मज़ाक़

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मज़ाक (mazāk), मजाक़ (majāq), मजाक (majāk) — nuqtaless

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَذَاق (mazāq), from Arabic مَذَاق (maḏāq).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.zɑːq/, [mɐ.zäːq], /mə.d͡ʒɑːk/, [mɐ.d͡ʒäːk]

Noun

मज़ाक़ • (mazāq) m (Urdu spelling مذاق)

1. fun, joke

   Synonyms: लाग़ (lāġ), ठिठोल (ṭhiṭhol), ठठोल (ṭhaṭhol), परिहास (parihās)

   मैं उसका बुरा मज़ाक़ बरदाश्त नहीं करूँगा।

   ma͠i uskā burā mazāq bardāśt nahī̃ karūṅgā.

   I will not tolerate his bad joke.

Declension

Declension of मज़ाक़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मज़ाक़ mazāq	मज़ाक़ mazāq
oblique	मज़ाक़ mazāq	मज़ाक़ों mazāqõ
vocative	मज़ाक़ mazāq	मज़ाक़ो mazāqo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मज़ाक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.