Kurdish

American  

[kur-dish, koor-] / ˈkɜr dɪʃ, ˈkʊər- /

adjective

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

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

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noun

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

Kurdish British  

/ ˈkɜːdɪʃ /

noun

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language

Etymology

Origin of Kurdish

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

Example Sentences

Last week, a Kurdish official told AFP on condition of anonymity that Damascus's proposal included splitting the Kurdish-led forces into three divisions and a number of brigades, including one for women.

From Barron's

Appeared in the December 20, 2025, print edition as 'The Kurdish Iraqi Refugee to Lead Them All'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fewer than 1,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Syria, concentrated in the Kurdish northeast and at al-Tanf in the southeast, near the borders with Iraq and Jordan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sleeper cells are active inside the camps and weapons have been confiscated during searches by Kurdish and U.S. forces, according to camp administrators, Kurdish counterterrorism and military officials, U.N. investigators and interviews with detainees.

From The Wall Street Journal

The BBC's reporting also uncovered a Kurdish criminal network using "ghost directors" to represent companies' official paperwork while remaining uninvolved in day-to-day operations.

From BBC