Zargari

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Persian زرگری (zargari, literally of or pertaining to goldsmiths), compound of زرگر (zargar, goldsmith) + ـی (-i).

Proper noun[edit]

Zargari

  1. a secret language and sociolect based on Persian used by goldsmiths and some minorities of Iran, including Persian Jews
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Persian زرگری (zargari, literally of or pertaining to Zargar), compound of زرگر (zargar) + ـی (-i).

Proper noun[edit]

Zargari

  1. a Balkan Romani dialect spoken primarily in the Zargar region of the Qazvin province of Iran
  2. A speaker of the Zargari language