ܩܘܪܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (kurḏāyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کرد (“Kurdish, nomad”) or Northern Kurdish kurd, or a predecessor. Most likely ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwrt /⁠kurd⁠/), of uncertain origin, assumed from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“herd”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

1. Kurd (person of Kurdish descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ

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

Derived terms

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