موز

العربية

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موز

/mawz/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭅𐭆 (mwc /⁠mōz⁠/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca), then, according to Roger Blench, via Dravidian (compare Tamil மோத்தை (mōttai, “banana flower”)) from Malayo-Polynesian (compare Dobel muɁu, Manggarai muku) from Trans-New Guinea (compare Fataluku muɁu, Mosimo mugu), ultimately from Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugu.

noun مَوْز · mawz · مَوْزَة · الْمَوْز

collective bananas

In English

banana fruit

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MLA

"موز." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

موز. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2

Chicago

"موز." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {موز},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}