Zhiwaro/ Jiwaro

Blooming of plants after rain.

Roniya

In Kurmanji dialect means light.

Khalan

1. The plural of the word (khal), meaning trench; 2. Animal in the plain; 3. The names of two villages in Balakay in South Kurdistan; 4. Breaking hands and legs.

Chapan

Two villages opposite the villages of Pasarnian, Inchk and Sunata in Bana region, East Kurdistan. Th Chapan crossroads is famous.

Zhiwaran

1. A village in the Dersim region of North Kurdistan; 2. Total environment. See Zhiwar.

Lawk

1. Long and old songs; 2. A type of old Kurdish rhythm; Lawk has different forms and types of content that tell of epic and real events. This type has been sung by famous singers such as Kaws Agha, Hassan Jaziri, Arif Jaziri, Iissa Barwari, Maryam Khan, and others. Also, lawk means boy in Kurmanji. The Greek Xenophon, came to Iran in 401 BC at the invitation of Cyrus son of Darius. When returned to Greece with 12,000 soldiers, fought in Kurdistan from 355 to 430 AD! Xenophon says in Return when the Kardokhis wanted to attack us, they sang a kind of enthusiastic song that had no rhythm!” According to Xenophon, this enthusiastic song is probably the same song that remains in Kurdistan today and has a free rhythm.

Barana

1. Rain; 2. It is the title of many folk songs.

Tola

Getting or recovering rights.

Dirok

History.

Khazal

1. Deer, black-eared goat; 2. The name of the girl in a verse in (Las and Khazal) poem.