مزح

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See also: مرچ, مرج, and مرخ

Algerian Arabic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic مَزَحَ (mazaḥa).

Noun

مزَح (mzaḥ)

  1. to jest, to banter
  2. to flatter, to woo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic مُصَع (muṣaʕ).

Noun

مزَح (mzaḥ)

  1. medlar

References

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
م ز ح (m z ḥ)
3 terms

Verb

مَزَحَ (mazaḥa) I (non-past يَمْزَحُ (yamzaḥu), verbal noun مَزْح (mazḥ))

  1. to joke, to jest
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

Noun

مَزْح (mazḥm

  1. verbal noun of مَزَحَ (mazaḥa, to joke) (form I)
  2. joke, jest, sport
  3. ear of corn
  4. spikenard
Declension
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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic مَزَحَ (mazaḥa).

Noun

مَزَح (mazaḥ)

  1. to jest, to banter

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic مُصَع (muṣaʕ).

Noun

مَزَح (mazaḥ)

  1. sorb apple; sorb

References

  • Berggren, Jakob (1844) “badiner”, in Guide français-arabe vulgaire des voyageurs et des Francs en Syrie et en Égypte, avec carte physique et géographique de la Syrie et plan géométrique de Jérusalem ancien et moderne. Comme supplément aux Voyages en Orient (in French), Uppsala: Leffler et Sebell, column 85a
  • Berggren, Jakob (1844) “corme, cormier”, in Guide français-arabe vulgaire des voyageurs et des Francs en Syrie et en Égypte, avec carte physique et géographique de la Syrie et plan géométrique de Jérusalem ancien et moderne. Comme supplément aux Voyages en Orient (in French), Uppsala: Leffler et Sebell, column 232

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ز ح
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مَزَحَ (mazaḥa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.zaħ/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

مزح (mazaḥ) I (present بمزح (bimzaḥ))

  1. to joke
    Synonym: نكّت (nakkat)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of مزح (mazaḥ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m مزحت (mazaḥt) مزحت (mazaḥt) مزح (mazaḥ) مزحنا (mazaḥna) مزحتو (mazaḥtu) مزحو (mazaḥu)
f مزحتي (mazaḥti) مزحت (mazḥat)
present m بمزح (bamzaḥ) بتمزح (btimzaḥ) بمزح (bimzaḥ) منمزح (mnimzaḥ) بتمزحو (btimzaḥu) بمزحو (bimzaḥu)
f بتمزحي (btimzaḥi) بتمزح (btimzaḥ)
subjunctive m أمزح (ʔamzaḥ) تمزح (timzaḥ) يمزح (yimzaḥ) نمزح (nimzaḥ) تمزحو (timzaḥu) يمزحو (yimzaḥu)
f تمزحي (timzaḥi) تمزح (timzaḥ)
imperative m امزح (imzaḥ) امزحو (imzaḥu)
f امزحي (imzaḥi)