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مِزاج
mood /miˈzaːdʒ/
nounB1#1784 most common
Also: temperament, disposition, whim
Example sentences
ما مِزاجك اليوم؟
What is your mood today?
مِزاجي جيّد جدًا.
My mood is very good.
هو في مِزاج سيّئ هذا الصباح.
He is in a bad mood this morning.
تغيّر مِزاجها بسرعة بعد المكالمة.
Her mood changed quickly after the phone call.
يعتمد مِزاجه على الطقس إلى حدّ كبير.
His mood depends to a large extent on the weather.
لا ينبغي أن نتّخذ القرارات المصيريّة وفقًا للمِزاج وحده.
We should not make fateful decisions according to mood alone.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مِزاجٌ | أمزِجةٌ |
| Genitive | مِزاجٍ | أمزِجةٍ |
| Accusative | مِزاجًا | أمزِجةً |
| Vocative | يا مِزاجُ | يا أمزِجةُ |
Word family
مَزَجَto mix, blend
مَزيجmixture, blend
امتَزَجَto mingle, fuse
مِزاجيّmoody, temperamental
امتِزاجmingling, fusion
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root م-ز-ج, meaning to mix or blend. In medieval medicine, temperament was understood as the mixture of the body's humors, so a person's mood was literally a blend. This mirrors the Latin temperamentum and the Greek krasis, which also tie character to a mixing of elements.
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