خرده

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Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian (hwltk' /⁠xwurdag⁠/, something small, particle), from (hwlt' /⁠xwurd⁠/, small, little), thus equivalent to خرد (xord) +‎ ـه (-e). Compare Old Armenian խորտակեմ (xortakem), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

خرده (xorda)

  1. bit
  2. part
  3. particle

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: xırda
  • Gulf Arabic: خردة (ḵirda, ḵarda)
  • Ottoman Turkish: خرده (hurde, hurda)
  • Armenian: խուրդա (xurda)
  • Georgian: ხურდა (xurda)
  • Urdu: خردہ (xurda)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խորտակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 411–412
  • Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, § 507, page 112
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 161