ز و ج

Arabic

Etymology

Possibly from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “pair”), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-. Cognate with Hebrew ז ו ג‏‎, Aramaic ז ו ג‏‎.

Root

ز و ج • (z-w-j)

  1. related to coupling

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives
  • Form II: زَوَّجَ‎ (zawwaja, “to couple, to marry off”)
    • Verbal noun: تَزْوِيج‎ (tazwīj)
    • Active participle: مُزَوِّج‎ (muzawwij)
    • Passive participle: مُزَوَّج‎ (muzawwaj)
  • Form V: تَزَوَّجَ‎ (tazawwaja, “to get married”)
    • Verbal noun: تَزَوُّج‎ (tazawwuj)
    • Active participle: مُتَزَوِّج‎ (mutazawwij)
  • Form VI: تَزَاوَجَ‎ (tazāwaja, “to couple”)
    • Verbal noun: تَزَاوُج‎ (tazāwuj)
    • Active participle: مُتَزَاوِج‎ (mutazāwij)
    • Passive participle: مُتَزَاوَج‎ (mutazāwaj)
  • Form VIII: اِزْدَوَجَ‎ (izdawaja, “to be in pairs”)
Nouns and adjectives
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