Kurdish–English dictionary

flora

(uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.

flût

(woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]

fobî

An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).

fok

Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.

formûle kirin

(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

forsa xwe kirin

(idiomatic, intransitive) To act pretentiously, or in a snobbish manner; to swagger.

fosfor

(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.

fotograf

A photograph.

foton

(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

fotosentez

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.

fraksiyon

(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

Fransa

A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.

fransî

(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

frekans

The rate of occurrence.

fruktoz

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

futbol

A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.

futboler

(American football, US, uncommon, dated) One who plays American football.

ga

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

gakûvî

A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, shad and kangaroo.

galaksî

(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]

galoyî

A Romance language spoken in north-west France, see Gallo language.

galyon

A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

gam

A (normally) complete range.

gan

(textiles) To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.

Gana

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.

gard

(chiefly, UK) Temporary, on a short term basis.

garis

Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.

gastronomî

The study of the relationship between food and culture.

gato

A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

gav

Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

gavekî din

Moments ago, only very recently.

gaz

A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.

gazin

(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

gazoz

(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

gede

(archaic) The stomach, especially of an animal.

gef

A perceived threat or danger. [a. 1300]

geh

(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

gehiştî

Of full legal age, having attained majority.

gêj kirin

(transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.

gêjik

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

gêjnak

(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.

gel

On one’s person; nearby the person. [from ca. 1350–1470]

gelawêj

The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar

gêlaz

A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.

gelek

A large, indefinite number of people or things.

gelekî

To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather. [from 19th c.]

gemî

(countable, plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space [since the 17th century].

gemîgeh

(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.

gemirandin

The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.

gemişandin

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

gen

(obsolete, or, dialectal) Straight, direct; near; short.

genc

Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.

gencîne

Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.

genetîk

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.

genetîv

Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.

gengaz

Able to be done in practice.

genim

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

genimok

(Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.

genovîzî

A native or inhabitant of the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.

ger

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

gercust

(transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.

gerden

(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

gerdenî

A close-fitting woman's necklace.

gerek

Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

gerîn

To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

geriyan

(uncountable, computing, operating system) Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.

germ

(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.

germahî

Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

germanyûm

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

germapîv

A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

gerok

(computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.

geru

(geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.

geş

Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:

geştûguzarî

The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.

gevvşenî

(countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.

gewhervan

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

gewre

(usually, capitalized) Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement).

gewrî

(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

gewrkirin

The process of making something white or whiter.

gêzer

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

Gibraltar

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

gîdon

(mostly, in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.

gîhagulî

(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.

gihandin

(transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.]

gihiştin

(intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.

gijlok

(chiefly, US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

gilavêj

The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.

gilêne

(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

Gilgamêş

A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.

gilover

(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip.

Gînê

(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.

giran

Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

giran giran

Gradually and steadily.

girar

A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.

gîrawe

A liquid used in a steeping process

girbûn

An act or instance of making something larger.

gird

Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.

girêk

(networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.

girfan

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

girî

The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.

giriftar

Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.

girikê mircanan

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

girîn

(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.

girîng

Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

giringî

(uncountable) Clipping of importance.

giriyokî

Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

girrovirr

Having a protuberant belly; potbellied. [Mid 17th century.]

girtîgeh

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

girtin

(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.

girtin ser xwe

(transitive) To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.

gîtar

(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

givîj

Any of species Crataegus azarolus of shrubs of southern Europe, related to hawthorn.

giyanasî

(uncountable) A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.

giyaxur

(entomology) That eats grasses and seeds.

giyayîbûn

The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.

gladyator

(Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.

glukoz

(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

gog

(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.

gol

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

golf

(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

golik

(archaic) A young bull.

googol

The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.]

gor

(narrowly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

gore

(clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

gorrepan

An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

goşt

The soft center of a fruit.

goştxur

An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.

gotin

To have a specific name.

govanname

A document containing a certified statement.

govendgêr

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

goyîn

The sound of that particular bird.

gozek

The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

gram

A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

Grenada

A city in Andalusia, Spain.

Grenoble

A commune in the French Alps in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

greyder

A machine used to sort food by size or quality.

Grînlenda

A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America.

Gronland

A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America.

grûb

The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.

gû

An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc.

Gûatemala

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country.

gufik

A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).

guh

The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.

guhar

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

guhark

(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.

guhartin

The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it

guhdar

One who audits bookkeeping accounts.

guhdarî

The quality of being obedient.

guherîn

(transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.

guhorîn

The act of altering or making different.