هزار
hezār
The Persian word for thousand is هزار (hezār).
هزار is used as a cardinal number to represent the value 1000.
Meaning: cardinal number 1000 (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing a specific number, such as one thousand, use the singular form هزار without any plural suffixes. To form numbers like 'one thousand and one', use the conjunction و between the thousand and the one, resulting in هزار و یک. If you wish to refer to 'thousands' in a general sense, use the plural form هزاران.
How do you pronounce it?
hezār
Did you know?
- The Persian word هزار is a distant relative of the English word 'thousand'. Both trace back to the same Proto-Indo-European root.
- In Persian poetry and literature, the word هزار is often used metaphorically to express an infinite or immeasurable amount, rather than a literal count.
- The word هزار is a cognate with the Ossetian word ӕрзӕ, a language spoken in the Caucasus mountains.
Examples in context
- یک تصویر به اندازهٔ هزار کلمه میارزد.A picture is worth a thousand words.This sentence shows how to use هزار in a common proverb.Tatoeba #6882854 by cojiluc, translation #620887 by ulyssemc1
- هزاران بیماری وجود دارد، اما تنها یک تندرستی وجود دارد.There are a thousand diseases, but only one health.This sentence uses هزار to contrast a large number of diseases with a single state of health.Tatoeba #8195322 by cojiluc, translation #13781414 by Adelpa
- یک هزار و دویست و پنجاه و شش سرباز، قلعهٔ الموت را نابود کردند.One thousand two hundred and fifty-six soldiers destroyed the fortress of Alamut.This sentence demonstrates how to use هزار when counting a specific number of soldiers.Tatoeba #11062615 by cojiluc, translation #1263589 by xellugis
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Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries هزار, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
