serkar

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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Compare Persian سرکار (sarkâr, chief, overseer, supervisor, superintendent) and Central Kurdish سەرکار (serkar, superintendent).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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serkar m (Arabic spelling سەرکار)

  1. director, manager
    Synonym: rêvebir
  2. leader, head, chief
    Synonyms: mezin, pêşeng, rêber, rêvebir, rêzan, serek, serok, serwer
  3. chairman
  4. supervisor, overseer

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “serkar”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 239