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
- (Standard) IPA(key): [qur.ðaːjaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [qur.ðaːja], [qur.daːja]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [qur.daːja]
Adjective
ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ • (qurḏāyā) (feminine ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (qurḏāytā), plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (qurḏāyē))
- Kurdish (pertaining to the Kurdish culture, people or language family)
Noun
ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ • (qurḏāyā) m sg (plural ܩܘܼܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (qurḏāyē), feminine ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (qurḏāytā))
- Kurd (person of Kurdish descent)
Inflection
| 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) | |||
Derived terms
- ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qurḏāˀīṯ, “Kurdish language”)
- ܡܩܲܪܕܹܐ (mqardē, “to Kurdify”)