ܙܰܪܕܩܳܐ zrdqʾ zardqā Reseda luteola; bastard saffron, safflower
MP zardak [zltk'] safflower; NP zardak diminutive of zard, yellowish; a carrot; juice of the safflower (Steingass 614; Horn 146); cf. MP zard [ztl] yellow (CPD 98; Nyberg 230); Av. zairita- yellow (AirWb 1681), OInd. harita- yellowish (Monier-Williams 1899, 1291); as regards the voiceless plosive in the diminutive suffix -ak see Weber 1997, 614 and §§ 9.3.2; 11.3.1.1, above ● BB 168, 10; 699, 17; ZS 1, 47 ◆ LS 206a; Lagarde GA 47, 115; Löw 219; PS Suppl. 116; Duval index pers. 219