mazal

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See also: Mazal, mazał, and мазал

English

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Etymology

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From maze +‎ -al.

Adjective

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mazal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a maze.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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mazal

  1. masculine singular past active participle of mazat

Kabyle

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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mazal

  1. still

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Hebrew מַזָּל (mazál), likely from Akkadian 𒌓𒁕 (manzaltum).

Noun

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mazal m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מזל)

  1. the star under which one is born
  2. destiny, fate
  3. luck, chance

Further reading

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  • Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “maźal”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
  • Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “mazál”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 352
  • Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “mazal”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 244