خور

See also: جور, چور, خوز, and جوز

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ و ر (ḵ-w-r)

Verb

خَوِرَ • (ḵawira) I, non-past يَخْوَرُ‎ (yaḵwaru)

1. to get weakened, to get weaker, to make/become weak/weaker
2. to gradually disappear
3. to become less strong/active/violent
4. to cease functioning
5. to break down
6. to be feeble, to be weak and fragile
7. to grow tired, to lose vigour
8. to be extinguished
9. to be/become limp
10. to grow feeble, to lack vitality, to live under enfeebling conditions
11. to be/become weak/thin, to dwindle
12. to languish
13. to lose lustre
14. to become slack, relaxed, not tense or tight
15. to be slender/ropy/trivial
16. to relent, to give way, to succumb to temptation

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَوَرَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun خَوَر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						خَوَر ḵawar
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						خَاوِر ḵāwir
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَوَرْتُ ḵawartu	خَوَرْتَ ḵawarta	خَوَرَ ḵawara		خَوَرْتُمَا ḵawartumā	خَوَرَا ḵawarā		خَوَرْنَا ḵawarnā	خَوَرْتُمْ ḵawartum	خَوَرُوا ḵawarū
	f		خَوَرْتِ ḵawarti	خَوَرَتْ ḵawarat			خَوَرَتَا ḵawaratā			خَوَرْتُنَّ ḵawartunna	خَوَرْنَ ḵawarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخْوُرُ ʔaḵwuru	تَخْوُرُ taḵwuru	يَخْوُرُ yaḵwuru		تَخْوُرَانِ taḵwurāni	يَخْوُرَانِ yaḵwurāni		نَخْوُرُ naḵwuru	تَخْوُرُونَ taḵwurūna	يَخْوُرُونَ yaḵwurūna
	f		تَخْوُرِينَ taḵwurīna	تَخْوُرُ taḵwuru			تَخْوُرَانِ taḵwurāni			تَخْوُرْنَ taḵwurna	يَخْوُرْنَ yaḵwurna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخْوُرَ ʔaḵwura	تَخْوُرَ taḵwura	يَخْوُرَ yaḵwura		تَخْوُرَا taḵwurā	يَخْوُرَا yaḵwurā		نَخْوُرَ naḵwura	تَخْوُرُوا taḵwurū	يَخْوُرُوا yaḵwurū
	f		تَخْوُرِي taḵwurī	تَخْوُرَ taḵwura			تَخْوُرَا taḵwurā			تَخْوُرْنَ taḵwurna	يَخْوُرْنَ yaḵwurna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخْوُرْ ʔaḵwur	تَخْوُرْ taḵwur	يَخْوُرْ yaḵwur		تَخْوُرَا taḵwurā	يَخْوُرَا yaḵwurā		نَخْوُرْ naḵwur	تَخْوُرُوا taḵwurū	يَخْوُرُوا yaḵwurū
	f		تَخْوُرِي taḵwurī	تَخْوُرْ taḵwur			تَخْوُرَا taḵwurā			تَخْوُرْنَ taḵwurna	يَخْوُرْنَ yaḵwurna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُخْوُرْ uḵwur			اُخْوُرَا uḵwurā				اُخْوُرُوا uḵwurū
	f		اُخْوُرِي uḵwurī							اُخْوُرْنَ uḵwurna

Verb

خَوَّرَ • (ḵawwara) II, non-past يُخَوِّرُ‎ (yuḵawwiru)

1. to attribute weakness to, to call feeble

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَوَّرَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَخْوِير taḵwīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُخَوِّر muḵawwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُخَوَّر muḵawwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَوَّرْتُ ḵawwartu	خَوَّرْتَ ḵawwarta	خَوَّرَ ḵawwara		خَوَّرْتُمَا ḵawwartumā	خَوَّرَا ḵawwarā		خَوَّرْنَا ḵawwarnā	خَوَّرْتُمْ ḵawwartum	خَوَّرُوا ḵawwarū
	f		خَوَّرْتِ ḵawwarti	خَوَّرَتْ ḵawwarat			خَوَّرَتَا ḵawwaratā			خَوَّرْتُنَّ ḵawwartunna	خَوَّرْنَ ḵawwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَوِّرُ ʔuḵawwiru	تُخَوِّرُ tuḵawwiru	يُخَوِّرُ yuḵawwiru		تُخَوِّرَانِ tuḵawwirāni	يُخَوِّرَانِ yuḵawwirāni		نُخَوِّرُ nuḵawwiru	تُخَوِّرُونَ tuḵawwirūna	يُخَوِّرُونَ yuḵawwirūna
	f		تُخَوِّرِينَ tuḵawwirīna	تُخَوِّرُ tuḵawwiru			تُخَوِّرَانِ tuḵawwirāni			تُخَوِّرْنَ tuḵawwirna	يُخَوِّرْنَ yuḵawwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَوِّرَ ʔuḵawwira	تُخَوِّرَ tuḵawwira	يُخَوِّرَ yuḵawwira		تُخَوِّرَا tuḵawwirā	يُخَوِّرَا yuḵawwirā		نُخَوِّرَ nuḵawwira	تُخَوِّرُوا tuḵawwirū	يُخَوِّرُوا yuḵawwirū
	f		تُخَوِّرِي tuḵawwirī	تُخَوِّرَ tuḵawwira			تُخَوِّرَا tuḵawwirā			تُخَوِّرْنَ tuḵawwirna	يُخَوِّرْنَ yuḵawwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَوِّرْ ʔuḵawwir	تُخَوِّرْ tuḵawwir	يُخَوِّرْ yuḵawwir		تُخَوِّرَا tuḵawwirā	يُخَوِّرَا yuḵawwirā		نُخَوِّرْ nuḵawwir	تُخَوِّرُوا tuḵawwirū	يُخَوِّرُوا yuḵawwirū
	f		تُخَوِّرِي tuḵawwirī	تُخَوِّرْ tuḵawwir			تُخَوِّرَا tuḵawwirā			تُخَوِّرْنَ tuḵawwirna	يُخَوِّرْنَ yuḵawwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خَوِّرْ ḵawwir			خَوِّرَا ḵawwirā				خَوِّرُوا ḵawwirū
	f		خَوِّرِي ḵawwirī							خَوِّرْنَ ḵawwirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُوِّرْتُ ḵuwwirtu	خُوِّرْتَ ḵuwwirta	خُوِّرَ ḵuwwira		خُوِّرْتُمَا ḵuwwirtumā	خُوِّرَا ḵuwwirā		خُوِّرْنَا ḵuwwirnā	خُوِّرْتُمْ ḵuwwirtum	خُوِّرُوا ḵuwwirū
	f		خُوِّرْتِ ḵuwwirti	خُوِّرَتْ ḵuwwirat			خُوِّرَتَا ḵuwwiratā			خُوِّرْتُنَّ ḵuwwirtunna	خُوِّرْنَ ḵuwwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَوَّرُ ʔuḵawwaru	تُخَوَّرُ tuḵawwaru	يُخَوَّرُ yuḵawwaru		تُخَوَّرَانِ tuḵawwarāni	يُخَوَّرَانِ yuḵawwarāni		نُخَوَّرُ nuḵawwaru	تُخَوَّرُونَ tuḵawwarūna	يُخَوَّرُونَ yuḵawwarūna
	f		تُخَوَّرِينَ tuḵawwarīna	تُخَوَّرُ tuḵawwaru			تُخَوَّرَانِ tuḵawwarāni			تُخَوَّرْنَ tuḵawwarna	يُخَوَّرْنَ yuḵawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَوَّرَ ʔuḵawwara	تُخَوَّرَ tuḵawwara	يُخَوَّرَ yuḵawwara		تُخَوَّرَا tuḵawwarā	يُخَوَّرَا yuḵawwarā		نُخَوَّرَ nuḵawwara	تُخَوَّرُوا tuḵawwarū	يُخَوَّرُوا yuḵawwarū
	f		تُخَوَّرِي tuḵawwarī	تُخَوَّرَ tuḵawwara			تُخَوَّرَا tuḵawwarā			تُخَوَّرْنَ tuḵawwarna	يُخَوَّرْنَ yuḵawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَوَّرْ ʔuḵawwar	تُخَوَّرْ tuḵawwar	يُخَوَّرْ yuḵawwar		تُخَوَّرَا tuḵawwarā	يُخَوَّرَا yuḵawwarā		نُخَوَّرْ nuḵawwar	تُخَوَّرُوا tuḵawwarū	يُخَوَّرُوا yuḵawwarū
	f		تُخَوَّرِي tuḵawwarī	تُخَوَّرْ tuḵawwar			تُخَوَّرَا tuḵawwarā			تُخَوَّرْنَ tuḵawwarna	يُخَوَّرْنَ yuḵawwarna

Etymology 2

Root
خ و ر (ḵ-w-r)

Compare the frequent Aramaic חוֹרָא / ܚܘܿܪܴܐ (ḥōrā, “hole”), Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr, “hole”), Akkadian 𒆢𒁕 (/⁠ḫurru⁠/). Compare also Old Armenian խոր (xor).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xawr/

Noun

خَوْر • (ḵawr) m (plural أَخْوَار (ʔaḵwār))

1. an inlet (e.g. estuary, lagoon, creek, bay)

   خور دبي ― Khawr Dubayy ― Dubai Creek

   خور العديد ― Khawr al-ʿUdayd ― Inland Sea

2. a coastal lake or pond

   خور البليد ― Khawr al-Balīd ― Al-Baleed Lake

3. (Sudan) a wadi, ravine or canyon

Declension

Declension of noun خَوْر (ḵawr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَوْر ḵawr	الْخَوْر al-ḵawr	خَوْر ḵawr
Nominative	خَوْرٌ ḵawrun	الْخَوْرُ al-ḵawru	خَوْرُ ḵawru
Accusative	خَوْرًا ḵawran	الْخَوْرَ al-ḵawra	خَوْرَ ḵawra
Genitive	خَوْرٍ ḵawrin	الْخَوْرِ al-ḵawri	خَوْرِ ḵawri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَوْرَيْن ḵawrayn	الْخَوْرَيْن al-ḵawrayn	خَوْرَيْ ḵawray
Nominative	خَوْرَانِ ḵawrāni	الْخَوْرَانِ al-ḵawrāni	خَوْرَا ḵawrā
Accusative	خَوْرَيْنِ ḵawrayni	الْخَوْرَيْنِ al-ḵawrayni	خَوْرَيْ ḵawray
Genitive	خَوْرَيْنِ ḵawrayni	الْخَوْرَيْنِ al-ḵawrayni	خَوْرَيْ ḵawray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْوَار ʔaḵwār	الْأَخْوَار al-ʔaḵwār	أَخْوَار ʔaḵwār
Nominative	أَخْوَارٌ ʔaḵwārun	الْأَخْوَارُ al-ʔaḵwāru	أَخْوَارُ ʔaḵwāru
Accusative	أَخْوَارًا ʔaḵwāran	الْأَخْوَارَ al-ʔaḵwāra	أَخْوَارَ ʔaḵwāra
Genitive	أَخْوَارٍ ʔaḵwārin	الْأَخْوَارِ al-ʔaḵwāri	أَخْوَارِ ʔaḵwāri

Descendants

• → Swahili: hori

Etymology 3

Adjective

خُور • (ḵūr) pl

1. plural of خَوَّار (ḵawwār)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005) “خور”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 336

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• خوار (har, hor)

Etymology

From Persian خوار (xvâr).

Adjective

خور • (hor)

1. despicable, abject, vile
2. (in compounds) eating, consuming, receiving, undergoing

   مفت خور ― müft hor ― parasite

   مردوم خور ― merdüm hor ― cannibal

   میراث خور ― miras hor ― heir

   كیاه خور ― kiyah hor ― herbivore

   كوشت خور ― küşt hor ― carnivore

   خور گورمك ― hor görmek ― to despise, to vilify

   خور طوتمق ― hor tutmak ― to despise, to vilify

   خورپرست ― hor-perest ― sun-adorer, who wants to expose himself to the sun much

Descendants

• Turkish: hor
• → Armenian: խոռ (xoṙ)

References

• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “خور”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[2], Vienna, column 1967

Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hwáhā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swásā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xor/

Noun

خور • (xor) f

1. sister

Declension

declension of خور

	singular		plural
direct	خور (xor)		خويندې (xwainde)
oblique	خور (xor)		خويندو (xwaindo)
vocative	خورې (xore)		خويندو (xwaindo)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *húHar, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súHar, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xuɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xoɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χuɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwar
Dari reading?	xur
Iranian reading?	xor
Tajik reading?	xur

Noun

Dari	خور
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хур

خور • (xor, xwar)

1. sun

Related terms

• خورشید (xoršid, “sun, sunshine”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr, “bay, inlet, cove, canyon”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xawɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäwɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäwɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäwɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäwɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xowɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χäwɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xawr
Dari reading?	xawr
Iranian reading?	xowr
Tajik reading?	xavr

Noun

خور • (xowr)

1. bay, estuary, cove

Etymology 3

Verb

خور • (xor)

1. present stem form of خوردن (xordan, “to eat”)