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Arabic
Etymology 1
Verb
زَرَّ • (zarra ) I , non-past يَزُرُّ (yazurru)
to encroach upon one's enemy
to apprehend , to perceive
to beam , to dazzle , to gleam , to glitter
to button
to collect intensely
to constrict
to blanch , to bleach , to dust off
Conjugation
Conjugation of
زَرَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal noun
زَرّ )
زَرّ
zarr
zārr
mazrūr
zarartu
zararta
زَرَّ
zarra
zarartumā
zarrā
zararnā
zarartum
zarrū
zararti
zarrat
zarratā
zarartunna
zararna
ʔazurru
tazurru
yazurru
tazurrāni
yazurrāni
nazurru
tazurrūna
yazurrūna
tazurrīna
tazurru
tazurrāni
tazrurna
yazrurna
ʔazurra
tazurra
yazurra
tazurrā
yazurrā
nazurra
tazurrū
yazurrū
tazurrī
tazurra
tazurrā
tazrurna
yazrurna
ʔazurra or ʔazurri or ʔazrur
tazurra or tazurri or tazrur
yazurra or yazurri or yazrur
tazurrā
yazurrā
nazurra or nazurri or nazrur
tazurrū
yazurrū
tazurrī
tazurra or tazurri or tazrur
tazurrā
tazrurna
yazrurna
zurra or zurri or uzrur
zurrā
zurrū
zurrī
uzrurna
zurirtu
zurirta
زُرَّ
zurra
zurirtumā
zurrā
zurirnā
zurirtum
zurrū
zurirti
zurrat
zurratā
zurirtunna
zurirna
ʔuzarru
tuzarru
yuzarru
tuzarrāni
yuzarrāni
nuzarru
tuzarrūna
yuzarrūna
tuzarrīna
tuzarru
tuzarrāni
tuzrarna
yuzrarna
ʔuzarra
tuzarra
yuzarra
tuzarrā
yuzarrā
nuzarra
tuzarrū
yuzarrū
tuzarrī
tuzarra
tuzarrā
tuzrarna
yuzrarna
ʔuzarra or ʔuzarri or ʔuzrar
tuzarra or tuzarri or tuzrar
yuzarra or yuzarri or yuzrar
tuzarrā
yuzarrā
nuzarra or nuzarri or nuzrar
tuzarrū
yuzarrū
tuzarrī
tuzarra or tuzarri or tuzrar
tuzarrā
tuzrarna
yuzrarna
Noun
زِرّ • (zirr ) m (plural أَزْرار ( ʔazrār ) or زُرُور ( zurūr ) )
button
switch button in a power socket
Etymology 2
Verb
زُرْ • (zur ) (form I )
second-person masculine singular active imperative of زَارَ ( zāra )
References
“زر ” in Almaany
Baluchi
Noun
زر • (zar )
gold
money
See also
Hijazi Arabic
أَزَارير / أَزْرار
Etymology
From Arabic زِرّ ( zirr ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
زِرّ • (zirr ) m (plural أَزارير ( ʔazārīr ) or أَزْرار ( ʔazrār ) )
button
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian زر ( zar , “ gold ” ) , from Middle Persian *zarr ( “ gold ” ) .
Noun
زر • (zer )
gold , a yellow chemical element of great value and one of the noble metals
Synonyms: آلتون ( altun, altın ) , ذهب ( zeheb )
coin , a piece of currency , usually metallic and in the shape of a disc
Synonyms: آقچه ( akçe ) , سكه ( sikke )
money , a generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value
Synonym: پاره ( pare, para )
Adjective
زر • (zer )
yellow , possessing a color which stands between gree and orange on the visible spectrum
Synonym: صاری ( sarı )
Derived terms
زر محبوب ( zer-i mahbub , “ a gold Turkish coin ” ) زر مشت افشار ( zer-i müşt efşar , “ kind of gold ” ) زر گون ( zer gün , “ gold colored ” ) زراب ( zerab , “ gold ink ” ) زرباف ( zerbaf , “ weaver of cloths of gold ” ) زرتار ( zertar , “ made of gold-thread ” ) زررشته ( zerrişte , “ gold-thread ” ) زرسای ( zersay , “ slab on which gold is rubbed up ” ) زرشناس ( zerşinas , “ banker; money-changer ” ) زرك ( zerek , “ gold leaf ” ) زركش ( zerkeş , “ gold wire drawer ” ) زرنشان ( zernişan , “ inlaid with gold ” ) زرگر ( zerger , “ goldsmith ” )
Descendants
Further reading
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Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007 ) “zer2 ”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5456
Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962 ) “zer”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1419
Kélékian, Diran (1911 ) “زر ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français , Constantinople: Mihran, page 642
Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687 ) “Aurum”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum , Vienna, columns 107-108
Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680 ) “زر ”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum , Vienna, column 2437
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002– ) “zer ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890 ) “زر ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon , Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1006
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic زِرّ ( zirr , “ button ” ) , from the verb زَرّ ( zarr , “ to button ” ) .
Noun
زر • (zırr ) (definite accusative زری ( zırrı ) , plural زرور ( zurur ) )
button , a knob or disc that is passed through a loop or buttonhole , which is used as a fastener
Synonym: دوگمه ( düğme )
( botany ) bud , a newly sprouted leaf , blossom , or short shoot that has not yet unfolded
Synonyms: طومروجاق ( tomrucak ) , طومروق ( tomruk )
Descendants
Further reading
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Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007 ) “zır2 ”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5474
Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962 ) “zırr”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1426
Kélékian, Diran (1911 ) “زر ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français , Constantinople: Mihran, page 642
Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687 ) “Globulus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum , Vienna, column 655
Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680 ) “زر ”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum , Vienna, column 2437
Redhouse, James W. (1890 ) “زر ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon , Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1006
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic .
Noun
زر • (zır )
buzz , hum , thrum , whirr , a continuous humming noise , as of bees
Synonyms: اوغلدی ( uğuldu ) , طنطنه ( tantana )
Adjective
زر • (zır )
buzzing , whirring , thrumming , producing a continuous humming noise
Derived terms
زر دلی ( zır deli , “ madman who cannot keep quiet ” ) زر زوب ( zır zob , “ crack-brained ” )
Descendants
Further reading
click to expand
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007 ) “zır1 ”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5474
Kélékian, Diran (1911 ) “زر ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français , Constantinople: Mihran, page 642
Redhouse, James W. (1890 ) “زر ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon , Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1006
Pashto
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo- . Indo-Iranian cognates include Baluchi ہزار ( hazár ) , Persian هزار ( hezâr ) , Northern Kurdish ھەزار ( hezar ) and Sanskrit सहस्र ( sahásra ) . Akin to Old Armenian հազար ( hazar ) , an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
Numeral
زر • (zër )
thousand
Declension
declension of زر
singular
plural
direct
زر (zër)
زره (zëra)
oblique
زر (zër)
زرو (zëro)
vocative
()
()
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 ( d-r-n-y /daraniya-/ ) , Sanskrit हिरण्य ( hiraṇya , “ gold ” ) ), probably ultimately from a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰel- ( “ yellow; gleam; to shine ” ) . Compare Old Church Slavonic злато ( zlato , “ gold ” ) , Latvian zelts , English gold .
Pronunciation
Noun
زر • (zar ) m
metal
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian *zarr ( “ gold ” ) , from Parthian *zarn ( “ gold ” ) ; the inherited form would have started with a D, as is seen in Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 ( d-r-n-y ) . Ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ( “ yellow; gleam; to shine ” ) . Indo-Iranian cognates include Northern Kurdish zêrr , and Sanskrit हिरण्य ( hiraṇya ) . Other cognates include Old Church Slavonic злато ( zlato ) , Latvian zelts , and English gold and yellow .
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
zar
Dari reading?
zar
Iranian reading?
zar
Tajik reading?
zar
Noun
زر • (zar )
Dari
زر
Iranian Persian
Tajik
зар
gold
Synonym: طلا ( talâ )
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Armenian: զառ ( zaṙ ) , զար ( zar )
→ Azerbaijani: zər
→ Bengali: জর ( zôr )
→ Georgian: ზარი ( zari )
→ Gujarati: જર ( jar )
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ज़र ( zar )
Urdu: زر ( zar )
→ Marathi: जर ( j̈ar )
→ Ottoman Turkish: زر
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਰ ( zar )
Shahmukhi script: زَر ( zar )
Etymology 2
From Proto-Iranian , from Proto-Indo-Iranian , from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-, *gʰer- ( “ to encircle; to spin around ” ) .
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
zur
Dari reading?
zur
Iranian reading?
zor
Tajik reading?
zur
Noun
زر • (zor )
( dialectal ) rotation
( dialectal ) revolution
( dialectal ) circulation
( dialectal ) spin
( dialectal ) travel
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Iranian , from Proto-Indo-Iranian , from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ( “ to grow old, to mature ” ) .
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
zar
Dari reading?
zar
Iranian reading?
zar
Tajik reading?
zar
Noun
زر • (zar )
old person , old man
c. 935 CE ,
Daqīqī :
همی نوبهار آید و تیر ماه/ جهان گاه برنا شود گاه زر
Derived terms
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic زِرّ ( zirr ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
زرّ • (zirr ) m (plural زرار ( zrār ) )
button , knob
a single item of certain vegetables
زر تومة ― zirr tōme ― a clove of garlic
زر بطاطا ( in some areas ) ― zirr baṭāṭa ― a potato
Derived terms
زر الإجر ( zirr il-ʔijr , “ ankle ” , literally “ knob of the leg ” )
Ushojo
Etymology
From Pashto زر ( zër ) .
Numeral
زر (zer )
thousand