ساز

See also: سار‎

Persian

Etymology

Lexicalization of the stem ساز (sâz-) of the verb ساختن‎ (sâxtan, “to make, construct; to compose”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /sɑːz/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /sɒːz/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /sɒːz/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /sɔːz/

Noun

ساز • (sâz) (plural سازها‎ (sâz-hâ))

1. musical instrument

Descendants

• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: saz

• Ottoman Turkish: ساز‎ (sâz)
  • Turkish: saz
    • English: saz
  • → Middle Armenian: սազ (saz) (or directly from Persian)
    • Armenian: սազ (saz)
• Hindi: साज़ (sāz)

References

• Cabolov, R. L. (2010), “¹sāz”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 251
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-08-11), “saz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük, retrieved 2016-05-12