نیزه

See also: نيرة

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭰𐭪𐭩 (nycky) / nyck' (nēzag), from Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (naizaka-). Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (naēza-, tip, especially of a needle) and borrowings from Iranian: Classical Syriac ܢܝܙܟܐ (nayzkāʾ), Old Armenian նիզակ (nizak), and Arabic نَيْزَك (nayzak).

Pronunciation

Noun

نیزه (neyze) (plural نیزه‌ها (neyze-hâ))

  1. spear, lance, javelin

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • نیزه‌دار (neyze-dâr)
  • سرنیزه (sarneyze)
  • نیزه‌ماهی (neyze-mâhi)
  • نیزک (neyzak)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: nizə

References

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