werz

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *warj-. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܪܙܐ‎ (barzāʾ, “sown field”), Middle Persian 𐫇𐫡𐫝‎ (wrc /warz/), Persian برز‎ (barz, “sown field”), Persian کشاورز‎, Sogdian 𐫇𐫡𐫉‎ (wrz /warz/, “miracle, magic”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛɾz/

Noun

werz m (Arabic spelling وەرز‎)

  1. field, patch or bed in which melons and the like are grown
    Synonym: parêz
  2. season
    Synonym: demsal

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “werz”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press
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