मज़ा

See also: मोजा, मोज़ा, and मेज़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مزه (maze), from Middle Persian m(y)ck' (mazig), from Old Persian [Term?]. Compare Sanskrit महस् (mahas, “pleasure, enjoyment”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.zɑː/, [mɐ.zäː], /mə.d͡ʒɑː/, [mɐ.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

मज़ा • (mazā) m (Urdu spelling مزہ)

1. joy, pleasure
   • 1797 – 1869, Ghalib :

     मज़े जहान के अपनी नज़र में ख़ाक नहीं
     सिवाए ख़ून-ए-जिगर सो जिगर में ख़ाक नहीं

     maze jahān ke apnī nazar mẽ xāk nahī̃
     sivāe xūn-e-jigar so jigar mẽ xāk nahī̃

     The joys of the world are are nothing to me
     besides blood there is no feeling in my heart

   (deprecated template usage) घर के मज़े यही हैं‌। ― ghar ke maze yahī ha͠i‌. ― These are the joys of home.

2. relish, enjoyment

   (deprecated template usage)

   मुझे गाने का मज़ा नहीं आया।

   mujhe gāne kā mazā nahī̃ āyā.

   I did not enjoy the food.

Derived terms

• मज़ेदार (mazedār, “fun, relishing”)
• मजाकिया (majākiyā, “funny, humorous”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मज़ा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मज़ा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.