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the root of the term Kurmanjí?  What is the root of the term
Kurmanjí?   One of the most common term used in Kurdish Language
and linguistic studies is the word Kurmanjí. Although many
Kurdish words is relatively easy to identify and breakdown to
its historical roots but no one has been able to logically
present any etymological representation for the word Kurmanjí.
I have been looking for an answer and done laods of research. I
have queried many experts in Kurdish linguistic but no one is
certain about the root of this term in Kurdish. In fact many
stated that the term Kurmanj is one of the great puzzle in
Kurdish history/linguistic.  Among Kurdologist who has tried to
breakdown the term Kurmanjí, names such as V. Minorsky and
Muhammad Amin Zaki Bag are noted. Reading their views I have
come to believe that the term Kurmanj does not have a Kurdish
root and we need to look into history of languages such as
Assyrian, Armenian, Greek and Mongolian