هزل

From the root ه ز ل‎ (h-z-l).

• IPA^(key): /ha.za.la/

هَزَلَ • (hazala) I, non-past يَهْزُلُ‎‎ (yahzulu)

1. (intransitive) to joke, to jest

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• مَزَحَ‎ (mazaḥa), مَجَنَ‎ (majana)

• جَدَّ‎ (jadda)

• IPA^(key): /hazl/

هَزْل • (hazl) m

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2. jokefulness, jocularity

   Synonym: جَدّ‎ (jadd)

   • 12th century, Al-Ghazali, بداية الهداية [ The Beginning of Guidance ]:

     ‏[..] فَٱحْفَظْ مِنْهُ لِسَانَكَ فِي الْجِدِّ وَٱلْهَزْلِ ، وَلَا تُعَوِّدْ نَفْسَكَ الْكَذِبَ هَزْلًا [..]‎‎

     [..] faḥfaẓ minhu lisānaka fī l-jiddi wal-hazli , walā tuʕawwid nafsaka l-kaḏiba hazlan [..]

     [..] then keep your tongue from it (lying) in seriousness or jokefulness, and do not accustom yourself to lying jokingly [..]

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