زر

زر

See also: رز‎ and رژ‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ز ر ر‎ (z-r-r).

Verb

زَرَّ • (zarra) I, non-past يَزُرُّ‎‎ (yazurru)

1. to encroach upon one's enemy
2. to apprehend, to perceive
3. to beam, to dazzle, to gleam, to glitter
4. to button
5. to collect intensely
6. to constrict
7. to blanch, to bleach, to dust off

Conjugation

Conjugation of

زَرَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun زَرّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						زَرّ zarr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						زَارّ‎ zārr
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَزْرُور‎ mazrūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	زَرَرْتُ‎ zarartu	زَرَرْتَ‎ zararta	زَرَّ zarra		زَرَرْتُمَا‎ zarartumā	زَرَّا‎ zarrā		زَرَرْنَا‎ zararnā	زَرَرْتُمْ‎ zarartum	زَرُّوا‎ zarrū
	f		زَرَرْتِ‎ zararti	زَرَّتْ‎ zarrat			زَرَّتَا‎ zarratā			زَرَرْتُنَّ‎ zarartunna	زَرَرْنَ‎ zararna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَزُرُّ‎ ʾazurru	تَزُرُّ‎ tazurru	يَزُرُّ‎ yazurru		تَزُرَّانِ‎ tazurrāni	يَزُرَّانِ‎ yazurrāni		نَزُرُّ‎ nazurru	تَزُرُّونَ‎ tazurrūna	يَزُرُّونَ‎ yazurrūna
	f		تَزُرِّينَ‎ tazurrīna	تَزُرُّ‎ tazurru			تَزُرَّانِ‎ tazurrāni			تَزْرُرْنَ‎ tazrurna	يَزْرُرْنَ‎ yazrurna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَزُرَّ‎ ʾazurra	تَزُرَّ‎ tazurra	يَزُرَّ‎ yazurra		تَزُرَّا‎ tazurrā	يَزُرَّا‎ yazurrā		نَزُرَّ‎ nazurra	تَزُرُّوا‎ tazurrū	يَزُرُّوا‎ yazurrū
	f		تَزُرِّي‎ tazurrī	تَزُرَّ‎ tazurra			تَزُرَّا‎ tazurrā			تَزْرُرْنَ‎ tazrurna	يَزْرُرْنَ‎ yazrurna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَزُرَّ‎ or أَزُرِّ‎ or أَزْرُرْ‎ ʾazurra or ʾazurri or ʾazrur	تَزُرَّ‎ or تَزُرِّ‎ or تَزْرُرْ‎ tazurra or tazurri or tazrur	يَزُرَّ‎ or يَزُرِّ‎ or يَزْرُرْ‎ yazurra or yazurri or yazrur		تَزُرَّا‎ tazurrā	يَزُرَّا‎ yazurrā		نَزُرَّ‎ or نَزُرِّ‎ or نَزْرُرْ‎ nazurra or nazurri or nazrur	تَزُرُّوا‎ tazurrū	يَزُرُّوا‎ yazurrū
	f		تَزُرِّي‎ tazurrī	تَزُرَّ‎ or تَزُرِّ‎ or تَزْرُرْ‎ tazurra or tazurri or tazrur			تَزُرَّا‎ tazurrā			تَزْرُرْنَ‎ tazrurna	يَزْرُرْنَ‎ yazrurna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		زُرَّ or زُرِّ or اُزْرُرْ‎ zurra or zurri or uzrur			زُرَّا‎ zurrā				زُرُّوا‎ zurrū
	f		زُرِّي‎ zurrī							اُزْرُرْنَ‎ uzrurna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	زُرِرْتُ‎ zurirtu	زُرِرْتَ‎ zurirta	زُرَّ zurra		زُرِرْتُمَا‎ zurirtumā	زُرَّا‎ zurrā		زُرِرْنَا‎ zurirnā	زُرِرْتُمْ‎ zurirtum	زُرُّوا‎ zurrū
	f		زُرِرْتِ‎ zurirti	زُرَّتْ‎ zurrat			زُرَّتَا‎ zurratā			زُرِرْتُنَّ‎ zurirtunna	زُرِرْنَ‎ zurirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُزَرُّ‎ ʾuzarru	تُزَرُّ‎ tuzarru	يُزَرُّ‎ yuzarru		تُزَرَّانِ‎ tuzarrāni	يُزَرَّانِ‎ yuzarrāni		نُزَرُّ‎ nuzarru	تُزَرُّونَ‎ tuzarrūna	يُزَرُّونَ‎ yuzarrūna
	f		تُزَرِّينَ‎ tuzarrīna	تُزَرُّ‎ tuzarru			تُزَرَّانِ‎ tuzarrāni			تُزْرَرْنَ‎ tuzrarna	يُزْرَرْنَ‎ yuzrarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُزَرَّ‎ ʾuzarra	تُزَرَّ‎ tuzarra	يُزَرَّ‎ yuzarra		تُزَرَّا‎ tuzarrā	يُزَرَّا‎ yuzarrā		نُزَرَّ‎ nuzarra	تُزَرُّوا‎ tuzarrū	يُزَرُّوا‎ yuzarrū
	f		تُزَرِّي‎ tuzarrī	تُزَرَّ‎ tuzarra			تُزَرَّا‎ tuzarrā			تُزْرَرْنَ‎ tuzrarna	يُزْرَرْنَ‎ yuzrarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُزَرَّ‎ or أُزَرِّ‎ or أُزْرَرْ‎ ʾuzarra or ʾuzarri or ʾuzrar	تُزَرَّ‎ or تُزَرِّ‎ or تُزْرَرْ‎ tuzarra or tuzarri or tuzrar	يُزَرَّ‎ or يُزَرِّ‎ or يُزْرَرْ‎ yuzarra or yuzarri or yuzrar		تُزَرَّا‎ tuzarrā	يُزَرَّا‎ yuzarrā		نُزَرَّ‎ or نُزَرِّ‎ or نُزْرَرْ‎ nuzarra or nuzarri or nuzrar	تُزَرُّوا‎ tuzarrū	يُزَرُّوا‎ yuzarrū
	f		تُزَرِّي‎ tuzarrī	تُزَرَّ‎ or تُزَرِّ‎ or تُزْرَرْ‎ tuzarra or tuzarri or tuzrar			تُزَرَّا‎ tuzarrā			تُزْرَرْنَ‎ tuzrarna	يُزْرَرْنَ‎ yuzrarna

Noun

زِرّ • (zirr) m (plural أَزْرار‎ (ʾazrār) or زُرُور‎ (zurūr))

1. button
2. switch button in a power socket

Verb

زُرْ • (zur) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of زَارَ‎ (zāra)

References

“زر” in Almaany

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Baluchi

Noun

زر • (zar)

1. gold
2. money

See also

• طلا‎ (talá, tilá)
• پیسہ‎ (paysa)

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Hijazi Arabic

أَزْرار

Etymology

From Arabic زِرّ‎ (zirr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zirː/

Noun

زِر • (zirr) m (plural أَزارير‎ (ʼazārīr) or أَزْرار‎ (ʼazrār))

1. button

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian زر‎ (“gold”).

Noun

زر • (ser)

1. gold
2. resin

Adjective

زر • (ser)

1. yellow

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia

Noun

زر • (sır)

1. buzz

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “زر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 642
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “زر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1006

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Pashto

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-. Indo-Iranian cognates include Baluchi ہزار‎ (hazár), Persian هزار‎ (hezâr), Northern Kurdish ھەزار‎ and Sanskrit सहस्र (sahásra). Akin to Old Armenian հազար (hazar), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zər/

Numeral

زر • (zër)

1. thousand

Declension

declension of زر

	singular		plural
direct	زر (zër)		زره‎ (zëra)
oblique	زر (zër)		زرو‎ (zëro)
vocative	[Term?] ()		[Term?] ()

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /daraniya-/), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya, “gold”)), probably ultimately from a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰel- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”). Compare Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato, “gold”), Latvian zelts, English gold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zar/

Noun

زر • (zar) m

1. metal

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian *zarr (“gold”), from Parthian *zarn (“gold”), the inherited form would start with a D, as is seen in Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y). Ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”). Indo-Iranian cognates include Northern Kurdish zêrr, and Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Other cognates include Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), Latvian zelts, and English gold and yellow.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /zaɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /zaɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /zæɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /zaɾ/

Noun

زر • (zar)

Dari	زر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зар (zar)

1. gold

   Synonym: طلا‎ (talâ)

Derived terms

• زرین‎ (zarrin)
• زرگر‎ (zargar)
• زرگری‎ (zargari)

Descendants

• → Armenian: զառ (zaṙ), զար (zar)
• → Azerbaijani: zər
• → Bengali: জর (zôr)
• → Georgian: ზარი (zari)
• → Gujarati: જર (jar)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ज़र (zar)

  Urdu: زر‎ (zar)

• → Marathi: जर (j̈ar)
• → Ottoman Turkish: زر‎
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਜ਼ਰ (zar)

  Shahmukhi: زَر‎ (zar)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-, *gʰer- (“to encircle; to spin around”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /zuɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /zʊɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /zoɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /zuɾ/

Noun

زر • (zor)

1. (dialectal) rotation
2. (dialectal) revolution
3. (dialectal) circulation
4. (dialectal) spin
5. (dialectal) travel

Related terms

• زر خوردن‎ (zor xordan)
• زر دادن‎ (zor dâdan)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, to mature”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /zaɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /zaɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /zæɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /zaɾ/

Noun

زر • (zar)

1. old person, old man
   • c. 935 CE, Daqīqī :

     همی نوبهار آید و تیر ماه/ جهان گاه برنا شود گاه زر‎

Derived terms

• پیرزر‎ (pīrezar)
• زال زر‎ (zāl e zar)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic زِرّ‎ (zirr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zirr/, [zɪr]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

زرّ • (zirr) m (plural زرار‎ (zrār))

1. button, knob
2. a single item of certain vegetables

   ‏زر تومة‎‎ ― zirr tōme ― a clove of garlic

   ‏زر بطاطا‎‎ (in some areas) ― zirr baṭāṭa ― a potato

Derived terms

• زر الإجر‎ (zirr il-ʔijr, “ankle”, literally “knob of the leg”)

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto زر‎ (zër).

Numeral

زر (zer)

1. thousand