Mazaj
/məˈzɑːdʒ/noun
A person’s mood, temperament, or disposition, especially in South Asian usage.
Did you know?In Arabic and Persian medical traditions, mizāj described a person’s constitutional “mixture,” influenced by humoral medicine and ideas about bodily balance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meyg-
“To mix or blend; a reconstructed Indo-European root associated with combining substances.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mīxis
“A mixing or mixture.”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
mizāj (مزاج)
“Mixture, constitution, temperament, or bodily disposition.”
Medieval Persian and Urdu
Persian/Urdu
mizāj / مزاج
“Temperament, mood, or personal disposition.”
Modern usage
English
mazaj
“A transliterated form used in English-language writing for mood, temperament, or disposition.”
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