مزيد

Arabic

Root
ز ي د (z-y-d)

Adjective

مَزِيد • (mazīd) (feminine مَزِيدة (mazīda))

1. passive participle of زَادَ (zāda)

Derived terms

• فِعْلٌ مَزِيدٌ (fiʕlun mazīdun)

Noun

مَزِيد • (mazīd) m

1. more, an extra amount or extent
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 50:30:

     يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَزِيدٍ

     yawma naqūlu li-jahannama hali mtalaʔti wa-taqūlu hal min mazīdin

     On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more?"

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 50:35:

     لَهُمْ مَا يَشَاءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ

     lahum mā yašāʔūna fīhā wa-ladaynā mazīdun

     They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.

Descendants

• → Persian: مزيد (mazid)
  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਮਜ਼ੀਦ (mazīd)

    Shahmukhi script: مزيد (mazīd)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مزيد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 452