مجاز

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See also: محار

Arabic

Root
ج و ز (j w z)
13 terms

Etymology

Noun of place and verbal noun from the verb جَازَ (jāza, to pass, pass by).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَجَاز (majāzm

  1. verbal noun of جَازَ (jāza) (form I)
  2. passing, passing by
  3. passage, road
    مَجَاز الزُّقَاق
    majāz az-zuqāq
    Strait of Gibraltar
  4. metaphor, allegory, figurative speech

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: məcaz
  • Northern Kurdish: mecaz
  • Persian: مجاز
  • Ottoman Turkish: مجاز (mecaz)
  • Indonesian: majas

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