خور
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root خ و ر (ḵ-w-r).
Verb
خَوِرَ • (ḵawira) I, non-past يَخْوَرُ (yaḵwaru)
- to get weakened, to get weaker, to make/become weak/weaker
- to gradually disappear
- to become less strong/active/violent
- to cease functioning
- to break down
- to be feeble, to be weak and fragile
- to grow tired, to lose vigour
- to be extinguished
- to be/become limp
- to grow feeble, to lack vitality, to live under enfeebling conditions
- to be/become weak/thin, to dwindle
- to languish
- to lose lustre
- to become slack, relaxed, not tense or tight
- to be slender/ropy/trivial
- to relent, to give way, to succumb to temptation
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Verb
خَوَّرَ • (ḵawwara) II, non-past يُخَوِّرُ (yuḵawwiru)
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Etymology 2
From the root خ و ر (ḵ-w-r). Compare the frequent Aramaic חוֹרָא / ܚܘܿܪܴܐ (ḥōrā, “hole”), Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr, “hole”), Akkadian 𒆢𒁕 (/ḫurru/). Compare also Old Armenian խոր (xor).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /xawr/
Noun
خَوْر • (ḵawr) m (plural أَخْوَار (ʔaḵwār))
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Descendants
- → Swahili: hori
References
- Corriente, Federico (2005), “خور”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 336
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- خوار (har, hor)
Adjective
خور • (hor)
- despicable, abject, vile
- (in compounds) eating, consuming, receiving, undergoing
- مفت خور ― müft hor ― parasite
- مردوم خور ― merdüm hor ― cannibal
- میراث خور ― miras hor ― heir
- كیاه خور ― kiyah hor ― herbivore
- كوشت خور ― küşt hor ― carnivore
- خور گورمك ― hor görmek ― to despise, to vilify
- خور طوتمق ― hor tutmak ― to despise, to vilify
- خورپرست ― hor-perest ― sun-adorer, who wants to expose himself to the sun much
Descendants
- Turkish: hor
- → Armenian: խոռ (xoṙ)
References
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “خور”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 1967
Pashto
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *hwáhā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swásā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xor/
Declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (xor) |
خويندې (xwainde) | |
| oblique | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (xor) |
خويندو (xwaindo) | |
| vocative | خورې (xore) |
خويندو (xwaindo) |
Persian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Iranian *húHar, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súHar, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xʷaɾ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xuɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xoɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χuɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xwar |
| Dari reading? | xur |
| Iranian reading? | xor |
| Tajik reading? | xur |
Noun
| Dari | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | хур |
خور • (xor, xwar)
Related terms
- خورشید (xoršid, “sun, sunshine”)
Etymology 2
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xawɾ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xäwɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xäwɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xäwɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xowɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χäwɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xawr |
| Dari reading? | xawr |
| Iranian reading? | xowr |
| Tajik reading? | xavr |