خيزران

Arabic

خَيْزُرَان

Etymology

Originally attested in Pre-Islamic poetry, like that of an-Nābighah (c.535–c.604), as being abundant in the land of the Byzantines. Although of uncertain identification, it was a kind of plant with pliable twigs or roots that were deemed desirable for spear-making, later being applied to bamboo. Compare Hebrew חָזַר (chazár, “to return, to bounce back”), Akkadian 𒄑𒋗𒌨 (ḫinzūru, “apple tree, apricot tree”), Ugaritic 𐎈𐎏𐎗 (ḥḏr, “apple tree”), Akkadian 𒆹 (ḫazru, “flooded area, swamp, reed marsh”); perhaps ultimately derived from Sumerian 𒄑 (gidru, “scepter, cane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaj.zu.raːn/

Noun

خَيْزُرَان • (ḵayzurān) m (collective, singulative خَيْزُرَانَة f (ḵayzurāna), plural خَيَازِر (ḵayāzir), paucal خَيْزُرَانَات (ḵayzurānāt))

1. bamboo, rattan
2. reed, cane
3. spear, shaft
4. any limber or pliable stick
5. scepter, a pointer
6. oar, a pole used to propel a boat
7. rudder, till, tiller, helm of a ship
8. (music) reed, pipes
9. (figurative) a beautiful woman; comparably slender and supple

Declension

Declension of noun خَيْزُرَان (ḵayzurān)

collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَيْزُرَان ḵayzurān	الْخَيْزُرَان al-ḵayzurān	خَيْزُرَان ḵayzurān
nominative	خَيْزُرَانٌ ḵayzurānun	الْخَيْزُرَانُ al-ḵayzurānu	خَيْزُرَانُ ḵayzurānu
accusative	خَيْزُرَانًا ḵayzurānan	الْخَيْزُرَانَ al-ḵayzurāna	خَيْزُرَانَ ḵayzurāna
genitive	خَيْزُرَانٍ ḵayzurānin	الْخَيْزُرَانِ al-ḵayzurāni	خَيْزُرَانِ ḵayzurāni
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَيْزُرَانَة ḵayzurāna	الْخَيْزُرَانَة al-ḵayzurāna	خَيْزُرَانَة ḵayzurānat
nominative	خَيْزُرَانَةٌ ḵayzurānatun	الْخَيْزُرَانَةُ al-ḵayzurānatu	خَيْزُرَانَةُ ḵayzurānatu
accusative	خَيْزُرَانَةً ḵayzurānatan	الْخَيْزُرَانَةَ al-ḵayzurānata	خَيْزُرَانَةَ ḵayzurānata
genitive	خَيْزُرَانَةٍ ḵayzurānatin	الْخَيْزُرَانَةِ al-ḵayzurānati	خَيْزُرَانَةِ ḵayzurānati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَيْزُرَانَتَيْن ḵayzurānatayn	الْخَيْزُرَانَتَيْن al-ḵayzurānatayn	خَيْزُرَانَتَيْ ḵayzurānatay
nominative	خَيْزُرَانَتَانِ ḵayzurānatāni	الْخَيْزُرَانَتَانِ al-ḵayzurānatāni	خَيْزُرَانَتَا ḵayzurānatā
accusative	خَيْزُرَانَتَيْنِ ḵayzurānatayni	الْخَيْزُرَانَتَيْنِ al-ḵayzurānatayni	خَيْزُرَانَتَيْ ḵayzurānatay
genitive	خَيْزُرَانَتَيْنِ ḵayzurānatayni	الْخَيْزُرَانَتَيْنِ al-ḵayzurānatayni	خَيْزُرَانَتَيْ ḵayzurānatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَيْزُرَانَات ḵayzurānāt	الْخَيْزُرَانَات al-ḵayzurānāt	خَيْزُرَانَات ḵayzurānāt
nominative	خَيْزُرَانَاتٌ ḵayzurānātun	الْخَيْزُرَانَاتُ al-ḵayzurānātu	خَيْزُرَانَاتُ ḵayzurānātu
accusative	خَيْزُرَانَاتٍ ḵayzurānātin	الْخَيْزُرَانَاتِ al-ḵayzurānāti	خَيْزُرَانَاتِ ḵayzurānāti
genitive	خَيْزُرَانَاتٍ ḵayzurānātin	الْخَيْزُرَانَاتِ al-ḵayzurānāti	خَيْزُرَانَاتِ ḵayzurānāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَيَازِر ḵayāzir	الْخَيَازِر al-ḵayāzir	خَيَازِر ḵayāzir
nominative	خَيَازِرُ ḵayāziru	الْخَيَازِرُ al-ḵayāziru	خَيَازِرُ ḵayāziru
accusative	خَيَازِرَ ḵayāzira	الْخَيَازِرَ al-ḵayāzira	خَيَازِرَ ḵayāzira
genitive	خَيَازِرَ ḵayāzira	الْخَيَازِرِ al-ḵayāziri	خَيَازِرِ ḵayāziri

Descendants

• → Catalan: galzeran
• → Ottoman Turkish: هزارن
  • → Turkish: hezaren

References

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