قوس قزح
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “bow of Quzah”, named after Quzah, a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قَوْس قُزَح • (qaws quzaḥ) m (plural أَقْوَاس قُزَح (ʔaqwās quzaḥ))
Declension edit
Declension of noun قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | قَوْس قُزَح qaws quzaḥ |
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| Nominative | — | قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسُ قُزَحَ qawsu quzaḥin; qawsu quzaḥa |
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| Accusative | — | قَوْسَ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسَ قُزَحَ qawsa quzaḥin; qawsa quzaḥa |
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| Genitive | — | قَوْسِ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسِ قُزَحَ qawsi quzaḥin; qawsi quzaḥa |
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| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | — | قَوْسَيْ قُزَح qawsay quzaḥ |
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| Nominative | — | قَوْسَا قُزَحٍ; قَوْسَا قُزَحَ qawsā quzaḥin; qawsā quzaḥa |
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| Accusative | — | قَوْسَيْ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ qawsay quzaḥin; qawsay quzaḥa |
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| Genitive | — | قَوْسَيْ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ qawsay quzaḥin; qawsay quzaḥa |
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| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | أَقْوَاس قُزَح ʔaqwās quzaḥ |
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| Nominative | — | أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحٍ; أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحَ ʔaqwāsu quzaḥin; ʔaqwāsu quzaḥa |
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| Accusative | — | أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحٍ; أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحَ ʔaqwāsa quzaḥin; ʔaqwāsa quzaḥa |
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| Genitive | — | أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحٍ; أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحَ ʔaqwāsi quzaḥin; ʔaqwāsi quzaḥa |
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Descendants edit
- → 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 edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قوس قزح • (qaws quzaḥ, qūs quzaḥ) m (plural قواس قزح (qwās quzaḥ))
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian قوس قزح (qaws-i-quzah), from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɔːs‿eː‿qʊ.zəɦ/, [qɔːs‿eː‿qʊ.zɑː]
Noun edit
قَوسِ قُزَح • (qaus-e-quzah) f (Hindi spelling क़ौस-ए-क़ुज़ह)
Further reading edit
- “قوس+قزح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.