وزن

See also: ورن‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ز ن‎ (w-z-n).

Verb

وَزَنَ • (wazana) I, non-past يَزِنُ‎‎ (yazinu)

  1. to weigh (“to determine the weight of an object”)

Conjugation

Verb

وَزَّنَ • (wazzana) II, non-past يُوَزِّنُ‎‎ (yuwazzinu)

  1. to find the weight of something

Conjugation

وَزْن

Noun

وَزْن • (wazn) m (plural أَوْزَان‎ (ʔawzān))

  1. verbal noun of وَزَنَ (wazana) (form I)
  2. weight (the gravity in an object, as well as an object used for its being heavy)
  3. (poetry) meter
  4. (grammar) a word’s pattern or form, measure, shape, transfix

Declension

Descendants

  • → Swahili: uzani
  • → Turkish: vezin ( literary ) In modern Turkish senses in "poetry" and "grammar" are preserved.)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
و ز ن‎
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَزَنَ‎ (wazana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wzan/

Verb

وزن • (wzan) (form I, non-past يوزن‎ (yiwzan))

  1. to weigh (have a weight)
  2. to weigh (measure a weight)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic وَزْن‎ (wazn).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari وزن
Iranian Persian
Tajik вазн (vazn)

وزن • (vazn) (plural وزن‌ها‎ (vazn-hâ) or اوزان‎ (owzân))

  1. weight
  2. (poetry) meter

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian وزن‎ (vazn), Ultimately Arabic وَزْن‎ (wazn)

Noun

وَزْن • (vazn) m (Hindi spelling वज़न)

  1. weight, weighing, measure, balance

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu وزن‎ (vazn).

Noun

وزن (vazn)

  1. weight, weighing, measure, balance
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