مزه

See also: مزہ‎, مرة‎, مژه‎, and مزة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian m(y)ck' (mizag, “taste”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mæˈzæ/, /mæˈzːæ/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mæˈze/, /mæˈzːe/

Noun

مزه • (maze) (plural مزه‌ها‎ (maze-hâ))

taste, flavour, smack, relish
‏‎
Maze-ye in sib torš ast.
This apple tastes sour. (lit. The flavor of this apple is sour)
joy, pleasure
a snack; a morsel taken after drinking liquor.

Synonyms

طعم‎ (ta'm)

Derived terms

خوش‌مزه‎ (xoš-maze)
بدمزه‎ (bad-maze)
مزه‌دار‎ (maze-dâr)
بی‌مزه‎ (bê-maze)
بامزه‎ (bâ-maze)
مزه دادن‎ (maze dâdan)
مزه کردن‎ (maze kardan)
مزه دهن‎ (maze-ye dahan)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: मज़ा (mazā)
- Urdu: مزا‎ (mazā), مزہ‎ (maza)
→ Ottoman Turkish: [script needed] (meze)
- Turkish: meze
- → Albanian: meze
- → Bulgarian: мезѐ (mezѐ)
- → Greek: μεζές (mezés)
  - → English: meze
- → Romanian: meze, mezelîc
- → Serbo-Croatian: mèze / мѐзе
→ Punjabi: ਮਜਾ (maja)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “مزه+maza”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “mizag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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