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Kurdish

[ kur-dish, koo r- ]

/ ˈkɜr dɪʃ, ˈkʊər- /

adjective

of or relating to the Kurds or their language.

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

noun

the language of the Kurds, an Iranian language.

Origin of Kurdish

First recorded in 1805–15; Kurd + -ish¹

Example sentences from the Web for kurdish

While Kurdish forces have advanced on some fronts in Iraq, the fight here in Syria seems far from over yet.

The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS |Mohammed A. Salih |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
During the intense firefight that followed, four Kurdish fighters died, including three of Ahmed's cousins.

The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS |Mohammed A. Salih |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Kurdish forces declared victory and freed Yazidi holdouts, with help from U.S. air power.

Iraqi Kurds Get Their Groove Back, End Siege of Mount Sinjar |Jamie Dettmer |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As Kurdish leaders acknowledge, liberating Mosul is beyond the capability of the peshmerga and government forces will be needed.

Iraqi Kurds Get Their Groove Back, End Siege of Mount Sinjar |Jamie Dettmer |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Also, the next Hobby Lobbys, female Kurdish fighters and more.

Six Must-Read Stories About the Sony Hacks, Congo’s Forgotten Colonial Getaway and Another Woman’s Story of U-VA |The Daily Beast |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This must have been near Fynyk, where the very foot of the Kurdish mountains is first washed by the river.

Discoveries among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon |Austen H. Layard
According to the Kurdish opinion, Noah's faith, at this period of his life, was not strong.

A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. II (of 2) |Gertrude Forde
Others have patterns adopted almost bodily from Kurdish pieces.

Oriental Rugs |Walter A. Hawley
All the Kurdish Aghas thereabouts kept close watch over him, hating him because he was their rival in the supremacy of the place.

Martyred Armenia |F'iz El-Ghusein
A peculiar product of the Kurdish forests is manna, a sweet exudation on the oak-leaf.

Turkey |Julius R. Van Millingen

British Dictionary definitions for kurdish

Kurdish

/ (ˈkɜːdɪʃ) /

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to the Kurds or their language