See also: میزان

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
و ز ن (w-z-n)

Tool noun from the verb وَزَنَ (wazana, to weigh).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /miː.zaːn/
  • (file)

Noun edit

مِيزَان (mīzānm (plural مَوَازِين (mawāzīn))

  1. balance
  2. scales
  3. weight
  4. measure, poetic meter
  5. rule, method
  6. justice, equity, fairness, impartiality
  7. (in the definite form) Libra
  8. مِيزَان الشَمْس: sundial

Declension edit

Descendants edit

Moroccan Arabic edit

Root
و ز ن
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ميزان (mīzānm (plural موازن (mwāzin))

  1. scale, scales
  2. balance

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
و ز ن
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /miː.zaːn/, [miˈzæːn]
  • (file)

Noun edit

ميزان (mīzānm (plural ميازين (mayāzīn))

  1. scale, scales
  2. balance
  3. (astrology) Libra

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Signs of the Zodiac · الأبراج (il-ʔabrāj)
       
الحمل (il-ḥamal, Aries) التور (it-tōr, Taurus) الجوزاء (il-jōzāʔ, Gemini) السرطان (is-saraṭān, Cancer)
       
الأسد (il-ʔasad, Leo) العذراء (il-ʕazrāʔ, Virgo) الميزان (il-mīzān, Libra) العقرب (il-ʕaqrab, Scorpio)
       
القوس (il-ʔōs, Sagittarius) الجدي (il-jidi, Capricorn) الدلو (id-dalu, Aquarius) الحوت (il-ḥūt, Pisces)