Kurdish swear words
قەحپە (qahpa)
Derogatory term for woman implying promiscuity or low morals. Can also insult intelligence.
سۆزانی (sozani)
Severe insult targeting women's sexual morality.
دایک سۆزانی (daik sozani)
Compound insult attacking the target's mother as sexually promiscuous.
Ez ê te dayika te dokem
Explicit threat of sexual violence against the listener's mother.
Ez ê te nîka te dokem
Threat to sexually violate the listener's grandmother.
Ez ê te xolê dokem
Sexual threat using anatomical reference.
Ez ê kuza dayika te sor bikim
Bizarre compound threat combining sexual violence with cooking metaphor ('sor' = fry).
Pişkêr (pishker)
Describes someone as physically or morally repulsive.
Gundar / Qundar
Originally 'villager' (implying backwardness), now slur for gay men.
Qozkêş
Man obsessed with women/sex; controlled by sexual desire.
Tu bed î / Tu bed es
Moral condemnation of character.
Tu piş î / Tu pis es
Implying physical or moral uncleanliness.
Tu gemar î / Tu mağda es
Direct insult regarding physical appearance.
Tu dom î / Tu dom es
Intellectual insult.
Gemze / Gêmje (gemzha)
Stronger term for stupidity.
Jafi
Mild to moderate intelligence insult.
Manga je karaoë
Comparing person to livestock, denying humanity.
Ez de da te gim
Sexual threat against mother.