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مَوْز
banana(s) /ˈmawz/
nounB2#3053 most common
Also: plantain
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ المَوْزَ.
I love bananas.
اِشْتَرَتْ أُمِّي مَوْزًا مِنَ السُّوقِ.
My mother bought bananas from the market.
يَحْتَوِي المَوْزُ عَلَى نِسْبَةٍ عَالِيَةٍ مِنَ البوتاسيوم.
Bananas contain a high proportion of potassium.
قَشَّرْتُ حَبَّةَ المَوْزِ قَبْلَ أَنْ آكُلَهَا.
I peeled the banana before eating it.
يُزْرَعُ المَوْزُ فِي المَناطِقِ الاسْتِوائِيَّةِ بِسَبَبِ حاجَتِهِ إِلَى مُناخٍ دافِئٍ ورُطُوبَةٍ عالِيَةٍ.
Bananas are grown in tropical regions because they need a warm climate and high humidity.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّ المَوْزَ يُصَنَّفُ نَباتِيًّا عَلَى أَنَّهُ عُشْبَةٌ ضَخْمَةٌ لا شَجَرَةٌ، فَإِنَّ ثِمارَهُ تُعامَلُ تِجارِيًّا كَفاكِهَةٍ اسْتِوائِيَّةٍ رَئيسِيَّةٍ.
Although the banana is botanically classified as a giant herb rather than a tree, its fruit is treated commercially as a major tropical fruit.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَوْزٌ | مَوْزَاتٌ |
| Genitive | مَوْزٍ | مَوْزَاتٍ |
| Accusative | مَوْزًا | مَوْزَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا مَوْزُ | يَا مَوْزَاتُ |
Word family
مَوْزَةa single banana (feminine singulative)
مَوْزَاتa few individual bananas
مَوْزِيّbanana-flavored, of or relating to banana
شَجَرَة المَوْزbanana tree/plant
Etymology
مَوْز is an old word in Arabic for the banana, attested already in classical texts. Lexicographers disagree on its ultimate source: some treat it as native Arabic, others trace it to Persian. The same word, مَوْز/mōz, also exists in Persian, which points to long contact between the two languages over this fruit and its trade routes.
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