berdêl
Northern Kurdish
editEtymology
editFrom ber (“in front”) + dêl (“place, stead”). Sense 2 was gained under the influence of Arabic/Turkish bedel.
Noun
editberdêl f
- substitute
- exchange
- A tradition of exchanging and marrying women between two families, especially when one side did not get the desired wife (so a substitute is given instead) and mostly to make peace.
Descendants
edit- → Turkish: berdel