زردوزی

Persian

Etymology

From (zarduz, “gold embroiderer”) +‎ (-i).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zaɾ.doː.ˈziː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪oː.ziː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪oː.ziː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪u.zi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæɹ.d̪uː.ziː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ɵ.zi]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zardōzī
Dari reading^?	zardōzī
Iranian reading^?	zarduzi
Tajik reading^?	zardüzi

Noun


Iranian Persian	زردوزی
Dari	زردوزی
Tajik	зардӯзӣ

زردوزی • (zarduzi)

gold embroidery

Descendants

→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਰਦੋਜ਼ੀ (zardozī)

Shahmukhi script: زردوزی (zardōzī)
→ Urdu: زردوزی (zardōzī)
- → English: zardozi
→ Uzbek: zardoʻzi

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “زردوزی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zardōzī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zəɾ.d̪oː.ziː/

Noun

زردوزی • (zardōzī) f (Hindi spelling ज़रदोज़ी)

gold embroidery

Descendants

→ English: zardozi

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “زردوزی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 616
“زردوزی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.