وزال
Arabic
Etymology
From some Levantine dialect. One also records لزّان (lezzān) and وزنة (wazna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waz.zaːl/, /wuz.zaːl/
Noun
وَزَّال or وُزَّال • (wazzāl or wuzzāl) m (collective, singulative وَزَّالَة f (wazzāla) or وُزَّالَة f (wuzzāla))
- Spanish broom, Spartium junceum
- Synonyms: كَفّ الْكَلْب (kaff al-kalb), بَدَاشْقَان (badāšqān)
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَزَّال; وُزَّال wazzāl; wuzzāl |
الْوَزَّال; الْوُزَّال al-wazzāl; al-wuzzāl |
وَزَّال; وُزَّال wazzāl; wuzzāl |
| nominative | وَزَّالٌ; وُزَّالٌ wazzālun; wuzzālun |
الْوَزَّالُ; الْوُزَّالُ al-wazzālu; al-wuzzālu |
وَزَّالُ; وُزَّالُ wazzālu; wuzzālu |
| accusative | وَزَّالًا; وُزَّالًا wazzālan; wuzzālan |
الْوَزَّالَ; الْوُزَّالَ al-wazzāla; al-wuzzāla |
وَزَّالَ; وُزَّالَ wazzāla; wuzzāla |
| genitive | وَزَّالٍ; وُزَّالٍ wazzālin; wuzzālin |
الْوَزَّالِ; الْوُزَّالِ al-wazzāli; al-wuzzāli |
وَزَّالِ; وُزَّالِ wazzāli; wuzzāli |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَزَّالَة; وُزَّالَة wazzāla; wuzzāla |
الْوَزَّالَة; الْوُزَّالَة al-wazzāla; al-wuzzāla |
وَزَّالَة; وُزَّالَة wazzālat; wuzzālat |
| nominative | وَزَّالَةٌ; وُزَّالَةٌ wazzālatun; wuzzālatun |
الْوَزَّالَةُ; الْوُزَّالَةُ al-wazzālatu; al-wuzzālatu |
وَزَّالَةُ; وُزَّالَةُ wazzālatu; wuzzālatu |
| accusative | وَزَّالَةً; وُزَّالَةً wazzālatan; wuzzālatan |
الْوَزَّالَةَ; الْوُزَّالَةَ al-wazzālata; al-wuzzālata |
وَزَّالَةَ; وُزَّالَةَ wazzālata; wuzzālata |
| genitive | وَزَّالَةٍ; وُزَّالَةٍ wazzālatin; wuzzālatin |
الْوَزَّالَةِ; الْوُزَّالَةِ al-wazzālati; al-wuzzālati |
وَزَّالَةِ; وُزَّالَةِ wazzālati; wuzzālati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | وَزَّالَتَيْن; وُزَّالَتَيْن wazzālatayn; wuzzālatayn |
الْوَزَّالَتَيْن; الْوُزَّالَتَيْن al-wazzālatayn; al-wuzzālatayn |
وَزَّالَتَيْ; وُزَّالَتَيْ wazzālatay; wuzzālatay |
| nominative | وَزَّالَتَانِ; وُزَّالَتَانِ wazzālatāni; wuzzālatāni |
الْوَزَّالَتَانِ; الْوُزَّالَتَانِ al-wazzālatāni; al-wuzzālatāni |
وَزَّالَتَا; وُزَّالَتَا wazzālatā; wuzzālatā |
| accusative | وَزَّالَتَيْنِ; وُزَّالَتَيْنِ wazzālatayni; wuzzālatayni |
الْوَزَّالَتَيْنِ; الْوُزَّالَتَيْنِ al-wazzālatayni; al-wuzzālatayni |
وَزَّالَتَيْ; وُزَّالَتَيْ wazzālatay; wuzzālatay |
| genitive | وَزَّالَتَيْنِ; وُزَّالَتَيْنِ wazzālatayni; wuzzālatayni |
الْوَزَّالَتَيْنِ; الْوُزَّالَتَيْنِ al-wazzālatayni; al-wuzzālatayni |
وَزَّالَتَيْ; وُزَّالَتَيْ wazzālatay; wuzzālatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَزَّالَات; وُزَّالَات wazzālāt; wuzzālāt |
الْوَزَّالَات; الْوُزَّالَات al-wazzālāt; al-wuzzālāt |
وَزَّالَات; وُزَّالَات wazzālāt; wuzzālāt |
| nominative | وَزَّالَاتٌ; وُزَّالَاتٌ wazzālātun; wuzzālātun |
الْوَزَّالَاتُ; الْوُزَّالَاتُ al-wazzālātu; al-wuzzālātu |
وَزَّالَاتُ; وُزَّالَاتُ wazzālātu; wuzzālātu |
| accusative | وَزَّالَاتٍ; وُزَّالَاتٍ wazzālātin; wuzzālātin |
الْوَزَّالَاتِ; الْوُزَّالَاتِ al-wazzālāti; al-wuzzālāti |
وَزَّالَاتِ; وُزَّالَاتِ wazzālāti; wuzzālāti |
| genitive | وَزَّالَاتٍ; وُزَّالَاتٍ wazzālātin; wuzzālātin |
الْوَزَّالَاتِ; الْوُزَّالَاتِ al-wazzālāti; al-wuzzālāti |
وَزَّالَاتِ; وُزَّالَاتِ wazzālāti; wuzzālāti |
References
- Almkvist, Herman (1925), K. V. Zetterstéen, editor, Kleine Beiträge zur Lexikographie des Vulgärarabischen (in German), volume 2, Uppsala: Lundequistska Bokhandeln, page 117
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “وزال”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 800a
- Post, George Edward (1884), نبات سورية وفلسطين والقطر المصري وبواديها, volume 1, Beirut, page 212
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (2020), “وزال”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 6th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 1000a