ܩܘܪܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܟܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (kurḏāyā)

Etymology

From Persian کرد (kord, Kurdish, nomad) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending) or Northern Kurdish kurd, or a predecessor. Most likely ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwrt /⁠kurd⁠/), of uncertain origin, assumed from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (herd).

  • Also proposed is from ܩܲܪܕܘܵܝܵܐ (qardwāyā), from ܩܲܪܕܘܼ (qardū, region of Corduene) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending), though this would demand a highly irregular and unknown pattern shift. Both words existed simultaneously denoting different people.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ • (qurḏāyā) (feminine ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (qurḏāytā), plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (qurḏāyē))

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

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ • (qurḏāyām sg (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (qurḏāyē), feminine ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (qurḏāytā))

  1. Kurd (person of Kurdish descent)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝ (qurḏāy) 1st person ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܝܼ (qurḏāyī) ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܲܢ (qurḏāyan)
construct ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝ (qurḏāy) 2nd person ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qurḏāyōḵ) ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qurḏāyāḵ) ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurḏāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (qurḏāyā) 3rd person ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܹܗ (qurḏāyēh) ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܗ̇ (qurḏāyāh) ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (qurḏāyhōn)
plural absolute ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܝܼܢ (qurḏāyīn) 1st person ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܝܼ (qurḏāyī) ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܲܢ (qurḏāyan)
construct ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܲܝ (qurḏāyay) 2nd person ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qurḏāyōḵ) ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qurḏāyāḵ) ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurḏāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (qurḏāyē) 3rd person ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܗܝ (qurḏāyūh) ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (qurḏāyōh) ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qurḏāyayhōn)

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