The Kurdish or Kurdish chronology is based on the solar Hijri calendar, and since its origin is usually the establishment of the Medes' rule in Iran or in some regions, the conquest of Nineveh by the Medes, it is also known as the 'mad ماد' calendar.
The start of the calendar is marked by the Battle of Nineveh, a conquest of the Assyrians by the Medes in 612 BC.[1][2][3]
The names for the months are often derived from society's events in that month.[4]
| Order | Days | Native Script | Romanized | Likely Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | خاکەلێوە | Xakelêwe | |
| 2 | 31 | گوڵان | Gullan | Likely derived from the Kurdish word 'Gull' meaning flower. |
| 3 | 31 | زەردان | Zerdan / Cozerdan | |
| 4 | 31 | پووشپەڕ | Puşperr | |
| 5 | 31 | گەلاوێژ | Gelawêj | Named after the Gelawêj star (Sirius) that becomes visible in this month. |
| 6 | 31 | خەرمانان | Xermanan | Likely derived from the word Kurdish word 'Xerm' meaning warm. |
| 7 | 30 | بەران | Beran / Razbar | |
| 8 | 30 | گێزان | Xezan / Khazalawar | |
| 9 | 30 | ﺳﺎﺮﺍﻦ | Saran / Sermawez | |
| 10 | 30 | بەفران | Befran / Befranbar | Likely derived from the word 'Befr' meaning snow. |
| 11 | 30 | ڕێبەندان | Rêbendan | |
| 12 | 29/30 | ڕەشەمە | Reşeme |