מוזא
muza
The Aramaic word for banana is מוזא (muza).
The word מוזא is a noun used to refer to the fruit known as a banana.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is muza.
Did you know?
- The Aramaic word מוזא is a cognate of the Arabic word mawz, showing how the two Semitic languages shared agricultural terminology as the fruit spread through the Middle East.
- If you were reading an ancient Aramaic text from the Middle Ages, you would almost certainly never find the word מוזא used for this fruit.
- A speaker of a Neo-Aramaic village dialect might use a word borrowed from Persian to name a banana, rather than the term מוזא.
Example conversation
Michael and Sergi are preparing a snack in the kitchen.
- מיכאל Michaelסרגי, את רוצה מוזא?Sergi, at rotza muza?Sergi, do you want a banana?
- סרגי Sargiכן, אני רעבה מאוד.Ken, ani ra'ava ma'od.Yes, I am very hungry.
- מיכאל Michaelהנה, קחי את המוזא הזאת.Hine, qkhi et ha-muza hazat.Here, take this banana.
- סרגי Sargiתודה לך, מיכאל.Toda lach, Michael.Thank you, Michael.
