مغازه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

    Borrowed from Byzantine Greek μαγαζίον (magazíon), borrowed from Venetan magazén, borrowed from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin), from مَخْزَن (maḵzan), from خَزَنَ (ḵazana). Doublet of مخزن (mahzen, warehouse).

    Noun

    مغازه • (mağaza)

    1. strongroom, a strongly built room or vault where valuables may be safely stored
    2. storeroom, stockroom, store, any room used for storage or stocking
    3. shop, store, an establishment that sells goods or services to the public
      Synonym: دكان (dükkân)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Turkish: mağaza
    • Arabic: مَغازة (maḡāza)
    • Armenian: մաղազա (maġaza)
    • Azerbaijani: mağaza
    • Persian: مغازه (maġâze)

    Further reading

    Persian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مغازه (mağâza), borrowed from Byzantine Greek μαγαζίον (magazíon), borrowed from Venetan magazén, borrowed from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin), from مَخْزَن (maḵzan), from خَزَنَ (ḵazana).

      Pronunciation

       

      Readings
      Classical reading? maġāza
      Dari reading? maġāza
      Iranian reading? maġâze
      Tajik reading? maġoza
      • Audio (Iran):(file)

      Noun

      Dari مغازه
      Iranian Persian
      Tajik мағоза

      مغازه • (maġāza / maġâze) (plural مغازه‌ها (maġāza-hā / maġâze-hâ), Tajik spelling мағоза)

      1. shop
        Synonym: فروشگاه (forušgâh)

      Descendants