زردوزی

Persian

Etymology

زردوز (zarduz, “gold embroiderer”) +‎ ی (-i)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zäɾ.d̪oː.ziː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zäɾ.d̪oː.ziː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zäɾ.d̪u.zi]

Readings
Classical reading? zardōzī
Dari reading? zardōzī
Iranian reading? zarduzi
Tajik reading? zardüzi

Noun
Dari زردوزی
Iranian Persian
Tajik зардӯзӣ

زردوزی • (zarduzi)

  1. gold embroidery

Descendants
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਰਦੋਜ਼ੀ (zardozī)
    Shahmukhi script: زردوزی (zardōzī)
  • → Urdu: زردوزی (zardōzī)
  • → Uzbek: zardoʻzi

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زردوزی (zardōzī).

Pronunciation

Noun

زردوزی • (zardōzī) f (Hindi spelling ज़रदोज़ी)

  1. gold embroidery

Descendants

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “زردوزی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 616
  • “زردوزی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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