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مجوس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the followers of Zoroastrianism, known as Magians or Zoroastrians. It also describes a person with small ears and encompasses the religion itself and the act of converting someone to it.

Derived headwords

مَجُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Magians, Zoroastriansboth

    A follower of the ancient Persian religion founded by Zoroaster, often referred to as Zoroastrianism.

  2. 2.
    small-eared personclassical

    A person characterized by having small ears.

مَجُوسِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Magian, Zoroastrianboth

    Pertaining to or characteristic of the Magians or Zoroastrianism.

مَجُوسِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Magianism, Zoroastrianismboth

    The religious system and beliefs of the Magians or Zoroastrians.

تَمَجَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become Magianclassical

    To adopt the religion of Zoroastrianism.

مَجَّسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make someone Magianclassical

    To convert someone to the religion of Zoroastrianism.

تَمْجِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    conversion to Magianismclassical

    The act or process of converting someone to Zoroastrianism.

Parallel reading

مَجُوس، كَصَبُور: رَجُلٌ صَغِيرُ الأُذُنَيْنِ، وَضَعَ دِينًا وَدَعَا إِلَيْهِ، مُعَرَّبٌ مِنْج كُوش.
Magus, like sabur: a man with small ears, who established a religion and called people to it, it is an Arabized word from 'Manj Kush'.
وَمَجَّسَهُ تَمْجِيسًا: صَيَّرَهُ مَجُوسِيًّا فَتَمَجَّسَ.
And he made him Magian, a conversion: he made him a Magian, so he became a Magian.
وَالنِّحْلَة: المَجُوسِيَّة.
And the sect: Zoroastrianism.