زێڕنگەر

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • زێڕگەر (zêrrger), زێڕینگەر (zêrrînger), زەڕەنگەر (zerrenger)

Etymology

From زێڕ (zêrr, gold) +‎ ـگەر (-ger), by analogy with ئاسِنگەر (asinger, blacksmith).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ze̞ːrəŋɡaɾ/

Noun

Northern Kurdish zêrringer
Southern Kurdish زەڕگەر (zerrger)
Laki زەڕگەر (zerrger)

زێڕِنگەر (zêrringer)

  1. goldsmith

Derived terms

  • زێڕنگەری (zêrringerî)
  • زێڕنگەرێتی (zêrringerêtî)

References

  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “زێڕینگەر”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 572
  • Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “zeṟenger”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 166
  • Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “زەڕەنگەر”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 322
  • Kurdojev, K. K., Jusupova, Z. A. (1983) “زێڕنگەر”, in Kurdsko-russkij slovarʹ (sorani) [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary (Sorani)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 363