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Taufiq Wahby (1891–1984) was a prominent
* "Destûrî Zimanî Kurdî (Grammar of Kurdish Language), al-Haditha Publishers", Baghdad, 1929.
* "Xwêndewarî Baw (Contemporary Literacy), al-Haditha Publishers", Baghdad, 1933.
* "The remnants of Mithraism in Hatra and Iraqi Kurdistan, and its traces in Yazidism: The Yazidis are not devil-worshippers", 1962.
* "A Kurdish-English Dictionary, with C.J. Edmonds, 179 pp., Oxford Press", 1966.
* "Kurdish Studies, Kurdica Publishers", 1968.
Tawfiq Wahby
By Dilan Roshani, Kurdish Academy of Language.
A Kurdish-English Dictionary
By Taufiq Wahby and Cecil John Edmonds. 1891 births 1984 deaths Linguists from Iraq Kurdish scholars Kurdish-language writers Government ministers of Iraq Iraqi Kurdistani politicians Iraqi historians of religion 20th-century linguists {{Kurd-writer-stub
Taufiq Wahby (1891–1984) was a prominent Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
writer, linguist and politician. He first served in the Ottoman army as a colonel
Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
, but after the creation of Iraq
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by the British in 1920, he became an influential officer in the new Iraqi army. He also served eight terms in ministerial posts in the Iraqi government. He was instrumental in the design of a new Kurdish alphabet based on modified Arabic letters. Taufiq Wahbi also engaged in research concerning Yazidis
Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking Endogamy, endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran ...
and their religion.
Books
* "Destûrî Zimanî Kurdî (Grammar of Kurdish Language), al-Haditha Publishers", Baghdad, 1929.
* "Xwêndewarî Baw (Contemporary Literacy), al-Haditha Publishers", Baghdad, 1933.
* "The remnants of Mithraism in Hatra and Iraqi Kurdistan, and its traces in Yazidism: The Yazidis are not devil-worshippers", 1962.
* "A Kurdish-English Dictionary, with C.J. Edmonds, 179 pp., Oxford Press", 1966.
* "Kurdish Studies, Kurdica Publishers", 1968.
References
External links
Tawfiq Wahby
By Dilan Roshani, Kurdish Academy of Language.
A Kurdish-English Dictionary
By Taufiq Wahby and Cecil John Edmonds. 1891 births 1984 deaths Linguists from Iraq Kurdish scholars Kurdish-language writers Government ministers of Iraq Iraqi Kurdistani politicians Iraqi historians of religion 20th-century linguists {{Kurd-writer-stub