ساز

See also: سار

Persian

Etymology

Lexicalization of the stem ساز (sâz-) of the verb ساختن (sâxtan, to make, construct; to compose).

Pronunciation

Noun

ساز (sâz) (plural سازها (sâz-hâ))

  1. musical instrument

Descendants

  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: saz
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساز (sâz)
    • Turkish: saz
    • → Middle Armenian: սազ (saz) (or directly from Persian)
  • Hindi: साज़ (sāz)

References

  • Cabolov, R. L. (2010), “¹sāz”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 251
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-08-11), saz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük, retrieved 2016-05-12
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