بەیانیت باش
beyanît baş
In Kurdish, "good morning" is said as بەیانیت باش (beyanît baş). Wiktionary also lists spêde baş and sibe baş.
Meaning: when seeing someone for the first time in the morning (intj)
Ways to say it
| Kurdish | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| بەیانیت باش | beyanît baş |
| spêde baş | |
| sibe baş | |
| sibe bixêr |
These phrases are used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase بەیانیت باش literally means "your morning is good".
How does it change in a sentence?
In the form بەیانیت باش, the suffix -it in بەیانیت is a second-person singular possessive pronoun meaning "your".
How do you pronounce it?
beyanît baş
When do people say it?
When someone says بەیانیت باش to you, a common response is to repeat the same phrase back to them.
Did you know?
- Depending on the dialect, the word for 'morning' changes between بەیانی, spêde and sibe.
- The word باش (baş) in these greetings is actually a loanword from Persian rather than being a native Kurdish root.
- While English speakers use 'morning' as a noun, the phrase بەیانیت باش treats the morning as a possession belonging to the person being greeted.
Examples in context
- بەیانیت باش، مامۆستا.Good morning, teacher.
- بەیانیت باش، هەڤالەکەم.Good morning, my friend.
- بەیانیت باش، چۆنی؟Good morning, how are you?
Example conversation
Layla meets Aras in the hallway at a workplace.
- Laylaبەیانیت باش، ئاراس.Good morning, Aras.
- Arasبەیانیت باش، لایلا.Good morning, Layla.
- Laylaئەمڕۆ زۆر سەختە.Today is very busy.
- Arasڕاستە، کارێکی زۆر هەیە.True, there is a lot of work.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “good morning” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries baş, باش, CC BY-SA 4.0.
