ܩܘܪܕܝܐ

ܩܘܪܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Persian کرد‎ (kord, “Kurd; nomad”) +‎ -ܝܐ‎ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qur.dɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ • (qurdāyā) (feminine ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (qurdāytā), plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܹܐ (qurdāyē))

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

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ • (qurdāyā) m sg (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܹܐ (qurdāyē), feminine ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (qurdāytā))

1. Kurd (A person from Kurdistan or of Kurdish descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ (qurdāyā)

number	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 (qurdāyuḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (qurdāyāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qurdāyāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ (qurdāyā)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܹܗ‎ (qurdāyēh)	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܘܿܗ̇‎ (qurdāyoh)	ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܗܘܿܢ‎ (qurdāyhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܝܼ‎ (qurdāyī)		ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܲܢ‎ (qurdāyan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܲܝ‎ (qurdāyay)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܘܼܟ݂‎ (qurdāyuḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (qurdāyāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qurdāyāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܹܐ (qurdāyē)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܘܗܝ‎ (qurdāywh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܘܿܗ̇‎ (qurdāyoh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕܵܝܗܘܿܢ‎ (qurdāyhon)

Derived terms

• ܩܘܼܪܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (qurdāʾīṯ, “Kurdish language”)
• ܩܲܪܕܹܐ‎ (qardē, “to Kurdify”)

Related terms

• ܩܘܼܪܕܸܣܛܵܢ‎ (qurdisṭān, “Kurdistan”)