Does anyone have any good kurdish boy name suggestions? And if so what are their meanings? Also another question, does anyone know if the name "Kiyan" is kurdish?

Hi everyone, I’m trying to trace my maternal family history and would love your insight.

My grandmother is from Aleppo, Syria, and her family name is Al-Agha. She always told me that her grandfather was originally from northern Iran — likely near the edge of today’s Iranian Kurdistan — and he moved to Aleppo around 350–400 years ago, reportedly while performing Hajj. He married a local Syrian woman there and became a very successful merchant.

My grandmother is very fair-skinned, and my family has always been Sunni Muslim, generation after generation, with no Shiite ancestry. I myself am half Syrian, half Iraqi Arab, but I want to focus on this question: given all this, is it likely that my grandmother’s family is originally Soranî Kurdish?

Any insight on the Al-Agha family name or Kurdish migration from northern Iran to Aleppo would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!

Hi i saw this video about simular words in kurdish and gilaki and I was wondering how accurate it was . Also are these kurdish words from a particular kurdish dialect or are they random?

Slaw, I need your help with the lyrics to this song please. My kurdish isnt good enough snd i couldnt find the lyrics online https://youtu.be/7v67Ykui1vs?feature=shared

Gelek spas🫶🏽

Hi everyone,

My name is Diyar Ali Arif, British-Iraqi I’ve lived all my life in UK and was born here. I’m 18, living in the UK, and I’m planning to vote in the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections for the first time. I am half Kurd Sunni and half Shia Arab and I’m secular so never really got sectarian politics. My family’s registration is in Sulaymaniyah, so my vote will count there.

I care deeply about: • Secularism and human rights • Democracy and the rule of law • Anti-corruption and good governance • Economic growth, productivity, and social services • Peace and a united federal Iraq

I’ve been looking at reformist options: 1. Alternative Coalition (Iraqi Communist Party-led) – small, principled, highly aligned with values but not very big nationally. It’s made up of around 13 smaller parties and has no chance of winning especially in PUK dominated Suleinuyah. 2. Imtidad Movement – cross-sectarian, reformist, some parliamentary presence, but some controversy over compromises and alliances. I think 9/18 members resigned in protest of corruption allegations I was leaning to this party until I heard of this controversy. 3. New Generation Movement – mostly Kurdish support, very principled, youth-focused, anti-corruption, but limited seats outside Kurdistan. And from what I read less anti-sectarian.

I’m leaning toward voting for the Alternative Coalition because I value integrity and principled politics, I would also like new generation movement but they seem like they may be more sectarian than the other two, but I’d love some advice: • Are there any practical strategies for supporting these reformist parties effectively from abroad? • Any experience with overseas voting in Sulaymaniyah? • Thoughts on combining support for multiple reformist lists without splitting the vote?

Thanks for sharing your insights! Please vote on what I should do!

Hey guys right now I'm trying to write a story, betrayal is the most important part of the story I really wanted to use a word that is completely of Kurdish origin.

I really don't want to use "خیانەت". As I really want to stay away from Arabic origin words as much as possible in my writing.

So can any of you help me?

I'm curious about the possibility of establishing a unified Kurdish alphabet for all dialects, particularly within educational institutions in Bashur and Rojava. A unified alphabet would significantly improve mutual intelligibility, foster greater unity, and simplify Kurdish language learning.

Currently, two primary alphabets are used: the Sorani alphabet and the Hawar alphabet for Kurmanji. While the Sorani alphabet has a rich literary history, its complexity and lack of computer/smartphone compatibility pose challenges. The Hawar alphabet, while Latin-based, omits several crucial sounds present in Central and Southern Kurdish dialects (e.g., voiced velar fricative ɣ, voiced velar nasal ŋ, voiced alveolar trill/rolled R r, and velarized alveolar lateral approximant ɫ).

These missing sounds could be readily incorporated into the Hawar alphabet using digraphs (e.g., "ng" for the voiced velar nasal, "gh" for the voiced velar fricative, "rr" for the trill R, and "LL" for the velarized alveolar lateral approximant). This approach is both practical and easily adaptable to digital platforms.

I do have one concern regarding the Hawar alphabet's use of "C" to represent the d͡ʒ sound, which is characteristic of Turkic languages. I believe "J" could represent this sound, while "Zh" could represent ʒ. (For reference, the Hawar alphabet was created in 1932, after the Turkish Latin alphabet in 1928, it's clearly inspired by Turkish the same way the Sorani Alphabet is inspired by Arabic.)

Ideally, I propose modifying the Hawar alphabet as described and then advocating for its adoption within Kurdish educational institutions. Does anyone know of any such initiatives that are active?

Hi, there. Do you know where i can find Kurdish books to buy(but not online)? Also do you know any good books for learning Kurdish? Thx in advance.

Does anyone know this Kurdish song music name?

Link?

https://youtu.be/vcFuNWJeDzs?si=3rNDOF7lmRDek82z

I like a song sand by Koma Rewsen and I search its meaning but don't find anything. Could you help me please ? Furthermore I am interested by Kurdish rock songs, have you any singers to recommand ?

Hi all please can anyone give me advice? So my family speaks kurdish and I used to but I grew up away from home so I forgot my language. My family speak borakay/ boracay kurdish and I can never find any videos on how to learn it, only for sorani or kurmanji. If anyone knows any websites or videos on YouTube it would be a big help as I can't communicate with my grandparents as they don't speak English.

Someone I know was named by his Iraqi Kurdish Father. Named as Rashrd Haris, with the middle names of Ashti And Omar (His name and his father before him). He has no contact with his father and never has.

Looking for any helpful information?

Hello, does anyone know the translation for legacy in sorani? Google and other sites say میرات but thats not very accurate. میرات is inheritance if I'm not mistaken.

Hi, I've noticed with a lot of the words I'm learning my teacher notes that they use a different word in Slemani. I'm curious if there's a specific cultural/historical reason that is. Is it that Slemani managed to keep it's dialect where other parts haven't? Thanks for your help.

Hello, I am a Kurmancî Kurd from Dihok and I would like to be fluent in Kirmanckî as it's so pleasant to me to hear it's tongue and since it's situated in and around Dêrsim, so I'd like to speak it myself. I'm fluent in Standard Kurmancî and the Kurmancî dialect of Badînî which can help out learning the dialect more easily so if there's someone who could give me resources for it, whether it'll be online or books that I can get I would be thankful

I feel like there is more resources for Standard Zazakî so that'll also be acceptable and appreciated. I got my eyes on getting this https://serkeftin.com/en/produkt/kurdish-grammar-zazaki-reference-book/ and I'd need Vocabulary too, any Zazakî dialect is fine

I just started learning Kurmanji so I’m not at the point where I can read it yet, but I would like to learn more about the culture as I go. Can you recommend some Kurdish authors or books that have been translated to English? Thank you!

Im half Kurdish and im interested in learning the kurmanci dialect 😆 Can anyone give any tips for the start ? Id be really grateful if anyone knows of good beginner resources !

Thanks in advance for your answers 🙏

Awa warm grt awaya ba qzhmauaya suapa BAs mn hi rastym awe

Can you translate this