مُزْحُjesting

Example sentences

• أَمْزَحُ فِيهِ مَزْحَ أَهْلِ الْفَضْلِ وَالْمُزْحُ أَحْيَانًا جَلَاءُ الْعَقْلِ

  I joke in it as people of merit do, and jesting sometimes clears the mind.

  وَالْمُزْحُ — and jesting. Front wa- is the joiner 'and'; the al- makes the noun definite, 'the' jesting. The wa- opens a new general statement about jesting, shifting from the speaker's own habit to a broad claim that follows.

  From: Permissible Laughter and Conduct →