آذار
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܐܕܪ (ʾāḏār), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒊺 (addāru). Cognate with Hebrew אֲדָר (ădar, “Aḏar, the twelfth month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”).
Proper noun
آذَار • (ʔāḏār) m
- March (Solar calendar used in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq)
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | آذَار ʔāḏār |
— |
| nominative | — | آذَارُ ʔāḏāru |
— |
| accusative | — | آذَارَ ʔāḏāra |
— |
| genitive | — | آذَارَ ʔāḏāra |
— |
Descendants
- → Persian: آذار (âzâr)
See also
- (month): Previous: شُبَاط (šubāṭ). Next: نَيْسَان (naysān)
- رَبِيع الأَوَّل (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal)
- مَارْس (mars), مَارِس (māris)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic آذَار (ʔāḏār), from Classical Syriac ܐܕܪ.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaː.ˈzaːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.zɑ́ːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.zɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.zɔ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | āzār |
| Dari reading? | āzār |
| Iranian reading? | âzâr |
| Tajik reading? | ozor |
Noun
آذار • (āzār / âzâr) (Tajik spelling озор)
- (Syriac calendar) March
Descendants
- → Gujarati: આઝાર (ājhār)
See also
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اذار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- آدار (ʔādār)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic آذَار (ʔāḏār), from Classical Syriac ܐܕܪ (ʾāḏār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaː.ðaːr/, [ʔaˈðˤɑːrˤ], [ʔaˈzˤɑːrˤ]
Noun
آذار • (ʔāḏār) m
See also
| Gregorian calendar months in South Levantine Arabic · أشهر التقويم الميلادي (ʔašhor it-taqwīm il-mīlādi) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | February | March | April |
| شهر واحد (šahr wāḥad), كانون التاني (kānūn it-tāni) |
شهر تنين (šahr tnēn), شباط (šbāṭ) |
شهر تلاتة (šahr talāte), آذار (ʔāḏār) |
شهر أربعة (šahr arbaʕa), نيسان (nīsān) |
| May | June | July | August |
| شهر خمسة (šahr ḵamse), أيّار (ʔayyār) |
شهر ستّة (šahr sitte), حزيران (ḥazīrān) |
شهر سبعة (šahr sabʕa), تمّوز (tammūz) |
شهر تمانية (šahr tamanye), آب (ʔāb) |
| September | October | November | December |
| شهر تسعة (šahr tisʕa), أيلول (ʔēlūl) |
شهر عشرة (šahr ʕašara), تشرين الأوّل (tišrīn il-ʔawwal) |
شهر حدعش (šahr ḥdaʕš), تشرين التاني (tišrīn it-tāni) |
شهر تنعش (šahr tnaʕš), كانون الأوّل (kānūn il-ʔawwal) |