خيزران

العربية

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خيزران

/xaj.zu.raːn/

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Originally attested in Pre-Islamic poetry, like that of an-Nābighah (c.535–c.604), as being abundant in the land of the Byzantines. Although of uncertain identification, it was a kind of plant with pliable twigs or roots that were deemed desirable for spear-making, later being applied to bamboo. Compare Hebrew חָזַר (chazár, “to return, to bounce back”), Akkadian 𒄑𒋗𒌨 (ḫinzūru, “apple tree, apricot tree”), Ugaritic 𐎈𐎏𐎗 (ḥḏr, “apple tree”), Akkadian 𒆹 (ḫazru, “flooded area, swamp, reed marsh”); perhaps ultimately derived from Sumerian 𒄑 (gidru, “scepter, cane”).

noun خَيْزُرَان · ḵayzurān · خَيْزُرَانَة · خَيَازِر · خَيْزُرَانَات

collective bamboo, rattan
collective reed, cane
collective spear, shaft
collective any limber or pliable stick
collective scepter, a pointer
collective oar, a pole used to propel a boat
collective rudder, till, tiller, helm of a ship
collective reed, pipes
collective, figuratively a beautiful woman; comparably slender and supple

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bamboo plant

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"خيزران." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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خيزران. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86

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"خيزران." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خيزران},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}