ميزان
See also: میزان
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| و ز ن (w z n) |
| 11 terms |
Tool noun from the verb وَزَنَ (wazana, “to weigh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː.zaːn/
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Noun
مِيزَان • (mīzān) m (plural مَوَازِين (mawāzīn))
- balance
- scales
- weight
- measure, poetic meter
- rule, method
- justice, equity, fairness, impartiality
- (in the definite form) Libra
- ( الشَمْس) sundial
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِيزَان mīzān |
الْمِيزَان al-mīzān |
مِيزَان mīzān |
| nominative | مِيزَانٌ mīzānun |
الْمِيزَانُ al-mīzānu |
مِيزَانُ mīzānu |
| accusative | مِيزَانًا mīzānan |
الْمِيزَانَ al-mīzāna |
مِيزَانَ mīzāna |
| genitive | مِيزَانٍ mīzānin |
الْمِيزَانِ al-mīzāni |
مِيزَانِ mīzāni |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِيزَانَيْن mīzānayn |
الْمِيزَانَيْن al-mīzānayn |
مِيزَانَيْ mīzānay |
| nominative | مِيزَانَانِ mīzānāni |
الْمِيزَانَانِ al-mīzānāni |
مِيزَانَا mīzānā |
| accusative | مِيزَانَيْنِ mīzānayni |
الْمِيزَانَيْنِ al-mīzānayni |
مِيزَانَيْ mīzānay |
| genitive | مِيزَانَيْنِ mīzānayni |
الْمِيزَانَيْنِ al-mīzānayni |
مِيزَانَيْ mīzānay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَوَازِين mawāzīn |
الْمَوَازِين al-mawāzīn |
مَوَازِين mawāzīn |
| nominative | مَوَازِينُ mawāzīnu |
الْمَوَازِينُ al-mawāzīnu |
مَوَازِينُ mawāzīnu |
| accusative | مَوَازِينَ mawāzīna |
الْمَوَازِينَ al-mawāzīna |
مَوَازِينَ mawāzīna |
| genitive | مَوَازِينَ mawāzīna |
الْمَوَازِينِ al-mawāzīni |
مَوَازِينِ mawāzīni |
Descendants
- → Bengali: মীজান (mīzan)
- Maltese: miżien
- → Malay: mizan
- → Ottoman Turkish: میزان (mizan)
- → Oromo: mizana, miijana
- → Pashto: میزان (mizā́n, mezãn)
- → Persian: میزان (mizân)
- → Somali: miisaan
- → Swahili: mizani
Moroccan Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| و ز ن |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː.zaːn/
Noun
ميزان • (mīzān) m (plural موازن (mwāzin))
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| و ز ن |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ميزان • (mīzān) m (plural ميازين (mayāzīn))
Derived terms
- ميزان الحرارة (mīzān il-ḥarāra, “thermometer”)
See also
| Zodiac signs in South Levantine Arabic · الأبراج (il-ʔabrāj) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
الحمل (il-ḥamal, “Aries”) |
التور (it-tōr, “Taurus”) |
الجوزاء (il-jōzāʔ, “Gemini”) |
السرطان (is-saraṭān, “Cancer”) | ||||||||
الأسد (il-ʔasad, “Leo”) |
العذراء (il-ʕazrāʔ, “Virgo”) |
الميزان (il-mīzān, “Libra”) |
العقرب (il-ʕaqrab, “Scorpio”) | ||||||||
القوس (il-qōs, “Sagittarius”) |
الجدي (il-jadi, “Capricorn”) |
الدلو (id-dalu, “Aquarius”) |
الحوت (il-ḥūt, “Pisces”) | ||||||||