مجاغة

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Dialect variant of مَجْمَجَة (majmaja, “trace remains of symbols on a page, indistinct writing, uttering incoherently or babbling”), likely onomatopoeic in origin as a nonsensical word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.d͡ʒaː.ɣa/

Noun

مَجاغَة • (majāḡa) f (plural مَجاغات (majāḡāt))

1. spoil

   Synonyms: رَذالة (razāla), دَلَع (dalaʕ), لَكَاعة (lakāʕa)

2. silliness, absurdity

   Synonyms: سَخافة (saḵāfa), بَياخة (bayāḵa), سَمَاجة (samāja)