मज़ाक़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mazāq), from Arabic مَذَاق (maḏāq).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.zɑːq/, [mɐ.zäːq], /mə.d͡ʒɑːk/, [mɐ.d͡ʒäːk]

Noun

मज़ाक़ • (mazāq) m (Urdu spelling مذاق)

fun, joke
मैं उसका बुरा मज़ाक़ बरदाश्त नहीं करूँगा।
ma͠i uskā burā mazāq bardāśt nahī̃ karūṅgā.
I will not tolerate his bad joke.

Declension

Declension of मज़ाक़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मज़ाक़ mazāq	मज़ाक़ mazāq
oblique	मज़ाक़ mazāq	मज़ाक़ों mazāqõ
vocative	मज़ाक़ mazāq	मज़ाक़ो mazāqo

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मज़ाक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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