In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “kurdish word meaning”. Today it says “kurdish term for a traitor”.
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Derogatory term used in Kurdish culture For the Youtube channel, see Jash . Jash ( Kurdish : جاش, Caş; from جەحش, Cehş; meaning ' donkey foal ') is a Kurdish term for a traitor , or a collaborator . It refers to Kurds who are either fully loyal to the enemy, or cooperate with the enemy against the Kurdish nation, Kurdish militant groups, or Kurdish political interests. The term is considered derogatory in a cultural sense, in much the same way as the use of the term quisling in the Western world . A Modern History of the Kurds : Third Edition (Third ed.). The Passion and Death of Rahman the Kurd: Dreaming Kurdistan . iUniverse. The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Jash is a Kurdish word meaning, literally, "donkey's foal". Historically, it was also used as a term for a specific kind of military unit.
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Jash (Kurdish: Caş or Cahş , literally meaning "donkey's foal"), or fursan is a type of collaborator , usually a military unit composed of people of Kurdish descent that cooperates with enemy combatants against the Kurdish army, Kurdish rebels, or the Kurdish civilian population.The term is considered derogatory in a cultural sense in much the same way as quisling is.A Modern History of the Kurds : Third Edition (Third ed.).The Passion and Death of Rahman the Kurd: Dreaming Kurdistan . iUniverse.The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Jash (Kurdish: Caş or Cahş , literally meaning "donkey's foal"), or " الجحوش [ ar ] " or The Light Regiments or fursan is a type of collaborator , usually a military unit composed of people of Kurdish descent that cooperates with enemy combatants against the Kurdish army, Kurdish rebels, or the Kurdish civilian population. The term is considered derogatory in a cultural sense in much the same way as quisling is. A Modern History of the Kurds : Third Edition (Third ed.). The Passion and Death of Rahman the Kurd: Dreaming Kurdistan . iUniverse. The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein .
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Derogatory term used in Kurdish culture For the Youtube channel, see Jash .Jash ( ) is a Kurdish term for a traitor , or a type of collaborator , either a military unit composed of Kurds or an individual which cooperates with enemy combatants against the Kurdish people, Kurdish political interests, or the Kurdish Army.The term is considered derogatory in a cultural sense, in much the same way as the use of the term quisling in the Western world .Kurds who collaborated with the Ba'ath Government , Kurds in the Village Guards , the Kurdistan BMC , and the Kermanshah NAC are exampled of what would be considered "jash" by some Kurds. A Modern History of the Kurds : Third Edition (Third ed.). The Passion and Death of Rahman the Kurd: Dreaming Kurdistan . iUniverse. The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein .
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kurdish word meaning
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kurdish term for a traitor
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