مزاج

See also: مزاح

Arabic

Etymology

Related to the verb مَزَجَ (mazaja, to mix, to mingle, to blend), from the root م ز ج (m-z-j). Compare Hebrew מֶזֶג (temperament, mood)

Noun

مِزَاج • (mizāj) m (plural أَمْزِجَة (ʔamzija))

  1. mixture, medley, blend
  2. temperament, temper, nature, disposition
  3. mood, frame of mind, humor
  4. physical condition, state of health

Declension

Descendants

  • South Levantine Arabic: مزاج (mazāj)
  • Gulf Arabic: مزاج (mazāj)
  • Azerbaijani: məzac, mizac
  • Persian: مزاج (mazâj)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: मिज़ाज (mizāj)
    Urdu: مزاج (mizâj)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مزاج (mizāc)
    > Turkish: mizaç (inherited)
    Crimean Tatar: mizac
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਿਜ਼ਾਜ (mizāj)
    Shahmukhi script: مزاج (mizāj)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj).

Pronunciation

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /məˈzɑːd͡ʒ/, /mɪˈzɑːd͡ʒ/

Noun

مَزاج or مِزاج • (mazāj or mizāj) m (dual مزاجين, plural مزاجات or امزجة (amzija))

  1. mood, temperament

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj, temperament).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɪ.zɑ́ːd͡ʒ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɪ.zɑ́ːd͡ʒ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mi.zɔ́ːd͡ʒ̥]

Readings
Classical reading? mizāj
Dari reading? mizāj
Iranian reading? mezâj
Tajik reading? mizoj

Noun

مزاج • (mezâj) (plural امزجه (amjeze))

  1. temperament; temper; nature
    Synonyms: حالت (hâlat), طبع (tab')

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.zaːʒ/, [maˈzæːʒ]
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Noun

مزاج • (mazāj) m

  1. mood, temperament

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مزاج (mizāj), from Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj, temperament).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɪ.zɑːd͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ
  • Hyphenation: مِ‧زاج

Noun

مزاج • (mizāj) m (Hindi spelling मिज़ाज)

  1. humor
  2. temperament
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