قوس قزح

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “bow of Quzah”, named after Quzah, a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qaws qu.zaħ/

Noun

قَوْس قُزَح • (qaws quzaḥ) m (plural أَقْوَاس قُزَح (ʔaqwās quzaḥ))

  1. rainbow

Declension
Declension of noun قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — قَوْس قُزَح
qaws quzaḥ		 —
Nominative — قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسُ قُزَحَ
qawsu quzaḥin‎; qawsu quzaḥa		 —
Accusative — قَوْسَ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسَ قُزَحَ
qawsa quzaḥin‎; qawsa quzaḥa		 —
Genitive — قَوْسِ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسِ قُزَحَ
qawsi quzaḥin‎; qawsi quzaḥa		 —
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — قَوْسَيْ قُزَح
qawsay quzaḥ		 —
Nominative — قَوْسَا قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسَا قُزَحَ
qawsā quzaḥin‎; qawsā quzaḥa		 —
Accusative — قَوْسَيْ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ
qawsay quzaḥin‎; qawsay quzaḥa		 —
Genitive — قَوْسَيْ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ
qawsay quzaḥin‎; qawsay quzaḥa		 —
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — أَقْوَاس قُزَح
ʔaqwās quzaḥ		 —
Nominative — أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحٍ‎; أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحَ
ʔaqwāsu quzaḥin‎; ʔaqwāsu quzaḥa		 —
Accusative — أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحٍ‎; أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحَ
ʔaqwāsa quzaḥin‎; ʔaqwāsa quzaḥa		 —
Genitive — أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحٍ‎; أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحَ
ʔaqwāsi quzaḥin‎; ʔaqwāsi quzaḥa		 —

Descendants
  • → Gulf Arabic: قز قزح (quzquzaḥ) (learned)
  • → Hijazi Arabic: قوس قزح (gōs guzaḥ) (learned)
  • → Persian: قوس و قزح (qows o qazah)
    • → Azerbaijani: qövsi-qüzeh
  • → Urdu: قوس قزح

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡoːs ɡu.zaħ/
    • IPA(key): [qo̞ːs qʊzaħ] (common pronunciation)

Noun

قوس قزح • (gōs guzaḥ) m (plural أقواس قزح (ʔagwās guzaḥ))

  1. rainbow

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qaws qu.zaħ/, /quːs qu.zaħ/

Noun

قوس قزح • (qaws quzaḥ, qūs quzaḥ) m (plural قواس قزح (qwās quzaḥ))

  1. rainbow
    Synonyms: قوس النبي (qaws en-nbī, qūs en-nbī), حزام لالة فاطمة الزهرا (ḥzām lālla fāṭima z-zuhra), عروسة السما (ʕrūsit es-smā), عروسة الشتا (ʕrūsit eš-štā)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قوس قزح (qaws-i-quzah), from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɔːs‿eː‿qʊ.zəɦ/, [qɔːs‿eː‿qʊ.zɑː]

Noun

قَوسِ قُزَح • (qaus-e-quzah) f (Hindi spelling क़ौस-ए-क़ुज़ह)

  1. rainbow

Further reading
  • “قوس+قزح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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