خوارزم

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.waː.rizm/

Proper noun

خَوَارِزْم • (ḵawārizm) f

1. Khwarazm, Chorasmia

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

From Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š /⁠^huvārazmī-⁠/). More at Khwarazm.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷɑː.ˈɾazm]

 

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

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

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

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

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

Proper noun

Dari	خوارزم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Хоразм

خوارزم • (xwârazm)

1. Chorasmia, Khwarazm
   • 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

Derived terms

• خوارزمی (xwârazmi)
• خوارزمشاه (xwârazmšâh)
• خوارزمشاهیان (xwârazmšâhiyân)

Descendants

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