Kurdish proverbs

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Pendên Kurdî

E Ç Ş Z R T

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Contents 1 E 2 Ç 3 R 4 Ş 5 T 6 Z

[edit] E

• "Eger gul nît, dirrigîş mebe."
  • Idiomatic Translation: If you cannot contribute positivity, least do not contribute adversity.
  • Literal Translation: If you are not a rose, do not be a thorn either.

[edit] Ç

• "Çi dil hizir deket, dev xeber dedet."
  • Translation: Whatever the heart thinks, the mouth will speak.

[edit] R

• "Rêgey hezar mil bi hengawêk dest pêk dekat."
  • Translation: The distance of 1000 miles begins with one step.

• "Rûvî negihişt tirî, got tirş e."
  • Translation: The fox did not reach the grape, said it's unripe. (w:Sour grapes)

[edit] Ş

• "Şolkerê xo be, xuşteviyê xelkî be"
  • Translation: Help yourself, and be loved by others.

• "Şêr şêre; çı jine çı mêre"
  • Idiomatic Translation: A hero could be a woman or a man.
  • Literal Translation: A lion is a lion, whether male or female.

[edit] T

• "Tenha Çyakan Dostmanin"
  • Idiomatic Translation: The Mountains are our only friend.
  • Literal Translation: No friends but the mountains (Kurds should not expect support from the foreign countries).

[edit] Z

• "Zanetîyê sivik, barê giran"
  • Idiomatic Translation: One who has little wisdom will have greater burdens.
  • Literal Translation: Light wisdom, heavy burden.