آرد

See also: أرد and أزد

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ārt (back); cognate with Bashkir арт (art) and Southern Altai арт (art).

Noun

آرد • (ard)

  1. back, the rear of the body from the neck to the end of the spine
    Synonyms: آرقه (arka), پشت (püşt), صرت (sırt), ظهر (zahr)
  2. back, the side of an object which is opposite the front side
    Synonym: آرقه (arka)
  3. the supplying pipe or hopper of a mill, that regulates the supply of grist

Derived terms

  • آرد قپو (ard kapu, backdoor)
  • آردی كسلمك (ardı kesilmek, to cease and discontinue)

Descendants

  • Gagauz: aard
  • Turkish: art

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (KHMA /⁠ārd⁠/, flour), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás (ground), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (ground). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, ground), Hindi आटा (āṭā, flour), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, to grind), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, to grind).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ārd
Dari reading? ārd
Iranian reading? ârd
Tajik reading? ord

Noun

Dari آرد
Iranian Persian
Tajik орд

آرد • (ârd)

  1. flour
    Synonyms: پست (pest), میده (meyde), سمید (samid)
    تخم مرغ‌ها را با آرد مخلوط کنید.
    toxm-e morġ-hâ râ bâ ârd maxlut konid.
    Mix the eggs with flour.
Alternative forms
  • آرت (ârt) (dialectal, Yazd, Eqlid, Isfahan)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Contraction of Classical Persian آورد (āwarad).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ārad
Dari reading? ārad
Iranian reading? ârad
Tajik reading? 'orad

Verb

آرد • (ârad)

  1. poetic third-person singular non-past of آوردن (âvardan)