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مازَح
to joke with (someone), to jest with /ˈmaː.za.ħa/
verbB1#2862 most common
Also: to kid around with, to banter with, to tease (playfully)
Example sentences
هُوَ يُمازِحُ صَديقَهُ.
He jokes with his friend.
مازَحَتْني أُختي أَمْسِ.
My sister joked with me yesterday.
لا تُمازِحْني الآنَ، أَنا مَشْغولٌ.
Don't joke with me now, I'm busy.
كانَ يُمازِحُ زُمَلاءَهُ كُلَّ صَباحٍ قَبْلَ بَدْءِ العَمَلِ.
He used to joke with his colleagues every morning before work started.
مازَحَها بِابْتِسامَةٍ لِيُخَفِّفَ مِن تَوَتُّرِها قَبْلَ المُقابَلَةِ.
He joked with her with a smile to ease her tension before the interview.
عَلى الرَّغْمِ مِن خُطورَةِ المَوْقِفِ، ظَلَّ يُمازِحُ رِفاقَهُ لِيَرْفَعَ مَعْنَوِيّاتِهِم.
Despite the seriousness of the situation, he kept joking with his companions to raise their morale.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُمازِحُ | مازَحْتُ | سَأُمازِحُ |
| 2sg | تُمازِحُ | مازَحْتَ | سَتُمازِحُ |
| 3sg | يُمازِحُ | مازَحَ | سَيُمازِحُ |
| 1pl | نُمازِحُ | مازَحْنا | سَنُمازِحُ |
| 2pl | تُمازِحونَ | مازَحْتُم | سَتُمازِحونَ |
| 3pl | يُمازِحونَ | مازَحوا | سَيُمازِحونَ |
Word family
مَزَحَ (mazaḥa)to joke, to jest (general, not necessarily with someone)
مِزاح (mizāḥ)joking, banter, jesting
مَزّاح (mazzāḥ)a person who jokes constantly, a joker
مُمازَحة (mumāzaḥa)the act of joking with one another (verbal noun of مازَح)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root m-z-ḥ, which carries the sense of jesting or joking. The base verb مَزَحَ (mazaḥa) means simply to joke. مازَحَ is built on the Form III pattern فاعَلَ, which in Arabic grammar typically marks an action done with or toward another person. That shift turns a general act of joking into a mutual, two-party exchange: joking with someone rather than joking in general.
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