خوارزم

Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Persian *𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼- (*u-v-a-r-)

Old Persian *𐏀𐎷𐎡- (*z-mi-i-)

Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐎹 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-y)der.

Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š)

Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)bor.

Arabic خوارزم

Borrowed from Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.waː.rizm/

Proper noun

خَوَارِزْم • (ḵawārizm) f

1. Chorasmia, Khwarazm (a large oasis geographical region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia; currently split politically between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)

Declension

Declension of noun خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	خَوَارِزْم ḵawārizm	—
nominative	—	خَوَارِزْمُ ḵawārizmu	—
accusative	—	خَوَارِزْمَ ḵawārizma	—
genitive	—	خَوَارِزْمَ ḵawārizma	—

Derived terms

• خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭥𐭦𐭬 (ḥʿʿzm /⁠Xwārazm⁠⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š /⁠ʰUvārazmiš⁠/). More at Khwarazm.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xʷaː.ˈrazm/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ɾázm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ɾázm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ɾázm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.ɾázm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.ɹǽzm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.ɾázm]

• Rhymes: -azm

Readings
Classical reading?	xwārazm
Dari reading?	xārazm
Iranian reading?	xârazm
Tajik reading?	xorazm

Proper noun

خوارزم • (xwārazm / xârazm) (Tajik spelling Хоразм)

1. Chorasmia, Khwarazm (a large oasis geographical region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia; currently split politically between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)
   • 11th century, Manuchehri:

     خیزید و خز آرید که هنگام خزان است
     باد خنک از جانب خوارزم وزان است

     xêzêd u xaz ârêd ki hangâm-i xazân ast
     bâd-i xunak az jânib-i xwârazm vazân ast

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• خوارزمشاه (xwārazmšāh / xârazmšâh)
• خوارزمی (xwārazmī / xârazmi)

Descendants

• → Arabic: خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm)
• → Armenian: Խորեզմ (Xorezm)
• → Azerbaijani: Xarəzm
• → English: Khwarazm
• → Kazakh: Хорезм (Xorezm)
• → Russian: Хоре́зм (Xorézm)
• → Turkish: Harezm
• → Turkmen: Horezm
• → Uzbek: Xorazm