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

• IPA^(key): /xæˈzɒːn/

Noun

خزان • (xazân)

1. 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

Synonyms

• پاییز (pâyiz)

Descendants

• Kazakh: қазан (qazan)
• Uzbek: xazon

References

• Gharib, B. (1995) “γzʾnh”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 182a
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