خزانة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ز ن (ḵ-z-n) related with storing and concealing. See خَزَنَ (ḵazana) for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xi.zaː.na/

Noun

خِزَانَة • (ḵizāna) f (plural خِزَانَات (ḵizānāt) or خَزَائِن (ḵazāʔin))

  1. cupboard (enclosed storage)
  2. wardrobe; closet
  3. safe, coffer, vault

Declension

Descendants

  • Classical Persian: خِزَانَه (xizāna) (see there for further descendants)
  • Khalaj: xazâna

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خزن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ز ن
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic خِزانَة (ḵizāna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.zaː.ne/, [xaˈzæː.ne]
  • IPA(key): /xa.zaː.na/, [xaˈzæː.na]
  • (file)

Noun

خزانة • (ḵazāne) f (plural خزاين (ḵazāyen))

  1. cupboard
  2. closet, wardrobe
  3. safe, coffer
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