Central Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

Compare Old Armenian ժիր (žir), an Iranian borrowing.

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Adjective edit

ژیر (jîr)

  1. intelligent, clever
    Synonym: زیرەک (zîrek)

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Kashmiri edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Sanskrit चिर (cira, long, lasting a long time).

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Noun edit

ژیر (ċērm (Devanagari च़ेर)

  1. lateness, delay
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Etymology 2 edit

From Sanskrit चिरा (cirā). Has been compared to Old Armenian ծիրան (ciran).

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Noun edit

ژیر (ċērf (Devanagari च़ेर)

  1. apricot