جائز

Arabic

Etymology

active participle of جَازَ (jāza) from the root ج و ز (j-w-z).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.ʔiz/

Adjective

جَائِز (jāʔiz) (feminine جَائِزَة (jāʔiza), masculine plural جَائِزُونَ (jāʔizūna), feminine plural جَائِزَات (jāʔizāt))

  1. permissible, possible, conceivable, permitted

Declension

Descendants

  • Egyptian Arabic: جايز (gāyiz)
  • Turkish: caiz

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic جَائِز (jāʔiz).

Adjective

جائز (jāʔez) (feminine جائزة (jāʔze))

  1. possible
    Synonym: ممكن (mumken)
    Antonym: مستحيل (mustaḥīl)
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