جزيرة

See also: جزیره and جزیرہ

Arabic

Etymology

Of the root ج ز ر (j-z-r). Likely an Aramaic topographic term, to be identified with Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גזרתא (“a heap or slab of wood or stone”) and Classical Syriac ܓܙܺܝܪܬܴ݁ܐ (gəzīrtā, “a heap or slab of wood or stone; merlon; door-ring, specifically Mesopotamia”), with the specific meaning of “island” but attested as Classical Syriac ܓܳܙܰܪܬܴ݁ܐ (gāzartā) and Old Armenian կղզի (kłzi) and Old Georgian კუნძული (ḳunʒuli); potentially reinterpreted from the Sumerian source of جِسْر (jisr, “(wooden) bridge”), though Semitic root derivation is superficially very plausible—from this root ج ز ر (j-z-r) / ג־ז־ר / ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to “cutting, cheffing” one hardly has obtained the meaning of “an island” or “a major separated region” directly but rather by means of transferral from “smaller” meanings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ziː.ra/

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Noun

جَزِيرَة • (jazīra) f (plural جَزَائِر (jazāʔir) or جُزُر (juzur))

1. island
2. peninsula
3. area, region, territory, section, district; any separated location, especially one delimited by natural boundaries

Declension

Declension of noun جَزِيرَة (jazīra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَزِيرَة jazīra	الْجَزِيرَة al-jazīra	جَزِيرَة jazīrat
Nominative	جَزِيرَةٌ jazīratun	الْجَزِيرَةُ al-jazīratu	جَزِيرَةُ jazīratu
Accusative	جَزِيرَةً jazīratan	الْجَزِيرَةَ al-jazīrata	جَزِيرَةَ jazīrata
Genitive	جَزِيرَةٍ jazīratin	الْجَزِيرَةِ al-jazīrati	جَزِيرَةِ jazīrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَزِيرَتَيْن jazīratayn	الْجَزِيرَتَيْن al-jazīratayn	جَزِيرَتَيْ jazīratay
Nominative	جَزِيرَتَانِ jazīratāni	الْجَزِيرَتَانِ al-jazīratāni	جَزِيرَتَا jazīratā
Accusative	جَزِيرَتَيْنِ jazīratayni	الْجَزِيرَتَيْنِ al-jazīratayni	جَزِيرَتَيْ jazīratay
Genitive	جَزِيرَتَيْنِ jazīratayni	الْجَزِيرَتَيْنِ al-jazīratayni	جَزِيرَتَيْ jazīratay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَزَائِر‎; جُزُر jazāʔir‎; juzur	الْجَزَائِر‎; الْجُزُر al-jazāʔir‎; al-juzur	جَزَائِر‎; جُزُر jazāʔir‎; juzur
Nominative	جَزَائِرُ‎; جُزُرٌ jazāʔiru‎; juzurun	الْجَزَائِرُ‎; الْجُزُرُ al-jazāʔiru‎; al-juzuru	جَزَائِرُ‎; جُزُرُ jazāʔiru‎; juzuru
Accusative	جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرًا jazāʔira‎; juzuran	الْجَزَائِرَ‎; الْجُزُرَ al-jazāʔira‎; al-juzura	جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرَ jazāʔira‎; juzura
Genitive	جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرٍ jazāʔira‎; juzurin	الْجَزَائِرِ‎; الْجُزُرِ al-jazāʔiri‎; al-juzuri	جَزَائِرِ‎; جُزُرِ jazāʔiri‎; juzuri

Derived terms

• الْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir)
• الْجَزَائِر الْخَالِدَات (al-jazāʔir al-ḵālidāt)
• الْجَزِيرَة (al-jazīra)
• جَزِيرَة الْأَمَان (jazīrat al-ʔamān)
• جَزِيرَة الْخَضْرَاء (jazīrat al-ḵaḍrāʔ)
• جَزِيرَة الْعَرَب (jazīrat al-ʕarab)
• شِبْه جَزِيرَة (šibh jazīra)

 

Related terms

• جَزَرِيّ (jazariyy)
• جَزَائِرِيّ (jazāʔiriyy)
• جَزْأَرَة (jazʔara)

Descendants

• Maltese: gżira, ġżira (less common)
• → Indonesian: jazirah
• → Ottoman Turkish: جزیره (cezîre)
  • > Turkish: cezire (inherited)
• → Portuguese: lezíria
• → Persian: جزیره (jazire)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: जज़ीरा (jazīrā)

    Urdu: جَزِیرَہ (jazīra)

• → Sicilian: gisira

Further reading

• “gzrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 112b–113a

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ziː.ra/.

Noun

جَزيرة • (jazīra) f (plural جُزُر (juzur))

1. island
2. isle

Derived terms

• شبه جزيرة (šibh jazīra, “peninsula”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ziː.re/, [ʒaˈziː.re]
• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ziː.ra/, [ʒaˈziː.ra]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

جزيرة • (jazīre) f (plural جزر (juzor) or جزائر (jazāʔer))

1. island