Month Names Reference

Month Names Reference

Complete reference of all month names in the Kurdish calendar and Gregorian calendar across all supported dialects.

Kurdish Calendar Months

The Kurdish calendar has 12 months:

• First 6 months: 31 days each
• Next 5 months: 30 days each
• Last month: 29 days (30 in leap years)

Sorani (Latin Script)

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated	Days
1	Xakelêwe	Xak	31
2	Gulan	Gul	31
3	Cozerdan	Coz	31
4	PûŞper	PûŞ	31
5	Gelawêj	Gel	31
6	Xermanan	Xer	31
7	Rezber	Rez	30
8	Gelarêzan	Gea	30
9	Sermawez	Ser	30
10	Befranbar	Bef	30
11	Rêbendan	Rêb	30
12	ReŞeme	ReŞ	29/30

Sorani (Arabic Script)

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated
1	خاکەلێوە	خاک
2	گوڵان	گوڵ
3	جۆزەردان	جۆز
4	پووشپەڕ	پووش
5	گەلاوێژ	گەل
6	خەرمانان	خەر
7	ڕەزبەر	ڕەز
8	گەڵاڕێزان	گەڵ
9	سەرماوەز	سەر
10	بەفرانبار	بەف
11	ڕێبەندان	ڕێب
12	ڕەشەمە	ڕەش

Kurmanji (Latin Script)

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated
1	Xakelêwe	Xak
2	Gulan	Gul
3	Cozerdan	Coz
4	PûŞper	PûŞ
5	Gelawêj	Gel
6	Xermanan	Xer
7	Rezber	Rez
8	Gelarêzan	Gea
9	Sermawez	Ser
10	Befranbar	Bef
11	Rêbendan	Rêb
12	ReŞeme	ReŞ

Kurmanji (Arabic Script)

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated
1	خاکەلێوە	خاک
2	گوڵان	گوڵ
3	جۆزەردان	جۆز
4	پووشپەڕ	پووش
5	گەلاوێژ	گەل
6	خەرمانان	خەر
7	ڕەزبەر	ڕەز
8	گەڵاڕێزان	گەڵ
9	سەرماوەز	سەر
10	بەفرانبار	بەف
11	ڕێبەندان	ڕێب
12	ڕەشەمە	ڕەش

Hawrami (Latin Script)

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated	Days
1	Newroz	New	31
2	Pajerej	Paj	31
3	Çêlkirr	Çêl	31
4	Kopir	Kop	31
5	Gelawêj	Gel1	31
6	Awewere	Awe	31
7	Tarazî	Tar	30
8	Gellaxezan	Gel2	30
9	Kelleherz	Kel	30
10	Arga	Arg	30
11	Rabrân	Rab	30
12	Siyawkam	Siy	29/30

Hawrami (Arabic Script)

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated
1	نەورۆز	نەو
2	پاژەرەژ	پاژ
3	چێڵکڕ	چێڵ
4	کۆپڕ	کۆپ
5	گەلاوێژ	گەل١
6	ئاوەوەرە	ئاو
7	ترازیێ	ترا
8	گەڵاخەزان	گەڵ٢
9	کەڵەهەرز	کەڵ
10	ئارگا	ئار
11	ڕابڕان	ڕاب
12	سیاوکام	سیا

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Gregorian Calendar Months (with Kurdish Names)

Sorani Gregorian (Latin Script)

Used for displaying Gregorian dates with Sorani Kurdish month names.

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated	Gregorian
1	Kanûnî Duhem	Kan2	January
2	Şubat	Şub	February
3	Adar	Ada	March
4	Nîsan	Nîs	April
5	Ayar	Aya	May
6	Hûzeyran	Hûz	June
7	Temmûz	Tem	July
8	Ab	Ab	August
9	Eylûl	Eyl	September
10	TiŞrînî Yekem	TiŞ1	October
11	TiŞrînî Duhem	TiŞ2	November
12	Kanûnî Yekem	Kan1	December

Sorani Gregorian (Arabic Script)

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated	Gregorian
1	كانونى دووەم	كان٢	January
2	شوبات	شوب	February
3	ئادار	ئادا	March
4	نيسان	نيس	April
5	ئايار	ئاي	May
6	حوزەيران	حوز	June
7	تەمووز	تەم	July
8	ئاب	ئاب	August
9	ئەيلول	ئەي	September
10	تشرينى يەكەم	تشر١	October
11	تشرينى دووەم	تشر٢	November
12	كانونى يەكەم	كان١	December

Kurmanji Gregorian (Latin Script)

Used for displaying Gregorian dates with Kurmanji Kurdish month names.

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated	Gregorian
1	Kanûna Duyê	Kan Duy	January
2	Şubat	Şub	February
3	Adar	Ada	March
4	Nîsan	Nîs	April
5	Gulan	Gul	May
6	Hezîran	Hez	June
7	Tîrmeh	Tîr	July
8	Tebax	Teb	August
9	Eylûl	Eyl	September
10	Çiriya Êkê	Çir Êk	October
11	Çiriya Duyê	Çir Duy	November
12	Kanûna Êkê	Kan Êk	December

Kurmanji Gregorian (Arabic Script)

Month	Full Name	Abbreviated	Gregorian
1	کانوونا دویێ	کان دوی	January
2	شوبات	شوب	February
3	ئادار	ئادا	March
4	نیسان	نیس	April
5	گولان	گول	May
6	حەزیران	حەز	June
7	تیرمەه	تیر	July
8	تەباخ	تەب	August
9	ئەیلووл	ئەیل	September
10	چریا ێکێ	چر ێک	October
11	چریا دویێ	چر دوی	November
12	کانوونا ێکێ	کان ێک	December

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Usage Examples

Kurdish Calendar Months

using KurdishCalendar.Core;

// Get month name
string monthName = KurdishCultureInfo.GetMonthName(1, KurdishDialect.SoraniLatin);
Console.WriteLine(monthName);  // Output: Xakelêwe

// Get abbreviated month name
string abbreviated = KurdishCultureInfo.GetMonthName(1, KurdishDialect.SoraniLatin, abbreviated: true);
Console.WriteLine(abbreviated);  // Output: Xak

// Arabic script
string arabicMonth = KurdishCultureInfo.GetMonthName(1, KurdishDialect.SoraniArabic);
Console.WriteLine(arabicMonth);  // Output: خاکەلێوە

Gregorian Month Names

using KurdishCalendar.Core;

// Kurmanji Gregorian
string kurmanjiMonth = GregorianKurmanjiFormatter.GetMonthName(1, 
  GregorianKurmanjiFormatter.ScriptType.Latin);
Console.WriteLine(kurmanjiMonth);  // Output: Kanûna Duyê

// Sorani Gregorian
string soraniMonth = GregorianSoraniFormatter.GetMonthName(1,
  GregorianSoraniFormatter.ScriptType.Latin);
Console.WriteLine(soraniMonth);  // Output: Kanûnî Duhem

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Notes

Pronunciation Notes

• û represents a long "u" sound (like "oo" in "moon")
• ê represents a long "e" sound (like "ay" in "day")
• î represents a long "i" sound (like "ee" in "see")
• Ş/ş represents "sh" sound
• ç represents "ch" sound
• ř/ڕ represents a rolled "r" sound

Regional Variations

• Sorani is primarily used in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iranian Kurdistan
• Kurmanji is primarily used in Turkish Kurdistan, Syrian Kurdistan, and parts of Iraqi Kurdistan
• Hawrami is spoken in western Iran and northeastern Iraq

Sources

Month and day names are based on authoritative sources including:

• Kurdistan Regional Government (gov.krd) official publications
• D.N. MacKenzie's "The Dialect of Awroman (Hawrämän-i Luhön)" (1966)
• Academic transliteration standards for Kurdish languages