الزهرة
Arabic
Etymology
Related to زُهْرَة (zuhra, “brilliance, brightness, radiance, beauty”); Venus is the brightest object in the night sky (except the moon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /az.zu.ha.ra/
Proper noun
الزُّهَرَة • (az-zuhara) f
Declension
| singular | singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | الزُّهَرَة az-zuhara |
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| nominative | — | الزُّهَرَةُ az-zuharatu |
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| accusative | — | الزُّهَرَةَ az-zuharata |
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| genitive | — | الزُّهَرَةِ az-zuharati |
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Synonyms
- عُزَّايَان (ʕuzzāyān), العُزَّى (al-ʕuzzā, “the most powerful, strongest, highest in glory; most dear, highest esteemed, most loved”)
- الكَوْكَبَة (al-kawkaba, “the star, the planet, the prominent astronomical body”)
- عَثْتَر (ʕaṯtar, “one that makes herbage flourish, bringer of rain water; the morning or evening star”)
- ذَات زُهْرَان (ḏāt zuhrān, “one that possesses or has brilliance or radiance”)
- السَعْدَانِ (as-saʕdāni, “the two good fortunes”), paired with Mercury or in other traditions Jupiter, contrasted with Mars and Saturn
- السَعْد الأَصْغَر (as-saʕd al-ʔaṣḡar, “the lesser good fortune”), contrasted with Jupiter the greater
Descendants
- → Classical Persian: زُهْرَه (zuhra)
- → Azerbaijani: Zöhrə
- → Chagatai: زهرة (zuhra)
- → Malay: Zuhrah, Zuhrat, Zuhara, Zuharah
- → Swahili: Zuhura
- → Turkish: Zöhre, Zühre
See also
- planets of the Solar System: كَوَاكِب الْمَجْمُوعَة الشَّمْسِيَّة (kawākib al-majmūʿa aš-šamsiyya): عُطَارِد (ʕuṭārid) · الزُّهَرَة (az-zuhara) · الْأَرْض (al-ʔarḍ) · الْمِرِّيخ (al-mirrīḵ) · الْمُشْتَرِي (al-muštarī) · زُحَل (zuḥal) · أُورَانُوس (ʾuranōs) · نِبْتُون (nebtūn) [edit]