خوارزم
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.waː.rizm/
Proper noun
خَوَارِزْم • (ḵawārizm) f
- Chorasmia, Khwarazm (a large oasis geographical region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia; currently split politically between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | خَوَارِزْم ḵawārizm |
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| nominative | — | خَوَارِزْمُ ḵawārizmu |
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| accusative | — | خَوَارِزْمَ ḵawārizma |
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| genitive | — | خَوَارِزْمَ ḵawārizma |
— |
Derived terms
- خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)
Persian
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š /ʰUvārazmiš/). More at Khwarazm.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xʷaː.ˈrazm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.ɾázm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒː.ɹǽzm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χɔ.ɾázm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xwārazm |
| Dari reading? | xārazm |
| Iranian reading? | xârazm |
| Tajik reading? | xorazm |
Proper noun
خوارزم • (xwārazm / xârazm) (Tajik spelling Хоразм)
- Chorasmia, Khwarazm (a large oasis geographical region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia; currently split politically between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)
- 11th century, Manuchehri:
- خیزید و خز آرید که هنگام خزان است
باد خنک از جانب خوارزم وزان است- xêzêd u xaz ârêd ki hangâm-i xazân ast
bâd-i xunak az jânib-i xwârazm vazân ast
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- xêzêd u xaz ârêd ki hangâm-i xazân ast
- خیزید و خز آرید که هنگام خزان است