ميزان

See also: میزان‎

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb وَزَنَ‎ (wazana, “to weigh”) from the root و ز ن‎ (w-z-n).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː.zaːn/
  • (file)

Noun

مِيزَان • (mīzān) m (plural مَوَازِين‎ (mawāzīn))

  1. balance
  2. scales
  3. weight
  4. measure, poetic meter
  5. rule, method
  6. justice, equity, fairness, impartiality
  7. (in the definite form) Libra

Declension

Descendants

  • → Bengali: মীজান (mīzan)
  • Maltese: miżien
  • → Malay: mizan
  • → Ottoman Turkish: میزان‎ (mizan)
  • → Oromo: mizana, miijana
  • → Pashto: میزان‎ (mizā́n, mezãn)
  • → Persian: میزان‎ (mizân)
  • → Somali: miisaan
  • → Swahili: mizani

Moroccan Arabic

Root
و ز ن‎
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِيزَان‎ (mīzān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː.zaːn/

Noun

ميزان • (mīzān) m (plural موازن‎ (mwāzin))

  1. scale, scales
  2. balance

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ز ن‎

Etymology

From Arabic مِيزَان‎ (mīzān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː.zaːn/, [miˈzæːn]
  • (file)

Noun

ميزان • (mīzān) m (plural ميازين‎ (mayāzīn))

  1. scale, scales
  2. balance
  3. (astrology) Libra

Derived terms

See also

Signs of the Zodiac · الأبراج‎ (il-ʔabrāj)
الحمل‎ (il-ḥamal, “Aries”) التور‎ (it-tōr, “Taurus”) الجوزاء‎ (il-jōzāʔ, “Gemini”) السرطان‎ (is-saraṭān, “Cancer”)
الأسد‎ (il-ʔasad, “Leo”) العذراء‎ (il-ʕazrāʔ, “Virgo”) الميزان (il-mīzān, “Libra”) العقرب‎ (il-ʕaqrab, “Scorpio”)
القوس‎ (il-ʔōs, “Sagittarius”) الجدي‎ (il-jidi, “Capricorn”) الدلو‎ (id-dalu, “Aquarius”) الحوت‎ (il-ḥūt, “Pisces”)
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