zag

See also: ZAG

Translingual

Symbol

zag

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Zaghawa.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Zaghawa terms

English

Etymology

Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zæɡ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

zag (plural zags)

1. One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
   1. A twist in a storyline.
      • 2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

        Afterward, she returns to the Dragon Pit to announce her agreement to the truce. “The darkness is coming for us all. We will face it together. And when the Great War is over, perhaps you will remember that I chose to help, with no promises or assurances from any of you. I expect not.” The self-pity and pettiness is classic Cersei, but what a zag! It was always hard to imagine what this show looks like with all the humans on all sides temporarily working together.

Verb

zag (third-person singular simple present zags, present participle zagging, simple past and past participle zagged)

1. (intransitive) To move with a sharp turn or reversal.

Derived terms

• zig when one should zag

Derived terms

• zigzag

See also

• zig

Anagrams

• Gaz

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑx
• IPA^(key): /zɑx/

Verb

zag

1. singular past indicative of zien

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːk

Verb

zag

1. singular imperative of zagen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of zagen

Sumerian

Romanization

zag

1. romanization of 𒍠 (zag)

Turkmen

Alternative forms

• zakyja

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زَاغ (zāġ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ðɑːʁ]

Noun

zag (definite accusative zagy, plural zaglar)

1. crow

   Synonym: garga

Further reading

• “zag” in Enedilim.com