زرد

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ز ر د‎ (z-r-d).

Verb

زَرَدَ • (zarada) I, non-past يَزْرُدُ‎‎ (yazrudu)

  1. to choke, to strangle
  2. to gulp, to swallow, to devour
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From an early West Iranian source, probably via Aramaic זַרְדָּא‎ / ܙܰܪܕܳܐ‎ (zarədā). See Persian زره‎ (zere) for more.

Noun

زَرَد • (zarad) m (plural زُرُود‎ (zurūd))

  1. chainmail, coat of mail
Declension
Derived terms
  • ز ر د‎ (z-r-d)
    • زَرَدَة‎ (zarada)
    • مُزَرَّد‎ (muzarrad)
    • زَرَّاد‎ (zarrād, “who makes coats of mail”)
    • زِرَادَة‎ (zirāda, “art of making coats of mail”)

Noun

زَرْد • (zard) m

  1. verbal noun of زَرَدَ (zarada) (form I)
Declension

Baluchi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *jŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Compare Avestan 𐬰𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛‎ (zərəd), Persian دل‎ (del), old Mazanderani زیله‎ (zila) Sanskrit हृदय (hṛdaya), Armenian սիրտ (sirt), and English heart.

Doublet of دل‎, which is from the same root but reborrowed from Persian.

Noun

زرد • (zird)

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. conscience (sense of right and wrong)
Synonyms
  • (heart): دل‎ (dil)
  • (conscience): باتن‎ (báten)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow, gleam, shine”). Related to Baluchi زر‎ (zar, “gold, money”). Compare Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato, “gold”), Latvian zelts, English gold.

Adjective

زرد • (zard)

  1. yellow
Derived terms
  • زردی‎ (zardi, “yellowness”)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian زرد‎ (zard).

Adjective

زرد • (zerd)

  1. yellow
    Synonyms: صری‎ (sarı), اصفر‎ (asfer)
Descendants
  • Turkish: zerd

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَرْد‎ (zard).

Noun

زرد • (zerd)

  1. strangling
  2. suffocation

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zlt' /zard/, “yellow”). Related to زر‎ (zar, “gold”).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /zaɾd/

    Adjective

    Dari زرد
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik зард (zard)

    زرد • (zard)

    1. yellow

    See also

    Colors in Persian · رنگ‌ها‎ (rang-hâ) (layout · text)
         سفید‎ (sefid)      خاکستری‎ (xâkestari), توسی‎ (tusi)      سیاه‎ (siyâh), مشکی‎ (meški)
                 سرخ‎ (sorx), قرمز‎ (qermez); زرشکی‎ (zereški)              نارنجی‎ (nârenji); قهوه‌ای‎ (qahve-'i), بور‎ (bur)              زرد (zard); کرم‎ (kerem)
                 سبز لیمویی‎ (sabz-e limuyi)              سبز‎ (sabz)             
                 آبی دریایی‎ (âbi-ye daryâyi); سبز دودی‎ (sabz-e dudi), فیروزه‌ای‎ (firuze-i)              لاجوردی‎ (lâjvardi)              آبی‎ (âbi), سرمه‌ای‎ (sorme-'i)
                 بنفش‎ (banafš); نیلی‎ (nili)              سرخابی‎ (sorxâbi); ارغوانی‎ (arğavâni)              صورتی‎ (surati)

    Sindhi

    Etymology

    From Persian زرد‎.

    Adjective

    زرد (zardu)

    1. yellow

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian زرد‎ (zard).

    Adjective

    زرد • (zard) (Hindi spelling ज़र्द)

    1. yellow

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • زردہ‎ (zardā)
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