A branch of the Nahawand family built on Nahawand below and Kurd on Nawa (G) above.

Maqam Nahawand Kurdi is a branch of the Nahawand family. The clearest structural definition in practical Arabic explanations is that it consists of Jins Nahawand on the root, followed by Jins Kurd on Nawa (the fifth).

The nearest practical sayr of Nahawand Kurdi begins from Jins Nahawand on the root with a clear stabilization of the tonic, then moves toward Nawa (G). There it does not open Hijaz as in some other Nahawand forms, but instead settles Kurd on the fifth. From there it may extend to the upper register and then return at the end to the tonic. Some teaching explanations also note that Nahawand-Hijaz is often used more in ascent, whereas Nahawand-Kurd is often clearer in descent; this is a useful practical observation in understanding the branch.

• Rast (C): the final tonic in the common C-based transposition
• Nawa (G): the most important secondary point of rest, because Jins Kurd begins there
• Kardan (upper C): a natural upper summit when the upper jins extends further

• Nahawand Kurdi is not ordinary Nahawand, nor Nawa Athar, nor Nahawand with raised sensitivity in the usual sense
• Its decisive difference is the replacement of Hijaz on the fifth with Kurd on the fifth
• If the path opens Hijaz on the fifth, the ear moves toward Nahawand-Hijaz or toward the more sensitive Nahawand form
• Some schools regard this path as especially distinctive in descending motion

• Stabilize Nahawand on the root
• Ascend to Nawa (G)
• Show Kurd on the fifth clearly
• Expand to the upper register when needed
• Return clearly to the tonic

• Kurd on Nawa (G) as the jins that distinguishes the maqam
• If a clear Hijaz appears on the fifth, the ear moves toward Nahawand-Hijaz
• The value of the maqam lies in the difference of the second jins rather than in the lower trunk
• Some schools hear it as a distinctive descending form within the broader Nahawand space