مزيد

مزيد

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ز ي د‎ (z-y-d).

Adjective

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

1. passive participle of زَادَ‎ (zāda)

Derived terms

• فِعْلٌ مَزِيدٌ‎ (fiʿlun 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 mtalaʾti 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 yašāʾūna fīhā wa-ladaynā mazīdun

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

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