مروارید

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian مروارید (marvârid).

Noun

مروارید (mervârid)

  1. pearl

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian mwlwʾlyt' (morwārīd), mlwʾlyt (marwārīd), mwrwʾryd (morwārīd) (Manichaean), 𐬨𐬏𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬭𐬍𐬝 (mūravārīt̰) (Pazend), from Old Iranian *margārīta-. Akin to Manichaean Parthian mwrgʾryd (morγārīd), Sogdian [script needed] (mrγʾrt(h) /marγārt, marγārit/), Pashto مرغلره (murghalara), Khotanese [script needed] pl (mrāhe, pearl), Central Kurdish مرواری (mirwarî). Possibly related to Sanskrit मञ्जरी (mañjarī). Also compare Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), Old Armenian մարգարիտ (margarit), Old Georgian მარგარიტი (margariṭi), მარგალიტი (margaliṭi), Abkhaz а-мыркы́лд (ā-mərḳə́ld), а-маркы́лд (ā-mārḳə́ld, mother-of-pearl), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic מרגניתא (margānīṯā), Classical Syriac ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ (margānīṯā), ܡܪܓܢ (margān) (> Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān)), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /moɾwɒːˈɾiːd/, /mæɾwɒːˈɾiːd/
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /moɾvɒːˈɾiːd/

Noun

Dari Persian مروارید
Iranian Persian مروارید
Tajiki Persian марворид (marvorid)

مروارید (morvârid or marvârid) (plural مرواریدها (morvârid-hâ, marvârid-hâ))

  1. pearl, margarite

Synonyms

  • گسپرج (gasparaj)

Descendants

  • > Hindustani:
    Urdu: مروارید (marvārīd)
  • > Ottoman Turkish: مروارید (mervârîd)
    • Turkish: mervarid
  • > Uyghur: مەرۋايىت (merwayit)

Proper noun

مروارید (morvârid)

  1. A female given name, Morvarid, Murwarid or Murwareed.

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: Mirvarid, Mirvari

References

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