وزغ
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وَزَغَة
See also: ورع
Arabic
Etymology
From Persian وزغ (vazağ), وزغه (vazağe, “small lizard”).
Pronunciation
Noun
وَزَغ • (wazaḡ) m (collective, singulative وَزَغَة f (wazaḡa), plural أَوْزَاغ (ʔawzāḡ))
Declension
Declension of noun وَزَغ (wazaḡ)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وَزَغ wazaḡ |
الْوَزَغ al-wazaḡ |
وَزَغ wazaḡ |
| Nominative | وَزَغٌ wazaḡun |
الْوَزَغُ al-wazaḡu |
وَزَغُ wazaḡu |
| Accusative | وَزَغًا wazaḡan |
الْوَزَغَ al-wazaḡa |
وَزَغَ wazaḡa |
| Genitive | وَزَغٍ wazaḡin |
الْوَزَغِ al-wazaḡi |
وَزَغِ wazaḡi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وَزَغَة wazaḡa |
الْوَزَغَة al-wazaḡa |
وَزَغَة wazaḡat |
| Nominative | وَزَغَةٌ wazaḡatun |
الْوَزَغَةُ al-wazaḡatu |
وَزَغَةُ wazaḡatu |
| Accusative | وَزَغَةً wazaḡatan |
الْوَزَغَةَ al-wazaḡata |
وَزَغَةَ wazaḡata |
| Genitive | وَزَغَةٍ wazaḡatin |
الْوَزَغَةِ al-wazaḡati |
وَزَغَةِ wazaḡati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | وَزَغَتَيْن wazaḡatayn |
الْوَزَغَتَيْن al-wazaḡatayn |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
| Nominative | وَزَغَتَانِ wazaḡatāni |
الْوَزَغَتَانِ al-wazaḡatāni |
وَزَغَتَا wazaḡatā |
| Accusative | وَزَغَتَيْنِ wazaḡatayni |
الْوَزَغَتَيْنِ al-wazaḡatayni |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
| Genitive | وَزَغَتَيْنِ wazaḡatayni |
الْوَزَغَتَيْنِ al-wazaḡatayni |
وَزَغَتَيْ wazaḡatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وَزَغَات wazaḡāt |
الْوَزَغَات al-wazaḡāt |
وَزَغَات wazaḡāt |
| Nominative | وَزَغَاتٌ wazaḡātun |
الْوَزَغَاتُ al-wazaḡātu |
وَزَغَاتُ wazaḡātu |
| Accusative | وَزَغَاتٍ wazaḡātin |
الْوَزَغَاتِ al-wazaḡāti |
وَزَغَاتِ wazaḡāti |
| Genitive | وَزَغَاتٍ wazaḡātin |
الْوَزَغَاتِ al-wazaḡāti |
وَزَغَاتِ wazaḡāti |
| Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَوْزَاغ ʔawzāḡ |
الْأَوْزَاغ al-ʔawzāḡ |
أَوْزَاغ ʔawzāḡ |
| Nominative | أَوْزَاغٌ ʔawzāḡun |
الْأَوْزَاغُ al-ʔawzāḡu |
أَوْزَاغُ ʔawzāḡu |
| Accusative | أَوْزَاغًا ʔawzāḡan |
الْأَوْزَاغَ al-ʔawzāḡa |
أَوْزَاغَ ʔawzāḡa |
| Genitive | أَوْزَاغٍ ʔawzāḡin |
الْأَوْزَاغِ al-ʔawzāḡi |
أَوْزَاغِ ʔawzāḡi |
Descendants
References
- “وزغ” in Almaany
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وزغ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 1211
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Persian (wzγ /wazaγ/, “frog”). Akin to Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬖𐬁 (vazaγā, “lizard, frog”), compare وزغه (vazağe, “small lizard”), and to Old Armenian Վազգէն (Vazgēn).
Pronunciation
Noun
وزغ • (vazağ)
Derived terms
- جلوزغ (jolvazağ)
Descendants
- →? Georgian: ვასაკა (vasaḳa)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wzγ”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 89
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 501