Arabic

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Root
ج ز ي (j-z-y)

Etymology

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Verbal noun of جَازَى (jāzā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مُجَازَاة (mujāzāhf

  1. giving someone what they deserve
  2. rewarding
    Synonym: مُكَافَأَة (mukāfaʔa)
  3. (law) punishing (proper punishing for a crime)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: مجازات (mücazat)
  • Persian: مجازات
  • Urdu: مجازات