لوز

See also: لور

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian لوز (lowz, almond), from lwc (lōz, almond) in lwcynk' (lawzēnag/lōzēnag, almond sweetmeat, marzipan)

Noun

لَوْز (lawz) m

  1. almond
  2. almond tree
  3. اللَوْزَتَانِ (al-lawzatāni) the amygdala

Declension

References

  • Corriente, Federico (2005), لوز”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 1073

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian lwc (lōz, almond) in lwcynk' (lawzēnag/lōzēnag, almond sweetmeat, marzipan). Compare Arabic لوزینج (lawzīnaj), a Middle Persian borrowing. Cognate with Latin nux.

Noun

Dari Persian لوز
Iranian Persian لوز
Tajiki Persian лавз (lavz)

لوز (lowz, luz)

  1. almond
  2. a type of marzipan

Derived terms

  • لوزینه (lowzine)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “lawzēnag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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