebiye |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: ronî {f}, ronahî {f} |
| light {n} | :: ronahî, ronayî |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: ronî {f}, ronahî {f} |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: ronî {f}, ronahî {f} |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: Northern Kurdish: ron kirin |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: Northern Kurdish: agir vêxistin |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: fanûsgeh |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: birûsk |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: saletîrêj |
| limpid {adj} (clear) | :: geş, ron, zelal |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: zimannasî |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: şêr |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: lêv {f}, لێو |
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: [1] sorav {f} |
| lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) | :: zimanfisî |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: guhdarî kirin, guh dan |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: guhdarî kirin, guh dan |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: guh lê bûn |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: guhdarî kirin, guh dan |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: edebiyat |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: lîtyûm |
| live {adj} (capable of causing harm) | :: ziyandar |
| live {adj} (having life) | :: jîndar, sax, zindî |
| live {adv} (as it happens) | :: zindî |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: jîn, jiyan |
| live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) | :: jîn, jiyan |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: lokomotîv {f} |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: London |
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: tenêtî {f} |
| long {adj} | :: dirêj, درێژ |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: dirêj |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: bêrî kirin, hesret kirin |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: bijî |
| look {v} | :: nerîn, berê xwe danê , seh kirin , fekirin, hêv kirin , mêze kirin , mêzandin, mêzîn |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: Bavê me |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: ji dest dan, winda kirin |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: spih; Zazaki: espije |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: hijkirin, evînî, dildarî, evîn |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: hez kirin, hez kirin |
| low {adj} (depressed, sad) | :: bêmad |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: nizm, نزم |
| low {adj} (small in height) | :: nizm, نزم |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: firavîn {f} |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: pişik |
| luster {n} (brilliance, attractiveness or splendor) | :: şemedan |
| Lyons {prop} (a city in France) | :: Liyon |
| machine {n} | :: makîne {f}, مهکینه |
| machine {n} (mechanical or electrical device) | :: makîne |
| 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 |
| main clause {n} (grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically) | :: hevoka sereke {f} |
| 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 |
| Malatya {prop} (city in Turkey) | :: Meledî |
| male {n} (animal of masculine sex) | :: nêr |
| male {n} (human of masculine sex or gender) | :: mêr |
| male {n} (plant of masculine sex) | :: nêr |
| malevolence {n} (hostile feeling and attitude) | :: bedniyetî {f}, belakirrî {f} |
| man {n} (adult male human) | :: mêr, zelam |
| man {n} (human) | :: mirov, insan |
| man {n} (piece in board games) | :: berik |
| man {v} (to supply with staff or crew) | :: dagirtin, dagir kirin |
| Man {prop} (genus Homo) | :: mirov |
| many {determiner} (an indefinite large number of) | :: gelek, گهلێک, زۆر |
| marble {n} (crystalline limestone) | :: mermer {m}, مهڕمهڕ |
| marble {n} (spherical ball) | :: tebel {f}, xar {f}, ههڵمات |
| market {n} | :: bazar, بازار |
| market {n} (spacious site for trading) | :: bazar, بازار |
| marron glacé {n} (chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla) | :: şekirê şambelotan |
| Marseilles {prop} (city in France) | :: Masêy |
| martyr {n} | :: şehîd |
| massage {n} (rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body) | :: gemirandin {f}, perixandin {f}, mistdan {f}, masaj {f} |
| masturbation {n} (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals) | :: destperkî {f} |
| 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} |
| 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 |
| Mazandaran {prop} (northern province of Iran) | :: Mazenderan |
| me {pron} (direct object of a verb) | :: min |
| me {pron} | :: min |
| meaning {n} | :: مهعنا, مهبهس |
| meaninglessness {n} (state of lacking meaning) | :: bêwatetî {f} |
| meat {n} | :: goşt, گۆشت |
| medal {n} (stamped metal disc) | :: medalya |
| medicine {n} (field of study) | :: tib {f} |
| medicine {n} (substance which promotes healing) | :: derman {m}, îlac {m} |
| Mediterranean Sea {prop} (the sea between Europe and Africa) | :: Deryaya Navîn |
| megalomaniac {n} (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) | :: megaloman |
| mellifluous {adj} | :: herrikbar |
| melon {n} (fruit) | :: gundor {m}, petêx {m}, xerûze {m}, qomî {m}, qire {m}, qawin {m}, کاڵهگ |
| melt {v} (intransitive: to change from a solid to a liquid) | :: helîn /intransitive/, helandin /transitive/ |
| memorize {v} (to commit to memory, to learn by heart) | :: ji ber kirin, ezber kirin, لهبهرکردن |
| mental hospital {n} (facility designed to treat persons with mental disorders) | :: psîkolojiya klînîkê |
| Mercury {prop} (planet) | :: Tîr |
| Mesopotamia {prop} (region between Euphrates and Tigris) | :: Mezrabotan {f}, Mezopotamya {f} |
| Mesopotamian {adj} (of or pertaining to Mesopotamia) | :: Mezopotamya |
| Mesopotamian {n} (person from Mesopotamia) | :: mezopotamyayî |
| mete {v} (To dispense) | :: siza dan, ceza kirin |
| mete {v} (To measure) | :: pîvan |
| meteorology {n} (science) | :: meteorolojî |
| metropolis {n} (colony’s mother city) | :: metropol |
| metropolis {n} (large, busy city) | :: metropol |
| Mexico {prop} (country) | :: Meksîk |
| microbe {n} (microorganism) | :: mikrob, mîkrob {f} |
| middle {n} (centre, midpoint) | :: nav {f} |
| Middle East {prop} (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa) | :: Rojhilata Navîn |
| midnight {n} (12 am) | :: nîvê şevê, nîvşev |
| milfoil {n} (Achillea) | :: pûjang {f} |
| milk {n} (liquid) | :: şîr {m}, شیر |
| milk {v} (to express any liquid) | :: doşîn, dotin, دۆشین |
| milk {v} (to express milk from mammal) | :: doşîn, dotin, دۆشین |
| milliard {num} (10^9) | :: milyar |
| mind {n} (ability for rational thought) | :: hîş |
| 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} |
| 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 |
| mist {n} (Water or other liquid finely suspended in air) | :: mij {f} |
| mistake {n} (an error) | :: xeletî, çewtî, şaşî |
| moan {n} (a low cry of pain) | :: axîn {f}, oxîn {f}, ofîn {f} |
| moan {v} | :: nalîn, axîn, oxîn, ofîn |
| mobile phone {n} (portable telephone) | :: telefona destan {f}, telefona berîkê {f}, telefona bêtêl {f}, telefona mobîl {f} |
| mode {n} (means of accomplishing something) | :: awa {m}, şêwe {f} |
| mode {n} (style or fashion) | :: mode {f}, trend {f} |
| mole {n} (burrowing insectivore) | :: koremişk |
| Mona Lisa {prop} (painting by Leonardo Da Vinci) | :: Mona Lîza |
| monastery {n} (building for monks) | :: xilwet {f}, peristgeh {f}, pîrozgeh {f} |
| Monday {n} (day of the week) | :: duşem, دووشهم, دووشهمه |
| money {n} (currency) | :: pare |
| money {n} (means of exchange and measure of value) | :: pare {m}, dirav, pere |
| 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} |
| month {n} (period into which a year is divided) | :: meh, heyv, hîv |
| moon {n} (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) | :: heyv, hîv |
| moon {n} (largest natural satellite of planet Earth) | :: 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 |
| Morocco {prop} (country) | :: Maroko |
| mortar {n} (short large-bore cannon) | :: hawin |
| Moscow {prop} (Capital city of Russia) | :: Mosko, مۆسکۆ /mosko/ |
| mosque {n} (a place of worship for Muslims) | :: mizgeft, camî |
| Mosul {prop} (city) | :: Mûsil, Nînewe |
| mother {n} (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant) | :: dayik {f}, دایک |
| 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 |
| mountain {n} (large mass of earth and rock) | :: çiya {m} |
| mouse {n} (computing: input device) | :: mişk {m} |
| mouse {n} (rodent of the genus Mus) | :: mişk, مشک |
| moustache {n} (hair on upper lip) | :: simbêl |
| mouth {n} (the opening of a creature through which food is ingested) | :: dev {m} |
| Mr {n} (abbreviation of Mister) | :: Birêz |
| muezzin {n} (person who issues call to prayer) | :: muezin |
| Muhammad {prop} (the prophet who introduced Islam) | :: Roman: Mihemed Pêxember, Mihemed |
| mulberry {n} (the fruit) | :: tû {f} |
| mulberry {n} (the tree) | :: tû {f}, dartû {f} |
| mule {n} (offspring of male donkey and female horse) | :: hêstir {?}, qantirr {?}, qantir {m} |
| mullah {n} (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher) | :: mela |
| Munich {prop} (capital of Bavaria) | :: Munih |
| muscle {n} (contractile tissue) | :: masûlke |
| 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 |
| 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 {f} / {m} |
| myopic {adj} (unable to see distant objects unaided) | :: şevkor |
| 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 |
| Nakhichevan {prop} (city) | :: Naxçivan |
| Nakhichevan {prop} (historically an Armenian region, currently a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan) | :: Naxçivan |
| name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: nav |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: bênav |
| namelessness {n} (The state or quality of being nameless) | :: bênavî {f} |
| Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namîbiya |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Napolî |
| nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: neteweperwerî, welatperwerî, niştimanperwerî, welatparêzî, neteweparêzî, nasyonalîzm, neteweperistî, نهتهوهیی, وڵات پارێزی |
| nation-building {n} (unifying the people within a state) | :: netewesazî {f} |
| NATO {prop} (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: NATO |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: sirişt, xweza, xwerist, tebîet, natûr |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: sirişt, xweza, xwerist, tebîet, natûr |
| nature {n} (primitive state of being) | :: sirişt, xweza, xwerist, tebîet, natûr |
| nature {n} (the natural world) | :: sirişt, xweza, xwerist, tebîet, natûr |
| navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: navik {f} |
| needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) | :: derzî |
| 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 |
| nervous {adj} (relating to the nerves) | :: agirnok |
| nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous) | :: agirnokî |
| nest {n} (bird-built structure) | :: hêlîn |
| never {adv} (at no time) | :: qet, ticar, hîç /carekê jî/ |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: nû |
| news {n} (new information of interest) | :: nûçe {f} |
| newspaper {n} (publication) | :: rojname {f}, nûçename {f} |
| New York {prop} (state) | :: (wîlayeta / eyaleta) Nû York {f}, New York {f} |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: Nû York {f}, New York {f} |
| night {n} (darkness) | :: şev {f} |
| night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity) | :: şev {f} |
| night {n} (nightfall) | :: şev {f} |
| night {n} (night spent at a hotel) | :: şev {f} |
| night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: şev {f} |
| night {n} (quality of sleep obtained during a night) | :: şev {f} |
| nightingale {n} (bird) | :: bilbil {m} |
| nihilism {n} (negation of one or more aspects of life; extreme philosophical scepticism) | :: hîçperestî, hîçparêzî, tuneperestî, nînperestî, nîhîlîzm |
| Nile {prop} (river) | :: Nîl {m} |
| nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: neh |
| nineteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: nozde |
| ninety {num} (90) | :: not, nod, nehwed, نهوهت |
| nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: sermemik {m}, serçiçik {m} |
| Nisibis {prop} (ancient city of Mesopotamia) | :: Nisêbîn |
| nitrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: nîtrojen |
| nitrogenous {adj} (of nitrogen) | :: nîtrojenî |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: na, ne |
| noblesse oblige {n} (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) | :: xanedanî xwastin |
| north {n} (compass point) | :: bakur, باکور |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: poz, difin |
| nose ring {n} (ring affixed to the snout of cattle) | :: xizêm |
| notebook {n} (book) | :: lênûsk; defter |
| now {adv} (at the present time) | :: niha |
| nowadays {adv} | :: لهم ڕۆژانهدا |
| Nowruz {prop} (Iranian New Year) | :: Newroz |
| nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell) | :: dendikok |
| nucleus {n} | :: navok {f}, navik {f}, kakil {f} |
| numerology {n} (study) | :: jimarnasî {f}, numerolojî {f} |
| oath {n} (affirmed statement) | :: soz {f}, ehd {f} |
| oath {n} (profanity) | :: dijûn {f}, xeber {f}, sixêf {f} |
| oath {n} (solemn pledge) | :: sond {f}, êqîn {f}, qesem {f}, soz, سوێن |
| 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 |
| 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 number {n} (whole number that is not divisible by two) | :: hejmara kit |
| office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work) | :: dayre |
| old {adj} (former) | :: (ya/yê) berê, پێشو |
| old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) | :: پیرهمێرد /man/, پیرهژن /woman/, pîr, پیر |
| old {adj} (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) | :: kevn, کۆن |
| old man {n} (elderly man) | :: pîremêr {m}, پیرهمێرد |
| olive {adj} (colour) | :: zeytûnî, rengzeytûnî |
| olive {n} (colour) | :: zeytûnî, rengzeytûnî |
| olive {n} (fruit) | :: zeytûn {f} |
| olive {n} (wood) | :: darzeytûn {f}, zeytûn {f} |
| ominous {adj} | :: ziyandar /1/, bêyom /2/, bêxêr /2/, bêoxir /2/ |
| once again {adv} (one more time) | :: hê carekê, ji nû ve, dîsan, dîsa, cardin, dubare, ji serî ve |
| once upon a time {adv} (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) | :: hebû tune bû |
| one {num} (cardinal number 1) | :: yek, êk |
| open {v} (to make something accessible) | :: vekirin |
| operating system {n} (software which controls computer) | :: sîstema şixulandinê |
| opium {n} (drug from opium poppy) | :: afyon |
| opposition {n} (political) | :: mixalefet, opozisyon |
| oral {adj} (relating to the mouth) | :: devkî |
| orange {n} (colour) | :: pirteqalî |
| orange {n} (fruit) | :: pirteqal, پرتهقاڵ |
| orange {n} (tree) | :: pirteqal, دار پرتهقاڵ |
| organize {v} | :: organîze kirin , bi rêk xistin, li dar xistin, dirist kirin, saz kirin , çêkirin, organîzandin, sîstematîzandin |
| orgasm {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) | :: orgazm |
| orthography {n} (study of correct spelling) | :: imla, vekît |
| Oshnavieh {prop} (city in West Azerbaijan Province) | :: Şino |
| outside {adj} | :: دهرهوه |
| oven {n} (chamber used for baking or heating) | :: firrne {f}, ocax {f}, tenûr {f}, tebax {f} |
| owing to {prep} (because of) | :: ji ber |
| owl {n} (a bird) | :: kund, bu, pû, pepûk |
| oxygen {n} (chemical element) | :: oksîjen |
| oystercatcher {n} (bird) | :: lepkexur |
| Pacific Ocean {prop} (the world's largest body of water) | :: Okyanûsa Mezin |
| package {n} | :: بهستهک |
| pagoda {n} (a tiered tower with multiple eaves) | :: pagoda |
| painful {adj} | :: jandar, biêş, êşdar, biazar, biezyet |
| paint {n} (substance) | :: boyax {f}, boya {f}, reng {m} |
| Pakistan {prop} (country in South Asia) | :: Pakistan |
| palace {n} (large, lavish residence) | :: koşk {f}, sera {f}, seray {f}, qesr {f} |
| paletot {n} (A loose outer jacket, overcoat) | :: palto |
| pancreas {n} (gland near the stomach) | :: pankreas |
| panjandrum {n} (important, powerful or influential person) | :: zirkerdar, giremirov |
| papakha {n} (wool hat worn by men throughout the Caucasus) | :: Northern Kurdish: papax |
| paper {n} (sheet material) | :: perr {m}, kaxez {f} |
| paradise {n} | :: biheşt {f}, cenet {f}, îrem {f} |
| pardon {n} | :: بهخشین, لێبووران |
| Paris {prop} (capital of France) | :: Parîs |
| parliament {n} (an elected or appointed political institution) | :: parleman |
| parrot {n} (kind of bird) | :: papaxan |
| Parthia {prop} ((historical) region) | :: Pehlewistan |
| participant {n} (one who participates) | :: beşdar, pişkdar, tevlîbûyî |
| partitive {adj} (grammar: indicating a part) | :: parçeyî, parçedar |
| partridge {n} (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) | :: [generic] kew {m}, [♀] mêkew {f}, [♂] nêrekew {m}, [young] çêlekew {m} {f}, کهو |
| passion fruit {n} (edible fruit) | :: berê hindek gul kovanan |
| pasta {n} (dough) | :: meqarne |
| paternal aunt {n} (the sister of one's father) | :: met |
| paternal uncle {n} (brother of one's father) | :: mam, ap |
| pavement {n} (footpath) | :: peyarê {f} |
| pay attention {v} (to be attentive) | :: bo xwe kirin xem |
| pea {n} (plant) | :: maşo |
| peace {n} (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) | :: aştî {f} |
| peace {n} (state of being free from war) | :: aştî {f}, ئاشتی |
| peace {n} (state of mind) | :: aştî {f}, ئاشتی |
| peace {n} (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence) | :: aştî {f}, hastbiyayiş, ئاشتی |
| peach {n} (fruit) | :: xox {f}, şeftalî |
| peach {n} (tree) | :: xox {f}, şeftalî {?}, قۆخ |
| pear {n} (fruit) | :: hirmî {f}, karçîn |
| pearl {n} (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks) | :: morî |
| pencil {n} (graphite writing-instrument) | :: Northern Kurdish: pênûsê |
| penis {n} (male organ for copulation and urination) | :: penîs, batî, doqişk, xiyar, pido, pidok, belik, cûcik; kîr {m}, xirr {m}, terrik {m} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| perhaps {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: belkî |
| peri {n} (sprite in Persian mythology) | :: perî |
| Persian {adj} | :: farisî |
| Persian {prop} (Persian language) | :: farisî, فارسی |
| Persian Gulf {prop} (gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula) | :: Kendava Farsê |
| peshmerga {n} (a term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters) | :: pêşmerge, پێشمهرگه |
| petalous {adj} (having petals) | :: gulperkirî |
| pharmacy {n} (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed) | :: dermanxane, eczaxane, îlacxane |
| phenomenal {adj} (philosphy: pertaining to the appearance of the world) | :: diyardeyî, fenomenal |
| phenomenal {adj} (remarkable) | :: diyardeyî, fenomenal |
| phenomenal {adj} (sciences: perceptible) | :: diyardeyî, fenomenal |
| phoneme {n} (indivisible unit of sound) | :: vac |
| photosynthetic {adj} (of or relating to photosynthesis) | :: ronahîkî çêkirî |
| pi {n} (irrational mathematical constant) | :: pî {f} |
| pi {n} (letter of Greek alphabet) | :: pî {f} |
| piglet {n} (young pig) | :: kudik, berazok, xinzîrk |
| 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 |
| pine {n} (tree of the genus Pinus) | :: kac, darûk, çam |
| Pinocchio {n} | :: pînokyo |
| piss {n} (urine) | :: mîz |
| pistachio {n} (fruit) | :: pisteq, fisteq |
| pistachio {n} (tree) | :: pisteq, fisteq |
| pistol {n} | :: دهمانچه |
| 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} |
| planet {n} (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) | :: gerstêrk |
| plant {n} (organism capable of photosynthesis) | :: nebat |
| play {n} (individual's performance in a sport) | :: yarî {f}, lîstik {f} |
| play {n} (playful activity) | :: yarî {f}, lîstik {f} |
| play {n} (theatrical performance) | :: şano {f}, piyes {f}, tiyatro {f} |
| player {n} (dramatic actor) | :: lîstikvan |
| player {n} (gambler) | :: qumarker |
| player {n} (who plays any game) | :: yarîker, lîstikvan |
| player {n} (who plays on a musical instrument) | :: ace; muzîkjen, sazbend |
| plough {n} (device pulled through the ground) | :: Northern Kurdish: kotan |
| pocket {adj} | :: گیرفان |
| 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} (class of literature) | :: helbest |
| Pohnpeian {prop} (Micronesian language) | :: ponpeyî {m} |
| pointer {n} (anything that points or is used for pointing) | :: nîşanderk {f} |
| pointer {n} (computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable) | :: nîşanderk {f} |
| pointer {n} (dog) | :: poyinter |
| pointer {n} (of a timepiece or measuring device) | :: nîşanderk {f}, mîl {m} |
| poison {n} (substance harmful to a living organism) | :: jehr {f}, jar {f}, دهرمانخوارد, ژههر |
| poison {v} (to use poison to kill or paralyse) | :: jehr kirin, jehr dan |
| police {n} (an organisation that enforces the law) | :: polîs |
| political party {n} (political organization) | :: Northern Kurdish: partî {f} |
| political science {n} (study of politics) | :: siyasetnasî {f}, polîtolojî {f} |
| politics {n} (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) | :: ramyarî |
| polygon {n} (plane figure bounded by straight edges) | :: pirgoşe |
| pomegranate {n} (fruit) | :: hinar {f}, nar {f}, ههنار |
| pomegranate {n} (shrub/tree) | :: darhinar {f}, hinar {f} |
| porous {adj} (full of tiny pores) | :: kunkunî |
| 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 {prop} (the language) | :: portugalî {f} |
| possible {adj} | :: gengaz, mimkin, pêkan |
| postmodernism {n} (a style of art, literature, etc) | :: postmodernîzm |
| post office {n} (place) | :: postxane |
| potato {n} (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) | :: Northern Kurdish: kartol {f}, qompîr {f} |
| pound sterling {n} (currency of the UK) | :: sterlîn |
| power {n} (biblical: level of angels) | :: hêz {f} |
| power {n} (capability or influence) | :: hêz {f}, qewet {f}, zever {f} |
| power {n} (electricity, electricity supply) | :: hêz {f}, kareba {f}, elektrîk {f} |
| power {n} (influential nation, company etc.) | :: hêz {f}, zilhêz {f} |
| power {n} (maths: product of equal factors) | :: jorjimar {f} |
| power {n} (physical force or strength) | :: hêz {f}, qewet {f}, zever {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} |
| 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 talk to God) | :: nimêj kirin |
| prayer {n} (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) | :: nivêj {f} |
| prayer {n} | :: lava {f} |
| prayer {n} (practice of communicating with one's God) | :: nivêj {f} |
| prayer {n} (the specific words or methods used for praying) | :: dua {f} |
| prehistoric {adj} (of relating to the epoch before written record) | :: pêşdîrokî |
| prehistory {n} (history of human culture prior to written records) | :: pêşdîrok {f} |
| premature {adj} | :: پێشوهخت |
| preposition {n} (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by") | :: daçek {f} |
| president {n} (the head of state of a republic) | :: serok |
| press {v} | :: پهستن |
| primary {adj} (first in a group or series) | :: یهکهم /yekem/ |
| prince {n} | :: mîr {m} , pismîr {m} , prens {m} |
| 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} | :: بهندی |
| process {n} | :: prose, qonax, pêvajo, doman, derax, demajo, vetîre |
| profession {n} (occupation) | :: pîşe, meslek, mihne, hokar, kariyer, profesyon |
| programming language {n} (code of reserved words and symbols) | :: zimanê bernamekirinê |
| prohibition {n} | :: قهدهغه |
| promise {n} (vow) | :: soz {f}, ehd {f}, belên {f}, newîn {f}, wad {f} |
| pronominal verb {n} | :: lêkera cînavî {f} |
| proper {adj} | :: پهسهند |
| 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 safe) | :: parastin, sitirandin, sitar {f}, pena {f}, پاڕێزگاری, پاراستن |
| 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} |
| public {adj} | :: گشتی |
| publicly {adv} (in an open and public manner) | :: به ئاشکرا /be aškra/ |
| punishment {n} | :: ceza {m}, siza {m} |
| purslane {n} (Portulaca oleracea) | :: pirpar {f} |
| pus {n} (fluid found in regions of infection) | :: nêm |
| put {v} | :: دانان |
| python {n} (constricting snake) | :: pîton |
| Qatar {prop} (a country in the Middle East) | :: Qeter |
| quality {n} (level of excellence) | :: kalîte, çawanî |
| quantity {n} | :: چهندی |
| quarter {n} (one of four equal parts) | :: çarêk {f} |
| quarterly {n} (periodical publication) | :: kovara sêmehî {f} |
| queen {n} (female monarch) | :: şahbanû |
| quiet {v} | :: هێمن کردن, وسکت کردن |
| quilt {n} (bed covering) | :: lihêf, yurẍan |
| quince {n} (fruit) | :: biyok |
| Qur'an {prop} (the Islamic holy book) | :: Qur'an /Latn/ |
| rabbit {n} (mammal) | :: kêroşk, xirrnîfk |
| radicalization {n} (the process or result of radicalizing) | :: rihdaribûn, rihdarikirin |
| radio {n} (technology) | :: radyo |
| radish {n} (plant) | :: tivir |
| rain {n} (an instance of particles falling) | :: baran |
| rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) | :: baran |
| rainbow {n} (multicoloured arch in the sky) | :: keskesor {f}, keskûala {f}, qozeqer {f}, bûka baranê {f} |
| Ramadan {prop} (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar) | :: remezan {f} |
| rat {n} (rodent) | :: cird |
| raw {adj} (uncooked) | :: xav |
| reactionary {adj} (opposed to change) | :: paşverû |
| read {v} (be able to hear (in a radio communication)) | :: bîstin, bihîstin |
| read {v} (have the ability to read text or other information) | :: xwendin, xwandin |
| read {v} (look at and interpret letters or other information) | :: xwendin, xwandin |
| read {v} (make a study of) | :: vekolîn |
| read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) | :: xwendin, xwandin |
| 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) | :: sor |
| red {n} (colour) | :: sor, al, سوور |
| 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 Square {prop} (Moscow square) | :: Qada Sor |
| refrigerator {n} (appliance that refrigerates food) | :: sarinc |
| refugee {n} | :: penaber, mihacir, miltecî |
| refugee {n} (person seeking political asylum) | :: penaber |
| regime {n} (form of government) | :: rejîm |
| relativity {n} | :: rêjeyîtî {f}, îzafiyet {f}, realtîvîte {f}, roletîvîzm {f}, dîmanetî {f}, dîmaneyîparêzî {f} |
| religion {n} (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) | :: dîn {m}, ol {f}, ayîn {m} |
| repair {n} | :: چاککردنهوه |
| republic {n} (a type of state) | :: cumhurîyet |
| Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) | :: Komara Tirkiyeyê |
| request {n} (act of requesting) | :: daxwaz, doz, dawa, rica, tika |
| residence permit {n} (right to legally reside in a country) | :: îqame {f} |
| respiration {n} (breathing) | :: hanasa |
| result {n} | :: ئهنجام |
| resultful {adj} (Having results or effects) | :: biencam |
| resultless {adj} (Without results) | :: bêencam |
| retiree {n} (someone who has retired from active working) | :: karkenar, emekdar, malnişîn, xanenişîn, gandanket, teqawid |
| rhetorical question {n} (question) | :: pirsa retorîk {f} |
| right {adj} (complying with justice, correct) | :: rast, durist |
| right {adj} (conservative) | :: rastgir, rast |
| right {adj} (of direction) | :: rast, rastê |
| right {adj} (straight, not bent) | :: rast, rêk |
| 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 |
| ripe {adj} | :: گهییو /geyíw/ |
| river {n} | :: çem, ro, robar, ڕوبار |
| river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) | :: çem {m}, robar |
| rob {v} | :: şelandin |
| robber {n} (one who robs) | :: talanker, şelîner, rêbirr, korsan, eşqiya, heydûd, nijdevan, çete, rêgir |
| roentgenium {n} (chemical element) | :: ûnûnûnyûm |
| role {n} (character or part) | :: dewr {f} |
| role {n} | :: rol {f} |
| romaji {n} (romanization of Japanese) | :: romajî |
| Rome {prop} (city) | :: Roma |
| rooster {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) | :: Kermanshani: کڵەشێر /kiłeşêr/, کەڵەشێر /kełeşêr/; dîk {m} |
| root {n} (part of a plant) | :: reh {m}, rîş {m}, kok {f}, qurm {m}, ڕهگ |
| rope {n} (thick, strong string) | :: ben, benik |
| rosehip {n} (the fruit of a rose plant) | :: şîlan {?} |
| rubab {n} (musical instrument) | :: rubab, ribab |
| run {n} (the act of running) | :: bez |
| run {v} (to move quickly on two feet) | :: bezîn, revîn, bazdan |
| Russia {prop} (country in Asia and Europe) | :: رووسیا /Rûsya/, ئوورس /Ûris/, ئوورستان /Ûristan/; Roman: Rûsya, Ûris, Ûristan |
| Russian {prop} (the Russian language) | :: Ûrisî |
| Russian doll {n} (wooden doll) | :: matruşka, matryoşka |
| rut {v} | :: telewî, heşerî |
| rye {n} (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) | :: açar, şilêl, çewder, tarîgan, baçîk, çexdar |
| sad {adj} | :: xemgîn, دڵ تهنگ |
| salaam {interj} (a Muslim greeting) | :: Roman: selam |
| Saladin {prop} (first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty) | :: Selahedîn |
| salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) | :: meaş {m}, miz {m}, muçe {m}, mehane {f}, مهعاش |
| salat {n} (Islamic prayer) | :: nivêj |
| sale {n} (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) | :: mezat {f} |
| sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) | :: firotin {f} |
| sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices) | :: tenzîlat {f} |
| salivate {v} (to produce saliva) | :: tif kirin |
| salt {n} (sodium chloride) | :: xwê {f} |
| same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) | :: eynî |
| samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea) | :: semaver |
| sand {n} (finely ground rock) | :: xîz {m}, qûm {m} |
| Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) | :: Sardînya {f} |
| Sardinian {prop} (language) | :: sardînî {f} |
| Satan {prop} (the Devil) | :: Şeytan |
| Satanism {n} (devil worship) | :: شەیتانپەرستی |
| Saturday {n} (day of the week) | :: şemî |
| savior {n} (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) | :: xelaskarê |
| saw {n} (saying or proverb) | :: pend {f}, gotina pêşiyan {f} |
| saw {n} (tool) | :: mişar {f} |
| saw {v} (cut with a saw) | :: mişar kirin, bi mişarê birrîn |
| sawm {n} (Islamic fasting) | :: rojî |
| say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) | :: gotin |
| scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) | :: terazî {f} |
| scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) | :: mamik, reşkê bûstanan |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) | :: dibistan {f}, fêrgeh {f}, xwendingeh {f}, qutabxane {f}, medrese {f}, mekteb {f}, perwerdegeh {f} |
| science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) | :: zanist {f} |
| science {n} | :: zanist {f}, ilim {f}, zanyarî {f}, zanîn {f} |
| scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) | :: meqes |
| scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) | :: dûpişk |
| sea {n} (body of water) | :: derya |
| Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) | :: Deryaya Japanî, Deryaya Japanê; Derya Japon |
| searchable {adj} (capable of being searched) | :: lêgerbar |
| season {n} (quarter of a year) | :: werz |
| secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) | :: raz {f}, nehînî {f}, surr {f} |
| secretary {n} (head of a department of government) | :: sekreter |
| secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) | :: katib, sekreter |
| secretary {n} (type of desk) | :: sekreter |
| seed {n} (fertilized grain) | :: tov |
| 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 |
| self-confident {adj} (confident in one's abilities) | :: jixwebawer |
| sell {v} | :: firotin, firoştin |
| semantics {n} (science of the meaning of words) | :: watenasî {f} |
| semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) | :: تۆو, تۆماو, تۆم, sperma |
| send {v} (make something go somewhere) | :: şandin, hinartin |
| 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 {prop} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: serbî, سربی |
| servant {n} | :: نۆکهر /noker/ |
| serve {v} (to work for) | :: xizmet kirin |
| seven {num} (cardinal number 7) | :: heft |
| seventeen {num} (cardinal number) | :: hevde |
| seventy {num} (cardinal number) | :: heftê |
| seventy-five {num} (75) | :: heftê û penc |
| sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: seks, guhnelî, perîn, cotbûn, têkiliyên zayendî, [vulgar] gan |
| sex {n} (gender (female or male)) | :: zayend, cins, cinsiyet |
| sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) | :: guhnelî, perîn, têkiliyên zayendî, gan [vulgar] |
| shaitan {n} (an evil djinn of Arab mythology, Satan, devil) | :: şeytan {m} |
| shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) | :: şampo {f}, شامپۆ |
| sheep {n} (animal) | :: mî [ewe], mih [ewe], beran [ram], pez [both], berx [little], berindir [young], beyindir [young], مهڕ |
| sheik {n} (Islamic religious clergy) | :: şêx |
| sheik {n} (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe) | :: şêx |
| shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) | :: şivan |
| shepherd {n} (someone who watches over or guides) | :: şivan |
| she-wolf {n} (female wolf) | :: dêlegur {f} |
| shit {n} (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowel) | :: gû |
| shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) | :: پێڵاو, pêlav {f} |
| shoe {n} | :: sol {f}, şekal {f} |
| shoelace {n} (for fastening a shoe) | :: قەیتانی پێڵاو |
| short {adj} (constituting an abbreviation (for)) | :: kurtî |
| short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) | :: kurt |
| short {adj} | :: kurt, kin, qut, quse, کورت |
| shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) | :: bêr {f}, merr {f} |
| shroud {n} (dress for the dead) | :: kefen |
| shut up {v} | :: دهمت داخه |
| shy {adj} | :: شهرمن |
| Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants) | :: sicîlyayî, sîcîlyayî |
| Sicilian {prop} (language) | :: sicîlyayî, sîcîlyayî, sîcîlyanî |
| sickle {adj} | :: داس |
| sieve {n} (device to separate larger and smaller objects) | :: بێژنگ /bêjing/ |
| sign {n} (visible indication) | :: nîşan |
| significant {adj} (having noticeable effect) | :: giring |
| significant {adj} (signifying something; carrying meaning) | :: watedar |
| Siirt {prop} (city) | :: Sêrt |
| silicon {n} (non-metallic element) | :: sîlîsyûm |
| simple past {n} (the simple past tense) | :: dema borî {f} |
| singer {n} | :: stranbêj |
| Sinhalese {prop} (the language) | :: kîngalî |
| Sino-Korean {adj} (being both Chinese and Korean) | :: Sîno-koreyî |
| Sino-Korean {adj} (Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese) | :: Sîno-koreyî |
| Sino-Korean {n} (the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language) | :: Sîno-koreyî |
| sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) | :: xwişk |
| six {num} (cardinal number) | :: şeş |
| sixteen {num} (cardinal number 16) | :: şazde |
| skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) | :: kakût |
| skeleton in the cupboard {n} (shameful secret) | :: şerrnizariya veşartî |
| skin {n} (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) | :: tûk |
| skin {n} (outer covering of the body of a person or animal) | :: çerm {m}, pîst {m} |
| skin {n} (skin of an animal used by humans) | :: kevl {m}, pîst {m} |
| sky {n} (specific view, condition) | :: esman |
| skyscraper {n} (tall building) | :: balexane {f} |
| Slavic {adj} (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) | :: slavî |
| sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) | :: xew {f} |
| sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) | :: nivistin, raketin, razan, veketin, xewtin, di xew çûn, di xew bûn |
| Slovak {prop} (language of Slovakia) | :: slovakî |
| 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}, dû {m}, dûxan {m}, moran {m} |
| snake {n} (legless reptile) | :: mar, مار |
| snow {n} (precipitation) | :: befr {f}; berf |
| snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) | :: pûk {f} |
| soap {n} (substance) | :: sabûn {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} (a reactive metal) | :: natrîyûm |
| sofa {n} (upholstered seat) | :: qenepe |
| 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 System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) | :: pergala rojê {f}, sîstema rojê {f} |
| solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) | :: çare {f}, hel {f}, havil {f}, çareserî {f} |
| some {determiner} | :: hin, hinek, hindek, çendek, çend, ههنێک |
| 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 |
| Sorani {prop} (Kurdish dialect) | :: soranî |
| Sorbian {prop} (language) | :: sorbî |
| so to speak {adv} (in a manner of speaking) | :: hema bêje, hema hema |
| soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is believed to live on after the person’s death) | :: rih |
| soup {n} (dish) | :: شۆربه /şorbe/ |
| source {n} (person, place or thing) | :: kanî kanî |
| south {n} (compass point) | :: başûr, باشور |
| southpaw {n} | :: destçep |
| 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} |
| Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) | :: spanî |
| sparrow {n} | :: چۆلهکه, 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 |
| sphenoid bone {n} (sphenoid bone) | :: hestiyê cênîkê {m} |
| spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) | :: spînax {f}, siyale |
| spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) | :: teşî |
| sponge {n} (marine invertebrate) | :: îsfenc {m}, sunger {f} |
| sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing) | :: lûfik {m}, îsfenc {m}, sunger {f} |
| spring {n} (first season) | :: Hewramni: wehar; bihar; Zazaki: wesar |
| spring {n} (water source) | :: kanî |
| spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) | :: kaj {f} |
| spy {n} (person who secretly watches) | :: sîxur, casûs, diznêr, xefnêr, şofar, spiyon |
| 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} |
| standard of living {n} (a relative measure of the quality of life of a person or group has) | :: astê jiyanê |
| star {n} (celebrity) | :: stêr {f} |
| star {n} (luminous celestial body) | :: stêr {f} |
| statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) | :: peykel {m}, heykel {m}, senem {m}, pût {m}, kelwaş {m} |
| stealth {n} | :: dizîkî, nehînî |
| stealthily {adv} (in a stealthy manner) | :: bi dizîkî, bi nehînî, bi razberî |
| stealthy {adj} (characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy) | :: dizîkî, nehînî, razberî |
| steam {n} (water vapor) | :: bixar /Latn/ |
| step {n} | :: gav, pêngav |
| stepchild {n} | :: nevis, nevisî |
| stick {v} | :: مانان |
| stiff {adj} | :: قایم, بهستوو |
| stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock) | :: bazara pişkan, sûka pişkan |
| stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) | :: kevir, ber, berd, kuç |
| stone {n} (piece of hard material used in board games) | :: berik, kabik |
| stone {n} (small piece of stone) | :: kevir, ber, berd, kuç |
| stone {n} (substance) | :: kevir, ber, berd, kuç, بهرد |
| stop {v} (cause (something) to cease moving) | :: rawestandin, sekinandin |
| stop {v} (cause (something) to come to an end) | :: rawestandin, sekinandin |
| stop {v} (cease moving) | :: rawestîn, sekinîn |
| stop {v} (do not continue) | :: rawestîn, sekinîn |
| storey {n} (floor) | :: qat {f}, tebeq {f} |
| storm {n} | :: رهشهبا {?} |
| Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of mainland Italy) | :: Tengava Messina |
| strange {adj} (not normal) | :: ecêb, seyr, sosret, mat |
| straw {adj} (made of straw) | :: ka |
| straw {n} (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) | :: ka ka |
| straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) | :: pûş |
| struggler {n} (one who struggles) | :: têkoşer |
| study {n} | :: باس |
| stylist {n} | :: şêwaznas, stîlnas, stîlîst |
| subscriber {n} (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service) | :: abone |
| subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) | :: binnivîs |
| suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) | :: mêjîn, mêtin, مژین |
| Suez Canal {prop} (canal) | :: Kanala Sûweyş |
| sugar {n} | :: şekir |
| sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) | :: şekir |
| sugar cube {n} (sugar shaped in cubes) | :: şekirê kabikî |
| suit {n} (set of clothes) | :: bedil |
| sulfur {n} (element) | :: kewkurd, kirkût |
| sultan {n} (ruler) | :: sultan {m} |
| sumac {n} | :: simaq |
| summer {n} (hottest season) | :: Hewrami: hamîn, tawsan; havîn {f}, هاڤین /havîn/, tavistan; Laki: tawsan; Zazaki: amnan, hamnan |
| sun {n} | :: roj, tav, ههتاو, خۆر, رۆژ |
| sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) | :: Kurmanci: roj {f} |
| sunflower oil {n} (vegetable oil) | :: rûnê gulberojê |
| 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} |
| supper {n} (dinner at night) | :: şîv {f} |
| supper {n} (drinker) | :: vexwer |
| supper {n} (food before going to bed) | :: şîv {f} |
| 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} | :: دهوردانهوه |
| swagger {n} | :: خۆبادان /xo badan/ |
| 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 |
| swallow {v} (to believe or accept) | :: pejirandin, daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabilandin |
| swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) | :: daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabilandin |
| swallow {v} (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) | :: daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabilandin |
| swallow {v} (to take in, to consume) | :: daqurtandin, daûrandin, dabilandin |
| swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) | :: qû, qazquling |
| 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} |
| Swede {n} (Swedish person) | :: Northern Kurdish: swêdî |
| Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Northern Kurdish: Swêd |
| Swedish {prop} (language) | :: swêdî |
| sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) | :: şirîn, şirînkirî |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant sound) | :: şirîn |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) | :: şirîn |
| sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) | :: şirîn |
| sweet {adj} (not having a salty taste) | :: şirîn |
| switch off {v} | :: temirandin, vemirandin, reş kirin |
| sword {n} (weapon) | :: şimşûr, şûr |
| symbolic {adj} (Pertaining to a symbol) | :: sembolîk, remzî |
| syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) | :: agire {f} |
| Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Sûriya, Sûriye |
| table {n} (item of furniture) | :: mase {f}, mêze {f} |
| Tahitian {prop} (language) | :: tahitî |
| tail {n} (appendage of an animal) | :: terî |
| Taiwan {prop} (East Asian country) | :: Taywan |
| Tajikistan {prop} (Republic of Tajikistan) | :: Tacîkistan |
| tall {adj} | :: dirêj, bilind, درێژ, باڵا بهرز, باڵا ههڵچوو |
| Talysh {adj} (relating to Talysh people, their culture or language) | :: talişî |
| Talysh {n} (member of an Iranian-speaking people) | :: taliş |
| Talysh {prop} (language) | :: talişî |
| 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} (Persian musical instrument) | :: tar |
| tar {n} (substance) | :: qîr {f}, qetran {f} |
| taste {n} (one of the sensations produced by the tongue) | :: çêj {f}, tam {f} |
| tasty {adj} | :: بهتام, بهلهزهت |
| tattoo {n} (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle) | :: deq {f} |
| taxi {n} (vehicle) | :: texsî |
| Tbilisi {prop} (the capital city of Georgia (the country)) | :: Tiblîsî |
| teacher {n} (person who teaches) | :: mamosta, hînker |
| teapot {n} (vessel for tea) | :: çaydank {f}, qûre |
| tear {n} (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) | :: hêsir |
| Tehran {prop} (capital of Iran) | :: Taran |
| telephone {n} (a device used for two-way talking with other people) | :: telefon, dûrbîsk, dûrbîst |
| television {n} (medium) | :: televîzyon |
| ten {num} (the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11) | :: deh |
| terebinth {n} (a Mediterranean tree) | :: bêmk {f} [variety with soft seeds] |
| testicle {n} (male sex gland) | :: gun {m}, hêlik {m}, گون |
| testosterone {n} (steroid hormone) | :: testosteron |
| thanks {interj} (used to express appreciation or gratitude) | :: spas, memnûn, teşekur |
| thank you {interj} (an expression of gratitude) | :: spas, سوپاس |
| that is {adv} (in other words) | :: anku, bi gotineka din, yanî |
| the die is cast {phrase} (the future is determined) | :: tîr ji kevan pekiya |
| the grass is always greener on the other side {proverb} (the others' circumstances seem more desirable) | :: dengê defe ji dûr ve xweş e |
| then {adv} (at that time) | :: hingê, wê demê, wî çaxî, wî wextî, wê gavê |
| then {adv} (at the same time; on the other hand) | :: li milê din, li alî dî |
| then {adv} (in that case) | :: pa, de, madem |
| then {adv} (next in order) | :: paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvre, peyre |
| then {adv} (soon afterward) | :: paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvre, peyre |
| then {n} | :: hingê |
| theology {n} (study of God, or a god, or gods) | :: îlahiyet {f} |
| there is {phrase} (third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be) | :: heye |
| there's no place like home {proverb} (home is the best place) | :: Şam şekir e lê welat şirîntir e |
| thermometer {n} (apparatus used to measure temperature) | :: têhnpîv |
| thermosphere {n} (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) | :: germasipêr |
| they {pron} (third-person singular, of unknown or irrelevant gender) | :: ew |
| thief {n} (one who carries out theft) | :: diz, دز |
| thigh {n} (upper leg) | :: hêt |
| think {v} (be of the opinion that) | :: bawer kirin, texmîn kirin, fikirîn, hizirîn, pûnijîn, ramîn |
| think {v} (communicate to oneself in one’s mind) | :: fikirîn, hizirîn, ramîn, pûnijîn, بیرکردن |
| think {v} (consider, judge, regard something as) | :: hesibandin, بهمهزهندهی |
| think tank {n} (group producing research and recommendations) | :: ramanxane {f} |
| thirteen {num} (the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen) | :: sêzde |
| thorn {n} | :: دڕک |
| though {adv} (however) | :: dîsa jî, her wiha |
| thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) | :: hezar, hizar, ههزار |
| threat {n} (expression of intent to injure or punish another) | :: tehdît |
| three {num} (cardinal number 3) | :: sê |
| throne {n} (ornate seat) | :: text {m} |
| throw {v} | :: avêtin |
| thunder {n} | :: birûsk {f} |
| thunder {n} (sound caused by lightning) | :: birûsk |
| Thursday {n} (day of the week) | :: pêncşem {f}, پێنجشهم, پێنجشهمه |
| tiger {n} (The mammal Panthera tigris) | :: plling, пльнг |
| Tigris {prop} (river in Southwest Asia) | :: Dîjla, Dîcle |
| timber {n} (beam used to support something such as a roof or a ship) | :: karîte {m} |
| timber {n} (trees considered as a source of wood) | :: dar {f} |
| timber {n} (wood that has been cut ready for construction) | :: dar {f} |
| time {n} | :: car {f}, kere {f}, defa {f}, neql {f}, dem, wext, zeman |
| time {n} (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc) | :: dem, wext, zeman |
| tip {v} | :: بهخشیش |
| today {adv} (on the current day) | :: kurmanci: îro |
| together {adv} | :: پێکهوه |
| 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; ئاودهست |
| Tokyo {prop} (capital of Japan) | :: Tokyo |
| tomato {n} (fruit) | :: bacanê sor {f}, firingî {f}, tomate {f}, pamîdor {f} |
| tongue {n} (organ) | :: ziman |
| tooth {n} (biological tooth) | :: didan {m}, diran {m} |
| tornado {n} (column of air) | :: bablîsok |
| total {adj} (complete) | :: tev, temam |
| total {adj} (entire) | :: tev, hemû, giş |
| total {n} (amount) | :: tevayî |
| total {n} (sum) | :: tevayî |
| total {v} (to add up) | :: tevandin |
| total {v} (to demolish) | :: ruxandin, hilweşandin |
| total {v} (to equal after calculation) | :: tev bûn |
| toward {prep} | :: بهرهو |
| town {n} (settlement) | :: bajarok |
| toxin {n} (a toxic or poisonous substance) | :: toksîn {f} |
| translator {n} (someone who translates) | :: wergêr |
| treasurer {n} | :: خهزنهدار |
| tree trunk {n} (the main structural member of a tree) | :: qurm |
| 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} |
| trip {n} (journey) | :: gerr |
| Tripoli {prop} (capital of Libya) | :: Trablûs |
| trouble {n} | :: چهرمهسهری |
| truck {n} (vehicle designed for carrying cargo) | :: qemyon |
| truffle {n} (tuber) | :: kiyarik, دۆمهڵان |
| trunk {n} (tree trunk) | :: qurm |
| 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} |
| tulip {n} (plant) | :: tule |
| tune {n} | :: ئاواز |
| Tunisia {prop} (Republic of Tunisia) | :: Tûnis |
| Turkey {prop} (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) | :: Tirkiye |
| Turkish {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language) | :: tirkî |
| Turkish {prop} (official language of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) | :: tirkî {f} |
| Turkish delight {n} (confection) | :: loqim, lokim |
| turnip {n} | :: şêlim {f}, silka spî {f}, tar {f}, şelxem {f} |
| turtle dove {n} (bird in the genus Streptopelia) | :: qumrî {f} |
| twelve {num} (cardinal number 12) | :: dazde |
| twenty {num} (cardinal number) | :: bîst |
| twenty-six {num} (cardinal number) | :: bîst û şeş |
| two {num} (one plus one) | :: du |
| two hundred {num} (cardinal number 200) | :: du hezar |
| Uganda {prop} (Republic of Uganda) | :: Ûganda |
| Ukraine {prop} (Eastern European country) | :: Ukrayna |
| ululate {v} (to howl loudly) | :: nalîn |
| umbrella {n} (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun) | :: sîwane |
| UN {initialism} (United Nations) | :: NY /Neteweyên Yekbûyî/ |
| 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} | :: بن, ژێر |
| understanding {n} | :: تێگهیشتن |
| undertaker {n} (funeral director) | :: gorrker, binaxker, definker |
| 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 |
| united {adj} (joined into a single entity) | :: Northern Kurdish: 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; Roman: mızır amerîkayê |
| United States of America {prop} (Country in North America) | :: Dewletên Yekbûyî yên Amerîkayê |
| university {n} (institution of higher education) | :: zanko {f}, zanîngeh {f} |
| until {prep} | :: heta, ta, heya |
| ununbium {n} (chemical element) | :: ûnûnbiyûm |
| ununhexium {n} (element with atomic number 116) | :: ûnûnheksiyûm |
| ununquadium {n} (chemical element) | :: ûnûnkûadyûm |
| unwillingness {n} (property of being unwilling) | :: bêdilî {f} |
| uprising {n} (a popular revolt) | :: serhildan {f} |
| upside down {adv} (in great disorder) | :: serûbin, tarûmar |
| upside down {adv} (inverted) | :: sernişîv, serberjêr, nixûm |
| urethra {n} (anatomical tube) | :: pêşborî |
| urgent {adj} (requiring immediate attention) | :: lezgîn |
| urinate {v} (to pass urine from the body) | :: 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 |
| Uzbekistan {prop} (Republic of Uzbekistan) | :: Ûzbêkistan |
| vacate {v} | :: چۆڵکردن |
| vacillate {v} | :: hejîn |
| vagina {n} (anatomical sense) | :: quz {m}; vajîna |
| vagus nerve {n} (cranial nerve) | :: demarê pîşî-ûrî |
| value added tax {n} (tax levied on added value of an exchange) | :: baca nirxê lêzêdekirî /Latn/ |
| vanilla {n} (fruit) | :: vanîlya |
| vase {n} (container used mainly for displaying flowers) | :: guldank {f}, gulwaz {f}, vazo {f} |
| vegetable {n} (any plant) | :: sebze sebze |
| vendetta {n} (bitter, destructive feud in which each injury is revenged) | :: xwîndarî {f}, xîndarî {f}, xûndarî {f}, xwêndarî {f}, vendeta {f} |
| Venus {prop} (planet) | :: Gelawêj |
| very {adv} (to a high degree) | :: gelek, pir |
| vicinity {n} | :: دهوروبهر, دهوروپشت |
| 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} |
| vineyard {n} (grape plantation) | :: rez {m} |
| violin {n} (string instrument) | :: keman {f}, kemançe {f}, viyolîn {f} |
| voice {n} (command, precept) | :: deng {m} |
| voice {n} (language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion) | :: deng {m} |
| voice {n} (one who speaks; speaker) | :: deng {m} |
| voice {n} (opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote) | :: deng {m}, rey |
| voice {n} (sound made through vibration of the vocal cords) | :: deng {m} |
| voice {n} (sound uttered by the mouth) | :: deng {m} |
| voice {n} (the faculty or power of utterance) | :: deng {m} |
| voice {n} (tone or sound emitted by anything) | :: deng {m} |
| volcano {n} (mountain containing a magma chamber) | :: volkan {m} |
| vortex {n} (whirlpool) | :: bagerr {f}, babelîsk {f} |
| vowel harmony {n} (phonological process) | :: ahenga dengdêran |
| 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}, کهمهر |
| 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} |
| want {v} (desire) | :: xwestin, viyan |
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: ceng {f}, şerr {m} |
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: germ |
| wartime {n} (period of a war) | :: dema şer |
| wash {v} (to clean with water) | :: şûştin /شووشتن/ |
| 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 |
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: avdana dikare |
| water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) | :: nîlûfer |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: zebeş {m}, şûtî {m} |
| watermelon {n} (plant) | :: zebeş {m}, şûtî {m} |
| watermill {n} (mill powered by water) | :: aşê avê {m} |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: pêl, sîpel {f} |
| way too {adv} (to a high degree) | :: 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 قووهت, بێ هێز, لاواز |
| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: çek, sîleh |
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) | :: dawet {f}, zemawend {f} |
| weed {n} (unwanted plant) | :: ade |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: bi xêr bên {p}, bi xêr bê {s} |
| west {adj} (occidental) | :: rojavayî, xerbî |
| west {adj} (towards the west) | :: (ber bi) rojava/yê/, (ber bi) xerb/ê/ {f} |
| west {adj} (western) | :: rojavayî, xerbî |
| west {n} (compass point) | :: rojava {f}, xerb {f} |
| what {pron} (What? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: çi |
| what is more {adv} (furthermore) | :: ya baştir |
| what with {prep} (owing to) | :: ji ber, seba |
| wheat {n} (grain) | :: genim {m} |
| when {adv} (direct question) | :: kengî |
| when {conj} | :: kengî, کهی |
| whenever {conj} | :: ههرچهند |
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: li gorî derdor û adetên xwecihî tevgeriyan |
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) | :: kû, کوێ |
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: kîjan |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: spî, vebiye |
| white {n} (Caucasian person) | :: spî, çermspî |
| white {n} (color/colour) | :: spî |
| White House {prop} (The official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: Qesra Spî |
| whitish {adj} (somewhat white) | :: gewr |
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: kî, kê |
| 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 |
| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) | :: Wîkîpediya |
| Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary) | :: wîkîferhengvan, wîksiyonarîst |
| Wiktionary {prop} (the project overall or one of its component parts written in a certain language) | :: Wîkîferheng, ویکیفهرههنگ |
| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) | :: Northern Kurdish: beraz |
| willow {n} (tree) | :: bî |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: ba {m} |
| windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: teqişk {m} |
| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: Hewrami: zimsan; zivistan; Zazaki: zimistan |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: didanê aqilî |
| 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) | :: bê |
| witness {n} | :: govan, şahid, gewa |
| wolf {n} (animal) | :: gur gur {m} |
| Wolfgang {prop} (male given name) | :: Wolfgang |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: jin, pîrek, afret, kilfet, ژن, ئافرەت |
| wooden {adj} (made of wood) | :: darîn |
| wop {n} (person of Italian descent) | :: gefker |
| word {n} (unit of language) | :: peyv {f}, bêje {f}, kelîme {f} |
| work {n} | :: kar {m}, îş {m}, ked {f}, şol {m}, şuxl {m}, xebat {f}, çalakî {f}, wezîfe {f}, erk {m}, vatinî {f} |
| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: kar {m} |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: karkerên cîhanê hevgirin!, کرێکارانی دنیا یهکگرن /kirêkaranî dinya yekgirin!/ |
| working class {n} (social class doing physical work) | :: Çîna karker {f} |
| world {n} | :: cîhan |
| world {n} (human collective existence) | :: dinya |
| world {n} (the earth) | :: dinya |
| World Heritage Site {n} (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance) | :: kelepora cîhanê {f} |
| worm {n} (animal) | :: kirm, kurm |
| 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}, xezeb {f} |
| wrist {n} (wrist) | :: zend {m}, meçek {m}, bask {m} |
| wroth {adj} (full of anger) | :: xezebî, bikerb, bikîn, binefret |
| Xerxes {prop} (Xerxes I of Persia) | :: Xeşeyerşa I |
| Xerxes {prop} | :: Xeşeyerşa |
| yam {n} (any Dioscorea vine) | :: sevetalka hîndî, binerdiya hîndî |
| 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 of the Sun) | :: sal {f} |
| yellow {adj} (having yellow as its colour) | :: zer, زهرد |
| yellow {n} (colour) | :: zer, زهرد |
| Yellow Sea {prop} (Asian sea) | :: Derya Zer |
| Yemen {prop} (Republic of Yemen) | :: Yemen |
| Yerevan {prop} (the capital and largest city of Armenia) | :: Êrîvan |
| yes {particle} | :: belê, erê, a, e, ئا, بهڵێ |
| yesterday {n} (day before today) | :: duhî |
| 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 {determiner} | :: tu, Hûn [polite], ئێوه, [familiar] hûn, [polite] Hûn |
| you {determiner} (used before epithets for emphasis) | :: ey, hey, wey |
| you {pron} (object pronoun: the group being addressed) | :: we |
| you {pron} (object pronoun: the person being addressed) | :: te |
| you {pron} (one) | :: mirov, mirovî, تۆ |
| you {pron} (subject pronoun: the group being addressed) | :: hûn |
| you {pron} (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) | :: tu, tu |
| young {adj} (in the early part of life or growth) | :: ciwan, xort |
| Zagros {prop} (a mountain range) | :: Zagros, زاگرۆس |
| Zazaki {prop} (language) | :: zazakî {f} |
| zero {adj} (informal: virtually none) | :: sifir |
| zero {adj} (linguistics: present at an abstract level but not realized in the data) | :: 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 {n} (digit zero) | :: sifir |
| zero {n} (identity element of a monoid) | :: sifir |
| zero {n} (nothing, or none) | :: sifir |
| zero {n} (numeric symbol of zero) | :: sifir |
| zero {n} (person of little importance) | :: sifir |
| zero {n} (point of origin on a scale) | :: sifir |
| zero {num} (cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing) | :: sifir |
| zero {n} (value of a function’s independent variables when the value of the function is zero) | :: sifir |
| zero {n} (zero value of a magnitude) | :: sifir |
| zero {v} (to set to zero) | :: sifir kirin |
| zoology {n} (science that studies the animal kingdom) | :: ajalnasî {f} |
| Zoroastrianism {prop} (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) | :: zerdeştî |