مجازا

Arabic

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of مَجَاز (majāz), from the root ج ز ي (j-z-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.d͡ʒaː.zan/

Adverb

مَجَازًا • (majāzan)

1. figuratively, metaphorically

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: مجازا (mecâzen)
  • → Turkish: mecazen