Kurdish

noun

Kurd·​ish ˈku̇r-dish How to pronounce Kurdish (audio) ˈkər- How to pronounce Kurdish (audio)
: the Iranian language of the Kurds

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In 2020, 117 Assyrian families in the Nahla Valley lost access to 75 percent of their lands after the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq reversed a law intended to protect Assyrian ownership. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 His miserable life was terminated, along with another member of ISIS, in coordination with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish Regional Government. Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025 Related article Kurdish People Fast Facts Israel is also unlikely to welcome Ocalan’s call, given its support for Kurds in Syria, experts say. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 Despite the ability of Atatürk’s government to put down the rebellion, the Turkish state grew to fear Kurdish uprisings, leading to policies that included the criminalization of identifying as Kurdish. Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025 That's how the coalition came to control about a third of Syria, from the Euphrates River and eastward along the borders with Iraq and Turkey, according to Yerevan Saeed, director of the Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace at American University. Fatma Tanis, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024 The ruling Barzani family of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish Regional Government has long had good relations with Turkey while maintaining Kurdish autonomy. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 It is communicated in Kurmanji, a language also known as Northern Kurdish, spoken by around 15 million people. Winthrop Rodgers, The Dial, 14 Nov. 2024 Edessa Restaurant Kurdish & Turkish Cuisine, 3802 Nolensville Pike: A popular Kurdish community hub serving excellent kabobs and fragrant stews. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 13 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Kurdish was in 1813

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“Kurdish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kurdish. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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