قوس قزح
Arabic
Etymology
Literally, “bow of Quzah”, named after Quzah, a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qaws qu.zaħ/
Noun
قَوْس قُزَح • (qaws quzaḥ) m (plural أَقْوَاس قُزَح (ʾaqwās quzaḥ))
- rainbow
Declension
Declension of noun قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | قَوْس قُزَح qaws quzaḥ | — |
| Nominative | — | قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسُ قُزَحَ qawsu quzaḥin; qawsu quzaḥa | — |
| Accusative | — | قَوْسَ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسَ قُزَحَ qawsa quzaḥin; qawsa quzaḥa | — |
| Genitive | — | قَوْسِ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسِ قُزَحَ qawsi quzaḥin; qawsi quzaḥa | — |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | — | قَوْسَيْ قُزَح qawsay quzaḥ | — |
| Nominative | — | قَوْسَا قُزَحٍ; قَوْسَا قُزَحَ qawsā quzaḥin; qawsā quzaḥa | — |
| Accusative | — | قَوْسَيْ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ qawsay quzaḥin; qawsay quzaḥa | — |
| Genitive | — | قَوْسَيْ قُزَحٍ; قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ qawsay quzaḥin; qawsay quzaḥa | — |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | أَقْوَاس قُزَح ʾaqwās quzaḥ | — |
| Nominative | — | أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحٍ; أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحَ ʾaqwāsu quzaḥin; ʾaqwāsu quzaḥa | — |
| Accusative | — | أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحٍ; أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحَ ʾaqwāsa quzaḥin; ʾaqwāsa quzaḥa | — |
| Genitive | — | أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحٍ; أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحَ ʾaqwāsi quzaḥin; ʾaqwāsi quzaḥa | — |
Descendants
- → Gulf Arabic: قز قزح (quzquzaḥ) (learned)
- → Hijazi Arabic: قوس قزح (gōs guzaḥ) (learned)
- → Persian: قوس و قزح (qows o qazah)
- → Azerbaijani: qövsi-qüzeh
- → Urdu: قوس قزح
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoːs ɡuzaħ/
- IPA(key): [ˈqo̞ːs qʊzaħ] (common pronunciation)
Noun
قوس قزح • (gōs guzaḥ) m (plural أقواس قزح (ʔagwās guzaḥ))
- rainbow
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qaws qu.zaħ/, /quːs qu.zaħ/
Noun
قوس قزح • (qaws quzaḥ, qūs quzaḥ) m (plural قواس قزح (qwās quzaḥ))
- rainbow
- Synonyms: قوس النبي (qaws en-nbī, qūs en-nbī), حزام لالة فاطمة الزهرا (ḥzām lālla fāṭima z-zuhra), عروسة السما (ʕrūsit es-smā), عروسة الشتا (ʕrūsit eš-štā)