آبزن
See also: أبزن, آثرن, and أثرن
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄zn' /ābzan/). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܘܙܢܐ (ʾāwzānāʾ), Old Armenian աւազան (awazan), Old Georgian ავაზანი (avazani), Georgian აბაზანა (abazana), Aghwan 𐔰𐕛𐔰𐔵𐔰𐕎 (avazan), all Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɑːbzan/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ɑːbzan/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɒːbzæn/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɔbzan/
Noun
آبزن • (âbzan) (plural آبزنها (âbzan-hâ))
- bath, pool
Synonyms
- آبشنگ (âbšang)
- حوض (howz)
- آبدان (âbdân)
Related terms
- آوازه (âvâze)
Descendants
- Arabic: أبزن (ʾabzan)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “աւազան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 352
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 102
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 4