موز
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭬 𐭅 𐭆 (mwc /mōč/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca), then, according to Roger Blench, via Dravidian (compare Tamil மோத்தை (mōttai, “banana flower”) from Malayo-Polynesian (compare Dobel muɁu, Manggarai muku) from Trans-New Guinea (compare Fataluku muɁu, Mosimo mugu), ultimately from Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugu.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
مَوْز • (mawz) m (collective, singulative مَوْزَة f (mawza))
Declension edit
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَوْز mawz |
الْمَوْز al-mawz |
مَوْز mawz |
Nominative | مَوْزٌ mawzun |
الْمَوْزُ al-mawzu |
مَوْزُ mawzu |
Accusative | مَوْزًا mawzan |
الْمَوْزَ al-mawza |
مَوْزَ mawza |
Genitive | مَوْزٍ mawzin |
الْمَوْزِ al-mawzi |
مَوْزِ mawzi |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَوْزَة mawza |
الْمَوْزَة al-mawza |
مَوْزَة mawzat |
Nominative | مَوْزَةٌ mawzatun |
الْمَوْزَةُ al-mawzatu |
مَوْزَةُ mawzatu |
Accusative | مَوْزَةً mawzatan |
الْمَوْزَةَ al-mawzata |
مَوْزَةَ mawzata |
Genitive | مَوْزَةٍ mawzatin |
الْمَوْزَةِ al-mawzati |
مَوْزَةِ mawzati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَوْزَتَيْن mawzatayn |
الْمَوْزَتَيْن al-mawzatayn |
مَوْزَتَيْ mawzatay |
Nominative | مَوْزَتَانِ mawzatāni |
الْمَوْزَتَانِ al-mawzatāni |
مَوْزَتَا mawzatā |
Accusative | مَوْزَتَيْنِ mawzatayni |
الْمَوْزَتَيْنِ al-mawzatayni |
مَوْزَتَيْ mawzatay |
Genitive | مَوْزَتَيْنِ mawzatayni |
الْمَوْزَتَيْنِ al-mawzatayni |
مَوْزَتَيْ mawzatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَوْزَات mawzāt |
الْمَوْزَات al-mawzāt |
مَوْزَات mawzāt |
Nominative | مَوْزَاتٌ mawzātun |
الْمَوْزَاتُ al-mawzātu |
مَوْزَاتُ mawzātu |
Accusative | مَوْزَاتٍ mawzātin |
الْمَوْزَاتِ al-mawzāti |
مَوْزَاتِ mawzāti |
Genitive | مَوْزَاتٍ mawzātin |
الْمَوْزَاتِ al-mawzāti |
مَوْزَاتِ mawzāti |
Descendants edit
- Hijazi Arabic: موز (mōz)
- → Amharic: ሙዝ (muz)
- → Middle Armenian: մոզ (moz)
- → Ge'ez: ሙዝ (muz)
- → Harari: ሙዝ (mūz)
- → Hebrew: מוז (moz)
- → Ottoman Turkish: موز (mevz, muz)
- Turkish: muz
- → Persian: مُوز
- → Swahili: mazu
- → Tigre: ሙዝ (muz)
- → Tigrinya: ሙዝ (muz)
References edit
- ^ Blench, Roger (2016) “Things your classics master never told you: a borrowing from Trans New Guinea languages into Latin”, in Academia.edu[1], Academia, Inc.
Chagatai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *būŕ.
Noun edit
موز (muz) (plural موزلار)
Descendants edit
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
موز • (mōz) m (collective, singulative موزة f (mōza), plural موزات (mōzāt))
- (collective) banana
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مَوْز (mawz).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
موز • (mevz, meviz, muz)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: muz
References edit
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “موز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2028b
Persian edit
Etymology edit
(In Iranian Persian and Tajik) Borrowed from Arabic مَوْز (mawz), itself a borrowing from Middle Persian.
Otherwise Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭬 𐭅 𐭆 (mwc /mōč/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca), derived from Dravidian (compare Tamil மோத்தை (mōttai, “banana flower”), from Malayo-Polynesian (see Dobel muɁu, Manggarai muku), from Trans-New Guinea (see Fataluku muɁu, Mosimo mugu) and lastly from Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugu.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [moːz], [mawz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäwz]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | mōz, mawz |
Dari reading? | mōz |
Iranian reading? | mowz |
Tajik reading? | mavz |
Noun edit
Dari | کیله |
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Iranian Persian | مُوز |
Tajik | банан, мавз |
موز • (mowz) (plural موزها (mowz-hâ))
References edit
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “mōz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Shina edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit मांस (māṁsá).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
موز (moz)
Further reading edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
موز • (mōz) m (collective, singulative موزة f (mōze), paucal موزات (mōzāt))
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَوْز (mawz), from Arabic مَوْز (mawz).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɔːz/
Noun edit
مَوز • (mauz) m (Hindi spelling मौज़)
- a type of banana