mezin

• mazin

Derived from Proto-Iranian *majā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”).

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈzɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

mezin (comparative mezintir, superlative mezintirîn, 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

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

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

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

mezin m (plural mezini)

1. youngest son

• fiu

• mezin in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)