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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مزه (maza), from Middle Persian m(y)ck' (mazig), from Old Persian . Cognate with Sanskrit महस् (mahas, “pleasure, enjoyment”). Compare Assamese মজা (moza), Bengali মজা (moja), Gujarati મજા (majā), Marathi मजा (majā), Nepali मज्जा (majjā), Punjabi ਮਜਾ (majā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.zɑː/, , /mə.d͡ʒɑː/,
Noun
मज़ा • (mazā) m (Urdu spelling مزہ)
- joy, pleasure
- घर के मज़े यही हैं। ― ghar ke maze yahī ha͠i. ― These are the joys of home.
1797 – 1869,
Ghalib :
- मज़े जहान के अपनी नज़र में ख़ाक नहीं
सिवाए ख़ून-ए-जिगर सो जिगर में ख़ाक नहीं- maze jahān ke apnī nazar mẽ xāk nahī̃
sivāe xūn-e-jigar so jigar mẽ xāk nahī̃ - The joys of the world are are nothing to me
besides blood there is no feeling in my heart
- relish, enjoyment
मुझे गाने का मज़ा नहीं आया।- mujhe gāne kā mazā nahī̃ āyā.
- I did not enjoy the song.
Declension
Declension of मज़ा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
- मज़ेदार (mazedār, “fun, relishing”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मज़ा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मज़ा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.