مرز
See also: م ر ر
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mlc /marz/, “boundary, march; (astronomy) term”), from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀 (marəza, “frontier”), Proto-Germanic *markō and Latin margo. Akin to the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian մարզ (marz), մարձ (marj), Georgian მაზრა (mazra), Classical Syriac ܡܪܙܐ (marzā).
Pronunciation
Noun
| Dari | مرز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | марз |
مرز • (marz) (plural مرزها (marz-hâ))
Derived terms
- مرزبان (marz-bân)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մարզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 281–282
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “marz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 54