Unlike English, where we distinguish between "Happy Birthday," "Good Luck," and "Congratulations," Kurdish uses Mubarakan as a versatile blanket term for all happy occasions.
In different Kurdish dialects, variations exist. In Sorani (Central Kurdish), people say or "Shad bêt!" In Zazaki, "Mubarek bo!" is common. mubarakan kurdish
"Mubarakan, mubarakan / Dellal be nawe twa" (Congratulations, congratulations / We dance by your name). REPORT: Overview of Mubarakan Village, Dohuk Governorate The
However, language is living. Kurds have used Mubarakan for centuries. In the Sorani dictionary, it is fully lexicalized. As one Kurdish linguist put it: "English uses 'Café' from French. We use 'Mubarakan' from Arabic. That doesn't make us less Kurdish; it makes us cosmopolitan." In Sorani (Central Kurdish), people say or "Shad bêt