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Kurdish calendar

See also: Iranian calendars

The Kurdish calendar (Kurdish: ڕۆژژمێری کوردی)[1][2][3][4][5] is a calendar used in the Kurdistan region of Iraq alongside the Islamic and Gregorian calendar.[6]

History

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The start of the calendar is marked by the Battle of Nineveh, a conquest of the Assyrians by the Medes in 612 BC.[1][4][3]

Months

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The names for the months are often derived from society's events in that month.[7]

Order Days Native Script Romanized Likely Meaning
1 31 خاکەلێوە Xakelêwe
2 31 گوڵان Gulan Likely derived from the Kurdish word 'Gul' meaning flower.
3 31 زەردان Zerdan / Cozerdan
4 31 پووشپەڕ Pûşperr
5 31 گەلاوێژ Gelawêj Named after the Gelawêj star (Sirius) that becomes visible in this month.
6 31 خەرمانان Xermanan Likely derived from the word Kurdish word 'Xerm' meaning warm.
7 30 بەران Beran / Rezber
8 30 گێزان Gêzan / Xezelwer
9 30 ساران Saran / Sermawez
10 30 بەفران Befran / Befranbar Likely derived from the word 'Befr' meaning snow.
11 30 ڕێبەندان Rêbendan
12 29/30 ڕەشەمە Reşeme

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Kirmanj 2014, pp. 367–384.
  2. ^ Hirschler 2001, pp. 145–166.
  3. ^ a b Rafaat 2016, pp. 488–504.
  4. ^ a b Elis 2004, pp. 193.
  5. ^ O'Leary, McGarry & Ṣāliḥ 2005, p. 176.
  6. ^ Kirmanj 2014, pp. 372–373.
  7. ^ Roshani n.d.

Bibliography

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