Central Kurdish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

A Turkic borrowing. Compare Azerbaijani gənc and Turkish genç.

Adjective edit

گەنج (genc)

  1. (Iraq) young

Noun edit

گەنج (genc)

  1. (Iraq) young
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “گەنج”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1001
  • Thackston, W. M. (2006) “ganj”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 184

Etymology 2 edit

From Persian گنج (ganj).[1][2]

Noun edit

Northern Kurdish genc
Southern Kurdish گەنج (genc)
Laki گەنج (genc)

گەنج (genc)

  1. treasure
Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

گەنج (Genc)

  1. a male given name

References edit

  1. ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 369
  2. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 259

Further reading edit

  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “گەنج”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1001
  • Thackston, W. M. (2006) “ganj”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 184