خزان

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See also: حزان and خزاں

Arabic

Root
خ ز ن (ḵ-z-n)

Pronunciation

Noun

خَزَّان • (ḵazzān) m (plural خَزَازِين (ḵazāzīn) or خَزَّانَات (ḵazzānāt))

  1. dam
  2. reservoir
  3. tank

Declension

Declension of noun خَزَّان (ḵazzān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَزَّان
ḵazzān 		الْخَزَّان
al-ḵazzān 		خَزَّان
ḵazzān
Nominative خَزَّانٌ
ḵazzānun 		الْخَزَّانُ
al-ḵazzānu 		خَزَّانُ
ḵazzānu
Accusative خَزَّانًا
ḵazzānan 		الْخَزَّانَ
al-ḵazzāna 		خَزَّانَ
ḵazzāna
Genitive خَزَّانٍ
ḵazzānin 		الْخَزَّانِ
al-ḵazzāni 		خَزَّانِ
ḵazzāni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَزَّانَيْن
ḵazzānayn 		الْخَزَّانَيْن
al-ḵazzānayn 		خَزَّانَيْ
ḵazzānay
Nominative خَزَّانَانِ
ḵazzānāni 		الْخَزَّانَانِ
al-ḵazzānāni 		خَزَّانَا
ḵazzānā
Accusative خَزَّانَيْنِ
ḵazzānayni 		الْخَزَّانَيْنِ
al-ḵazzānayni 		خَزَّانَيْ
ḵazzānay
Genitive خَزَّانَيْنِ
ḵazzānayni 		الْخَزَّانَيْنِ
al-ḵazzānayni 		خَزَّانَيْ
ḵazzānay
Plural basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَزَازِين‎; خَزَّانَات
ḵazāzīn‎; ḵazzānāt 		الْخَزَازِين‎; الْخَزَّانَات
al-ḵazāzīn‎; al-ḵazzānāt 		خَزَازِين‎; خَزَّانَات
ḵazāzīn‎; ḵazzānāt
Nominative خَزَازِينُ‎; خَزَّانَاتٌ
ḵazāzīnu‎; ḵazzānātun 		الْخَزَازِينُ‎; الْخَزَّانَاتُ
al-ḵazāzīnu‎; al-ḵazzānātu 		خَزَازِينُ‎; خَزَّانَاتُ
ḵazāzīnu‎; ḵazzānātu
Accusative خَزَازِينَ‎; خَزَّانَاتٍ
ḵazāzīna‎; ḵazzānātin 		الْخَزَازِينَ‎; الْخَزَّانَاتِ
al-ḵazāzīna‎; al-ḵazzānāti 		خَزَازِينَ‎; خَزَّانَاتِ
ḵazāzīna‎; ḵazzānāti
Genitive خَزَازِينَ‎; خَزَّانَاتٍ
ḵazāzīna‎; ḵazzānātin 		الْخَزَازِينِ‎; الْخَزَّانَاتِ
al-ḵazāzīni‎; al-ḵazzānāti 		خَزَازِينِ‎; خَزَّانَاتِ
ḵazāzīni‎; ḵazzānāti

Persian

Etymology

Probably from Bactrian. Compare Sogdian (γzʾnh /⁠xazān⁠/), also probably a Bactrian borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xazān
Dari reading? xazān
Iranian reading? xazân
Tajik reading? xazon

Noun

Dari خزان
Iranian Persian
Tajik хазон

خزان • (xazân)

  1. (literary, poetic) autumn
    • 11th century, Manuchehri
      خیزید و خز آرید که هنگام خزان است
      باد خنک از جانب خوارزم وزان است
      xêzêd u xaz ârêd ki hangâm-i xazân ast
      bâd-i xunuk az jânib-i xwârazm vazân ast
      Get up and bring fur clothes as autumn is here
      A cold wind is blowing from the Khwarazm yonder
    Synonym: پاییز (pâyiz)

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: xəzan
  • → Gujarati: ખઝાન (khajhān)
  • → Kazakh: қазан (qazan)
  • → Uzbek: xazon
  • → Urdu: خزاں (xizā̃)

References

  • Gharib, B. (1995) “γzʾnh”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 182a
  • Jafari Dehaghi, Mahmud, Emadaldin Sadri, Amir (2012) “Vâmvâže-hey balxī dar pârsi now [Bactrian Loanwords in New-Persian]”, in Language Studies‎ (in Persian), volume 2, number 4, Tehran: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, page 7
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