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berdêl

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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  • Turkish: berdel