jehr

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Akin to Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish ژار (jar)، ژەھر (jehir), Zazaki care, Persian زهر, from Proto-Iranian *ǰaθráH.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛhɾ/
  • Hyphenation: jehr

Noun

jehr f

  1. poison
  2. Used to refer to an object, often consumed, in an insulting manner, shit, crap. Synonyms: kul, quzilqurt, qurreder
    Min kir nekir dest hilnegirte ji kêşana vê jehrê axir.
    I didn't give up on smoking this crap after all no matter what I did.
  3. (vulgar) anything, a thing, shit, crap
    Jehr pê naê!
    It doesn't do shit! (Nothing happens to it, although it deserves a punishment.)

Interjection

jehr

Synonyms: kul, quzilqurt, qurreder

  1. (vulgar) hell
    Ew niha çi jehr dixwazin?!
    What the hell do they want now?!
  2. (vulgar) the hell, like hell
    Jehr te b be herri!
    The hell you get to go!

Usage notes

  • Considered to be equal to kul, and less vulgar than quzilqurt, qurreder or kîrquz.
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