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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مزاج (mizac, “any thing mixed with another thing, a mixture, bodily temperament, humor, a disposition of mind”),[1][2] from Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj, “mixture, blend, temperament, temper, nature, physical condition”), from مَزَجَ (mazaja, “to mix, to blend, to cause mischief”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈzat͡ʃ/, (colloquial) /miːˈzat͡ʃ/, (definite accusative) /mi.zaːˈd͡ʒɯ/
- Hyphenation: mi‧zaç
Noun
mizaç (definite accusative mizacı, plural mizaçlar)
- The nature of one's character; temperament, humor, idiosyncrasy.
- Synonyms: huy, karakter, tabiat
- (dated) The physiological state of the human body.
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مزاج”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1820
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مزاج”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1154
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mizaç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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