berz
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Definition of berz
1) high, loud, peak, top, high rank, tall 2) height of a mountain, rock, wall or building, highest part of building, either free-standing or forming part of a building such as a city wall or castle 3) upward, up in the sky (birc; associated with stars and star signs)
Kurdish root word
Bærz, Bærj, Bærž
Etymology
From Avestan brzant- "high”, barezayå, barezâ “height; a mountain”, barezimanãm, barez “high, exalted”, barezishta “highest, most exalted”, berezaite “to grow, to grow high, to be exalted, tall, high”,
From *bhergh-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "high," referring to hills and hill-forts.
Sanskrit b'rhant "high" brmhati "strengthens, elevates",
Old Persian bard- "be high”
Greek Pergamos (Bergama),
Old Church Slavonic bregu "mountain, height",
Old Irish brigh "mountain”,
German/Norwegian berg,
Welsh bera "stack, pyramid”,
English burg, bury, borough,
French bourg,
Swedish borg.
Synonyms
bala, bilind, jor, dirêj, berjor, birc
Related words and phrases
berzî (height), burj, burç, birc
It forms or part of
borough, borg, bury, borgo, bourgh, burgh, barrow "mound, hill, grave-mound", belfry, borough, bourgeoisie, burg, burgess, burgher, burglar, faubourg, iceberg.
It also exists as a loan word in
Arabic: برج [burj] as in Burj Al Arab
Turkish burç
Updated on January 25, 2025