زيت

See also: ريب, ریت, and زیپ

Arabic

Etymology 1

A culture word borrowed from Aramaic זיתא / ܙܝܬܐ (zaytā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zajt/
  • (file)

Noun

زَيْت (zayt) m, plural زُيُوت (zuyūt) or أَزْيَات (ʔazyāt)

  1. oil (all types of oil, edible, fuel, motor oil, etc.)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:35:
      يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ
      yakādu zaytuhā yuḍīʔu walaw lam tamsashu nārun
      its oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire.
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: żejt
  • Moroccan Arabic: زيت (zayt, zīt)
  • Asturian: aceit
  • Mirandese: azeite
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: azeite
  • Old Spanish: azeyte

Etymology 2

Denominal verb derived from زَيْت (zayt, oil).

Verb

زَيَّتَ (zayyata) II, non-past يُزَيِّتُ‎ (yuzayyitu)

  1. to oil, to lubricate, to grease
  2. to add oil (to food)
Conjugation

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic زَيْت (zayt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zeːt/, [zeːt]
  • (file)

Noun

زيت (zēt) m, plural زيوت (zyūt)

  1. oil
    زيت زتونzēt zatūnolive oil
    (file)
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