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Goran (also Gûran) (Kurdish: گۆران) is a Kurdish name commonly used for males in the geographical region of Kurdistan and by Kurdish people worldwide. The name is also sometimes a surname. Goran is not to be confused with the Kurdish word, Gorran, which means Change and is also the name of a Kurdish political faction in Iraq.
Scholars have proposed various theories regarding the origin of the name 'Kurd.' Recent scholarship suggests it may derive from the Cyrtii or Corduene, although this remains uncertain, as does the origin of the Kurds themselves. Since most available historical materials come from non-Kurdish sources, scholars must rely on these accounts to ...
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He shows some Kurdish tribal names which are originated from botanical terms, like Zilî, Sipkî, Mandikî and Pivazî. [5] But according to a recent research, there is one more possibility on its etymology. It is suggested by Aksoy that pazuk may be connected with another word, bazuk, which is the Armenian name for the Pleiades star cluster. [6]
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A Sorani Kurdish speaker, recorded in Norway.. Sorani Kurdish (Sorani Kurdish: کوردیی ناوەندی, Kurdî Nawendî), [3] [4] [5] also known as Central Kurdish, is a Kurdish dialect [6] [7] [8] or a language [9] [10] spoken in Iraq, mainly in Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and West Azerbaijan in western Iran.
As Persians of Kurdish ancestry and of a non-tribal background, the Safavids (...) Savory, Roger (2008). "Ebn Bazzāz". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. VIII. Fasc. 1. p. 8. This official version contains textual changes designed to obscure the Kurdish origins of the Safavid family and to vindicate their claim to descent from the Imams.
Venn diagram showing Kurdish, Persian and Arabic letters. Many Kurdish varieties, mainly Sorani, are written using a modified Perso-Arabic script with 33 letters introduced by Sa'id Kaban Sedqi. Unlike the Persian alphabet, which is an abjad, Central Kurdish is almost a true alphabet in which vowels are given the same treatment as consonants ...