kurd
/kurd/
Kurd, Kurdish
- kurd til — the Kurdish language
- kurd literatura — Kurdish literature
- kurd tişirıw — a Kurdish woman
- kurd halq — the Kurdish people
- kurd millet — the Kurdish nation
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kurdmaI am Kurdish | kurdsayou are Kurdish | kurdduhe is Kurdish | kurdbuzwe are Kurdish | kurdsuzyou all are Kurdish | kurddulathey are Kurdish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kurddu — "compared to me, he is Kurdish."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kurddumine is Kurdish | seniki kurdduyours is Kurdish | anıqı kurdduhis is Kurdish | bizniki kurdduours is Kurdish | sizniki kurdduyours (pl.) is Kurdish | alanıqı kurddutheirs is Kurdish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kurddulamine are Kurdish | senikile kurddulayours are Kurdish | anıqıla kurddulahis are Kurdish | biznikile kurddulaours are Kurdish | siznikile kurddulayours (pl.) are Kurdish | alanıqıla kurddulatheirs are Kurdish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kurddu, bıla kurddula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".