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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