برنز

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bronze, itself from Italian bronzo. See there for further information, but perhaps ultimately a twice-borrowed term from Persian برنج (berenj, “brass”) or Persian پرنگ (pereng, “copper”). Nowadays more common than older مفرغ (mefraġ), from Arabic.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.ɹonz]

Readings
Iranian reading?	boronz

Noun

بُرُنز or برُنز • (boronz or bronz)

1. bronze (metal)

   Synonym: مفرغ (mefraġ)

Derived terms

• برنزی (boronzi)

See also

• برنج (berenj, “brass”)
• طلا (talâ, “gold”)
• مس (mes, “copper”)
• نقره (noqre, “silver”)