Kurdish

[kur-dish, koor-]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language.

2. of or relating to Kurdistan, its people, or their language.

noun

1. the language of the Kurds, an Iranian language.

Kurdish

/ ˈkɜːdɪʃ /

noun

1. the language of the Kurds, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family

adjective

1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kurdish¹

First recorded in 1805–15; Kurd + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

HAJIN, Syria—The two American-backed Kurdish soldiers were riding in a pickup truck past a row of shops when Islamic State militants on motorcycles opened fire with AK-47s, killing them both.

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Leo recalled the photo of Alan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian Kurdish toddler whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach in 2015, and who became a symbol of the plight of migrants.

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Authorities say they have postponed the polls for security reasons in two Kurdish- controlled provinces and a third which saw deadly fighting between government forces and Druze militias.

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It is an unusual Arabic and Kurdish phrase that may perhaps be best translated as "Exclusive".

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The counterfeit tobacco is supplied to predominantly Kurdish gangs, who then sell it under the counter in mini-marts, according to Harries.

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