IN GREEK
μαγαζί
magazi
shop; any business premises, including a bar or club
IN TURKISH
mağaza
mağaza
shop, store, especially a large one
WEAR THE WORD
μαγαζί in blue ink and mağaza in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Shared from a third language
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Trade and money
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek μαγαζί is the everyday word for any shop or venue, while Turkish mağaza tends to mean a larger store and dükkân a small shop.
- NOTES
- Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan, storehouse; Greek via Turkish, though Italian magazzino from the same Arabic source is also cited.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘μαγαζί / mağaza’, entry 202, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/202-magazi/. Accessed [day month year].