मेज़ (mez)

noun A simple, everyday noun meaning 'table' (the furniture item); has just one common sense.
Sense 1 : table (furniture)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: टेबल (tebal, colloquial, English loanword)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: मेज़ (mez) is a Persian loanword that came into Hindi via Urdu, and it's the word you'll hear in any home or office for an ordinary table -- खाने की मेज़ (khaane kii mez, 'dining table') or पढ़ने की मेज़ (padhne kii mez, 'study table'). The English loan टेबल (tebal) is extremely common in casual city speech too, so both words live side by side without much fuss.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the nuqta and write/say मेज (mej) -- both spellings are heard and understood, but मेज़ (mez) with the nuqta is the standard form. 2) Don't confuse with मेज़बान (mezbaan, 'host'), a completely different word built on a different root despite the visual similarity.
Sample Sentences:
किताब मेज़ पर रखी है। The book is on the table.
(kitaab mez par rakhii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मैं हर सुबह इस मेज़ पर बैठकर नाश्ता करता हूँ। I sit at this table and have breakfast every morning.
(main har subah is mez par baithkar naashtaa kartaa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पापा नई मेज़ खरीद रहे हैं। Dad is buying a new table.
(paapaa naii mez khariid rahe hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल हमने खाने की मेज़ साफ़ की थी। We had cleaned the dining table yesterday.
(kal hamne khaane kii mez saaf kii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह मेज़ लकड़ी से बनाई गई थी। This table was made of wood.
(yah mez lakdii se banaaii gaii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
कृपया अपनी किताबें पढ़ने की मेज़ पर रख दीजिए। Please put your books on the study table.
(kripyaa apnii kitaaben padhne kii mez par rakh diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर कमरा बड़ा होता, तो हम एक और मेज़ रख सकते। If the room were bigger, we could keep another table.
(agar kamraa badaa hotaa, to ham ek aur mez rakh sakte।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
शायद वह मेज़ ऑफिस के लिए मंगवाई जाए। Perhaps that table should be ordered for the office.
(shaayad vah mez ophis ke lie mangvaaii jaae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
मेज़ पर चार कुर्सियाँ लगी हुई हैं। There are four chairs arranged around the table.
(mez par chaar kursiyaan lagii huii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगले हफ़्ते तक नई मेज़ आ जाएगी। The new table will arrive by next week.
(agle hafte tak naii mez aa jaaegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
यार, वह टेबल थोड़ी टेढ़ी लग रही है, ज़रा मेज़ हिला के देखना। Dude, that table looks a bit wobbly, try shaking the table a little.
(yaar, vah tebal thodii tedhii lag rahii hai, zaraa mez hilaa ke dekhnaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): मेज़ (mez)
(sg.f.oblique): मेज़ (mez)
(pl.f.direct): मेज़ें (mezen)
(pl.f.oblique): मेज़ों (mezon)