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Mado |
It is derived from the word Mad (Medes), meaning little Mad. The letter (ۆ) at the end of a word in Kurdish means to make it little because of loving it. Such as Jamal: Jamo, or Hassan: Hasso. |
| 2 |
Makwan |
A high mountain in South Kurdistan. |
| 3 |
Mam |
1. Teat, woman's breast; 2. The name of Zeen's lover, Mam in the story Mam and Zeen. |
| 4 |
Mandak |
The name of one of the Median kings that was called Mandax by the Greeks. |
| 5 |
Mard |
1. Rebellious; 2. High and risen; 3. The ancient name of Media in Greek; 4. They are a large ancient Kurdish tribe who are the ancestors of the Lors; 5. A castle and village in the Lorestan region of Bahmanshir in Khorramshahr; 6. The present city of Mardin in North Kurdistan is reminiscent of this tribe. |
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Mardin |
1. Dark red; 2. Of the Median root. See Mard; 3. The name of a Kurdish city in North Kurdistan between Diyarbakir and Nusebin, which the Kurds there call Merdin. It was also called Mardun in ancient times; See Mard in the boy's section. The Persian dictionary Dehkhoda says that it is a castle on the mountain of Jazir overlooking Bardanisar, Dara, and Nusebin. Mardin is a Kurdish city located at the foot of Mount Qarjdakh. The heroes and fighters of the Mitan tribe, which was a Kurdish tribe, were called Mariya. Some scholars say that the city of Mardin was the place of this tribe, and the name of this city initially was Mariyadin and was founded before the advent of Islam during the Zoroastrian period. However, the Abbasids attacked and destroyed it in 279 AH. Yaqut al-Hamwi says: Ahmad Ibn Marwan rebuilt this castle in 440 AH after defeating Hamdan Ibn Hamdoun, the ruler of Mardin. |
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Martiya |
According to the inscription of Bestun Mountain, it is the name of the Kurdish chieftain from Ilam who rebelled against Darius. |
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Marwan |
City of snakes (Mar in Kurdish), Marwan, Mariwan; Marwan is the old name of the city of Mariwan. Mariwan has too many snakes. There was a small village called Tazade in the south of Mariwan that was burned down by people because of snakes. In spring, the area around Zrewar is like a city of snakes. Everywhere is full of snakes. The elderly people of Mariwan say that it was because of the many snakes that this city was first called Marwan, and then Mariwan. On the road from Marivan to Sna (Sanandaj), there was a bridge called Kalekawa that crossed the village of Tarkhanawa. There was full of snakes. There were a couple of villages near Zrebar, where snakes were on the roofs of the houses. They evacuated and burned them too. |
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Matin |
1. wise; 2. Dignified, good behavior; 3. A mountain near Bamarni in the Badinan region of South Kurdistan. |
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Mazda |
1. The short form of Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian god; 2. A small hole that sunlight or rays enter through; The Persian dictionary (Amid) says that Mazda means to add up or increase the value of something, which has nothing to do with this word. |
