Baniya

Baniyan, high plain, high place.

Grivan

1. Guards Hill; 2. A village in the Duhok region of Badinan in Kurdistan.

Mande

A plant in the form of a Halz that is added to cheese and eaten by cattle too.

Chilan

1. Thin ring; 2. Locks and keys.

Roskan

The name of a Kurdish tribe in the Haymani region near Ankara that was expelled to Bulgaria and Bosnia by the Ottomans.

Deraw

Valley, excavated land for gardens and irrigation.

Chatun

1. Rebellious; 2. Difficult.

Zhirbezh/ Jirbej

Someone who speaks wisely.

Mamisa

1. An ancient Syriac name; 2. A tall plant like a poppy produces yellow flowers and fine black seeds good for the stomach. 3. The name of a village in the Badinan region in South Kurdistan.

Rangina

The plural of color, colorful, beautiful.

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