خزان
See also: حزان
Persian
Etymology
Probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Bactrian. Compare Sogdian [script needed] (γzʾnh /xazān/), also probably a Bactrian borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
خزان • (xazân)
- autumn
- 11th century, Manuchehri
- خیزید و خز آرید که هنگام خزان است
باد خنک از جانب خوارزم وزان است- xēzēd u xaz ārēd ki hangām-i xazān ast
bād-i xunuk az jānib-i Xwārazm wazān ast - Get up and bring fur clothes as autumn is here
A cold wind is blowing from the Khwarazm yonder
- xēzēd u xaz ārēd ki hangām-i xazān ast
- 11th century, Manuchehri
Synonyms
- پاییز (pâyiz)
Descendants
References
- Gharib, B. (1995) “γzʾnh”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 182a
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