قوس قزح

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, bow of Quzah, named after Quzah, a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaws qu.zaħ/

Noun

قَوْس قُزَح • (qaws quzaḥm (plural أَقْوَاس قُزَح (ʔaqwās quzaḥ))

  1. rainbow

Declension

Declension of noun قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal قَوْس قُزَح
qaws quzaḥ
nominative قَوْسُ قُزَحَ
qawsu quzaḥa
accusative قَوْسَ قُزَحَ
qawsa quzaḥa
genitive قَوْسِ قُزَحَ
qawsi quzaḥa
dual indefinite definite construct
informal قَوْسَيْ قُزَح
qawsay quzaḥ
nominative قَوْسَا قُزَحَ
qawsā quzaḥa
accusative قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ
qawsay quzaḥa
genitive قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ
qawsay quzaḥa
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَقْوَاس قُزَح
ʔaqwās quzaḥ
nominative أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحَ
ʔaqwāsu quzaḥa
accusative أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحَ
ʔaqwāsa quzaḥa
genitive أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحَ
ʔaqwāsi quzaḥa

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: قز قزح (quzquzaḥ) (learned)
  • Hijazi Arabic: قوس قزح (gōs guzaḥ) (learned)
  • Persian: قوس و قزح (qows o qazah)
    • Azerbaijani: qövsi-qüzeh
  • Urdu: قوس قزح

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoːs ɡu.zaħ/
    • IPA(key): [qo̞ːs qʊzaħ] (common pronunciation)

Noun

قوس قزح • (gōs guzaḥm (plural أقواس قزح (ʔagwās guzaḥ))

  1. rainbow

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaws qu.zaħ/, /quːs qu.zaħ/

Noun

قوس قزح • (qaws quzaḥ, qūs quzaḥm (plural قواس قزح (qwās quzaḥ))

  1. rainbow
    Synonyms: قوس النبي (qaws en-nbī, qūs en-nbī), حزام لالة فاطمة الزهرا (ḥzām lālla fāṭima z-zuhra), عروسة السما (ʕrūsit es-smā), عروسة الشتا (ʕrūsit eš-štā)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قوس قزح (qaws-i-quzah), from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɔːs‿eː‿qʊ.zəɦ/, [qɔːs‿eː‿qʊ.zɑː]

Noun

قَوسِ قُزَح • (qaus-e-quzahf (Hindi spelling क़ौस-ए-क़ुज़ह)

  1. rainbow

Further reading

  • قوس+قزح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.