الكُرْدُA certain nation; [the Gordiæi: n. un. كُرْدِىٌّ:] pl. أَكْرَادٌ: respecting their origin authors differ: it is said that their ancestor was Kurd the son of 'Amr Muzeykiyà the son of 'Ámir Má-es-Semà, not 'Ámir the son of Má-es-Semà, as in the K, for Má-es-Semà was a surname of 'Ámir: or they are the remains of the people whom Beewarásf, also called Ed-Dahhák, used to eat: or their ancestor was Kurd the son of Ken'án the son of Koosh the son of Hám the son of Nooh : they consist of countless tribes, differing in language and condition, but all are reduced to four principal tribes, the سوران and the كوران and the كُلهر and the لُر: or their ancestor was Kurd the son of 'Amr the son of 'Ámir the son of Saasa'ah: El-Mes'oodee says, that some assert them to be of the descendants of Rabee'ah the son of Nizár: others, that they are of the descendants of Mudar the son of Nizár: others, that they are descended from Kurd the son of Ken'án the son of Koosh the son of Hám: and he adds, that they are apparently of the offspring of Hám, like the Persians: that among the known tribes of which they consist are the سورانيّة, the كورانية, the عمادية, the حكارية, the محمودية, the بختية, the بشوية, the جوبية, the زرزائية, the مهرانية, the جاودانية, the رضائية, the سروجية, the هارونية, and the لرية: and that their countries are Persia, and 'Irák el-'Ajam, and Ádharbeeján, and Irbil, and El-Mósil. [Many other assertions as to the origin of this people are made by other authors.]
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