مجاز
See also: محار
Arabic
Etymology
Noun of place and verbal noun from the verb جَازَ (jāza, “to pass, pass by”), from the root ج و ز (j-w-z).
Noun
مَجَاز • (majāz) m
- verbal noun of جَازَ (jāza) (form I)
- passing, passing by
- passage, road
- metaphor, allegory, figurative speech
Declension
Declension of noun مَجَاز (majāz)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَجَاز majāz |
الْمَجَاز al-majāz |
مَجَاز majāz |
| Nominative | مَجَازٌ majāzun |
الْمَجَازُ al-majāzu |
مَجَازُ majāzu |
| Accusative | مَجَازًا majāzan |
الْمَجَازَ al-majāza |
مَجَازَ majāza |
| Genitive | مَجَازٍ majāzin |
الْمَجَازِ al-majāzi |
مَجَازِ majāzi |
Descendants
- Indonesian: majas
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مجاز”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
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