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Where does “جزريّة” come from?
جزريّة (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic جزر, from Persian گزر, from Pahlavi *gazar.
Ancestry of “جزريّة”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
جزر
carrots; to slaughter; to kill, butcher
2
Persian
گزر
carrot; pestle; Alternative form of گزیر
3
Pahlavi
*gazar
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Words derived from “جزريّة”
cezerye
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