گەنج
Central Kurdish
Etymology 1
A Turkic borrowing. Compare Azerbaijani gənc and Turkish genç.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡand͡ʒ/
Adjective
گەنج (genc)
- (Iraq) young
Noun
گەنج (genc)
- (Iraq) young
Synonyms
- جْحێڵ (ciḧêll)
- جوان (cwan)
- لاو (law)
Antonyms
- پیر (pîr)
Derived terms
- گەنجایەتی (gencayetî)
- گەنجی (gencî)
- گەنجێتی (gencêtî)
Further reading
- îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008), “گەنج”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1001
- Thackston, W. M. (2006), “ganj”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 184
Etymology 2
From Persian گنج (ganj).[1][2]
Noun
| Northern Kurdish | genc |
|---|---|
| Southern Kurdish | گەنج (genc) |
| Laki | گەنج (genc) |
گەنج (genc)
- treasure
Derived terms
- گەنجە (gence)
- گەنجینە (gencîne)
- گەنجینەوان (gencînewan)
Proper noun
گەنج (Genc)
- A male given name
References
- Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 369
- Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 259
Further reading
- îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008), “گەنج”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 1001
- Thackston, W. M. (2006), “ganj”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 184