Yazidi

American  

[yuh-zee-dee] / yəˈzi di /

Or Yezidi

noun

1. a member of a religious sect living mostly in the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Georgia, whose beliefs are based partly on Zoroastrianism and Sufism.

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Other Word Forms

• Yazidism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Yazidi

Of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Nadia Murad, the Iraqi Yazidi survivor of sexual slavery at the hands of the Islamic State group, condemned on Tuesday what she said was the world's abandonment of the Kurds in Syria.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

“If our candidates are successful, we might get our rights,” said Khodeida Ilyas, a Yazidi from Sinjar living in the Sharia camp in Dohuk.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

Most residents of Qaraqosh, which is mostly Christian but also home to some members of Iraq's Yazidi minority, fled the town when Islamic State seized it in 2014.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

Since the defeat of IS in 2017, the traumatized Yazidi community has tried to recover.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

SINJAR, Iraq — An airstrike targeted a militant group in northern Iraq’s Yazidi heartland of Sinjar on Tuesday, according to local officials, who attributed the strike to Turkey.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2023