mizen ميزان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mizen” (ميزان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning scale, weighing instrument.
Meanings
- scale, weighing instrument
- thermometer (in mizen s5ana)
- Libra (zodiac sign)
Usage
Mizen commonly refers to the scale used for weighing: kitchen scale, bathroom scale, a merchant's scale or an airport scale. For example, "7ott-ha fel mizen" means "put it on the scale". The fixed expression mizen s5ana ("fever scale") means the medical thermometer, not a weighing scale. The word is also used for the astrological sign Libra. It is neutral in register and used in all situations. The plural mwezin is rarely heard in everyday use.
Example
حط الصاك على الميزان نشوفو قداش يوزن.
7ott es-sac 3al mizen nchoufou 9addech youzen.
“Put the bag on the scale and let's see how much it weighs.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mizen” but also “mizan”, “mizène” and “myzen”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mizen” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “scale, weighing instrument”; “bathroom scale”: mizan in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “scale (for weighing)”; “balance, measure”: mizan in Algerian.