صج

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ص ج ج‎ (ṣ-j-j).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa/

Verb

صَجَّ • (ṣajja) I, non-past يَصَجُّ‎‎ (yaṣajju) (Classical Arabic)

  1. resound, clash, clatter

Conjugation

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Hindustani سچ‎ / सच (sac, “truth”) or from Arabic صِدْق‎ (ṣidq, “truth, sincerity”) via affrication of /q/ (compare e.g. فريج‎ (firīj) and طريج‎ (ṭirīj)) and assimilation of /d/.

Pronunciation

Adverb

صَجّ or صِجّ • (ṣaj(j) or ṣij(j))

  1. really, truthfully
    ‏صج تبي تروح ولا لا؟‎‎ (Emirati)
    ṣaj tabi trūḥ wala la?
    Do you really wanna go, or not?

Derived terms

  • من صج‎ (min ṣij(j))
  • صجي‎ (ṣijji, “real”)

References

  • Emirati Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar, 2020
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