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ميزان

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See also: میزان

Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
و ز ن (w z n)
8 terms

Tool noun from the verb وَزَنَ (wazana, to weigh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miː.zaːn/
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Noun

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مِيزَان (mīzānm (plural مَوَازِين (mawāzīn))

  1. balance
  2. scales
  3. weight
  4. measure, poetic meter
  5. rule, method
  6. justice, equity, fairness, impartiality
  7. (in the definite form) Libra
  8. (مِيزَان الشَمْس) sundial

Declension

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Descendants

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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
و ز ن
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ميزان (mīzānm (plural موازن (mwāzin))

  1. scale, scales
  2. balance

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
و ز ن
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ميزان (mīzānm (plural ميازين (mayāzīn))

  1. scale, scales
  2. balance
  3. (astrology) Libra

Derived terms

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See also

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Signs of the Zodiac · الأبراج (il-ʔabrāj)
الحمل (il-ḥamal, Aries) التور (it-tōr, Taurus) الجوزاء (il-jōzāʔ, Gemini) السرطان (is-saraṭān, Cancer)
الأسد (il-ʔasad, Leo) العذراء (il-ʕazrāʔ, Virgo) الميزان (il-mīzān, Libra) العقرب (il-ʕaqrab, Scorpio)
القوس (il-ʔōs, Sagittarius) الجدي (il-jidi, Capricorn) الدلو (id-dalu, Aquarius) الحوت (il-ḥūt, Pisces)