زرگر

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (zlykl /⁠zarr(ī)gar⁠/, goldsmith). By surface analysis, زر (zarr, gold) +‎ ـگر (-gar, -er).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? zargar
Dari reading? zargar
Iranian reading? zargar
Tajik reading? zargar

Noun

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Dari زرگر
Iranian Persian
Tajik заргар

زرگر (zargar) (plural زرگرها (zargar-hâ) or زرگران (zargarân))

  1. goldsmith
    Synonyms: طلاساز (talâsâz), زرساز (zarsâz)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: զարգար (zargar)
  • Azerbaijani: zərgər
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: ज़रगर (zargar)
    Urdu: زرگر (zargar)
  • Kazakh: зергер (zerger)

References

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  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زرگر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
  2. MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “zarr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
  3. PAHLAVICA - "zlykl".