mezin

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• mazin

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Iranian *majā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). The root *mez was probably the original more common variation of the word, compare Middle Persian 𐫖𐫏𐫆 (myẖ /⁠meh⁠/), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀 (maza) and the comparative meztir.

It may be that originally, the word meant "giant", compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (mazaⁱniia, “giant”) and Persian مازن, مازندران.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈzɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Adjective

mezin (comparative meztir, Arabic spelling مەزن)

1. large, big

   Antonyms: çûçik, çûk, piçûk, qicik

2. old, aged

   Synonyms: kal, pîr, sere

   Antonyms: cahil, ciwan, naşî, xort

3. elder, older

Usage notes

Unlike any other adjective, mezin in the comparative is meztir instead of *mezintir. Though recently in media mezintir can be found, it has no actual usage among native speakers.

Derived terms

• mezin bûn
• mezin kirin
• mezinahî
• tilîya mezin

Noun

mezin m (Arabic spelling مەزن)

1. adult

   Antonym: piçûk

2. elder, senior member
3. leader, head, chief

   Synonyms: pêşeng, rêber, rêvebir, rêzan, serek, serkar, serok, serwer

Declension

Declension of mezin

definite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	mezin	mezin
construct	mezinê	mezinên
oblique	mezinî	mezinan
demonstrative oblique	wî mezinî	wan mezinan
vocative	mezino	mezinino
indefinite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	mezinek	mezinin
construct	mezinekî	mezinine
oblique	mezinekî	mezininan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “mezin”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 26

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мѣзинъ (mězinŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mězinъ. A derivation from Latin mediānus is improbable. Cognates include Russian мизинный (mizinnyj).

Noun

mezin m (plural mezini)

1. youngest son

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mezin	mezinul	mezini	mezinii
genitive-dative	mezin	mezinului	mezini	mezinilor
vocative	mezinule		mezinilor

See also

• fiu

Further reading

• “mezin”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026