قوس قزح

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaws qu.zaħ/

Noun

قَوْس قُزَح • (qaws quzaḥ) m (plural أَقْوَاس قُزَح (ʔaqwās quzaḥ))

1. rainbow

Declension

Declension of noun قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	قَوْس قُزَح qaws quzaḥ	—
Nominative	—	قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسُ قُزَحَ qawsu quzaḥin‎; qawsu quzaḥa	—
Accusative	—	قَوْسَ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسَ قُزَحَ qawsa quzaḥin‎; qawsa quzaḥa	—
Genitive	—	قَوْسِ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسِ قُزَحَ qawsi quzaḥin‎; qawsi quzaḥa	—
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	قَوْسَيْ قُزَح qawsay quzaḥ	—
Nominative	—	قَوْسَا قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسَا قُزَحَ qawsā quzaḥin‎; qawsā quzaḥa	—
Accusative	—	قَوْسَيْ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ qawsay quzaḥin‎; qawsay quzaḥa	—
Genitive	—	قَوْسَيْ قُزَحٍ‎; قَوْسَيْ قُزَحَ qawsay quzaḥin‎; qawsay quzaḥa	—
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	أَقْوَاس قُزَح ʔaqwās quzaḥ	—
Nominative	—	أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحٍ‎; أَقْوَاسُ قُزَحَ ʔaqwāsu quzaḥin‎; ʔaqwāsu quzaḥa	—
Accusative	—	أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحٍ‎; أَقْوَاسَ قُزَحَ ʔaqwāsa quzaḥin‎; ʔaqwāsa quzaḥa	—
Genitive	—	أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحٍ‎; أَقْوَاسِ قُزَحَ ʔaqwāsi quzaḥin‎; ʔaqwāsi quzaḥa	—

Descendants

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

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

قوس قزح • (gōs guzaḥ) m (plural أقواس قزح (ʔagwās guzaḥ))

1. rainbow

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

قوس قزح • (qaws quzaḥ, qūs quzaḥ) m (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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɔːs‿eː‿qʊ.zəɦ/, [qɔːs‿eː‿qʊ.zɑː]

Noun

قَوسِ قُزَح • (qaus-e-quzah) f (Hindi spelling क़ौस-ए-क़ुज़ह)

1. rainbow

Further reading

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