وزغ
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Arabic
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Etymology
[edit]From Persian وزغ (vazağ), وزغه (vazağe, “small lizard”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]وَزَغ • (wazaḡ) m (collective, singulative وَزَغَة f (wazaḡa), plural أَوْزَاغ (ʔawzāḡ))
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun وَزَغ (wazaḡ)
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | وَزَغ wazaḡ |
الْوَزَغ al-wazaḡ |
وَزَغ wazaḡ |
Nominative | وَزَغٌ wazaḡun |
الْوَزَغُ al-wazaḡu |
وَزَغُ wazaḡu |
Accusative | وَزَغًا wazaḡan |
الْوَزَغَ al-wazaḡa |
وَزَغَ wazaḡa |
Genitive | وَزَغٍ wazaḡin |
الْوَزَغِ al-wazaḡi |
وَزَغِ wazaḡi |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | وَزَغَة wazaḡa |
الْوَزَغَة al-wazaḡa |
وَزَغَة wazaḡat |
Nominative | وَزَغَةٌ wazaḡatun |
الْوَزَغَةُ al-wazaḡatu |
وَزَغَةُ wazaḡatu |
Accusative | وَزَغَةً wazaḡatan |
الْوَزَغَةَ al-wazaḡata |
وَزَغَةَ wazaḡata |
Genitive | وَزَغَةٍ wazaḡatin |
الْوَزَغَةِ al-wazaḡati |
وَزَغَةِ wazaḡati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | وَزَغَتَيْن wazaḡatayn |
الْوَزَغَتَيْن al-wazaḡatayn |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
Nominative | وَزَغَتَانِ wazaḡatāni |
الْوَزَغَتَانِ al-wazaḡatāni |
وَزَغَتَا wazaḡatā |
Accusative | وَزَغَتَيْنِ wazaḡatayni |
الْوَزَغَتَيْنِ al-wazaḡatayni |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
Genitive | وَزَغَتَيْنِ wazaḡatayni |
الْوَزَغَتَيْنِ al-wazaḡatayni |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | وَزَغَات wazaḡāt |
الْوَزَغَات al-wazaḡāt |
وَزَغَات wazaḡāt |
Nominative | وَزَغَاتٌ wazaḡātun |
الْوَزَغَاتُ al-wazaḡātu |
وَزَغَاتُ wazaḡātu |
Accusative | وَزَغَاتٍ wazaḡātin |
الْوَزَغَاتِ al-wazaḡāti |
وَزَغَاتِ wazaḡāti |
Genitive | وَزَغَاتٍ wazaḡātin |
الْوَزَغَاتِ al-wazaḡāti |
وَزَغَاتِ wazaḡāti |
Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَوْزَاغ ʔawzāḡ |
الْأَوْزَاغ al-ʔawzāḡ |
أَوْزَاغ ʔawzāḡ |
Nominative | أَوْزَاغٌ ʔawzāḡun |
الْأَوْزَاغُ al-ʔawzāḡu |
أَوْزَاغُ ʔawzāḡu |
Accusative | أَوْزَاغًا ʔawzāḡan |
الْأَوْزَاغَ al-ʔawzāḡa |
أَوْزَاغَ ʔawzāḡa |
Genitive | أَوْزَاغٍ ʔawzāḡin |
الْأَوْزَاغِ al-ʔawzāḡi |
أَوْزَاغِ ʔawzāḡi |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “وزغ” in Almaany
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وزغ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 1211
Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian [script needed] (wzγ /wazaγ/, “frog”). Akin to Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬖𐬁 (vazaγā, “lizard, frog”), compare وزغه (vazağe, “small lizard”), and to Old Armenian Վազգէն (Vazgēn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]وزغ • (vazağ)
Derived terms
[edit]- جلوزغ (jolvazağ)
Descendants
[edit]- →? Georgian: ვასაკა (vasaḳa)
References
[edit]- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wzγ”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 89
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 501
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