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Etymology

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From Persian زاگ (zâg).

Noun

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زَاج (zājm

  1. vitriol, sulphate from a metal

Declension

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Declension of noun زَاج (zāj)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal زَاج
zāj
الزَّاج
az-zāj
زَاج
zāj
nominative زَاجٌ
zājun
الزَّاجُ
az-zāju
زَاجُ
zāju
accusative زَاجًا
zājan
الزَّاجَ
az-zāja
زَاجَ
zāja
genitive زَاجٍ
zājin
الزَّاجِ
az-zāji
زَاجِ
zāji

Descendants

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  • Old Spanish: azech
    • Spanish: aceche
  • Ottoman Turkish: زاج (zac, zaç)
  • Persian: زاج (zâj)

Moroccan Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic زُجاج (zujāj, glass) with the assimilation of the first j to z.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zaːʒ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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زاج (zājm (collective, singulative زاجة f (zāja), plural زاجات (zājāt))

  1. glass

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic زَاج (zāj).

Noun

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زاج (zac, zaç)

  1. vitriol, sulphate from a metal
    • 1895 April 2, Servet-i Fünun, page 95, column 3:
      بللور و جام اوزرینه یازمق ایچون امریقاده اختراع اولنه‌رق اوروپایا كلان الماسی مركبی اساساً فلوعورور آمونیوم fluorure d'amonium سولفات بارییوم Sulfate de baryum ایله زاج یاغی acide sulfurique دن مركب بر مخاوطدر.
      billur ve cam üzerine yazmak amerikada ihtira olunarak avrupaya kelan olması mürekkebi esasen flu'orur amonyum sulfat bariyum ile zac yağı dan mürekkeb bir mahluttur.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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زاج (zac, zaç)

  1. alternative form of ساج (sac, saç, teak)

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic زَاج (zāj), from Persian زاگ (zâg).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? zāj
Dari reading? zāj
Iranian reading? zâj
Tajik reading? zoj

Noun

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زاج (zâj)

  1. (dated) vitriol (various metal sulphates)
    Synonym: کات (kât) (dated)
  2. (dated) alum
    Synonyms: زاج سفید (zâj-e sefid), آلوم (âlum)

Derived terms

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References

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