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الديزج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the word 'al-dīzij', which is an Arabicized term for a type of horse. It originates from a Persian word and its pronunciation was altered upon Arabization.

Derived headwords

الدِّيزَجnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of horseclassical

    A specific breed or type of horse, often described as swift or of good quality.

دِيزَهnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian term for a horseclassical

    The original Persian word from which the Arabic 'al-dīzij' is derived, referring to a type of horse.

Parallel reading

الديزج من الخيل: معرب: ديزه بالكسر، ولما عربوه فتحوه.
Al-dīzij from horses: it is Arabicized from dīzah (with a kasra), and when they Arabicized it, they opened it (the dāl).