گەنج

Central Kurdish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡand͡ʒ/

Etymology 1

A Turkic borrowing. Compare Azerbaijani gənc and Turkish genç.

Adjective

گەنج (genc)

  1. (Iraq) young

Noun

گەنج (genc)

  1. (Iraq) young
Synonyms
  • جْحێڵ (cihêl)
  • جوان (ciwan)
  • لاو (law)
Antonyms

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)

  1. treasure
Derived terms
  • گەنجە (gence)
  • گەنجینە (gencîne)
  • گەنجینەوان (gencînewan)

Proper noun

گەنج (Genc)

  1. a male given name

References
  1. 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
  2. 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
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