Persian

Noun

نیزه • ‎(neyze) ‎(plural نیزه‌ها ‎(neyze-hâ))

1. spear, lance, javelin

Synonyms

• سنان ‎(senân) (archaic)

Derived terms

• نیزه‌دار ‎(neyze-dâr)
• سرنیزه ‎(sarneyze)
• نیزه‌ماهی ‎(neyze-mâhi)

Descendants

• Azeri: nizə

Related terms

• نیزک ‎(neyzak)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “nēzag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
• "نیزه" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.
• Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 1037
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “նիզակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 451b