Art & Museums

1. ئەم هونەرمەندە کێیە؟

   Em hunermende kêye?

   Who is this artist?

   Usage

   Asks about the artist of a work on display

   Grammar Note

   کێ is 'who'. ئەم … -e makes 'this …'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

2. ئەم تابلۆیە زۆر جوانە

   Em tabloye zor ciwane

   This painting is very beautiful

   Usage

   Praises an artwork

   Grammar Note

   تابلۆ is a painting or framed work. زۆر + adjective means 'very …'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

3. لە بواری هونەر کار دەکەم

   Le bwar-î huner kar dekem

   I work in the field of art

   Usage

   Says that you work in the arts

   Grammar Note

   بوار means 'field'; بواری X is 'the field of X'. It takes only لە here. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. من وێنە دەکێشم

   Min wêne dekêşim

   I draw pictures

   Usage

   Says that drawing is something you do

   Grammar Note

   وێنە کێشان is 'to draw'; وێنە گرتن 'to take a photo' uses a different verb. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. تابلۆ

   Tablo

   painting

   Usage

   The word for a painting or framed work

   Grammar Note

   تابلۆ is a loanword; the plural is تابلۆکان.

6. هونەر

   Huner

   art

   Usage

   The general word for art

   Grammar Note

   هونەرمەند 'artist' is هونەر plus the suffix -مەند 'having'.

7. هونەرمەند

   Hunermend

   artist

   Usage

   The word for an artist

   Grammar Note

   هونەرمەند is used for any artist; Sorani has no grammatical gender.

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