زیره

See also: زیرہ‎ and زىرە‎

Persian

Alternative forms

ژیره‎ (žire) (archaic)

Etymology

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Cognate with Baluchi ‎ (zirrag), Northern Kurdish zîre, Central Kurdish زیرە‎ (zîre), Southern Kurdish زیرە‎ (zîre), Sogdian [script needed] (zyr'kk /zîrê/), and distantly with Sanskrit जीरक (jīraka).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ziːˈɾa/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ziːˈɾa/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ziːˈɾe/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ziˈɾa/

Noun

Iranian Persian	زیره
Dari	زیره
Tajik	зира (zira)

زیره • (zire)

caraway (Clipping of ‎.)
black cumin, seed of Bunium persicum
cumin (Clipping of ‎.)

Derived terms

زیرهٔ سیاه‎ (zire-ye siyâh)
زیرهٔ سبز‎ (zire-ye sabz)
زیرهٔ سفید‎ (zire-ye sefid)
شاه‌زیره‎ (šâh-zire)
زیرهٔ کوهی‎ (zire-ye kuhi)
زیرهٔ رومی‎ (zire-ye rômi)
زیرهٔ کرمانی‎ (zire-ye kermâni)
زیره به کرمان بردن‎ (zire be kermân bordan)
زیره‌با‎ (zire-bâ)
آش زیره‎ (âš-e zire)
زیره‌پلو‎ (zire-polow)
شاه‌زیره‎ (šâh-zire)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: zirə / زیره‎, cirə
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: ज़ीरा (zīrā)
- Urdu: زیرہ‎ (zīrā)
→ Kashmiri: زیره‎ / ज़ीर (zīr)
→ Ottoman Turkish: زیره‎ (zîre)
→ Russian: зира (zira)
→ Ukrainian: зіра (zira) (not directly)
→ Uyghur: زىرە‎ (zire)
- → Chinese: 孜然 (zīrán)

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