Kurdish dialects are members of the northwestern subdivision of the indoiranic language. Mem u zin is one of the national epics of the kurdish people. Name te ye lewhe nameya isq isme te ye neqse xameya isq. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more.
His other work include a book called eqideya imane the path of faith, which is part poem and part prose. The pictures and lay out of the pages in this book are in coordination with the type of instrument that is described. Kurdi, kurdi, o language belongs to the indoeuropean family of languages. Xanis passion for the kurdish language is also evident in his work on nubihara bicukan the spring of children, a childrens arabic to. Amazon advertising find, attract, and engage customers. The book explains the five pillars of islamic faith.
The memu zin mausoleum in cizre province has become a tourist attraction. Philosopher ehmadi xani didnt write mem u zin only, but many other books. She played in the kurdish film siya mem u zin the shadow of mem u zin in 201220. The ambiguous politics of ehmede xanis mem u zin, kurdish studies. Sernameye name, name ellah be name wi natemam e wellah. Michiel leezenberg, language, kingship, and nation. The dissertation entitled and a thornbush sprang up between them. The two most critical works are ferhad shakehs book kurdish nationalism in. A most recent scholarly study of mem u zin in english is chyets phd dissertation printed in 1998. Koblitz a course in number theory and cryptography pdf in order to survive and maintain kurdish national identity and unity, xani saw. Be neqse te, neqse xame xam e be name te, name natemam e. Khani wants to use kurdish for writing books not just poems. Love and existence by kamal mirawdeli authorhouseuk. Hamlet is shakespeares most realistic, most modern tragedy.
Now after all these years, after kurd gained something, we need another mem u zin by another ehmedi xani, i. Mem u zin is based on a true story, laid down from generation to generation through oral tradition. Apr 17, 2012 this book in standard kurdish is a dramatization by dr kamal mirawdeli of the most famous ever kurdish literary text the mem u zin of ahmadi khani. Mem and zin by ehmede xani, salah saadalla and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An endangered aspect of kurdishness, kurdish studies. Kurdish professor wins canadian award kurdistan 24. Mem u zin by ehmedi xani, it wasnt only a book, but rather it was a revolution by all means over all aspects of life at that time. Mem u zin by ehmede xani meet your next favorite book. The love story between mem and zin in cizre in 145051 was written by ehmede. Works like mem u zin and hamlet can never be exhausted.
That started my fascination with kurdish language and its literature, sheyholislami told k24 in a phone interview. In the seminar, dr mirawdeli addresses his work, his methodology and the conclusions of his study, which includes. Rudaw is a broadcast and digital news network based in the kurdistan region of iraq, publishing in english, kurdish, arabic, and turkish. The movie mem u zin was produced in 1991 in turkey. His most important work is the kurdish classic love story mem and zin mem u zin 1692. When a poem works and when it does not honor society. Mem u zin by ehmede xani abebooks passion for books. Jan 29, 2007 after months of cooling off with chilled, fruity concoctions, its autumn again, and the moment is ripe. In his epic poem mem u zin 1692, he refers to kurds as a nation and praised his ancestors who had epitomized the kurdish spirit one thousand years before him. The kurdish romeo and juliet equivalents are a plenty as well, such are the epics of mem u zin, shirin u farhad, xeje u siabend, nazo u heso, and zembil frosh. You can complete the translation of mem u zin given by the germanenglish collins dictionary with other dictionaries. Analytical study of ahmadi khnais tragedy of mem u zin. They left everything behind,all their personal dreams,religious and none religious beliefs, money,friends family,and struggled,suffered,hurt, starved,just to make it and end up together,but alas a religious sick man called bako and the backward traditions and beliefs of the society. Mem u zin translation english german dictionary reverso.
Book has glossy, pictoral front cover and glossy white spine and back with black and green text on the spine and back, black, white and green text on the front. Sherco yaghoubi marked it as toread apr 10, some pages of the book are damaged due to bad storage and the last. The content is similar to a romeo and juliet story. Mem u zin mem and zin, ahmed khani mam and zin is a kurdish classic love story written down 1692 and is considered to be the adventurous and intrepid journey of kurdish literature. It is the most important work of kurdish writer and poet ehmede xani 16511707. Evin has also participated in many different tv and film projects. This is part of the conclusions chapter of kamal mirawdelis recent book love and existence. Ehmede xani, born in 1650 in the region hakkari in the uttermost southeast of todays turkey, is regarded as the founder of the kurdish national idea, which is already visible in some passages of mem and zin. I was almost sixteen years old when i discovered the kurdish book, memuzin, in mamosta teacher hemins home and before his family found out i was reading a banned book, i had already finished it and copied it as well. Mem u zin a classic kurdish epic from the 17thcentury. With reverso you can find the german translation, definition or synonym for mem u zin and thousands of other words.
Mem u zin restaurant lubeck turkish cuisine near me. Sep 28, 2012 mem u zins modernity in what happens in hamlet, john dover wilson says. It is impossible to summarize a creative artistic work like khanis mem u zin or encapsulate its critical value in certain academic cliches and constructions. It is the most important work of kurdish writer and poet ahmad khani 16511707. Evin salgut sahin simple english wikipedia, the free. In a time where most people in the middle east defined themselves more by religion than by ethnicity, ahmede khani articulated the ideology behind kurdish identity which. What is significant about mem u zin is the fact that xani chose to write the epic in his mother tongue kurdish, rather than the other three widely used languages namely arabic, anatolian and persian. The seminar, which will be held in kurdish, will be chaired by dr rzgar amin.
Jun 17, 2019 mem and zin, two lovers with pure and noble hearts, are separated from each other by the evil bekir also known by the shortened form of his name, bekojust as the kurdish nation has been victimized by ehmere neighbors emhede divided into different pieces and governed by different states. The kurdish movement and the end of ottoman rule in the balkans 1878 to 19, kurdish studies. Gunter, when mem u zin written down by ahmed khani, nationalism was unknown in the islamic middle. Mem u zin in kurdish or in english mem and zin based upon an ancient epic poem by ehmadi khani, written as xani too, the epic narrates, which have been wrote in 1692, the story of mem, a young kurdish boy, who falls in love with zin, the daughter of the governor of butan, when the people are celebrating newroz newroz is a kurdish word, means new day in english, the ancient national. The study is totally original and is based on methodical in. Mem u zin suleyman cevik, ehmede xani ahmedi hani, dawud rebiwar, huseyn. He has obtained ba in english from baghdad university, ma in. The drama is about 50,000 words and it is arguably the most creative and important kurdish national literary text after the original work of khani.
Djene rhys bajalan, kurdish responses to imperial decline. Apr 06, 20 rewriting the story of mem u zin as a modern drama by the name of shorshi ishq, revolution of love, 2012. Mem u zin in kurdish or in english mem and zin based upon an. They loved each other truthfully without any conditions. Mem u zin mem and zin of ahmadi khani is one of the important and wellknown classical kurdish literary texts, which has remained without a serious critical evaluation by the kurdish. Mem u zin translation english, german english dictionary, meaning, see also memo,memme,mm,membran, example of use, definition, conjugation, reverso dictionary. Analytical study of ahmadi khanis tragedy of mem u zin published by khani academy. Name te ye sahibeyte meqsud fihriste mukatebate mehmud. This book in standard kurdish is a dramatization by dr kamal mirawdeli of the most famous ever kurdish literary text the mem u zin of ahmadi khani. Information and translations of zin in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. For kurds, mam and zin are symbols of the kurdish people and the kurdish country, which are separated and cannot come together. Along with this classical love story, he compiled the first kurdish dictionary 1683 and a book in verse on the foundations of islam. A kurdish romance, is a detailed diligent study of the oral traditions of meme alan or mem u zin. Mam and zin is based on a true story for kurds, mam and zin are symbols of the kurdish people and the kurdish country, which are separated and cannot come together.
Book presentation kurdistan regional governmentiraq. The school book type work, which includes a part named madrassa, consists of 27 pages and 11 chapters. On 21 september 2019 the presentation of the book mem u zin took. What is significant about mem u zin is the fact that xani chose to write the.
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