زره

See also: رژه‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian zlyh (zrēy, zrēh). Compare Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬁𐬜𐬀‎ (zrāδa-). Also from Iranian: Old Armenian զրահ (zrah), Old Georgian ზარადი (zaradi), Classical Syriac ܙܪܕܐ‎ (zardā), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זַרְדָּא‎ (zardā), Arabic زَرَد‎ (zarad).

Noun

زره • (zereh) (plural زره‌ها‎ (zereh-hâ))

  1. armour
  2. coat of mail

Derived terms
  • زرهپوش‎ (zerehpuš)

Descendants
  • → Azeri: zireh
  • → Hindustani:
    • Urdu: زره‎ (zirih, zirah)
  • → Indonesian: zirah
  • → Middle Armenian: զրեհ (zreh)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: زره‎ (zırh)
    • Turkish: zırh
    • → Crimean Tatar: zırh
  • → Uzbek: zirh

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “زره”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “զրահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “zrēh”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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