ژیر

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ǰiHrá- (“lively, vivacious”). Compare Parthian 𐫋𐫏𐫡 (jyr /⁠žīr⁠/, “intelligent, wise”) and Old Armenian ժիր (žir), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒiːɾ/

Adjective

ژیر (jîr)

  1. intelligent, clever
    Synonym: زیرەک (zîrek)

Derived terms

  • ژیری (jîrî)
  • ژیرانە (jîrane)

Kashmiri

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit चिर (cira, “long, lasting a long time”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡seːr/

Noun

ژیر • (ċēr) m (Devanagari च़ेर)

  1. lateness, delay
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit चिरा (cirā). Has been compared to Old Armenian ծիրան (ciran).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡seːr/

Noun

ژیر • (ċēr) f (Devanagari च़ेर)

  1. apricot
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