قوس قزح

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Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥm (plural أَقْوَاس قُزَح (ʔaqwās quzaḥ))

  1. rainbow

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: قز قزح (quzquzaḥ) (learned)
  • Hijazi Arabic: قوس قزح (gōs guzaḥ) (learned)
  • Persian: قوس و قزح (qows o qazah)
  • Urdu: قوس قزح

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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قوس قزح (gōs guzaḥm (plural أقواس قزح (ʔagwās guzaḥ))

  1. rainbow

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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قوس قزح (qaws quzaḥ, qūs quzaḥm (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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قَوسِ قُزَح (qaus-e-quzahf (Hindi spelling क़ौस-ए-क़ुज़ह)

  1. rainbow

Further reading

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