How to say "farce, mockery (Arabic) → a joke, a mess (Israeli slang)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningfarce, mockery (Arabic) → a joke, a mess (Israeli slang)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مَسْخَرَة
maskharaמסח'רה
مسخرة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מסחרה
maskharaمَاسْخَارَا
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
س-خ-رFrom sakhira, 'to mock' — a maskhara is a mockery, a farce. In Hebrew spelling the geresh often drops, leaving מסחרה looking exactly like מסחר, 'commerce' — purely coincidental, not a real cognate, but a fun trap for the unwary reader.
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In a phrase
هٰذَا مَسْخَرَة
hādhā maskharaהאד'א מסח'רהthis is a farce
Plural
مَسَاخِر
masākhirמסאח'רbroken plural maCāCiC — like مَقْبَرَة→مَقَابِر
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