زيج

Arabic

Alternative forms

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))

  1. (obsolete) plummet, plumb line
    Synonyms: مِطْمَر‎ (miṭmar), مِطْمَار‎ (miṭmār), إِمَام‎ (ʔimām), فَادِن‎ (fādin), شَاقُول‎ (šāqūl), تُرّ‎ (turr)
  2. (astronomy) zij, ephemeris

Declension

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–
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