بزاق

Arabic

Root
ب ز ق (b z q)
4 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bu.zaːq/
Rhymes: -aːq

Noun

بُزَاق • (buzāq) m

spit, spittle, saliva
(molluscs) slug

Declension

Declension of noun **بُزَاق** (buzāq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُزَاق buzāq	الْبُزَاق al-buzāq	بُزَاق buzāq
nominative	بُزَاقٌ buzāqun	الْبُزَاقُ al-buzāqu	بُزَاقُ buzāqu
accusative	بُزَاقًا buzāqan	الْبُزَاقَ al-buzāqa	بُزَاقَ buzāqa
genitive	بُزَاقٍ buzāqin	الْبُزَاقِ al-buzāqi	بُزَاقِ buzāqi

Descendants

Cypriot Arabic: pzak
Maltese: bżieq
→ Persian: بزاق (buzāq / bozâġ)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُزَاق (buzāq).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bu.ˈzaːq/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊ.zɑːq]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊ.zɑːq]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bu.zɔːq]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.zɒːɢ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bu.zɔq]

Readings
Classical reading^?	buzāq
Dari reading^?	buzāq
Iranian reading^?	bozâġ
Tajik reading^?	buzoq

Noun

بزاق • (buzāq / bozâġ) (Tajik spelling бузоқ)

saliva
Synonym: آب‌دهان (āb-dahān / âb-dahân)

Derived terms

بزاقی (buzāqī / bozâġi)
غدد بزاقی (ġudad-i buzāqī / ġodad-e bozâġi)