نیزه

See also: نيرة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭰𐭪𐭩‎ (nycky) / nyck' (/nēzag/), from Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (naizaka-), borrowed from Old Median *náyzakam, from Proto-Iranian *náyjakam, derived from Proto-Iranian *náyjam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam. 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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