گەنج

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Central Kurdish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

A Turkic borrowing. Compare Azerbaijani gənc and Turkish genç.

Adjective[edit]

گەنج (genc)

  1. (Iraq) young

Noun[edit]

گەنج (genc)

  1. (Iraq) young
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Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “گەنج”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1001
  • Thackston, W. M. (2006) “ganj”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 184

Etymology 2[edit]

From Persian گنج (ganj).[1][2]

Noun[edit]

Northern Kurdish genc
Southern Kurdish گەنج (genc)
Laki گەنج (genc)

گەنج (genc)

  1. treasure
Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

گەنج (Genc)

  1. a male given name

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 369
  2. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 259

Further reading[edit]

  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “گەنج”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1001
  • Thackston, W. M. (2006) “ganj”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 184