مرزبان

مرزبان

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mlcpʾn' /marz(o)bān/, “margrave”), whence Persian مرزبان‎ (marzbân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.zu.baːn/
• IPA^(key): /mar.za.baːn/

Noun

مَرْزُبَان or مَرْزَبَان • (marzubān or marzabān) m (plural مَرَازِبَة‎ (marāziba)) (historical)

1. marzban, margrave, march warden, satrap, a Sassanian governor of a frontier province

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْزُبَان (marzubān)‎; مَرْزَبَان (marzabān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْزُبَان‎; مَرْزَبَان marzubān‎; marzabān	الْمَرْزُبَان‎‎; الْمَرْزَبَان‎ al-marzubān‎; al-marzabān	مَرْزُبَان‎; مَرْزَبَان marzubān‎; marzabān
Nominative	مَرْزُبَانٌ‎; مَرْزَبَانٌ marzubānun‎; marzabānun	الْمَرْزُبَانُ‎‎; الْمَرْزَبَانُ‎ al-marzubānu‎; al-marzabānu	مَرْزُبَانُ‎; مَرْزَبَانُ marzubānu‎; marzabānu
Accusative	مَرْزُبَانًا‎‎; مَرْزَبَانًا‎ marzubānan‎; marzabānan	الْمَرْزُبَانَ‎‎; الْمَرْزَبَانَ‎ al-marzubāna‎; al-marzabāna	مَرْزُبَانَ‎; مَرْزَبَانَ marzubāna‎; marzabāna
Genitive	مَرْزُبَانٍ‎; مَرْزَبَانٍ marzubānin‎; marzabānin	الْمَرْزُبَانِ‎‎; الْمَرْزَبَانِ‎ al-marzubāni‎; al-marzabāni	مَرْزُبَانِ‎; مَرْزَبَانِ marzubāni‎; marzabāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْزُبَانَيْن‎‎; مَرْزَبَانَيْن‎ marzubānayn‎; marzabānayn	الْمَرْزُبَانَيْن‎‎; الْمَرْزَبَانَيْن‎ al-marzubānayn‎; al-marzabānayn	مَرْزُبَانَيْ‎‎; مَرْزَبَانَيْ‎ marzubānay‎; marzabānay
Nominative	مَرْزُبَانَانِ‎‎; مَرْزَبَانَانِ‎ marzubānāni‎; marzabānāni	الْمَرْزُبَانَانِ‎‎; الْمَرْزَبَانَانِ‎ al-marzubānāni‎; al-marzabānāni	مَرْزُبَانَا‎‎; مَرْزَبَانَا‎ marzubānā‎; marzabānā
Accusative	مَرْزُبَانَيْنِ‎‎; مَرْزَبَانَيْنِ‎ marzubānayni‎; marzabānayni	الْمَرْزُبَانَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَرْزَبَانَيْنِ‎ al-marzubānayni‎; al-marzabānayni	مَرْزُبَانَيْ‎‎; مَرْزَبَانَيْ‎ marzubānay‎; marzabānay
Genitive	مَرْزُبَانَيْنِ‎‎; مَرْزَبَانَيْنِ‎ marzubānayni‎; marzabānayni	الْمَرْزُبَانَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَرْزَبَانَيْنِ‎ al-marzubānayni‎; al-marzabānayni	مَرْزُبَانَيْ‎‎; مَرْزَبَانَيْ‎ marzubānay‎; marzabānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَازِبَة‎ marāziba	الْمَرَازِبَة‎ al-marāziba	مَرَازِبَة‎ marāzibat
Nominative	مَرَازِبَةٌ‎ marāzibatun	الْمَرَازِبَةُ‎ al-marāzibatu	مَرَازِبَةُ‎ marāzibatu
Accusative	مَرَازِبَةً‎ marāzibatan	الْمَرَازِبَةَ‎ al-marāzibata	مَرَازِبَةَ‎ marāzibata
Genitive	مَرَازِبَةٍ‎ marāzibatin	الْمَرَازِبَةِ‎ al-marāzibati	مَرَازِبَةِ‎ marāzibati

Etymology 2

Also found in Classical Syriac ܡܪܙܒܢܐ‎ (marzəbānā, “a serving of grain”) and Middle Armenian մարզպան (marzpan, “a measure of grain or liquid”). This is probably a suffigation of the word treated at مِرْزَاب‎ (mirzāb, “spout”), i.e. “a spout full of grain”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.za.baːn/

Noun

مَرْزَبَان • (marzabān) m (plural مَرَازِيب‎ (marāzīb)) (obsolete, Medieval Aleppo)

1. a dry measure for grain, a fourth of a مَكُّوك‎ (makkūk)

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْزَبَان (marzabān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْزَبَان marzabān	الْمَرْزَبَان‎ al-marzabān	مَرْزَبَان marzabān
Nominative	مَرْزَبَانٌ marzabānun	الْمَرْزَبَانُ‎ al-marzabānu	مَرْزَبَانُ marzabānu
Accusative	مَرْزَبَانًا‎ marzabānan	الْمَرْزَبَانَ‎ al-marzabāna	مَرْزَبَانَ marzabāna
Genitive	مَرْزَبَانٍ marzabānin	الْمَرْزَبَانِ‎ al-marzabāni	مَرْزَبَانِ marzabāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْزَبَانَيْن‎ marzabānayn	الْمَرْزَبَانَيْن‎ al-marzabānayn	مَرْزَبَانَيْ‎ marzabānay
Nominative	مَرْزَبَانَانِ‎ marzabānāni	الْمَرْزَبَانَانِ‎ al-marzabānāni	مَرْزَبَانَا‎ marzabānā
Accusative	مَرْزَبَانَيْنِ‎ marzabānayni	الْمَرْزَبَانَيْنِ‎ al-marzabānayni	مَرْزَبَانَيْ‎ marzabānay
Genitive	مَرْزَبَانَيْنِ‎ marzabānayni	الْمَرْزَبَانَيْنِ‎ al-marzabānayni	مَرْزَبَانَيْ‎ marzabānay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَازِيب‎ marāzīb	الْمَرَازِيب‎ al-marāzīb	مَرَازِيب‎ marāzīb
Nominative	مَرَازِيبُ‎ marāzību	الْمَرَازِيبُ‎ al-marāzību	مَرَازِيبُ‎ marāzību
Accusative	مَرَازِيبَ‎ marāzība	الْمَرَازِيبَ‎ al-marāzība	مَرَازِيبَ‎ marāzība
Genitive	مَرَازِيبَ‎ marāzība	الْمَرَازِيبِ‎ al-marāzībi	مَرَازِيبِ‎ marāzībi

References

• “mrzbn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “مرزبان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1075
• Saiden, A. S. (1978) The Arithmetic of Al-Uqlīdisī: The Story of Hindu-Arabic Arithmetic as told in Kitāb al-Fuṣūl fī al-Ḥisāb al-Hindī, Dordrecht & Boston: Reidel, →ISBN, pages 379–380

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mlcpʾn' /marz(o)bān/, “margrave”), from [script needed] (mlc /marz/, “boundary”) (Persian مرز‎ (marz)) and [script needed] (-pʾn' /-bān/, “-guard”) (Persian بان‎ (-bân)). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian մարզպան (marzpan), Old Georgian მარზაპანი (marzaṗani), მაზრაპანი (mazraṗani), Classical Syriac ܡܪܙܒܢܐ‎ (marzəbānā), Arabic مَرْزُبَان‎ (marzubān), Byzantine Greek μαρζαβανᾶς (marzabanâs), μαρζανάβος (marzanábos).

Noun

مرزبان • (marz-bân)

1. border guard
2. (historical) marzban

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մարզպան”, 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 282–283
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 193