How to Say “Shush” in Kurdish

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şoş
The Kurdish word for shush is şoş.
şoş is a verb used to tell someone to be quiet.
Meaning: To be quiet (verb)

Did you know?

  • While şoş is a functional command, using it with an elder or a stranger can be perceived as extremely rude or even aggressive in Kurdish social etiquette.
  • While şoş targets the act of being quiet, Kurdish has different nuances for 'silence' depending on whether the silence is peaceful or an oppressive, forced quiet.
  • The word şoş mimics the onomatopoeic sound of a person actually making a 'shushing' noise, a linguistic phenomenon shared with many other languages.

Example conversation

Aras and Layla are in a quiet library.

  1. Aras

    Layla, şoş be, em li pirtûxaneyê ne.
    Layla, shush, we are in the library.
  2. Layla

    Bibore, min nizanibû.
    Sorry, I didn't know.
  3. Aras

    Niha şoş be, ez difêrim.
    Now be quiet, I am studying.
  4. Layla

    Baş e, ez ê bêdeng bim.
    Okay, I will be silent.
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