زردوز

زردوز

Persian

Etymology

زر‎ (zar, “gold”) +‎ دوز‎ (duz‎)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zaɾdoːz/
• (Dari) IPA^(key): /zaɾdoːz/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /zæɾduːz/
• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /zaɾdɵz/

Noun

Dari	زردوز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зардӯз (zardüz)

زردوز • (zarduz) (plural زردوزان‎ (zarduzân))

1. a gold embroiderer

Derived terms

• زردوزی‎ (zarduzi, “gold embroidery‎”)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: زردوز‎ (zerduz)
• → Urdu: زردوز‎ (zardōz)
• → Uzbek: zardoʻz

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “زردوز”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim