Body Parts

1. Ser

   Head

   Usage

   Show this at a clinic and point at your head — "serê min diêşe" is "my head hurts"

2. Por

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a barber or salon

3. Rû

   Face

   Usage

   The whole face — for sunburn or a rash

4. Çav

   Eye

   Usage

   Show this at a pharmacy when asking for eye drops

5. Birû

   Eyebrow

   Usage

   Used when ordering at a salon

6. Guh

   Ear

   Usage

   For earache or trouble hearing

7. Poz

   Nose

   Usage

   For a blocked nose or a nosebleed

8. Dev

   Mouth

   Usage

   Also for when a dentist asks you to open up

9. Lêv

   Lip

   Usage

   Lips crack fast in this dry climate — useful when asking for lip balm

10. Diran

    Tooth

    Usage

    Point at the aching tooth while showing this

11. Ziman

    Tongue

    Usage

    The same word means "language" — context tells them apart

12. Stû

    Neck

    Usage

    The outside of the neck — for pain on swallowing use "gewrî"

13. Gewrî

    Throat

    Usage

    Kurmanji separates throat from neck — use this for pain when swallowing

14. Mil

    Shoulder

    Usage

    In some dialects it also covers the whole arm — point at the spot to be clear

15. Bask

    Arm

    Usage

    The arm — the hand itself is "dest"

16. Enîşk

    Elbow

    Usage

    For a scrape after a fall

17. Dest

    Hand

    Usage

    Handshakes are the norm — "destê te xweş" thanks someone for their work

18. Tilî

    Finger

    Usage

    One word for finger and toe — point to show which

19. Neynûk

    Nail

    Usage

    For a crushed nail, or at a salon

20. Sîng

    Chest

    Usage

    Chest pain is urgent — show a doctor at once

21. Zik

    Belly / stomach

    Usage

    Kurmanji does not split belly from stomach — "zikê min diêşe" is "my stomach hurts"

22. Pişt

    Back

    Usage

    For back pain after a long bus ride

23. Ran

    Thigh

    Usage

    From hip to knee

24. Çok

    Knee

    Usage

    Easy to hurt on the region's mountain paths

25. Ling

    Leg

    Usage

    The whole leg — the foot itself is "pê"

26. Pê

    Foot

    Usage

    The foot itself — shoes come off when entering a home

27. Çerm

    Skin

    Usage

    For sunburn or a rash — the summer sun here is fierce

28. Hestî

    Bone

    Usage

    Show this when you suspect a fracture and want an X-ray

29. Xwîn

    Blood

    Usage

    For bleeding and blood tests

30. Dil

    Heart

    Usage

    Also widely used for "heart" as feeling — and for explaining a condition

31. Mejî

    Brain

    Usage

    When asking for a scan after a blow to the head

32. Kezeb

    Liver

    Usage

    You cannot point at it — show the word itself to explain a condition

33. Gurçik

    Kidney

    Usage

    For explaining a condition or medication

34. Pişik

    Lung

    Usage

    For shortness of breath — do not confuse it with "pişt", the back

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