جرید

See also: جريد

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَرِيد (jarīd, “defoliated palm; javelin”).

Noun

جرید • (cerid or cirid) (definite accusative جریدی (ceridi, ciridi), plural جریدلر (ceridler, ciridler))

  1. jereed, a blunt javelin used by the Turkish people, especially in mock fights
    Synonym: چوكان (çevgân)
  2. javelin, a metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event

Derived terms

  • جرید اویونی (cerid oyunu, “game of jereed”)
  • جریدجی (ceridci, “jereed player”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: cirit
  • → Armenian: ճիրիտ (čirit), ջիրիդ (ǰirid), ջրինդ (ǰrind)
  • → English: jereed, djereed, djerid, djerrid, jerid, jerreed, jerrid
  • → Polish: dziryt
  • → Russian: джири́д (džiríd), джери́д (džeríd), джид (džid)

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