آبزن

See also: أبزن, آثرن, and أثرن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄zn' /⁠ābzan⁠/). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܘܙܢܐ (ʾāwzānāʾ), Old Armenian աւազան (awazan), Old Georgian ავაზანი (avazani), Georgian აბაზანა (abazana), Aghwan 𐔰𐕛𐔰𐔵𐔰𐕎 (avazan), all Iranian borrowings.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “What's the further origin? Is the first component (āb, “water”)? If so, what's the second component? However, if truly related to (âvâze), IE etymology becomes less viable.”

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːβ.ˈzan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.zǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.zǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːb.zǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːb.zǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔb.zǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āḇzan
Dari reading^?	ābzan
Iranian reading^?	âbzan
Tajik reading^?	obzan

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun


Iranian Persian	آبزن
Dari	آبزن
Tajik	обзан

آبزن • (âbzan) (plural آبزن‌ها (âbzan-hâ))

bath, pool
Synonyms: آبشنگ (âbšang), حوض (howz), آبدان (âbdân)

Related terms

آوازه (âvâze)

Descendants

Arabic: أبزن (ʔabzan)

Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աւազան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 352
Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎^[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 102
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 4