Kurdish swear words

“sister-fucker / your sister is a whore”

An insult implying the listener's sister is profoundly promiscuous or a prostitute.

“son of a bitch / bastard”

The Sorani equivalent of 'son of a dog', carrying identical cultural weight.

“faggot / passive gay”

The Kurmanji equivalent to Sorani's 'Qûneder', signifying a passive homosexual male.

“bitch / whore”

Severe insult targeting women's sexual morality.

“jackass / idiot / stubborn fool”

Calling someone a donkey to highlight their stupidity or immense stubbornness.

“motherfucker”

The exact Sorani parallel to 'Kûzê diya te'.

“bastard / little shit”

A bastard. Depending on context, a severe insult regarding illegitimacy or a playful term for a mischievous kid.

“dirty bastard / evil / foul”

Physically dirty, but more commonly used to describe someone with a filthy heart, bad intentions, or a foul mouth.

“cuckold / spineless man”

A man who knows his female relatives (wife, sister, daughter) are engaged in sexual misconduct but ignores it or tolerates it.

“faggot / passive gay”

A male who is passively penetrated. The most vulgar homophobic slur available.

“useless scum / vagabond / lowlife”

A person completely lacking in value, productivity, or social standing; a vagrant or rascal.

“faggot / queer / hillbilly”

Originally 'villager' (implying backwardness), now slur for gay men.

“faggot / whore / pussy”

Depending on context and gender, it means a promiscuous woman, a gay man, or a deeply cowardly man.

“bitch”

Female insult implying promiscuity or bad character.

“shameless bastard / dishonorable scum”

A person who lacks the fundamental moral compass of honor, modesty, and family loyalty.

“dick / cock”

The male genitalia.

“shit”

Literal feces; used universally as an exclamation of failure or to describe something worthless.

“up your ass / fuck you”

A vulgar exclamation combining aggressive sexual dominance with an anatomical dismissal.