Kurdish–English dictionary

dîktatorî

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

dil

The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire. [from 13thc.]

dilbêjî

A sense of evil to come.

dilbikeser

Producing sorrow; causing grief.

dilnerehet

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.

dilnizm

Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

dilop

a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

dilovan

Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

dilrencî

(countable, uncountable) Worry.

dilsarî

(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.

dilsoz

Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.

dilsozî

State of cohering, or of working together.

diltengî

A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

diltepîn

(medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.

dilxweş

In good spirits; happy, optimistic.

dîmane

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

dîmen

A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.

dîmen girtin

(transitive, computing) To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.

dîmender

(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

din

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

dînamîk

(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

dînamît

A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.

dînar

(currency) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.

dingil

(chiefly, in the plural) A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.

dînî

Belonging or pertaining to a religious order or religious congregation.

dînikî

Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

dînozor

(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

dinya

An individual or group perspective or social setting.

dinyewî

(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

diran

One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.

diransaz

A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.

dirav

(figuratively) Something that is valued like money within a particular context.

dirêj

Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

dirêjahî

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

dirêjiya pêlê

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

direw kirin

(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

dirî

A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.

dîrok

A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

dîrokî

(uncommon) Synonym of historic: important or likely to be important to history and historians.

dirust

(by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.

dîsa

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]

dîsk

A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

dîtin

(transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.

dîwan

A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.

diwêrê

The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.

diyabet

(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

dîyafram

(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.

diyar bûn

(idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image; to seem or appear (to be some way). [(often) with as; or (often) with like]

diyarbûn

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

diyarî

(Hinduism) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.

diyet

The lower house of the Polish parliament.

diz

A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.

dizî

The sounding of a bell as a signal.

dizî kirin

(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

dizîn

(transitive, slang) To burgle.

diʼa kirin

(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

DNA

(biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).

do

(figuratively) The past, often in terms of being outdated.

doh

On the day before today.

doktor

A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

dolmik

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

don

(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

dor lê girtin

(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

dorav

Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.

dorgirtin

(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.

doşek

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.

doşîn

(transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).

dost

(Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.

dostî

(formal, literary) Friendship; friendliness.

dot

One’s female offspring.

doteryûm

(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.

dotin

(transitive) To extract the juice from something.

dotmam

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.

dotmîr

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]

dozaj

The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.

dozgêrr

(British, Canadian, Australian) The state prosecutor; the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual in a criminal trial.

du

Double, twice the quantity.

dû kirin

(transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.

dua

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

dual

(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.

dubare

(idiomatic) Again, once more, one more time.

Dublîn

(metonym) The government of the Republic of Ireland.

ducanî

The period of time this condition prevails.

duçerxe

(soccer) A kick in which the kicker leans backwards and kicks the ball back over his head.

dûjeh

Hell.

dûmahî

The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.

dûpişk

Someone with a Scorpio star sign

dûr

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

dureg

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.

dûrî

(programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

durist kirin

(transitive, intransitive) To plan; to prepare in advance.

dûş

An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.

duşem

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Monday.

duşîze

(archaic) A female virgin.

dûv

(slang) Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.

dûv re

Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.

dûvmeqesk

A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon

Dûvpişk

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology).

dûvstêrk

A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.

duwanzde

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

duxal

The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

dûxan

A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.

duyem

Relating to or being the second of two items.

ê

Free from; devoid of; without.

ebe

The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

ebedî

Lasting forever; unending.

ebenûs

A deep, dark black colour.

eboqat

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

ecêb

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

ecele

In a bad manner.

edebiyat

The body of all written works.

Efrîqa

The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

efrîqî

Of or pertaining to Africa.

efsane

An invented story, theory, or concept.

efû

(idiomatic, informal, by ellipsis) A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.

Efxanistan

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul. [from 1768]

ehd

Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.

ehemiyet

The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.

ehmeq

(colloquial) A stupid person.

êhtir

(added to certain adverbs) More; used to form the comparative.

ejdeha

In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.

ejdî

(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.

ejno

(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

ekîb

(literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. [from late 14th c.]

ekîd

(modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

ekînoks

One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

ekîpment

The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.

ekolojî

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.

ekonomîst

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

ekosîstem

A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.

ekseriyet

More than half (50%) of some group.

Ekuador

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.

ekvator

(geography, often, _, “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.

Elah

The single male deity of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions.

elbanî

Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language. [from 1593]

Elbanya

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana. [from ca. 1503]

elbik

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

êlek

(historical, politics) Those countries aligned with the West during the Cold War.

elektrîk

(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.]

elektromanyetîk

Relating to electromagnetism.

elektronîk

(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.

eleqedar

Standing in relation or connection.

eleqeya xwe bi tiştekî nekirin

(intransitive) To withdraw into such a case.

elhoyê masîgir

A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.

elimandin

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care

elmanî

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

Elmanya

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin.

êlo

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

em

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

emeliyat

(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.