berdêl

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From ber (“in front”) + dêl (“place, stead”). Sense 2 was gained under the influence of Arabic/Turkish bedel.

Noun

berdêl f

  1. substitute
  2. exchange
  3. A tradition of exchanging and marrying women between two families, especially when one side did not get the desired wife (so a substitute is given instead) and mostly to make peace.

Descendants

  • → Turkish: berdel
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