#kurmanji

[navramanan]

i've been wondering what the kurdish words for the two geographical directions of north and south, called bakur and başûr in kurmanji kurdish, mean etymologically. i just found and it's really cool so i thought i'd share.

both descriptions use the word ba, meaning wind. başûr consists of ba (wind) and şûr (salty), a south wind being associated with sea wind, thus being salty.

bakur, consisting of ba (wind) and kur (deep, here meaning fierce), referring to the north wind that is strong and cold.

[rwbaarcaan]

Bi hesreta ditina te bûm

Biharê bihara min

Û li ser te ez har û dîn bûm xunava sibeha min

Ger hozanim tu awazi, Biharê bihara min

Herkes xweşîya te dixwaze

helbesta diwara min

[regretandressurection]

Stranê Kurdistanê

Li erdê sor tu berçav dibî,

Ciyaye bilind bi asman re tê xwe dikin,

Kevokên sipî li nav agirê,

Bi navê te xwîşk, hêvîyê re digerin.

Rojê zer bi heşt û yek şemal,

Azadî didire her mal û xal,

Li ser çiyayê, li ser dereyan,

Tacê te ye, ey Kurdistan.

Çiyayên mezin, nekin û giran,

Wekî parastinên bêxwe dan,

Serê wan li asman, rîya wan ne qediya,

Binên wan têkoşîn, bi agirê Newroza.

Her gul ku hatiye şan û xwe kirin,

Ji ber xewn û êş hatin derxistin,

Kilam û xezal bi hêvî tên nivîsandin,

Wekî bihar her dem nû didin.

Welatê delal, welatê mezin,

Heta dawî dê bimîne,

Stranê her dil û her jinan—

Bijî, bijî Kurdistan.

Ode to Kurdistan

Upon the crimson earth you rise,

A land of mountains touching skies,

Where doves take flight through fields of flame,

And whisper softly your proud name.

The golden sun with twenty-one rays,

Casts light of freedom through the haze,

It warms the stone, the stream, the pine,

It crowns your soul, O Kurdistan, mine.

The mountains stand, both fierce and tall,

Guardians that shall never fall,

Their peaks like hearts that never tire,

Their roots still glowing with Newroz fire.

Each flower woven, each thread spun,

Tells of battles lost, yet never undone,

A tapestry stitched with hope and pain,

Yet always reborn, like springtime rain.

Beloved homeland, fierce and grand,

Forever strong, forever stand,

Your spirit sings in every man—

Her Biji Kurdistan.

[navramanan]

i've come across this english teacher that teaches kurdish kids in rojava and he posts these little videos where he gives the kids an english phrase and asks what they are in kurdish. the videos are endearing because the kids dont give literal translations but rather more colloquial answers. he asked them what "thank you" would mean and a student answered with "mala te ava", literally may your home proper, which many kurmanji speakers use to say thank you. i myself learned the literal word for thank you, "spas", rather late because we'd use other phrases for that. "xwedê ji te razî be", may god be pleased with you, for example. "sax be", may you stay healthy, meaning bless you.

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[purinna]

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[d1lotaswir]

Pira Delal, Duhok, Kurdistan

[indigostudies]

hello! may i ask where you're studying kurmanji from? :)

hi! i actually have two textbooks, both from @salvadorbonaparte’s mega folder—they’re learn kurdish: a multi-level course in kurmanji by baran rizgar, and kurmanji kurdish for the beginners by the harvard faculty of arts and sciences. both of these can be found under the languages -> asia -> west and central asia -> kurdish -> kurmanji tab in the mega folder. i personally am using kurmanji kurdish for the beginners currently, and find it to be very well-constructed. the textbook is made up of reading excerpts in kurmanji with the english translation following, a table of new vocabulary, exercises, and grammar lessons. you can also find a number of channels on youtube for learning kurdish, though i haven’t gotten around to taking an extensive look at them.