Pewan

Measuring, assessing, balancing.

Patrosa

Of noble Median descent.

Lawen

1. Soft and firm; 2. Delicate roots, willow sapling; 3. baby; 4. The comforter; 5. A kind of plant with a flexible stem that doesn't break and grows on the banks of streams and is called Surabi. It is used to make baskets; 6. In Kurdish literature, Lawen is a source and symbol of softness, tenderness, beauty, and endurance; 7. It is the name of a road between Sna and Kermashan; 8. The name of a river that originates in Qandil and flows to sea; 9. A village in the Lajan area near Piranshahr; 10. A Kurdish tribe that used to live in Sharazur; Ibn Khaldun writes in Tarikh Barber that they are a Kurdish tribe living in Algeria; Sheikh Mohammed Mardokh wrote in his book, History of Kurds and Kurdistan, that this tribe may have migrated during the Mongol invasion of Kurdistan.

Nawnamam

Seedling, fresh seedlings. See Nawzar.

Diyana

The daughter of Jupiter, goddess of species; The name of a Kurdish town in South Kurdistan, where Christian and Muslim Kurds live. Diana's name has now been changed to Soran.

Dahen

It is derived from the word Dahen (inventor), meaning: innovator.

Rada

Consent, agreement, and satisfaction.

Rozhanko

Name of a Kurdish tribe from the Haymana region near Ankara who were relocated by the Ottomans to Bulgaria and Bosnia.

Astun

1. Pillar, column, and vertical post; 2. A long, thick wooden or stone beam placed vertically to support a roof; 3. In military terminology, a column of soldiers marching in file.

Nawall

1. Valley, ravine, and mountain dell; 2. Spring torrent formed by melting mountain snow.