جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت
Cejntan pîroz bêt
In Kurdish, 'happy eid' is expressed as جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت (Cejntan pîroz bêt).
This phrase is a greeting used to wish someone a joyful celebration of the Eid holiday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت literally translates to 'May your Eid be blessed' or 'May your Eid be holy.'
Which one should you use?
While جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت is the standard greeting, you may also see the informal version ئیدت موبارەک.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت, the suffix '-تان' (-tan) in جەژنتان makes the phrase plural or polite, addressing 'you' (plural/formal) rather than a single person. To address a single person informally, you can use the singular form جەژنت پیرۆز بێت.
How do you pronounce it?
Cejntan pîroz bêt
Did you know?
- In some Kurdish dialects, the greeting is accompanied by a slight bow or a hand placed over the heart to show sincerity during the holiday.
- The informal version ئیدت موبارەک (îdt mobarêk) uses words of Arabic origin, which is very common in Kurdish religious greetings even though the sentence structure remains Kurdish.
- Kurdish culture distinguishes between the two Eids by calling them جەژنی مەزن for the 'Big Eid' and جەژنی بچووک for the 'Small Eid'.
Examples in context
- جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت.Happy Eid to you all.
- جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت، هیوای خۆشی و تەندروستیتان بۆ دەخوازم.Happy Eid, I wish you happiness and health.
- بۆ هەموو خێزانەکەت جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت.Happy Eid to your whole family.
Example conversation
Two friends meet on the street during the Eid holiday.
- Saryaسۆران، جەژنتان پیرۆز بێت!Soran, happy Eid!
- Soranساریا، زۆر سوپاس، جەژنت پیرۆز بێت.Sarya, thank you very much, happy Eid to you.
- Saryaبەردەوام بن لە خۆشییەکاندا.May you always be in happiness.
- Soranسوپاس، بۆ تۆش هەروەها.Thanks, for you too.
