# magasin
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English magazine, borrowed from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ma‧ga‧sin

### Noun

magasin
* a periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold
* a chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm
* a reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:magasin.

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French magasin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maɡasiːn/, [mɑɡ̊aˈsiːˀn]

### Noun

magasin n (singular definite magasinet, plural indefinite magasiner)
* store, storehouse, warehouse
* department store
* magazine (periodical, ammunition clip)

#### Synonyms

* (storehouse): lager, depot
* (department store): stormagasin
* (magazine, periodical): blad

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Old French maguesin, from Italian magazzino, from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). Doublet of magazine.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.ɡa.zɛ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

magasin m (plural magasins)
* shop, store
    Near-synonym: boutique
* warehouse, storehouse
* magazine (repository of armaments)
* magazine (part of a weapon)
    Synonym: chargeur
* (Louisiana) barn
    Synonym: grange

#### Derived terms

* comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine
* faire les magasins
* grand magasin
* magasin d’usine
* magasinier

#### Related terms

* magasiner
* magasinage
* magasinier

#### Descendants

* Haitian Creole: magazen
* Antillean Creole: magazen
* → Albanian: magazinë
* → Bedjond: màgàjā
* → Belarusian: магазін (mahazin)
* → Danish: magasin
* → Estonian: magasin
* → Finnish: makasiini
* → Gulay: màgàjā
* → Latvian: magazīna
* → Norman: magasîn
* → Norwegian: magasin
* → Romanian: magazin
* → Portuguese: magazine
* → Swedish: magasin
* → Tagalog: magasin
* → Russian: магазин (magazin)

### Further reading

* “magasin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* magnais

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch magazijn, from French magasin, from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin, “storerooms, storehouses”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [maˈɡasɪn]
* Hyphenation: ma‧ga‧sin

### Noun

magasin (plural)
* magazine:
** an ammunition storehouse
** a chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm

### Further reading

* “magasin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.

### Noun

magasin n (definite singular magasinet, indefinite plural magasin or magasiner, definite plural magasina or magasinene)
* a magazine (periodical; on a weapon)
* a reservoir (for water)
* a department store
* a storehouse or warehouse

#### Synonyms

* tidsskrift (periodical)

### References

* “magasin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.

### Noun

magasin n (definite singular magasinet, indefinite plural magasin, definite plural magasina)
* a magazine (periodical; on a weapon)
* a reservoir (for water)
* a department store
* a storehouse or warehouse

#### Synonyms

* tidsskrift (periodical)

### References

* “magasin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.