زيج
Arabic
Alternative forms
- زِيق (zīq)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫏𐫏𐫃 (zyyg /zīg/, “rope, towing-line; *zij”) equivalent to Modern Persian زیگ (zig, “cord, string; zij”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ziːd͡ʒ/
Noun
زِيج • (zīj) m (plural أَزْيَاج (ʔazyāj))
- (obsolete) plummet, plumb line
- (astronomy) zij, ephemeris
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زِيج zīj |
الزِّيج az-zīj |
زِيج zīj |
| nominative | زِيجٌ zījun |
الزِّيجُ az-zīju |
زِيجُ zīju |
| accusative | زِيجًا zījan |
الزِّيجَ az-zīja |
زِيجَ zīja |
| genitive | زِيجٍ zījin |
الزِّيجِ az-zīji |
زِيجِ zīji |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | زِيجَيْن zījayn |
الزِّيجَيْن az-zījayn |
زِيجَيْ zījay |
| nominative | زِيجَانِ zījāni |
الزِّيجَانِ az-zījāni |
زِيجَا zījā |
| accusative | زِيجَيْنِ zījayni |
الزِّيجَيْنِ az-zījayni |
زِيجَيْ zījay |
| genitive | زِيجَيْنِ zījayni |
الزِّيجَيْنِ az-zījayni |
زِيجَيْ zījay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَزْيَاج ʔazyāj |
الْأَزْيَاج al-ʔazyāj |
أَزْيَاج ʔazyāj |
| nominative | أَزْيَاجٌ ʔazyājun |
الْأَزْيَاجُ al-ʔazyāju |
أَزْيَاجُ ʔazyāju |
| accusative | أَزْيَاجًا ʔazyājan |
الْأَزْيَاجَ al-ʔazyāja |
أَزْيَاجَ ʔazyāja |
| genitive | أَزْيَاجٍ ʔazyājin |
الْأَزْيَاجِ al-ʔazyāji |
أَزْيَاجِ ʔazyāji |
Descendants
- → Medieval Latin: azige, aziz, axiget
- → Persian: زیج (zij)
- Tajik: зиҷ (zij)
- → Ottoman Turkish: زیج (zîc)
References
- “azige (or: aziz)”, in Arabic and Latin Glossary, Würzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universität, 2018–