جزيرة

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See also: جزیره, جزیرہ, and خربزه
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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ج ز ر (j z r)
7 terms

Likely an Aramaic topographic term, to be identified with Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גזרתא (“a heap or slab of wood or stone”) and Classical Syriac ܓܙܺܝܪܬܴ݁ܐ (gəzīrtā, “a heap or slab of wood or stone; merlon; door-ring, specifically Mesopotamia”), with the specific meaning of “island” but attested as Classical Syriac ܓܳܙܰܪܬܴ݁ܐ (gāzartā) and Old Armenian կղզի (kłzi) and Old Georgian კუნძული (ḳunʒuli); potentially reinterpreted from the Sumerian source of جِسْر (jisr, “(wooden) bridge”), though Semitic root derivation is superficially very plausible—from this root ج ز ر (j-z-r) / ג־ז־ר / ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to “cutting, cheffing” one hardly has obtained the meaning of “an island” or “a major separated region” directly but rather by means of transferral from “smaller” meanings.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ziː.ra/
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Noun

جَزِيرَة • (jazīra) f (plural جَزَائِر (jazāʔir) or جُزُر (juzur))

  1. island
  2. peninsula
  3. area, region, territory, section, district; any separated location, especially one delimited by natural boundaries

Declension

Declension of noun جَزِيرَة (jazīra)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَزِيرَة
jazīra 		الْجَزِيرَة
al-jazīra 		جَزِيرَة
jazīrat
Nominative جَزِيرَةٌ
jazīratun 		الْجَزِيرَةُ
al-jazīratu 		جَزِيرَةُ
jazīratu
Accusative جَزِيرَةً
jazīratan 		الْجَزِيرَةَ
al-jazīrata 		جَزِيرَةَ
jazīrata
Genitive جَزِيرَةٍ
jazīratin 		الْجَزِيرَةِ
al-jazīrati 		جَزِيرَةِ
jazīrati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَزِيرَتَيْن
jazīratayn 		الْجَزِيرَتَيْن
al-jazīratayn 		جَزِيرَتَيْ
jazīratay
Nominative جَزِيرَتَانِ
jazīratāni 		الْجَزِيرَتَانِ
al-jazīratāni 		جَزِيرَتَا
jazīratā
Accusative جَزِيرَتَيْنِ
jazīratayni 		الْجَزِيرَتَيْنِ
al-jazīratayni 		جَزِيرَتَيْ
jazīratay
Genitive جَزِيرَتَيْنِ
jazīratayni 		الْجَزِيرَتَيْنِ
al-jazīratayni 		جَزِيرَتَيْ
jazīratay
Plural basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَزَائِر‎; جُزُر
jazāʔir‎; juzur 		الْجَزَائِر‎; الْجُزُر
al-jazāʔir‎; al-juzur 		جَزَائِر‎; جُزُر
jazāʔir‎; juzur
Nominative جَزَائِرُ‎; جُزُرٌ
jazāʔiru‎; juzurun 		الْجَزَائِرُ‎; الْجُزُرُ
al-jazāʔiru‎; al-juzuru 		جَزَائِرُ‎; جُزُرُ
jazāʔiru‎; juzuru
Accusative جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرًا
jazāʔira‎; juzuran 		الْجَزَائِرَ‎; الْجُزُرَ
al-jazāʔira‎; al-juzura 		جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرَ
jazāʔira‎; juzura
Genitive جَزَائِرَ‎; جُزُرٍ
jazāʔira‎; juzurin 		الْجَزَائِرِ‎; الْجُزُرِ
al-jazāʔiri‎; al-juzuri 		جَزَائِرِ‎; جُزُرِ
jazāʔiri‎; juzuri

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • “gzrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 112b–113a

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

Pronunciation

Noun

جَزيرة • (jazīra) f (plural جُزُر (juzur))

  1. island
  2. isle

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra).

Pronunciation

Noun

جزيرة • (jazīre) f (plural جزر (juzor) or جزائر (jazāʔer))

  1. island
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