زێڕنگەر

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

• زەڕەنگەر (zerrenger), زێڕینگەر (zêrrînger)

Etymology

From زێڕ (zêrr, “gold”) +‎ -گەر (-ger) by analogy with ئاسِنگەر (asinger, “blacksmith”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ze̞ːrəŋɡaɾ/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	zêrringer
Southern Kurdish	زەڕگەر (zerrger)
Laki	زەڕگەر (zerrger)

زێڕِنگەر (zêrringer)

1. goldsmith

Derived terms

• زێڕِنگەرێتی (zêrringerêtî)
• زێڕِنگەری (zêrringerî)

References

• îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “زێڕینگەر”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî, Tehran: suha, page 572
• Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “zeṟenger”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 166
• Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “زەڕەنگەر”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 322
• Kurdojev, K. K., Jusupova, Z. A. (1983) “زێڕنگەر”, in Kurdsko-russkij slovarʹ (sorani), Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 363