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جزيرة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ج ز ر (j z r)
7 terms

Likely an Aramaic topographic term, to be identified with Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גזרתא (a heap or slab of wood or stone) and Classical Syriac ܓܙܺܝܪܬܴ݁ܐ (gəzīrtā, a heap or slab of wood or stone; merlon; door-ring, specifically Mesopotamia), with the specific meaning of “island” but attested as Classical Syriac ܓܳܙܰܪܬܴ݁ܐ (gāzartā) and Old Armenian կղզի (kłzi) and Old Georgian კუნძული (ḳunʒuli); potentially reinterpreted from the Sumerian source of جِسْر (jisr, (wooden) bridge), though Semitic root derivation is superficially very plausible—from this root ج ز ر (j z r) / ג־ז־ר / ܓ ܙ ܪ related to “cutting, cheffing” one hardly has obtained the meaning of “an island” or “a major separated region” directly but rather by means of transferral from “smaller” meanings.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ziː.ra/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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جَزِيرَة (jazīraf (plural جَزَائِر (jazāʔir) or جُزُر (juzur))

  1. island
  2. peninsula
  3. area, region, territory, section, district; any separated location, especially one delimited by natural boundaries

Declension

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Declension of noun جَزِيرَة (jazīra)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal جَزِيرَة
jazīra
الْجَزِيرَة
al-jazīra
جَزِيرَة
jazīrat
nominative جَزِيرَةٌ
jazīratun
الْجَزِيرَةُ
al-jazīratu
جَزِيرَةُ
jazīratu
accusative جَزِيرَةً
jazīratan
الْجَزِيرَةَ
al-jazīrata
جَزِيرَةَ
jazīrata
genitive جَزِيرَةٍ
jazīratin
الْجَزِيرَةِ
al-jazīrati
جَزِيرَةِ
jazīrati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal جَزِيرَتَيْن
jazīratayn
الْجَزِيرَتَيْن
al-jazīratayn
جَزِيرَتَيْ
jazīratay
nominative جَزِيرَتَانِ
jazīratāni
الْجَزِيرَتَانِ
al-jazīratāni
جَزِيرَتَا
jazīratā
accusative جَزِيرَتَيْنِ
jazīratayni
الْجَزِيرَتَيْنِ
al-jazīratayni
جَزِيرَتَيْ
jazīratay
genitive جَزِيرَتَيْنِ
jazīratayni
الْجَزِيرَتَيْنِ
al-jazīratayni
جَزِيرَتَيْ
jazīratay
plural basic broken plural diptote‎;
basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جَزَائِر‎; جُزُر
jazāʔir‎; juzur
الْجَزَائِر‎; الْجُزُر
al-jazāʔir‎; al-juzur
جَزَائِر‎; جُزُر
jazāʔir‎; juzur
nominative جَزَائِرُ‎; جُزُرٌ
jazāʔiru‎; juzurun
الْجَزَائِرُ‎; الْجُزُرُ
al-jazāʔiru‎; al-juzuru
جَزَائِرُ‎; جُزُرُ
jazāʔiru‎; juzuru
accusative جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرًا
jazāʔira‎; juzuran
الْجَزَائِرَ‎; الْجُزُرَ
al-jazāʔira‎; al-juzura
جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرَ
jazāʔira‎; juzura
genitive جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرٍ
jazāʔira‎; juzurin
الْجَزَائِرِ‎; الْجُزُرِ
al-jazāʔiri‎; al-juzuri
جَزَائِرِ‎; جُزُرِ
jazāʔiri‎; juzuri

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • gzrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 112b–113a

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جَزيرة (jazīraf (plural جُزُر (juzur))

  1. island
  2. isle

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جزيرة (jazīref (plural جزر (juzor) or جزائر (jazāʔer))

  1. island