جەژنی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت
cejnî ledaykbûnit pîroz bêt
Happy birthday in Kurdish is expressed as جەژنی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت (cejnî ledaykbûnit pîroz bêt). Wiktionary also lists ڕۆژی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت (rojî ledaykbûnit pîroz bêt) and rojbûna te pîroz!
Meaning: good wishes for a birthday (intj)
Ways to say it
| Kurdish | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| جەژنی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت | cejnî ledaykbûnit pîroz bêt |
| ڕۆژی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت | rojî ledaykbûnit pîroz bêt |
| rojbûna te pîroz! |
These phrases are used to offer good wishes to someone on the occasion of their birthday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase cejnî ledaykbûnit pîroz bêt literally translates to 'May your birth festival be blessed/holy'.
Which one should you use?
The form جەژنی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت uses the word cejn, which refers to a festival or a large celebration. In contrast, the form ڕۆژی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت uses the word roj, which refers to a specific day.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the form rojî ledaykbûnit pîroz bêt, the suffix '-it' in ledaykbûnit is the second-person singular possessive pronoun, meaning 'your' (informal/singular).
How do you pronounce it?
cejnî ledaykbûnit pîroz bêt
Did you know?
- The phrase rojbûna te pîroz is commonly used by Kurmanji speakers, while the forms starting with cejn are more typical of Sorani speakers.
- The word pîroz used in birthday wishes shares a root with the Persian word piruz, which means 'victorious'.
- In many Kurdish-speaking regions, it is common to supplement these verbal wishes with a song that follows a melody very similar to the global 'Happy Birthday' tune.
Examples in context
- جەژنی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت، هیوای تەمەن درێژت بۆ دەخوازم.Happy birthday, I wish you a long life.
- جەژنی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت، هیوای هەموو خۆشییەت بۆ دەخوازم.Happy birthday, I wish you all the happiness.
- جەژنی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت، بەیانی کات باش.Happy birthday, and good morning.
Example conversation
Heval is greeting Layla at her birthday party.
- Hevalسڵاو لایلا، جەژنی لەدایکبوونت پیرۆز بێت!Hello Layla, happy birthday!
- Laylaزۆر سوپاس، هەڤال!Thank you very much, Heval!
- Hevalئەمە دیارییەکە بۆ تۆیە.This gift is for you.
- Laylaزۆر زۆر سوپاس بۆ تۆ.Thank you so much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “happy birthday” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pîroz, ڕۆژی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
