زردوز

Persian

Etymology

زر (zar, “gold”) +‎ دوز (duz)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zaɾ.doːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪oːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪oːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪oːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ʊːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæɹ.d̪uːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ɵz]

Readings
Classical reading?	zardōz
Dari reading?	zardōz
Iranian reading?	zarduz
Tajik reading?	zardüz

Noun

Dari	زردوز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зардӯз

زردوز • (zarduz) (plural زردوزان (zarduzân))

1. a gold embroiderer

Derived terms

• زردوزی (zarduzi, “gold embroidery”)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: زردوز (zerduz)
• → Urdu: زردوز (zardōz)
• → Uzbek: zardoʻz

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “زردوز”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim