مزج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of mixing or blending, particularly liquids like beverages. It extends to the concept of temperament or constitution, and also includes a loanword for 'banana'.

Derived headwords

مَزَجَverb

1.
he mixed the drinkboth
he mixed the drink

مَزْجnoun

1.
he mixed the drinkboth
he mixed the drink

مِزَاجnoun

1.
the mixture of the drink is what it is mixed withboth
the mixture of the drink is what it is mixed with
2.
the temperament of the body is what is composed of its humorsboth
the temperament of the body is what is composed of its humors

مُوَزِّجnoun

1.
bananaboth
A loanword from Persian, referring to the fruit known as a banana. The plural form is also mentioned.

مُوَازِجَةnoun

1.
bananasboth
The plural form of 'موزج', referring to multiple bananas.

Parallel reading

مزج الشراب: خلطه بغيره.

To mix a drink: to blend it with something else.

ومزاج الشراب: ما يمزج به.

And the mixture of a drink: that by which it is mixed.

ومزاج البدن: ما ركب عليه من الطبائع.

And the temperament of the body: what it is composed of from natures.

والمزج: العسل.

And al-mazj: honey.

فجاء بمزج لم ير الناس مثله هو الضحك إلا أنه عمل النحل

So he brought a mixture the likes of which people had not seen; it is laughter, except that it is the work of bees.

والموزج معرب، وأصله بالفارسية موزه

And al-mawzaj is Arabized, and its origin is Persian 'mawzah'.

والجمع الموازجة، مثال الجورب والجواربة، الهاء للعجمة.

And the plural is al-muwāzijah, like 'al-jawrab' and 'al-jawāribah', the 'h' is for foreignness.

وإن شئت حذفتها.

And if you wish, you may omit it.