Kurdish–English dictionary

beranek

(anatomy) of the thumb

beraş

A large round stone used for grinding grain.

berate

The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.

berav

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

bêrawest

Without pause.

beraz

(US, slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.

berazê erdê

The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]

berbaran

A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.

berberî

A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.

berberoj

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

berbesnasî

(petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

berbest

(golf) A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.

berbir

Somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone.

berçav

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

berçavka rojê

(colloquial) Sunglasses.

Berçîs

An expression of surprise or amazement.

berdan

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

berdest

(informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.

berdevk

One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.

berdewamî

Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.

berê

former

bere bere

Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

berê xwe dan

To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

berebere

In a progressive manner.

berêkane

(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

bêreng

Having little or no colour.

bereşe

Calender machine A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.

berespî

An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

bêrêtî

Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.

berevanî kirin

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

berf

(uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.

berfanbar

The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.

berfehm

Docile and easily managed.

berfmêr

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

bergeh

(usually, in the plural) That which is contained.

berger

(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.

bergirî

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

bergornîtî

The state of being susceptible to death.

berhelistî

The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

berî

Ahead of the correct time or schedule. [from 19th c.]

berîk

(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

berîk bir

One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

berik kirin

(transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.

berîlyûm

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

bêrim

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.

berkoş

The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal.

bermalî

Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.]

bermayî

(US, CA) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.

bermîl

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

bername

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

bernamesaz

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

bernavk

A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.

berpirsiyarî

(by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.

berq birûs

Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.

berr

A partial covering for a floor. [1624]

berran

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

bersing

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

bersiv

A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.

bersorik

A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.

bertek

An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.

berterî

The state of being superior.

berû

A gall on a tree, caused by insects, that resembles a nut.

Bêrût

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

berx

A young deer.

berxê

(uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.

berxwedan

A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.

berz

(often, postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

berz kirin

(intransitive, transitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.

berzax

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

beş

A subdivision of an organization.

beşdar

One who participates.

bestenî

Cold, chilly; icy.

betalî

(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

bêtam

(archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.

bêtêlk

(US, NZ, AU, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.

betilî

Very tired; zonked (out).

bêtûjî

Free from pain; without pain or trouble.

bêumêd

Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.

bêvil

The skill in recognising bouquet.

bêwate

Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.

Bexda

The capital city of Iraq.

bexdenûs

(slang, vulgar) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's. [from 1745]

bêxisar

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

bexşandin

(transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

bexşende

Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.

bexşîş

In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.

bextewerî

(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.

beyaban

A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

beyan

(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing, in nonfiction or in fiction; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or explain a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements).

beyîv

(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.

beyzbol

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

bêzarî

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.

bêzarok

Not having any children.

bezîn

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

bêzirav

A person who lacks courage.

bi

In eager desire, eager, astir.

bi asanî

Without difficulty.

bi awayekî hêzdar

In a faithful manner.

bi bingehî

To a great extent; in essence; essentially.

bi bîr anîn

To make a short reference to something.

bi bore

(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).

bi dest xistin

(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]

bi dûr ketin

(intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.

bi fedekarî

In a wholehearted manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.

bi gelemperî

In general; as a whole.

bi hevalkî

In a friendly manner; like a friend.

bi kar anîn

To make busy; to preoccupy.

bi kibarî

in a polite manner

bi lez

Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

bi loqê çûn

(intransitive, of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.

bi nav

Having a name.

bi serpêhatî

(of an, act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

bi sivikayî hêdîka

(degree) To a small extent or degree.

bi taybetî

(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

bi tenê

Only, simply, merely.

bi vî awayî

(manner) In this way or manner.

bi xêr bên

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

bi zêdeyî

abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.

biaşkerahî

In an open manner; visibly.

biavantaj

Being of advantage, beneficial.

bibaran

Pouring with rain; wet; showery

bîber

Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.

bibîrxistin

Someone or something that reminds.

biçûk

To a small extent or degree.

biçûkker

Disparaging, belittling or derogatory. [from 1882]

bîdar

Attentive; awake; on guard.

bidestûpê

Strong; bulky.

bidilêxwetî

The act of voluntarily giving time and labor for charity or community service.

biehliyet

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

biewletî

Authorized with a warrant.

bih

The fruit of this tree.

bihagiran

Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.

bihar

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

bihedîse

Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.

bihejmarî

(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.

biheraret

Glowing, burning, very hot.

bihêvî

feeling hope

biheyecan

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

bihêz

Powerful; possessing power; effective.

bihişmet

Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

bihîstin

(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]

bihur

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

biîfet

Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.

bijang

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.

bijarin

(transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something)

bijartin

(transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election

bijişk

Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.

bikaranîn

The act of using something.

bikarhêner

(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.

bikeyskirin

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