zêr

See also: zer, Zer, żer, žer, and zer-

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam (compare Persian زر (zar)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam (compare Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”). Compare Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), Latvian zelts, English gold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeːɾ/
• Rhymes: -eːr

Noun

Central Kurdish	زێڕ (zêrr), زەڕ (zerr)
Southern Kurdish	زەڕ (zerr)
Laki	زەڕ (zerr)

zêr m

1. gold (element)

Anagrams

• rêz