məcazi
Azerbaijani
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | мәҹази |
| Roman | məcazi |
| Perso-Arabic | مجازی |
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic مَجَازِيّ (majāziyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mæd͡ʒɑːˈzi], [mæd͡zɑːˈzi]
- Hyphenation: mə‧ca‧zi
Adjective
məcazi
- figurative, metaphorical
- məcazi məna ― figurative meaning
- məcazi mənada ― figuratively speaking (literally, “in a figurative sense”)
Derived terms
- məcazilik (“metaphoricity”)
Abbreviations
- məc.
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “məcazi”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), volume III, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 313b
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