زیرک

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading^?	zīrak
Dari reading^?	zīrak
Iranian reading^?	zirak
Tajik reading^?	zirak

Adjective

زیرَک • (zirak) (comparative زیرَک‌تَر (zirak-tar), superlative زیرَک‌تَرین (zirak-tarin))

clever, nimble, keen, astute
Synonyms: هوشیار (hušyâr), زِرَنگ (zerang), ناقُلا (nâqolâ)
- 1200s, Sadīd ud-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad 'Awfī Bukhārī, Jawāmi ul-Hikāyāt wa Lawāmi' ul-Riwāyāt:
  و اهل آن زیرکترین مردمانند در صنعت و شناختن آلت و هیچ صنف از اصناف بنی آدم با ایشان در آن مبارات نتواند […]
  va ahl-e ân zirak-tarin mardomân-and dar san'at o šenâxtan-e âlat va hič senf az asnâf-e bani âdam bâ išân dar ân mobârât na-tavânand
  And its people are the cleverest of men in industry and knowledge of instruments, and no group among the groups of the sons of Adam can compare with them in that

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: zirək
Kurdish:
→ Central Kurdish: زیرەک (zîrek)

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