زەریا

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ráyas, likely from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵 (zraiiaŋh, “sea”), Sanskrit ज्रयस् (jráyas, “expanse”), Persian دریا (daryâ, “sea”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zaɾjaː/

Noun
Northern Kurdish zerya

زەریا (zerya)

  1. sea
    Synonyms: دەریا (derya), بەحر (beḧir)

Derived terms
  • زەریابار (zeryabar)
  • زەریاوان (zeryawan)
  • زەریاچە (zeryaçe, “lake”)
  • زەریایی (zeryayî, “marine”)
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