زوان
Arabic
Etymology
Ultimately from Sumerian 𒍣𒍝𒀭 (/zizān/, “wheat”). Compare Aramaic זוּנִין (zōnīn, “ryegrass”), Classical Syriac ܙܺܽܝܙܳܢܳܐ (zīzān, “ryegrass”), Ancient Greek ζιζάνιον (zizánion, “ryegrass”).
Noun
زُوَان or زُوَّان or زَوَان or زِوَان • (zuwān or zuwwān or zawān or ziwān) m
- darnel, ryegrass (Lolium gen. et spp.)
- 1025, ابن سينا (Avicenna), القانون في الطب [Canon Medicinae], Rome: Stamperia Orientale Medicea, published 1593, Liber 2, page 172:
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- Synonym: شَيْلَم (šaylam)
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Declension
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زُوَان; زُوَّان; زَوَان; زِوَان zuwān; zuwwān; zawān; ziwān |
الزُّوَان; الزُّوَّان; الزَّوَان; الزِّوَان az-zuwān; az-zuwwān; az-zawān; az-ziwān |
زُوَان; زُوَّان; زَوَان; زِوَان zuwān; zuwwān; zawān; ziwān |
| Nominative | زُوَانٌ; زُوَّانٌ; زَوَانٌ; زِوَانٌ zuwānun; zuwwānun; zawānun; ziwānun |
الزُّوَانُ; الزُّوَّانُ; الزَّوَانُ; الزِّوَانُ az-zuwānu; az-zuwwānu; az-zawānu; az-ziwānu |
زُوَانُ; زُوَّانُ; زَوَانُ; زِوَانُ zuwānu; zuwwānu; zawānu; ziwānu |
| Accusative | زُوَانًا; زُوَّانًا; زَوَانًا; زِوَانًا zuwānan; zuwwānan; zawānan; ziwānan |
الزُّوَانَ; الزُّوَّانَ; الزَّوَانَ; الزِّوَانَ az-zuwāna; az-zuwwāna; az-zawāna; az-ziwāna |
زُوَانَ; زُوَّانَ; زَوَانَ; زِوَانَ zuwāna; zuwwāna; zawāna; ziwāna |
| Genitive | زُوَانٍ; زُوَّانٍ; زَوَانٍ; زِوَانٍ zuwānin; zuwwānin; zawānin; ziwānin |
الزُّوَانِ; الزُّوَّانِ; الزَّوَانِ; الزِّوَانِ az-zuwāni; az-zuwwāni; az-zawāni; az-ziwāni |
زُوَانِ; زُوَّانِ; زَوَانِ; زِوَانِ zuwāni; zuwwāni; zawāni; ziwāni |
References
- “zwnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “zyzn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Freytag, Georg (1833), “زوان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 268
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 723–729
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 133–134
Baluchi
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *hižwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵiĵʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
Laki
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *hižwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵiĵʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (uzvān), from Proto-Iranian *hižwáH (compare Kurdish ziman, Pashto ژبه (žəba), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵiĵʰwáH (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язы́к (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).