Melayê Cizîrî

Melayê Cizîrî
Native name
[مەلای جزیری]
Born
Ahmad Nîşanî

c. 1570
Cizre, Bohtan (present-day Turkey)
Diedc. 1640
Diyarbakır, Ottoman Empire
Occupation
LanguageKurmanji
Literary movement
Notable worksDiwan

Ahmad Nîşanî, better known as Melayê Cizîrî, was a Kurdish poet, theologian, and Sufi mystic. He was born c. 1570 in Cizre (Bohtan, in present-day Turkey) and died c. 1640 in Diyarbakır (Ottoman Empire).

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