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

Declension of noun مِزَاج (mizāj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِزَاج mizāj	الْمِزَاج al-mizāj	مِزَاج mizāj
Nominative	مِزَاجٌ mizājun	الْمِزَاجُ al-mizāju	مِزَاجُ mizāju
Accusative	مِزَاجًا mizājan	الْمِزَاجَ al-mizāja	مِزَاجَ mizāja
Genitive	مِزَاجٍ mizājin	الْمِزَاجِ al-mizāji	مِزَاجِ mizāji
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِزَاجَيْن mizājayn	الْمِزَاجَيْن al-mizājayn	مِزَاجَيْ mizājay
Nominative	مِزَاجَانِ mizājāni	الْمِزَاجَانِ al-mizājāni	مِزَاجَا mizājā
Accusative	مِزَاجَيْنِ mizājayni	الْمِزَاجَيْنِ al-mizājayni	مِزَاجَيْ mizājay
Genitive	مِزَاجَيْنِ mizājayni	الْمِزَاجَيْنِ al-mizājayni	مِزَاجَيْ mizājay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْزِجَة ʔamzija	الْأَمْزِجَة al-ʔamzija	أَمْزِجَة ʔamzijat
Nominative	أَمْزِجَةٌ ʔamzijatun	الْأَمْزِجَةُ al-ʔamzijatu	أَمْزِجَةُ ʔamzijatu
Accusative	أَمْزِجَةً ʔamzijatan	الْأَمْزِجَةَ al-ʔamzijata	أَمْزِجَةَ ʔamzijata
Genitive	أَمْزِجَةٍ ʔamzijatin	الْأَمْزِجَةِ al-ʔamzijati	أَمْزِجَةِ ʔamzijati

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).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mi.ˈzɑːd͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪ.zɑ́ːd͡ʒ]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [me.zɒ́ːd͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.zɔ́d͡ʒ]

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

Noun

Dari	مزاج
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мизоҷ

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

1. temperament; temper; nature

   Synonyms: حالت (hâlat), طبع (tab')

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 65:

     در علاجش سحر مطلق را ببین
     در مزاجش قدرت حق را ببین

     dar ilāj-aš sihr-i mutlaq rā bibēn
     dar mizāj-aš qudrat-i haq rā bibēn

     In his remedy behold absolute magic, in his temperament behold the might of God!

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مِزَاج (mizāj)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.zaːʒ/, [maˈzæːʒ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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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