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مَزْحَة
joke /ˈmaz.ħa/
nounB1#1758 most common
Also: jest, a single instance of joking, prank
Example sentences
هَذِهِ مَزْحَة.
This is a joke.
قَالَ لِي مَزْحَة جَمِيلَة.
He told me a nice joke.
لَا تَقْلَقْ، كَانَتْ مُجَرَّدَ مَزْحَة.
Don't worry, it was just a joke.
لَمْ تُعْجِبْنِي مَزْحَتُهُ السَّخِيفَة أَمَامَ الضُّيُوف.
I didn't like his silly joke in front of the guests.
تَحَوَّلَتِ المَزْحَة إِلَى مُشْكِلَة حِينَ أَخَذَهَا عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الجِدّ.
The joke turned into a problem when he took it seriously.
رُبَّ مَزْحَةٍ عَابِرَةٍ تَكْشِفُ عَنْ ضَغِينَةٍ دَفِينَةٍ لَا يُفْصِحُ عَنْهَا صَاحِبُهَا.
Many a passing joke reveals a buried grudge that its owner will not openly admit.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَزْحَةٌ | مَزَحَاتٌ |
| Genitive | مَزْحَةٍ | مَزَحَاتٍ |
| Accusative | مَزْحَةً | مَزَحَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا مَزْحَةُ | يَا مَزَحَاتُ |
Word family
مَزَحَto joke, to jest
مِزَاحjoking, jesting
مَازِحjoking, in jest
مُمَازَحَةbanter, joking with someone
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic triliteral root م-ز-ح (m-z-ḥ), which carries the sense of joking and jesting. مَزْحَة is the noun of instance built on the pattern فَعْلَة, so it names a single act of joking, one joke. The same root yields the verb مَزَحَ and the verbal noun مِزَاح.
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