Arabic edit

Root
ز ع ج (z-ʕ-j)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَزْعَجَ (ʔazʕaja, to trouble).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُزْعِج (muzʕij) (feminine مُزْعِجَة (muzʕija), masculine plural مُزْعِجُونَ (muzʕijūna), feminine plural مُزْعِجَات (muzʕijāt))

  1. annoying, unpleasant

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: müzic
  • Ottoman Turkish: مزعج (müzıc)
  • Persian: مزعج

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مزعج”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ز ع ج
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مُزْعِج (muzʕij). Equivalent to the active participle of أزعج (ʔazʕaj, to annoy, to bother).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /muz.ʕiʒ/, [ˈmʊz.ʕɪʒ]
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Adjective edit

مزعج (muzʕej) (feminine مزعجة (muzʕije))

  1. annoying, unpleasant