مرز
See also: م ر ر
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mlc /marz/, “boundary, march; (astronomy) term”), from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀 (marəza, “frontier”), Proto-Germanic *markō (> English march), and Latin margo. Akin to the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian մարզ (marz), մարձ (marj), Georgian მაზრა (mazra), Classical Syriac ܡܪܙܐ (marzā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /maɾz/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /maɾz/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /mæɾz/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /maɾz/
Noun
| Dari | مرز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | марз (marz) |
مرز • (marz) (plural مرزها (marz-hâ))
- boundary, border, frontier
- مرز کشور همسایه ― marz-e kešvar-e hamsâye ― border of the neighboring country
- کشور هم مرز ― kešvar-e ham marz ― bordering country
Derived terms
- مرزبان (marz-bân, “border guard, marzban”)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մարզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 281–282
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “marz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 54