خز

See also: جر, جز, حر, خر, چر, and جڑ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Directly from Middle Persian [script needed] (kač). Doublet of قَزّ (qazz), which was borrowed via Aramaic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xazz/

Noun

خَزّ • (ḵazz) m (plural خُزُوز (ḵuzūz))

alternative form of قَزّ (qazz, “silkware”)
- a. 869, الْجَاحِظ [al-jāḥiẓ], “باب ما يُجلب من البلدان من طرائف السلع والأمتعة والجواري والأحجار وغير ذلك [What one imports from strange countries in items, commodities, she-slaves, stones and else.]”, in التَبَصُّر بِٱلتِّجَارَة [at-tabaṣṣur bi-t-tijāra]‎^[1]:
  ومن الأهواز ونواحيها: السُّكَّر والدِّيباج الخَز.
  From al-Ahwaz one gets sugar and silk-brocades.

Declension

Declension of noun **خَزّ** (ḵazz)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَزّ ḵazz	الْخَزّ al-ḵazz	خَزّ ḵazz
nominative	خَزٌّ ḵazzun	الْخَزُّ al-ḵazzu	خَزُّ ḵazzu
accusative	خَزًّا ḵazzan	الْخَزَّ al-ḵazza	خَزَّ ḵazza
genitive	خَزٍّ ḵazzin	الْخَزِّ al-ḵazzi	خَزِّ ḵazzi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَزَّيْن ḵazzayn	الْخَزَّيْن al-ḵazzayn	خَزَّيْ ḵazzay
nominative	خَزَّانِ ḵazzāni	الْخَزَّانِ al-ḵazzāni	خَزَّا ḵazzā
accusative	خَزَّيْنِ ḵazzayni	الْخَزَّيْنِ al-ḵazzayni	خَزَّيْ ḵazzay
genitive	خَزَّيْنِ ḵazzayni	الْخَزَّيْنِ al-ḵazzayni	خَزَّيْ ḵazzay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خُزُوز ḵuzūz	الْخُزُوز al-ḵuzūz	خُزُوز ḵuzūz
nominative	خُزُوزٌ ḵuzūzun	الْخُزُوزُ al-ḵuzūzu	خُزُوزُ ḵuzūzu
accusative	خُزُوزًا ḵuzūzan	الْخُزُوزَ al-ḵuzūza	خُزُوزَ ḵuzūza
genitive	خُزُوزٍ ḵuzūzin	الْخُزُوزِ al-ḵuzūzi	خُزُوزِ ḵuzūzi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian (xaz).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xazz/

Noun

خَزّ • (ḵazz) m (plural خُزُوز (ḵuzūz))

marten
(obsolete) otter

Declension

Declension of noun **خَزّ** (ḵazz)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَزّ ḵazz	الْخَزّ al-ḵazz	خَزّ ḵazz
nominative	خَزٌّ ḵazzun	الْخَزُّ al-ḵazzu	خَزُّ ḵazzu
accusative	خَزًّا ḵazzan	الْخَزَّ al-ḵazza	خَزَّ ḵazza
genitive	خَزٍّ ḵazzin	الْخَزِّ al-ḵazzi	خَزِّ ḵazzi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَزَّيْن ḵazzayn	الْخَزَّيْن al-ḵazzayn	خَزَّيْ ḵazzay
nominative	خَزَّانِ ḵazzāni	الْخَزَّانِ al-ḵazzāni	خَزَّا ḵazzā
accusative	خَزَّيْنِ ḵazzayni	الْخَزَّيْنِ al-ḵazzayni	خَزَّيْ ḵazzay
genitive	خَزَّيْنِ ḵazzayni	الْخَزَّيْنِ al-ḵazzayni	خَزَّيْ ḵazzay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خُزُوز ḵuzūz	الْخُزُوز al-ḵuzūz	خُزُوز ḵuzūz
nominative	خُزُوزٌ ḵuzūzun	الْخُزُوزُ al-ḵuzūzu	خُزُوزُ ḵuzūzu
accusative	خُزُوزًا ḵuzūzan	الْخُزُوزَ al-ḵuzūza	خُزُوزَ ḵuzūza
genitive	خُزُوزٍ ḵuzūzin	الْخُزُوزِ al-ḵuzūzi	خُزُوزِ ḵuzūzi

Etymology 3

Probably from خ ص ص (ḵ ṣ ṣ) “to touch and thereby cut off”, senses seen more in خ ص ر (ḵ ṣ r), with Aramaic parallel in Classical Syriac ܐܶܬܚܰܙܰܙ (ʾetḥazzaz, “to penetrate”).

Verb

خَزَّ • (ḵazza) I (non-past يَخُزُّ (yaḵuzzu), verbal noun خَزّ (ḵazz))

to poke, to sting, to pierce, to transfix

Conjugation

Conjugation of **خَزَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun **خَزّ**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					خَزّ ḵazz
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					خَازّ ḵāzz
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَخْزُوز maḵzūz
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَزَزْتُ ḵazaztu	خَزَزْتَ ḵazazta	خَزَّ ḵazza	خَزَزْتُمَا ḵazaztumā	خَزَّا ḵazzā	خَزَزْنَا ḵazaznā	خَزَزْتُمْ ḵazaztum	خَزُّوا ḵazzū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	خَزَزْتُ ḵazaztu	خَزَزْتِ ḵazazti	خَزَّتْ ḵazzat	خَزَزْتُمَا ḵazaztumā	خَزَّتَا ḵazzatā	خَزَزْنَا ḵazaznā	خَزَزْتُنَّ ḵazaztunna	خَزَزْنَ ḵazazna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخُزُّ ʔaḵuzzu	تَخُزُّ taḵuzzu	يَخُزُّ yaḵuzzu	تَخُزَّانِ taḵuzzāni	يَخُزَّانِ yaḵuzzāni	نَخُزُّ naḵuzzu	تَخُزُّونَ taḵuzzūna	يَخُزُّونَ yaḵuzzūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَخُزُّ ʔaḵuzzu	تَخُزِّينَ taḵuzzīna	تَخُزُّ taḵuzzu	تَخُزَّانِ taḵuzzāni	تَخُزَّانِ taḵuzzāni	نَخُزُّ naḵuzzu	تَخْزُزْنَ taḵzuzna	يَخْزُزْنَ yaḵzuzna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخُزَّ ʔaḵuzza	تَخُزَّ taḵuzza	يَخُزَّ yaḵuzza	تَخُزَّا taḵuzzā	يَخُزَّا yaḵuzzā	نَخُزَّ naḵuzza	تَخُزُّوا taḵuzzū	يَخُزُّوا yaḵuzzū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَخُزَّ ʔaḵuzza	تَخُزِّي taḵuzzī	تَخُزَّ taḵuzza	تَخُزَّا taḵuzzā	تَخُزَّا taḵuzzā	نَخُزَّ naḵuzza	تَخْزُزْنَ taḵzuzna	يَخْزُزْنَ yaḵzuzna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخُزَّ, أَخُزِّ, أَخْزُزْ ʔaḵuzza, ʔaḵuzzi, ʔaḵzuz	تَخُزَّ, تَخُزِّ, تَخْزُزْ taḵuzza, taḵuzzi, taḵzuz	يَخُزَّ, يَخُزِّ, يَخْزُزْ yaḵuzza, yaḵuzzi, yaḵzuz	تَخُزَّا taḵuzzā	يَخُزَّا yaḵuzzā	نَخُزَّ, نَخُزِّ, نَخْزُزْ naḵuzza, naḵuzzi, naḵzuz	تَخُزُّوا taḵuzzū	يَخُزُّوا yaḵuzzū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَخُزَّ, أَخُزِّ, أَخْزُزْ ʔaḵuzza, ʔaḵuzzi, ʔaḵzuz	تَخُزِّي taḵuzzī	تَخُزَّ, تَخُزِّ, تَخْزُزْ taḵuzza, taḵuzzi, taḵzuz	تَخُزَّا taḵuzzā	تَخُزَّا taḵuzzā	نَخُزَّ, نَخُزِّ, نَخْزُزْ naḵuzza, naḵuzzi, naḵzuz	تَخْزُزْنَ taḵzuzna	يَخْزُزْنَ yaḵzuzna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خُزَّ, خُزِّ, اُخْزُزْ ḵuzza, ḵuzzi, uḵzuz		خُزَّا ḵuzzā			خُزُّوا ḵuzzū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		خُزِّي ḵuzzī		خُزَّا ḵuzzā			اُخْزُزْنَ uḵzuzna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُزِزْتُ ḵuziztu	خُزِزْتَ ḵuzizta	خُزَّ ḵuzza	خُزِزْتُمَا ḵuziztumā	خُزَّا ḵuzzā	خُزِزْنَا ḵuziznā	خُزِزْتُمْ ḵuziztum	خُزُّوا ḵuzzū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	خُزِزْتُ ḵuziztu	خُزِزْتِ ḵuzizti	خُزَّتْ ḵuzzat	خُزِزْتُمَا ḵuziztumā	خُزَّتَا ḵuzzatā	خُزِزْنَا ḵuziznā	خُزِزْتُنَّ ḵuziztunna	خُزِزْنَ ḵuzizna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَزُّ ʔuḵazzu	تُخَزُّ tuḵazzu	يُخَزُّ yuḵazzu	تُخَزَّانِ tuḵazzāni	يُخَزَّانِ yuḵazzāni	نُخَزُّ nuḵazzu	تُخَزُّونَ tuḵazzūna	يُخَزُّونَ yuḵazzūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُخَزُّ ʔuḵazzu	تُخَزِّينَ tuḵazzīna	تُخَزُّ tuḵazzu	تُخَزَّانِ tuḵazzāni	تُخَزَّانِ tuḵazzāni	نُخَزُّ nuḵazzu	تُخْزَزْنَ tuḵzazna	يُخْزَزْنَ yuḵzazna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَزَّ ʔuḵazza	تُخَزَّ tuḵazza	يُخَزَّ yuḵazza	تُخَزَّا tuḵazzā	يُخَزَّا yuḵazzā	نُخَزَّ nuḵazza	تُخَزُّوا tuḵazzū	يُخَزُّوا yuḵazzū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُخَزَّ ʔuḵazza	تُخَزِّي tuḵazzī	تُخَزَّ tuḵazza	تُخَزَّا tuḵazzā	تُخَزَّا tuḵazzā	نُخَزَّ nuḵazza	تُخْزَزْنَ tuḵzazna	يُخْزَزْنَ yuḵzazna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَزَّ, أُخَزِّ, أُخْزَزْ ʔuḵazza, ʔuḵazzi, ʔuḵzaz	تُخَزَّ, تُخَزِّ, تُخْزَزْ tuḵazza, tuḵazzi, tuḵzaz	يُخَزَّ, يُخَزِّ, يُخْزَزْ yuḵazza, yuḵazzi, yuḵzaz	تُخَزَّا tuḵazzā	يُخَزَّا yuḵazzā	نُخَزَّ, نُخَزِّ, نُخْزَزْ nuḵazza, nuḵazzi, nuḵzaz	تُخَزُّوا tuḵazzū	يُخَزُّوا yuḵazzū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُخَزَّ, أُخَزِّ, أُخْزَزْ ʔuḵazza, ʔuḵazzi, ʔuḵzaz	تُخَزِّي tuḵazzī	تُخَزَّ, تُخَزِّ, تُخْزَزْ tuḵazza, tuḵazzi, tuḵzaz	تُخَزَّا tuḵazzā	تُخَزَّا tuḵazzā	نُخَزَّ, نُخَزِّ, نُخْزَزْ nuḵazza, nuḵazzi, nuḵzaz	تُخْزَزْنَ tuḵzazna	يُخْزَزْنَ yuḵzazna

References

Asbaghi, Asya (2008) “Persian Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 582
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 41–42
Freytag, Georg (1830) “خز”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 481
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “خز”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 731.

Gulf Arabic

Root
خ ز ز
1 term

Etymology

Compare Moroccan Arabic خزر (ḵzar), خنزر (ḵanzar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /χəzz/

Verb

خز • (ḵazz) I (non-past يخز (yḵizz))

(ambitransitive) to stare, to gaze, to look at someone (or something) for a prolonged period of time.

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈxaz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χäz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xaz
Dari reading^?	xaz
Iranian reading^?	xaz
Tajik reading^?	xaz

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hz /⁠xaz⁠/, “marten”). See also Armenian ախազ (axaz).

Noun

خز • (xaz) (plural خزها (xaz-hâ))

fur (used for clothing)
(archaic) marten

Descendants

→ Arabic: خَزّ (ḵazz)

Etymology 2

Adjective

خز • (xaz)

(slang) unfashionable

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “xaz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press