magasin

See also: magasîn

Cebuano

Etymology

From English magazine, borrowed from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ga‧sin

Noun

magasin

1. magazine (a periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold)
   • 2011 — Tiu, Macario D., Ang Pangandoy ni Peryang (05 July), Bisag Unsa, Mindaviews, MindaNews

     Nahilig usab siyang mobasa og mga komiks ug magasin.

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2. magazine (a chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm)
3. magazine (a reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus)
   • 2017 — Caparoso, Narciso M., Ang mga Manunulat nga Nangulo sa Bisaya (16 August), Saladbowl^[sic], Bisaya, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation

     Ang makinang Linotype dako diin ang mga letrang gitipa sa operator sa keyboard nga sama sab sa makinilya ang pagkahan-ay mangahulog gikan sa gisudlang lapad-dakong magasing puthaw dapit sa itaas paingon sa dakong molde, modawat sa tinunaw tingga gikan sa melting pot diin natigom ang mga letrang gitipa sa operator ug pagkatapos kuhaon sa morag kamot nga puthaw aron ibalik pagsulod sa gigawasang magasing lapad dapit sa itaas.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French magasin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡasiːn/, [mɑɡ̊aˈsiːˀn]

Noun

magasin n (singular definite magasinet, plural indefinite magasiner)

1. store, storehouse, warehouse
2. department store
3. magazine (periodical, ammunition clip)

Inflection

Declension of magasin

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	magasin	magasinet	magasiner	magasinerne
genitive	magasins	magasinets	magasiners	magasinernes

Synonyms

• (storehouse): lager, depot
• (department store): stormagasin
• (magazine, periodical): blad

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic خَزَنَ (ḵazana)der.

Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan)

Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin)bor.

Italian magazzinobor.?

Old French maguesin

French magasin

Inherited from Old French maguesin (“storeroom, storehouse”), either from a regional language (compare Medieval Latin magazenum as found in a contract allowing Marseillais merchants to build storehouses in ports of the Maghreb) or from Italian magazzino, from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). First attested in 1389. Doublet of magazine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɡa.zɛ̃/

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Noun

magasin m (plural magasins)

1. shop, store

   Near-synonym: boutique

   comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine ― like a bull in a china shop

   faire les magasins ― to go shopping

   grand magasin ― department store

   magasin d'usine ― outlet

2. warehouse, storehouse
3. magazine (repository of armaments)
4. magazine (part of a weapon)

   Synonym: chargeur

5. (Louisiana) barn

   Synonym: grange

Derived terms

• emmagasiner
• magasinage
• magasiner
• magasinier

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: magazen
• Antillean Creole: magazen
• → Albanian: magazinë
• → Bedjond: màgàjā
• → Belarusian: магазін (mahazin)
• → Danish: magasin
• → Estonian: magasin
• → Finnish: makasiini
• → Gulay: màgàjā
• → Latvian: magazīna
• → Norman: magasîn
• → Norwegian: magasin
• → Romanian: magazin
• → Portuguese: magazine
• → Swedish: magasin
• → Tagalog: magasin
• → Russian: магазин (magazin)

Further reading

• “magasin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• magnais

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch magazijn, from French magasin, from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin, “storerooms, storehouses”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈɡasɪn]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ga‧sin

Noun

magasin (plural magasin-magasin)

1. magazine:
   1. an ammunition storehouse
   2. a chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm

Further reading

• “magasin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.

Noun

magasin n (definite singular magasinet, indefinite plural magasin or magasiner, definite plural magasina or magasinene)

1. a magazine (periodical; on a weapon)
2. a reservoir (for water)
3. a department store
4. a storehouse or warehouse

Synonyms

• tidsskrift (periodical)

References

• “magasin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.

Noun

magasin n (definite singular magasinet, indefinite plural magasin, definite plural magasina)

1. a magazine (periodical; on a weapon)
2. a reservoir (for water)
3. a department store
4. a storehouse or warehouse

Synonyms

• tidsskrift (periodical)

References

• “magasin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.