خزانة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ز ن (ḵ-z-n) related with storing and concealing. See خَزَنَ (ḵazana) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.zaː.na/

Noun

خِزَانَة • (ḵizāna) f (plural خِزَانَات (ḵizānāt) or خَزَائِن (ḵazāʔin))

1. cupboard (“enclosed storage”)
2. wardrobe; closet
3. safe, coffer, vault

Declension

Declension of noun خِزَانَة (ḵizāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِزَانَة ḵizāna	الْخِزَانَة al-ḵizāna	خِزَانَة ḵizānat
Nominative	خِزَانَةٌ ḵizānatun	الْخِزَانَةُ al-ḵizānatu	خِزَانَةُ ḵizānatu
Accusative	خِزَانَةً ḵizānatan	الْخِزَانَةَ al-ḵizānata	خِزَانَةَ ḵizānata
Genitive	خِزَانَةٍ ḵizānatin	الْخِزَانَةِ al-ḵizānati	خِزَانَةِ ḵizānati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِزَانَتَيْن ḵizānatayn	الْخِزَانَتَيْن al-ḵizānatayn	خِزَانَتَيْ ḵizānatay
Nominative	خِزَانَتَانِ ḵizānatāni	الْخِزَانَتَانِ al-ḵizānatāni	خِزَانَتَا ḵizānatā
Accusative	خِزَانَتَيْنِ ḵizānatayni	الْخِزَانَتَيْنِ al-ḵizānatayni	خِزَانَتَيْ ḵizānatay
Genitive	خِزَانَتَيْنِ ḵizānatayni	الْخِزَانَتَيْنِ al-ḵizānatayni	خِزَانَتَيْ ḵizānatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِزَانَات‎; خَزَائِن ḵizānāt‎; ḵazāʔin	الْخِزَانَات‎; الْخَزَائِن al-ḵizānāt‎; al-ḵazāʔin	خِزَانَات‎; خَزَائِن ḵizānāt‎; ḵazāʔin
Nominative	خِزَانَاتٌ‎; خَزَائِنُ ḵizānātun‎; ḵazāʔinu	الْخِزَانَاتُ‎; الْخَزَائِنُ al-ḵizānātu‎; al-ḵazāʔinu	خِزَانَاتُ‎; خَزَائِنُ ḵizānātu‎; ḵazāʔinu
Accusative	خِزَانَاتٍ‎; خَزَائِنَ ḵizānātin‎; ḵazāʔina	الْخِزَانَاتِ‎; الْخَزَائِنَ al-ḵizānāti‎; al-ḵazāʔina	خِزَانَاتِ‎; خَزَائِنَ ḵizānāti‎; ḵazāʔina
Genitive	خِزَانَاتٍ‎; خَزَائِنَ ḵizānātin‎; ḵazāʔina	الْخِزَانَاتِ‎; الْخَزَائِنِ al-ḵizānāti‎; al-ḵazāʔini	خِزَانَاتِ‎; خَزَائِنِ ḵizānāti‎; ḵazāʔini

Descendants

• → Classical Persian: خِزَانَه (xizāna) (see there for further descendants)
• → Khalaj: xazâna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “خزن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ز ن
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic خِزانَة (ḵizāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.zaː.ne/, [xaˈzæː.ne]
• IPA^(key): /xa.zaː.na/, [xaˈzæː.na]

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Noun

خزانة • (ḵazāne) f (plural خزاين (ḵazāyen))

1. cupboard
2. closet, wardrobe
3. safe, coffer