نیزه
See also: نيرة
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭰𐭪𐭩 (nycky) / nyck' (/nēzag/), from Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (naizaka-), borrowed from Old Median *náyzakam, from Proto-Iranian *náyjakam, derived from Proto-Iranian *náyjam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam. Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (naēza, “tip, especially of a needle”) and borrowings from Iranian: Classical Syriac ܢܝܙܟܐ (nayzkāʾ), Old Armenian նիզակ (nizak), and Arabic نَيْزَك (nayzak).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /neː.ˈza/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näj.zǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nej.zé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näj.zǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nēza |
| Dari reading? | nayza |
| Iranian reading? | neyze |
| Tajik reading? | nayza |
Noun
| Dari | نیزه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | найза |
نیزه • (neyze) (plural نیزهها)
Derived terms
- نیزهدار (neyze-dâr)
- سرنیزه (sarneyze)
- نیزهماهی (neyze-mâhi)
Related terms
- نیزک (neyzak)
Descendants
- Azerbaijani: nizə
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “nēzag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “نیزه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary][1] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 1037
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նիզակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 451b