قوس قزح

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, bow of Quzah, named after Quzah, a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥm (plural أَقْوَاس قُزَح(ʔaqwās quzaḥ))

  1. rainbow

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Gulf Arabic: قز قزح(quzquzaḥ) (learned)
  • Hijazi Arabic: قوس قزح(gōs guzaḥ) (learned)
  • Persian: قوس و قزح(qows o qazah)
  • Urdu: قوس قزح

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح(qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoːs ɡuzaħ/
    • IPA(key): [ˈqo̞ːs qʊzaħ] (common pronunciation)

Noun[edit]

قوس قزح (gōs guzaḥm (plural أقواس قزح(ʔagwās guzaḥ))

  1. rainbow

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic قَوْس قُزَح(qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /qaws qu.zaħ/, /quːs qu.zaħ/

Noun[edit]

قوس قزح (qaws quzaḥ, qūs quzaḥm (plural قواس قزح(qwās quzaḥ))

  1. rainbow
    Synonyms: قوس النبي(qaws en-nbī, qūs en-nbī), حزام لالة فاطمة الزهرا(ḥzām lālla fāṭima z-zuhra), عروسة السما(ʕrūsit es-smā), عروسة الشتا(ʕrūsit eš-štā)