وزغ
See also: ورع
Arabic
Etymology
From Persian وزغ (vazaġ), وزغه (vazaġe, “small lizard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.zaɣ/
Noun
وَزَغ • (wazaḡ) m (collective, singulative وَزَغَة f (wazaḡa), plural أَوْزَاغ (ʔawzāḡ))
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَزَغ wazaḡ |
الْوَزَغ al-wazaḡ |
وَزَغ wazaḡ |
| nominative | وَزَغٌ wazaḡun |
الْوَزَغُ al-wazaḡu |
وَزَغُ wazaḡu |
| accusative | وَزَغًا wazaḡan |
الْوَزَغَ al-wazaḡa |
وَزَغَ wazaḡa |
| genitive | وَزَغٍ wazaḡin |
الْوَزَغِ al-wazaḡi |
وَزَغِ wazaḡi |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَزَغَة wazaḡa |
الْوَزَغَة al-wazaḡa |
وَزَغَة wazaḡat |
| nominative | وَزَغَةٌ wazaḡatun |
الْوَزَغَةُ al-wazaḡatu |
وَزَغَةُ wazaḡatu |
| accusative | وَزَغَةً wazaḡatan |
الْوَزَغَةَ al-wazaḡata |
وَزَغَةَ wazaḡata |
| genitive | وَزَغَةٍ wazaḡatin |
الْوَزَغَةِ al-wazaḡati |
وَزَغَةِ wazaḡati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | وَزَغَتَيْن wazaḡatayn |
الْوَزَغَتَيْن al-wazaḡatayn |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
| nominative | وَزَغَتَانِ wazaḡatāni |
الْوَزَغَتَانِ al-wazaḡatāni |
وَزَغَتَا wazaḡatā |
| accusative | وَزَغَتَيْنِ wazaḡatayni |
الْوَزَغَتَيْنِ al-wazaḡatayni |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
| genitive | وَزَغَتَيْنِ wazaḡatayni |
الْوَزَغَتَيْنِ al-wazaḡatayni |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَزَغَات wazaḡāt |
الْوَزَغَات al-wazaḡāt |
وَزَغَات wazaḡāt |
| nominative | وَزَغَاتٌ wazaḡātun |
الْوَزَغَاتُ al-wazaḡātu |
وَزَغَاتُ wazaḡātu |
| accusative | وَزَغَاتٍ wazaḡātin |
الْوَزَغَاتِ al-wazaḡāti |
وَزَغَاتِ wazaḡāti |
| genitive | وَزَغَاتٍ wazaḡātin |
الْوَزَغَاتِ al-wazaḡāti |
وَزَغَاتِ wazaḡāti |
| plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَوْزَاغ ʔawzāḡ |
الْأَوْزَاغ al-ʔawzāḡ |
أَوْزَاغ ʔawzāḡ |
| nominative | أَوْزَاغٌ ʔawzāḡun |
الْأَوْزَاغُ al-ʔawzāḡu |
أَوْزَاغُ ʔawzāḡu |
| accusative | أَوْزَاغًا ʔawzāḡan |
الْأَوْزَاغَ al-ʔawzāḡa |
أَوْزَاغَ ʔawzāḡa |
| genitive | أَوْزَاغٍ ʔawzāḡin |
الْأَوْزَاغِ al-ʔawzāḡi |
أَوْزَاغِ ʔawzāḡi |
Descendants
References
- “وزغ” in Almaany
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وزغ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 1211
Persian
Alternative forms
- بزغ (bazaġ), پزغ (pazaġ), وزق (vazaq), وزک (vazak)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (wzγ /wazaγ/, “frog”). Akin to Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬖𐬁 (vazaγā, “lizard, frog”), compare وزغه (vazaġe, “small lizard”), and to Old Armenian Վազգէն (Vazgēn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /væˈzæɣ/
Noun
وزغ • (vazaġ)
Derived terms
- جلوزغ (jolvazaġ)
Descendants
- →? Georgian: ვასაკა (vasaḳa)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wzγ”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 89
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 501