سياج

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic סִיָגָא / ܣܝܓܐ (səyāḡā). Doublet of عَوْسَج (ʕawsaj) and شَوْك (šawk).[1] Unbiblical Hebrew סְיָג (səyāḡ) is likewise from Aramaic.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.jaːd͡ʒ/

Noun

سِيَاج • (siyājm (plural سِيَاجَات (siyājāt) or أَسْوِجَة (ʔaswija) or أَسْيَاج (ʔasyāj))

  1. fence
  2. hedge

Declension

Declension of noun سِيَاج (siyāj)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سِيَاج
siyāj
السِّيَاج
as-siyāj
سِيَاج
siyāj
nominative سِيَاجٌ
siyājun
السِّيَاجُ
as-siyāju
سِيَاجُ
siyāju
accusative سِيَاجًا
siyājan
السِّيَاجَ
as-siyāja
سِيَاجَ
siyāja
genitive سِيَاجٍ
siyājin
السِّيَاجِ
as-siyāji
سِيَاجِ
siyāji
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سِيَاجَيْن
siyājayn
السِّيَاجَيْن
as-siyājayn
سِيَاجَيْ
siyājay
nominative سِيَاجَانِ
siyājāni
السِّيَاجَانِ
as-siyājāni
سِيَاجَا
siyājā
accusative سِيَاجَيْنِ
siyājayni
السِّيَاجَيْنِ
as-siyājayni
سِيَاجَيْ
siyājay
genitive سِيَاجَيْنِ
siyājayni
السِّيَاجَيْنِ
as-siyājayni
سِيَاجَيْ
siyājay
plural sound feminine plural‎;
broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎;
basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سِيَاجَات‎; أَسْوِجَة‎; أَسْيَاج
siyājāt‎; ʔaswija‎; ʔasyāj
السِّيَاجَات‎; الْأَسْوِجَة‎; الْأَسْيَاج
as-siyājāt‎; al-ʔaswija‎; al-ʔasyāj
سِيَاجَات‎; أَسْوِجَة‎; أَسْيَاج
siyājāt‎; ʔaswijat‎; ʔasyāj
nominative سِيَاجَاتٌ‎; أَسْوِجَةٌ‎; أَسْيَاجٌ
siyājātun‎; ʔaswijatun‎; ʔasyājun
السِّيَاجَاتُ‎; الْأَسْوِجَةُ‎; الْأَسْيَاجُ
as-siyājātu‎; al-ʔaswijatu‎; al-ʔasyāju
سِيَاجَاتُ‎; أَسْوِجَةُ‎; أَسْيَاجُ
siyājātu‎; ʔaswijatu‎; ʔasyāju
accusative سِيَاجَاتٍ‎; أَسْوِجَةً‎; أَسْيَاجًا
siyājātin‎; ʔaswijatan‎; ʔasyājan
السِّيَاجَاتِ‎; الْأَسْوِجَةَ‎; الْأَسْيَاجَ
as-siyājāti‎; al-ʔaswijata‎; al-ʔasyāja
سِيَاجَاتِ‎; أَسْوِجَةَ‎; أَسْيَاجَ
siyājāti‎; ʔaswijata‎; ʔasyāja
genitive سِيَاجَاتٍ‎; أَسْوِجَةٍ‎; أَسْيَاجٍ
siyājātin‎; ʔaswijatin‎; ʔasyājin
السِّيَاجَاتِ‎; الْأَسْوِجَةِ‎; الْأَسْيَاجِ
as-siyājāti‎; al-ʔaswijati‎; al-ʔasyāji
سِيَاجَاتِ‎; أَسْوِجَةِ‎; أَسْيَاجِ
siyājāti‎; ʔaswijati‎; ʔasyāji

Derived terms

  • سَيَّجَ (sayyaja, form II)
  • سَوَّجَ (sawwaja, form II)
  • تَسَيَّجَ (tasayyaja, form V)

Descendants

  • Turkish: siyeç, siyenç, siyeş, siyiş[3]

References

  1. ^ Haupt, Paul (1910) “Elul und Adar”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1] (in German), volume 64, page 713
  2. ^ The verb סוּג (to fence about) in Songs 7:3 is an Aramaicism redundant to שׂוךְ, already recognized by Gesenius 1812 page 780a
  3. ^ Tietze, Andreas (1958) “Direkte arabische Entlehnungen im anatolischen Türkisch”, in J. Eckmann, A. S. Levend, M. Mansuroğlu, editors, Jean Deny Armağanı / Mélanges Jean Deny (in German), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, § 103, page 285 of 255–333

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِيَاج (siyāj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjaːʒ/, [sjæːʒ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

سياج • (syājm (plural سياجات (syājāt))

  1. fence
    Synonym: جدار (jidār)
  2. hedge