قز

See also: فز, قر, فر, قژ, and فژ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic קָזָא / קָאזָא (qāzzā, “floss silk, cotton-seed”) from Middle Persian [script needed] (kač) (New Persian (kaž)), which has also been borrowed directly as خَزّ (ḵazz). See the New Persian entry for more.

Alternative forms

خَزّ (ḵazz)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qazz/

Noun

قَزّ • (qazz) m (plural قُزُوز (quzūz))

silk, silkware

Declension

Declension of noun **قَزّ** (qazz)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَزّ qazz	الْقَزّ al-qazz	قَزّ qazz
nominative	قَزٌّ qazzun	الْقَزُّ al-qazzu	قَزُّ qazzu
accusative	قَزًّا qazzan	الْقَزَّ al-qazza	قَزَّ qazza
genitive	قَزٍّ qazzin	الْقَزِّ al-qazzi	قَزِّ qazzi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَزَّيْن qazzayn	الْقَزَّيْن al-qazzayn	قَزَّيْ qazzay
nominative	قَزَّانِ qazzāni	الْقَزَّانِ al-qazzāni	قَزَّا qazzā
accusative	قَزَّيْنِ qazzayni	الْقَزَّيْنِ al-qazzayni	قَزَّيْ qazzay
genitive	قَزَّيْنِ qazzayni	الْقَزَّيْنِ al-qazzayni	قَزَّيْ qazzay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُزُوز quzūz	الْقُزُوز al-quzūz	قُزُوز quzūz
nominative	قُزُوزٌ quzūzun	الْقُزُوزُ al-quzūzu	قُزُوزُ quzūzu
accusative	قُزُوزًا quzūzan	الْقُزُوزَ al-quzūza	قُزُوزَ quzūza
genitive	قُزُوزٍ quzūzin	الْقُزُوزِ al-quzūzi	قُزُوزِ quzūzi

Descendants

→ Middle Armenian: կազ (kaz)
→ Catalan: gasa
→ Spanish: gasa
→ French: gaze
- → English: gauze
- → Danish: gaze
- → Dutch: gaas
- → German: Gaze
- → Polish: gaza
- → Russian: газ (gaz)
- → Scots: gais, gaes

Etymology 2

Verb

قَزَّ • (qazza) I (non-past يَقُزُّ (yaquzzu), verbal noun قَزّ (qazz) or قَزَازَة (qazāza))

to abhor, to shrink in the soul from, to detest, to loathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of **قَزَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal nouns **قَزّ**, *قَزَازَة*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					قَزّ, قَزَازَة qazz, qazāza
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					قَازّ qāzz
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَقْزُوز maqzūz
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَزَزْتُ qazaztu	قَزَزْتَ qazazta	قَزَّ qazza	قَزَزْتُمَا qazaztumā	قَزَّا qazzā	قَزَزْنَا qazaznā	قَزَزْتُمْ qazaztum	قَزُّوا qazzū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قَزَزْتُ qazaztu	قَزَزْتِ qazazti	قَزَّتْ qazzat	قَزَزْتُمَا qazaztumā	قَزَّتَا qazzatā	قَزَزْنَا qazaznā	قَزَزْتُنَّ qazaztunna	قَزَزْنَ qazazna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقُزُّ ʔaquzzu	تَقُزُّ taquzzu	يَقُزُّ yaquzzu	تَقُزَّانِ taquzzāni	يَقُزَّانِ yaquzzāni	نَقُزُّ naquzzu	تَقُزُّونَ taquzzūna	يَقُزُّونَ yaquzzūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَقُزُّ ʔaquzzu	تَقُزِّينَ taquzzīna	تَقُزُّ taquzzu	تَقُزَّانِ taquzzāni	تَقُزَّانِ taquzzāni	نَقُزُّ naquzzu	تَقْزُزْنَ taqzuzna	يَقْزُزْنَ yaqzuzna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقُزَّ ʔaquzza	تَقُزَّ taquzza	يَقُزَّ yaquzza	تَقُزَّا taquzzā	يَقُزَّا yaquzzā	نَقُزَّ naquzza	تَقُزُّوا taquzzū	يَقُزُّوا yaquzzū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَقُزَّ ʔaquzza	تَقُزِّي taquzzī	تَقُزَّ taquzza	تَقُزَّا taquzzā	تَقُزَّا taquzzā	نَقُزَّ naquzza	تَقْزُزْنَ taqzuzna	يَقْزُزْنَ yaqzuzna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقُزَّ, أَقُزِّ, أَقْزُزْ ʔaquzza, ʔaquzzi, ʔaqzuz	تَقُزَّ, تَقُزِّ, تَقْزُزْ taquzza, taquzzi, taqzuz	يَقُزَّ, يَقُزِّ, يَقْزُزْ yaquzza, yaquzzi, yaqzuz	تَقُزَّا taquzzā	يَقُزَّا yaquzzā	نَقُزَّ, نَقُزِّ, نَقْزُزْ naquzza, naquzzi, naqzuz	تَقُزُّوا taquzzū	يَقُزُّوا yaquzzū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَقُزَّ, أَقُزِّ, أَقْزُزْ ʔaquzza, ʔaquzzi, ʔaqzuz	تَقُزِّي taquzzī	تَقُزَّ, تَقُزِّ, تَقْزُزْ taquzza, taquzzi, taqzuz	تَقُزَّا taquzzā	تَقُزَّا taquzzā	نَقُزَّ, نَقُزِّ, نَقْزُزْ naquzza, naquzzi, naqzuz	تَقْزُزْنَ taqzuzna	يَقْزُزْنَ yaqzuzna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قُزَّ, قُزِّ, اُقْزُزْ quzza, quzzi, uqzuz		قُزَّا quzzā			قُزُّوا quzzū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		قُزِّي quzzī		قُزَّا quzzā			اُقْزُزْنَ uqzuzna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُزِزْتُ quziztu	قُزِزْتَ quzizta	قُزَّ quzza	قُزِزْتُمَا quziztumā	قُزَّا quzzā	قُزِزْنَا quziznā	قُزِزْتُمْ quziztum	قُزُّوا quzzū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قُزِزْتُ quziztu	قُزِزْتِ quzizti	قُزَّتْ quzzat	قُزِزْتُمَا quziztumā	قُزَّتَا quzzatā	قُزِزْنَا quziznā	قُزِزْتُنَّ quziztunna	قُزِزْنَ quzizna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَزُّ ʔuqazzu	تُقَزُّ tuqazzu	يُقَزُّ yuqazzu	تُقَزَّانِ tuqazzāni	يُقَزَّانِ yuqazzāni	نُقَزُّ nuqazzu	تُقَزُّونَ tuqazzūna	يُقَزُّونَ yuqazzūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُقَزُّ ʔuqazzu	تُقَزِّينَ tuqazzīna	تُقَزُّ tuqazzu	تُقَزَّانِ tuqazzāni	تُقَزَّانِ tuqazzāni	نُقَزُّ nuqazzu	تُقْزَزْنَ tuqzazna	يُقْزَزْنَ yuqzazna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَزَّ ʔuqazza	تُقَزَّ tuqazza	يُقَزَّ yuqazza	تُقَزَّا tuqazzā	يُقَزَّا yuqazzā	نُقَزَّ nuqazza	تُقَزُّوا tuqazzū	يُقَزُّوا yuqazzū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقَزَّ ʔuqazza	تُقَزِّي tuqazzī	تُقَزَّ tuqazza	تُقَزَّا tuqazzā	تُقَزَّا tuqazzā	نُقَزَّ nuqazza	تُقْزَزْنَ tuqzazna	يُقْزَزْنَ yuqzazna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَزَّ, أُقَزِّ, أُقْزَزْ ʔuqazza, ʔuqazzi, ʔuqzaz	تُقَزَّ, تُقَزِّ, تُقْزَزْ tuqazza, tuqazzi, tuqzaz	يُقَزَّ, يُقَزِّ, يُقْزَزْ yuqazza, yuqazzi, yuqzaz	تُقَزَّا tuqazzā	يُقَزَّا yuqazzā	نُقَزَّ, نُقَزِّ, نُقْزَزْ nuqazza, nuqazzi, nuqzaz	تُقَزُّوا tuqazzū	يُقَزُّوا yuqazzū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقَزَّ, أُقَزِّ, أُقْزَزْ ʔuqazza, ʔuqazzi, ʔuqzaz	تُقَزِّي tuqazzī	تُقَزَّ, تُقَزِّ, تُقْزَزْ tuqazza, tuqazzi, tuqzaz	تُقَزَّا tuqazzā	تُقَزَّا tuqazzā	نُقَزَّ, نُقَزِّ, نُقْزَزْ nuqazza, nuqazzi, nuqzaz	تُقْزَزْنَ tuqzazna	يُقْزَزْنَ yuqzazna

References

“qz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Asbaghi, Asya (2008), “Persian Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 582
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886), Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 41–42
Freytag, Georg (1835), “قز”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 438–439
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “قز”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2519–2520.
Löw, Immanuel (1924), Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 240

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

From Persian (gaz, “gaz, nougat”).

Alternative forms

گز (gaz)

Pronunciation

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ɡɐz/

Noun

قز • (gaz) m

(uncountable) an Iranian sweet similar to nougat.

Etymology 2

According to Kuwaiti linguist Yusuf Al-Bader, it is a borrowing From English gaze.^[1] But unlikely to be so as it is rather from Arabic قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “to trace X, to look after X, to follow X's tracks”) see Najdi Arabic قز for details.

Noun

قز • (gazz) ?

purposeless wandering, especially in shopping malls
Synonym: فرارة (frāra)

Verb

قز • (gazz)

to idle time by wandering around purposelessly, especially in shopping malls; to gallivant; to potter; to dawdle; to saunter; to loaf; to mosey
Synonyms: حاس (ḥās), فر (farr)
to mooch.
- 2008 December 28, Faisal Abdelrahman il-Baidan, “ابتسم‮ ‬أنت‮ ‬كويتي”, in Alshahed Daily‎^[3]:
  "...‬وتنطر تخلص قز علشان تروح حق مطعم المشكل بـ‮ ‬100‮ ‬والشاورما بربع‮.‬"
  ... and [you] wait until [you] finish wandering around purposelessly so you get to go to the 100 Fils Mshakkal restaurant and the qurater [[[Dinar]]] Shawarma restaurant.
- 2010 October 10, “كواليس”, in Alanbaa Daily‎^[4]:
  "مخرج توهق بفنان شاب مو ملتزم بتصوير مشاهده في مسلسله اليديد بسبة إنه مشغول مع والدته المريضة وبعد مراقبته طلع مقزرها قز بالمجمعات التجارية والقهاوي.. استبدله وفك عمرك! ‬"
  A director is having issues with an undisciplined young actor who can't do his scenes because he is busy with [taking care of] his ill mother, and after monitoring him it was revealed that he was spending all his time in shopping malls and coffee shops... Replace him and find salvation!

References

^ Alwatan Daily. 22-5-2012." يوسف البدر يستعرض كلمات كويتية اصولها الاولى بريطانية في جامعة شيفيلد بالمملكة المتحدة". Presentation by Hadi Darwish.

Najdi Arabic

Root
ق ز ز
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “to trace, to follow someone's tracks”), with /sˤ/ → /z/ as in زَيّ (zayy, “like”). The semantic development from "following/tracing" to "gazing" arose from the act of watching someone from a distance while pursuing them; compare Qur'an (in Arabic), 609–632 CE, 28:11: “فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ عَن جُنُبٍ ― fabaṣurat bihi ʕan junubin ― so she watched him from a distance”.

The derivative قَزَّر (gazzar, “to gaze for a long time”) shows a root-level ⟨ر⟩ suffix indicating repetition, suggesting the word is inherited rather than borrowed.

Alternatively from جَسَّ (jassa, “to examine, to look at intensely”). Surface similarity to English gaze is coincidental.

Verb

قز • (gazz) I (non-past يقزّ (yigizz))

to watch someone
to follow someone
to gaze/stare at someone from a distance while following them
Synonyms: شاف (šāf, “to see”); برّق (barrag / barrad͡z, “to glare”); شمّق (šammag, “side-eyeing, look downly”), بحّر (baḥḥar, “to stare too long”), ناظر (nāẓar, “to watch”)

قَام يقز بهالبنات ― gām yigizz b-hal-banāt ― he started gazing at these girls
to potter and waste time by following something unproductively, or with no purpose
Synonyms: فرفر (farfar), سعسع (saʕsaʕ), سعسق (saʕsag / saʕsad͡z)

Old Anatolian Turkish

Alternative forms

قیز (qız)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ. ^[1]

Noun

قِزْ • (qız)

girl, maiden
daughter
- 14th Century, anonymous author, Dresden Manuscript: Kitāb-ı Dedem Ḳorḳud Alā Lisān-ı Tāife-i Oġuzān:
  قز آنادن كورمينجه اوكت آلمز، اوغل آتادن چكمينجه صفره چكمز.
  qız anadan görmäyincä ögüt almaz, oġul atadan görmäyincä sofra çäkmäz
  [a] daughter doesn't take advice without seeing from her mother, [a] son cannot set up a table without seeing from his father

Related terms

قرناق

Descendants

Azerbaijani: qız
Gagauz: kız
Ottoman Turkish: قیز (kız)
- Turkish: kız
- Kurdish:
  → Northern Kurdish: qîz

References

^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kız”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).

Noun

قز • (kazz, kaz)

silk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm
Synonyms: ابرشیم (ibrişim), ایپك (ipek), حریر (harir)
raw silk, silk that has not been processed
silkware woven from spun or refuse silk

Descendants

Turkish: kaz

Etymology 2

Noun

قز • (kız)

alternative spelling of قیز (kız)

قز

Arabic

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

References

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Verb

References

Najdi Arabic

Etymology

Verb

Old Anatolian Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Related terms

Descendants

References

Further reading

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

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