Project Overview
A curated overview of documented work on Kurdish scientific and technical terminology. The collection covers terminology development, specialist glossaries, and studies of scientific translation in Central Kurdish and Northern Kurdish. It distinguishes proposed terms, descriptive research, and institutional terminology activity from formally adopted standards, and credits external resources to their original creators.
Technologies & Methods
Applications
- Scientific Communication
- Technical Translation
- Specialist Dictionaries
- Terminology Research
Related Publications
The problam and the importance of scientific terms in Kurdish language
شهاب طيب طاهر (2013)
A qualitative discussion of scientific terminology in Kurdish, including terminology development, word formation, and the distinction between linguistic and terminological meaning. The article …
The Role of Terminology in Enriching Kurdish Dictionary
Suzan Saadulla Abdulkany , Bakr Omar Ali (2018)
A descriptive lexicological study examining specialist terminology, technical coinages, foreign terminology, and lexicalization in Kurdish. The study explains how specialist terms can enter and enrich …
Exploring Lexical Lacunae in the Scientific Translation of Theoretical Physics Books: An English-Kurdish Case-Study
Daban Mohammed Haji , Fenik Muhammad Ghafur (2019)
A qualitative English-Kurdish study of lexical gaps in five theoretical-physics and popular-science books and their Kurdish translations, approximately 520,000 words as reported by the authors. It …
Norms of Translating Medical Terms in English Patient Information Leaflets into Kurdish
Kazi Hassan Saleh , Nishteman Abdukareem Saed (2024)
A descriptive study of medical terminology translation using 150 English patient information leaflets and their Kurdish translations. The authors identify nine translation procedures, reporting …
Language Conventions of Kurdish Scientific Books in the Context of Scientific Translation between English and Kurdish
Daban Mohammed Haji , Umed Qadir Muhammad Ameen (2024)
A study of language conventions in selected material from five Kurdish scientific books. Using Lambert and van Gorp's framework, the authors examine scientific-language conventions, specialist …
Obstacles to Preparing Dictionaries of Scientific Terminology in the Kurdish Language: Dictionary of Novel Criticism Terminology as a Model
Ahmed Muhammad Mam Ousman Qurani (2026)
A conceptual study of terminology-dictionary construction using terminology from novel criticism as a case study. It emphasizes concept analysis and differentiating meanings when selecting terminology …
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Kurmancî Seminar Bulletins, Glossary and Index
Size: Complete term count not verified
A long-running Kurdish Institute of Paris terminology and language-planning resource. The series documents seminar decisions, thematic vocabulary, usage and orthographic discussion, with multilingual …
Ferhenga Zaravên Teknîkî / Dictionary of Technical Terms
Size: Distinct term count not verified
A 2014 Kurdish-Turkish-English technical dictionary produced through TMMOB's Diyarbakır Provincial Coordination Board and Kurdish Technical Work Committee. It covers engineering, architecture, …
Hojan Science Dictionary
Size: 8,900 entries reported by Hojan
An online scientific dictionary from Hojan Science Organization. Hojan describes its own collection as English-Kurdish-Persian and displays 8,900 entries. Scientific entries observed include medicine, …
Computer and Internet Terminology
Size: 72 numbered rows; one row lacks a Kurdish equivalent
An English-Kurdish computing and Internet terminology list by Dilan Roshani, hosted by the Kurdish Academy of Language website. The page contains 72 numbered rows, with one row lacking a Kurdish …
Dictionary of Scientific Terms / Ferhenga Termên Fenî
Size: Entry count not verified
A scientific-terminology dictionary family by Bahattin Gümgüm, documented through a 2015 book record and a 2022 author-uploaded three-volume presentation. It provides English-Kurdish-Turkish …