مرزبان

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Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

 مرزبان on Arabic Wikipedia

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

Noun

مَرْزَبَان • (marzabān) m (plural مَرَازِيب (marāzīb)) (obsolete)

  1. (Medieval Aleppo) a dry measure for grain, a fourth of a مَكُّوك (makkūk), ca. 26.25 liters
  2. (Medieval Mesopotamia) a liquid measure for wine, a sixteenth of a مِشْقَاع (mišqāʕ), 1.875 liters
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–
  • Hinz, Walther (1955, 1970) Islamische Maße und Gewichte: umgerechnet ins metrische System (Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung: der nahe und der mittlere Osten; Ergänzungsband 1, Heft 1) (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 45
  • 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

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (mlcpʾn' /⁠marz(o)bān⁠/, “margrave”), from (mlc /⁠marz⁠/, “boundary”) (Persian مرز (marz)) and (-pʾn' /⁠-bān⁠/, “-guard”) (Persian ـبان (-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).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مرزبان • (marz-bân)

  1. border guard
    Synonyms: مرزدار (marz-dâr), سرحدبان (sarhadd-bân), سرحدچی (sarhaddči), سرحددار (sarhadd-dâr)
  2. (historical) marzban

Descendants

  • → English: marzban

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