زردوزی

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zaɾ.doː.ziː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪oː.ziː]

• (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

Dari	زردوزی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зардӯзӣ

زردوزی • (zarduzi)

1. 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 زردوزی (zardōzī).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

زردوزی • (zardōzī) f (Hindi spelling ज़रदोज़ी)

1. 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, 2024.