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Siyabend — the hero of the folk epic Siyabend û Xecê, one of the best-loved Kurdish love stories. The tale exists in many regional variants; in all of them Siyabend is a lover without reservation and the ending is tragic. As a name it knots love and the inevitability of inherited story together.
Etymologie
Wurzel: Siyabend · Kurmancî
Siyabend is the male hero of Siyabend û Xecê, one of the most beloved Kurdish folk love-stories. The name’s pre-literary etymology is uncertain; the most common reading is the black-eyed or the dark one. The story belongs to oral tradition long before any written record.
Namensfamilie
- Xecê · cognate — his beloved
- Mem · cognate — parallel folk-epic hero
Sprachliche Parallelen
- Siyavash Persiska — Liknande 'svart häst'
Aktualisiert: 2026-05-02