Dohok, Jewish: The Jewish Doctor (folktale)

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0:00	ʾəθwa go kurdistán xa-[H]mèlex[H],ˈ ʾəθwa go kurdistán xa-[H]mèlex[H],ˈ	There was a king in Kurdistan,
	ʾoha [H]melex[H] zàngin wewa,ˈ zangin, ʾə́θwā-le ṛàba pare.ˈ ʾoha [H]melex[H] zàngin wewa,ˈ zangin, ʾə́θwā-le ṛàba pare.ˈ	this king was rich, rich—he had a lot of money.
	ʾəθle hənna… ġulàma.ˈ ʾəθle hənna… ġulàma.ˈ	He had (lit. he has) a servant.
	ġulàmaˈ ʾəsrí u-ʾarbà saʿeˈ b-lele u-b-yoma wele kə̀sle.ˈ ġulàmaˈ ʾəsrí u-ʾarbà saʿeˈ b-lele u-b-yoma wele kə̀sle.ˈ	(This) servant was with him twenty four-seven, day and night.
	là k-šāwəq-le.ˈ là k-šāwəq-le.ˈ	He does not leave him.
	Xă yoma ʾo naša mpəxla guləkta go kàse,ˈ gò kase.ˈ Xă yoma ʾo naša mpəxla guləkta go kàse,ˈ gò kase.ˈ	one day this man developer a swelling on his belly, inside his belly.
	Mằ d-ʾoði? Mằ d-ghəne-le,ˈ Mằ d-ʾoði? Mằ d-ghəne-le,ˈ	What should they do? However they (try to) comfort him,
	Lewe bə-tràṣa.ˈ Lewe bə-tràṣa.ˈ	He is not getting better.
	Lele u-yoma g-baxe u-g-dare hawàre,ˈ kase g-marʾa. Lele u-yoma g-baxe u-g-dare hawàre,ˈ kase g-marʾa.	Night and day he cries and screams (lit. puts screams), his stomach aches.
	Mà d-g-mθele dərmaneˈ u-mà d-g-oðiˈ lèwe bə-ṭraṣa.ˈ Mà d-g-mθele dərmaneˈ u-mà d-g-oðiˈ lèwe bə-ṭraṣa.ˈ	Whatever medicine they bring and whatever they do, he is not getting better.
	G-əmri ʾiθən xa-huðàyaˈ wele b-amran-nax [H]šikunim bet[H] G-əmri ʾiθən xa-huðàyaˈ wele b-amran-nax [H]šikunim bet[H]	They say ‘there is a Jews, he is—I’ll tell you (for example)—(in the) housing estate number 2 (i.e. a residential area near the speaker’s house).
	g-əmri sàwun,ˈ mèθū-le.ˈ g-əmri sàwun,ˈ mèθū-le.ˈ	they say ‘go, bring him.’
	θelu g-əmri ṭale mèlexˈ ʾətle xa-parsənta go kàse.ˈ θelu g-əmri ṭale mèlexˈ ʾətle xa-parsənta go kàse.ˈ	they came and say to him (the servant of the) king has a disease in his stomach.
	ʾe parsənta wela go kàse,ˈ waḷḷa b-lele u-b-yoma u-g-bàxe.ˈ ʾe parsənta wela go kàse,ˈ waḷḷa b-lele u-b-yoma u-g-bàxe.ˈ	This disease is in his stomach, look, day and night he cries.
	G-emər ʾana là k-eθən,ˈ kullu naše là kəmṣelu ʾoði-le.ˈ G-emər ʾana là k-eθən,ˈ kullu naše là kəmṣelu ʾoði-le.ˈ	He says ‘I won’t come, all these people couldn’t make him (better).
	ʾana b-qāṭə̀l-li.ˈ Là k-eθən.ˈ ʾana b-qāṭə̀l-li.ˈ Là k-eθən.ˈ	He will kill me, I cannot come.
	G-əmri ṭale là ʾaθət b-qàṭəl-lox.ˈ G-əmri ṭale là ʾaθət b-qàṭəl-lox.ˈ	They said ‘(if) you don’t come, he will kill you.’
	Bəš-ṭov ʾaθət, xazax ma b-amər-rox.ˈ Bəš-ṭov ʾaθət, xazax ma b-amər-rox.ˈ	It's better that you come, let’s see what he will tell you.
	θèle,ˈ monəxle ʾə̀bbe,ˈ ʾana b-àmrən,ˈ [H]ʾaval[H] b-šarṭ, θèle,ˈ monəxle ʾə̀bbe,ˈ ʾana b-àmrən,ˈ [H]ʾaval[H] b-šarṭ,	He came, looked at him: ‘I will say, but under a condition.
	hakar māxə̀t-tiˈ mṭalqət-ta baxtox.ˈ hakar māxə̀t-tiˈ mṭalqət-ta baxtox.ˈ	If you beat me, you will divorce your wife.
	maṛṃət ṭalā̀q,ˈ hakar mərrox b-ṭalā̀qˈ ʾaz k-iʾən la g-māxə̀t-ti.ˈ maṛṃət ṭalā̀q,ˈ hakar mərrox b-ṭalā̀qˈ ʾaz k-iʾən la g-māxə̀t-ti.ˈ	give (her the) divorce, (once) you have told (her) about the divorce, I’ll know that you won’t beat me.
	g-emər hakar ʾana ʾùdli d-la ləbbox,ˈ baxti hoya mṭolàqta.ˈ g-emər hakar ʾana ʾùdli d-la ləbbox,ˈ baxti hoya mṭolàqta.ˈ	He says ‘if I did something against your wish (lit. against your heart), my wife shall be divorced.’
	G-emər ṭale [H]tṑv, be-seder[H],ˈ baxtox mṭolàqta.ˈ G-emər ṭale [H]tṑv, be-seder[H],ˈ baxtox mṭolàqta.ˈ	He says to him ‘good, well then, your wife shall be divorced.
	ṣfənne ʾə̀bbe,ˈ ṣfənne ʾəbbe, g-emər ṭale šmòʾ. ṣfənne ʾə̀bbe,ˈ ṣfənne ʾəbbe, g-emər ṭale šmòʾ.	He gazed on him, he gazed on him and says ‘look.
	ʾo rešox hatxa garùsa.ˈ ʾo rešox hatxa garùsa.ˈ	your head is so massive.
	màṭo mpəqlox mən yəmmox?ˈ màṭo mpəqlox mən yəmmox?ˈ	How did you leave your mother(‘s womb)?
	u-naše jamaʿa l-tàma,ˈ kullu məšəlmane u-[H]sarim[H] u-naše jamaʿa l-tàma,ˈ kullu məšəlmane u-[H]sarim[H]	And the people gathered there, all the Muslims, HministersH
	mèlex!ˈ maṭo haxta ʾāmə̀r-re!ˈ mèlex!ˈ maṭo haxta ʾāmə̀r-re!ˈ	(He is the) king! How could one tell him such a thing!
	[H]oy mèlex[H]ˈ là g-əmṣe qāṭəl-le.ˈ [H]oy mèlex[H]ˈ là g-əmṣe qāṭəl-le.ˈ	Alas (the king)—he cannot kill him.
	Baxta b-aza mə̀nne.ˈ Baxta b-aza mə̀nne.ˈ	(or else) his wife will leave him.
	ʾaz ʾawa ma dət jgə̀rreˈ [H]petsaʿ[H] dide bqeʾĕle go kàse.ˈ ʾaz ʾawa ma dət jgə̀rreˈ [H]petsaʿ[H] dide bqeʾĕle go kàse.ˈ	so when he got furious, the Hwoundin his stomach burst open.
	[H]petsa[H] dide bqeʾĕle go kàseˈ ʾo naša twèʾĕle.ˈ [H]petsa[H] dide bqeʾĕle go kàseˈ ʾo naša twèʾĕle.ˈ	the Hwoundin his stomach burst open, the man collapsed.
	tweʾĕle, g-əmri là,ˈ mə̀tle,ˈ g-əmri lèwe miθa.ˈ šùqū-le.ˈ tweʾĕle, g-əmri là,ˈ mə̀tle,ˈ g-əmri lèwe miθa.ˈ šùqū-le.ˈ	He collapsed, they say ‘no, he died.’ (others) say ‘he is not dead. Leave him.’
	ʾaw naša huðaya g-emər k-iʾət mà?ˈ si l-bèθa,ˈ b-xaxax bənhe b-qàyəm,ˈ ʾaw naša huðaya g-emər k-iʾət mà?ˈ si l-bèθa,ˈ b-xaxax bənhe b-qàyəm,ˈ	The Jewish man says (to his servant) ‘do you know what (we shall do)? go home, tomorrow we’ll see that he gets up.
	ma d-[H]maḥlət[H] ʾàwaˈ ʾàxni b-oðax.ˈ ma d-[H]maḥlət[H] ʾàwaˈ ʾàxni b-oðax.ˈ	whatever he Hwill decidewe will do.
	zəlle [H]misken[H] ʾo huðaya l-bèθa,ˈ lewe bə-dmàxaˈ mən zdòʾŏθe.ˈ zəlle [H]misken[H] ʾo huðaya l-bèθa,ˈ lewe bə-dmàxaˈ mən zdòʾŏθe.ˈ	The poor Jew went home, he is not sleeping for his fear.
	la k-iʾe ma ʾàwəð.ˈ la k-iʾe ma ʾàwəð.ˈ	He doesn’t know what to do.
	ṭḷahá yomane ʾaw naša pəšle dmixa k-la dməxwàle.ˈ ṭḷahá yomane ʾaw naša pəšle dmixa k-la dməxwàle.ˈ	For three days, the man stayed asleep, as if he‘d (never) slept.
	pθəxle ʾène,ˈ g-mènəx,ˈ g-menəx ʾəl-kàseˈ pθəxle ʾène,ˈ g-mènəx,ˈ g-menəx ʾəl-kàseˈ	he opened his eyes, he looks, he looks at his belly,
	waḷḷa kase ʿădə̀lla! waḷḷa kase ʿădə̀lla!	Look, his belly has flattened!
	g-emər ʾèke=le ʾaw huðaya? g-emər ʾèke=le ʾaw huðaya?	He says ‘where is that Jew?’
	g-əmri waḷḷa qam-šadrax-le l-bèθa,ˈ g-əmri waḷḷa qam-šadrax-le l-bèθa,ˈ	(His servants say) ‘look, we sent him home.’
	wuḷḷa lebu bqeʾĕle.ˈ g-əmri b-qāṭə̀l-le.ˈ wuḷḷa lebu bqeʾĕle.ˈ g-əmri b-qāṭə̀l-le.ˈ	Look, he was dying from fear (lit. his heart broke), they say ‘he will kill him.’
	θele g-emər srùxu ʾəlle.ˈ θele g-emər srùxu ʾəlle.ˈ	he came and says ‘call on him.’
	θèle,ˈ g-emər ṭale ma g-əbət?ˈ θèle,ˈ g-emər ṭale ma g-əbət?ˈ	He came and says ‘what do you want?’
	G-emər máyʾəlū-le go ḥàmmam, xùpū-le u-màlušū-le julle sqìle,ˈ G-emər máyʾəlū-le go ḥàmmam, xùpū-le u-màlušū-le julle sqìle,ˈ	He says ‘take him to the bathhouse, wash him and dress him in beautiful clothes,
	u-ʾaθe axxa yatu kə̀sliˈ p-payəš [H]sgan[H] dìdi.ˈ u-ʾaθe axxa yatu kə̀sliˈ p-payəš [H]sgan[H] dìdi.ˈ	and he shall come here to sit with me and become my deputy.
	ṭamằ? čŭ-xa là qam-maṭrəṣle. ʾaw huðaya qam-maṭṛəṣle.ˈ ṭamằ? čŭ-xa là qam-maṭrəṣle. ʾaw huðaya qam-maṭṛəṣle.ˈ	Why? No one could cure him (lit no one cured him), (but) that Jew cured him.
	p-payəš [H]sgan[H] dìde. xləṣla.ˈ p-payəš [H]sgan[H] dìde. xləṣla.ˈ	So he became his deputy. And that was it.

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(0:00)(1)	ʾəθwa go kurdistán xa-[H]mèlex[H],ˈ
(2)	ʾoha [H]melex[H] zàngin wewa,ˈ zangin, ʾə́θwā-le ṛàba pare.ˈ
(3)	ʾəθle hənna… ġulàma.ˈ
(4)	ġulàmaˈ ʾəsrí u-ʾarbà saʿeˈ b-lele u-b-yoma wele kə̀sle.ˈ
(5)	là k-šāwəq-le.ˈ
(6)	Xă yoma ʾo naša mpəxla guləkta go kàse,ˈ gò kase.ˈ
(7)	Mằ d-ʾoði? Mằ d-ghəne-le,ˈ
(8)	Lewe bə-tràṣa.ˈ
(9)	Lele u-yoma g-baxe u-g-dare hawàre,ˈ kase g-marʾa.
(10)	Mà d-g-mθele dərmaneˈ u-mà d-g-oðiˈ lèwe bə-ṭraṣa.ˈ
(11)	G-əmri ʾiθən xa-huðàyaˈ wele b-amran-nax [H]šikunim bet[H]
(12)	g-əmri sàwun,ˈ mèθū-le.ˈ
(13)	θelu g-əmri ṭale mèlexˈ ʾətle xa-parsənta go kàse.ˈ
(14)	ʾe parsənta wela go kàse,ˈ waḷḷa b-lele u-b-yoma u-g-bàxe.ˈ
(15)	G-emər ʾana là k-eθən,ˈ kullu naše là kəmṣelu ʾoði-le.ˈ
(16)	ʾana b-qāṭə̀l-li.ˈ Là k-eθən.ˈ
(17)	G-əmri ṭale là ʾaθət b-qàṭəl-lox.ˈ
(18)	Bəš-ṭov ʾaθət, xazax ma b-amər-rox.ˈ
(19)	θèle,ˈ monəxle ʾə̀bbe,ˈ ʾana b-àmrən,ˈ [H]ʾaval[H] b-šarṭ,
(20)	hakar māxə̀t-tiˈ mṭalqət-ta baxtox.ˈ
(21)	maṛṃət ṭalā̀q,ˈ hakar mərrox b-ṭalā̀qˈ ʾaz k-iʾən la g-māxə̀t-ti.ˈ
(22)	g-emər hakar ʾana ʾùdli d-la ləbbox,ˈ baxti hoya mṭolàqta.ˈ
(23)	G-emər ṭale [H]tṑv, be-seder[H],ˈ baxtox mṭolàqta.ˈ
(24)	ṣfənne ʾə̀bbe,ˈ ṣfənne ʾəbbe, g-emər ṭale šmòʾ.
(25)	ʾo rešox hatxa garùsa.ˈ
(26)	màṭo mpəqlox mən yəmmox?ˈ
(27)	u-naše jamaʿa l-tàma,ˈ kullu məšəlmane u-[H]sarim[H]
(28)	mèlex!ˈ maṭo haxta ʾāmə̀r-re!ˈ
(29)	[H]oy mèlex[H]ˈ là g-əmṣe qāṭəl-le.ˈ
(30)	Baxta b-aza mə̀nne.ˈ
(31)	ʾaz ʾawa ma dət jgə̀rreˈ [H]petsaʿ[H] dide bqeʾĕle go kàse.ˈ
(32)	[H]petsa[H] dide bqeʾĕle go kàseˈ ʾo naša twèʾĕle.ˈ
(33)	tweʾĕle, g-əmri là,ˈ mə̀tle,ˈ g-əmri lèwe miθa.ˈ šùqū-le.ˈ
(34)	ʾaw naša huðaya g-emər k-iʾət mà?ˈ si l-bèθa,ˈ b-xaxax bənhe b-qàyəm,ˈ
(35)	ma d-[H]maḥlət[H] ʾàwaˈ ʾàxni b-oðax.ˈ
(36)	zəlle [H]misken[H] ʾo huðaya l-bèθa,ˈ lewe bə-dmàxaˈ mən zdòʾŏθe.ˈ
(37)	la k-iʾe ma ʾàwəð.ˈ
(38)	ṭḷahá yomane ʾaw naša pəšle dmixa k-la dməxwàle.ˈ
(39)	pθəxle ʾène,ˈ g-mènəx,ˈ g-menəx ʾəl-kàseˈ
(40)	waḷḷa kase ʿădə̀lla!
(41)	g-emər ʾèke=le ʾaw huðaya?
(42)	g-əmri waḷḷa qam-šadrax-le l-bèθa,ˈ
(43)	wuḷḷa lebu bqeʾĕle.ˈ g-əmri b-qāṭə̀l-le.ˈ
(44)	θele g-emər srùxu ʾəlle.ˈ
(45)	θèle,ˈ g-emər ṭale ma g-əbət?ˈ
(46)	G-emər máyʾəlū-le go ḥàmmam, xùpū-le u-màlušū-le julle sqìle,ˈ
(47)	u-ʾaθe axxa yatu kə̀sliˈ p-payəš [H]sgan[H] dìdi.ˈ
(48)	ṭamằ? čŭ-xa là qam-maṭrəṣle. ʾaw huðaya qam-maṭṛəṣle.ˈ
(49)	p-payəš [H]sgan[H] dìde. xləṣla.ˈ

Translation:

(0:00)(1)	There was a king in Kurdistan,
(2)	this king was rich, rich—he had a lot of money.
(3)	He had (lit. he has) a servant.
(4)	(This) servant was with him twenty four-seven, day and night.
(5)	He does not leave him.
(6)	one day this man developer a swelling on his belly, inside his belly.
(7)	What should they do? However they (try to) comfort him,
(8)	He is not getting better.
(9)	Night and day he cries and screams (lit. puts screams), his stomach aches.
(10)	Whatever medicine they bring and whatever they do, he is not getting better.
(11)	They say ‘there is a Jews, he is—I’ll tell you (for example)—(in the) housing estate number 2 (i.e. a residential area near the speaker’s house).
(12)	they say ‘go, bring him.’
(13)	they came and say to him (the servant of the) king has a disease in his stomach.
(14)	This disease is in his stomach, look, day and night he cries.
(15)	He says ‘I won’t come, all these people couldn’t make him (better).
(16)	He will kill me, I cannot come.
(17)	They said ‘(if) you don’t come, he will kill you.’
(18)	It's better that you come, let’s see what he will tell you.
(19)	He came, looked at him: ‘I will say, but under a condition.
(20)	If you beat me, you will divorce your wife.
(21)	give (her the) divorce, (once) you have told (her) about the divorce, I’ll know that you won’t beat me.
(22)	He says ‘if I did something against your wish (lit. against your heart), my wife shall be divorced.’ 
(23)	He says to him ‘good, well then, your wife shall be divorced.
(24)	He gazed on him, he gazed on him and says ‘look.
(25)	your head is so massive.
(26)	How did you leave your mother(‘s womb)?
(27)	And the people gathered there, all the Muslims, HministersH
(28)	(He is the) king! How could one tell him such a thing!
(29)	Alas (the king)—he cannot kill him.
(30)	(or else) his wife will leave him.
(31)	so when he got furious, the Hwoundin his stomach burst open.
(32)	the Hwoundin his stomach burst open, the man collapsed.
(33)	He collapsed, they say ‘no, he died.’ (others) say ‘he is not dead. Leave him.’
(34)	The Jewish man says (to his servant) ‘do you know what (we shall do)? go home, tomorrow we’ll see that he gets up.
(35)	whatever he Hwill decidewe will do.
(36)	The poor Jew went home, he is not sleeping for his fear.
(37)	He doesn’t know what to do.
(38)	For three days, the man stayed asleep, as if he‘d (never) slept.
(39)	he opened his eyes, he looks, he looks at his belly,
(40)	Look, his belly has flattened!
(41)	He says ‘where is that Jew?’
(42)	(His servants say) ‘look, we sent him home.’
(43)	Look, he was dying from fear (lit. his heart broke), they say ‘he will kill him.’
(44)	he came and says ‘call on him.’
(45)	He came and says ‘what do you want?’
(46)	He says ‘take him to the bathhouse, wash him and dress him in beautiful clothes,
(47)	and he shall come here to sit with me and become my deputy.
(48)	Why? No one could cure him (lit no one cured him), (but) that Jew cured him.
(49)	So he became his deputy. And that was it.