berdêl

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From ber (“in front”) + dêl (“place, stead”). Sense 2 was gained under the influence of Arabic/Turkish bedel.

Noun

berdêl f

1. substitute
2. exchange
3. A tradition of exchanging and marrying women between two families, especially when one side did not get the desired wife (so a substitute is given instead) and mostly to make peace.

Descendants

• → Turkish: berdel