زيج

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫏𐫏𐫃 (zyyg /⁠zīg⁠/, “rope, towing-line; *zij”) equivalent to Modern Persian زیگ (zig, “cord, string; zij”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ziːd͡ʒ/

Noun

زِيج • (zīj) m (plural أَزْيَاج (ʔazyāj))

  1. (obsolete) plummet, plumb line
    Synonyms: مِطْمَر (miṭmar), مِطْمَار (miṭmār), إِمَام (ʔimām), فَادِن (fādin), شَاقُول (šāqūl), تُرّ (turr)
  2. (astronomy) zij, ephemeris

Declension
Declension of noun زِيج (zīj)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زِيج
zīj		 الزِّيج
az-zīj		 زِيج
zīj
Nominative زِيجٌ
zījun		 الزِّيجُ
az-zīju		 زِيجُ
zīju
Accusative زِيجًا
zījan		 الزِّيجَ
az-zīja		 زِيجَ
zīja
Genitive زِيجٍ
zījin		 الزِّيجِ
az-zīji		 زِيجِ
zīji
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زِيجَيْن
zījayn		 الزِّيجَيْن
az-zījayn		 زِيجَيْ
zījay
Nominative زِيجَانِ
zījāni		 الزِّيجَانِ
az-zījāni		 زِيجَا
zījā
Accusative زِيجَيْنِ
zījayni		 الزِّيجَيْنِ
az-zījayni		 زِيجَيْ
zījay
Genitive زِيجَيْنِ
zījayni		 الزِّيجَيْنِ
az-zījayni		 زِيجَيْ
zījay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَزْيَاج
ʔazyāj		 الْأَزْيَاج
al-ʔazyāj		 أَزْيَاج
ʔazyāj
Nominative أَزْيَاجٌ
ʔazyājun		 الْأَزْيَاجُ
al-ʔazyāju		 أَزْيَاجُ
ʔazyāju
Accusative أَزْيَاجًا
ʔazyājan		 الْأَزْيَاجَ
al-ʔazyāja		 أَزْيَاجَ
ʔazyāja
Genitive أَزْيَاجٍ
ʔazyājin		 الْأَزْيَاجِ
al-ʔazyāji		 أَزْيَاجِ
ʔazyāji

Descendants
  • → Medieval Latin: azige, aziz, axiget
  • → Persian: زیج (zij)
    • Tajik: зиҷ (zij)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: زیج (zîc)

References
  • “azige (or: aziz)”, in Arabic and Latin Glossary, Würzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universität, 2018–
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