ز و ج

ز و ج

Arabic

Etymology

Possibly from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “pair”), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-. Cognate with Hebrew ז ו ג‏‎, Aramaic ז ו ג‏‎.

Root

ز و ج • (z-w-j)

1. related to coupling

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form II: زَوَّجَ‎ (zawwaja, “to couple, to marry off”)
  • Verbal noun: تَزْوِيج‎ (tazwīj)
  • Active participle: مُزَوِّج‎ (muzawwij)
  • Passive participle: مُزَوَّج‎ (muzawwaj)
• Form V: تَزَوَّجَ‎ (tazawwaja, “to get married”)
  • Verbal noun: تَزَوُّج‎ (tazawwuj)
  • Active participle: مُتَزَوِّج‎ (mutazawwij)
• Form VI: تَزَاوَجَ‎ (tazāwaja, “to couple”)
  • Verbal noun: تَزَاوُج‎ (tazāwuj)
  • Active participle: مُتَزَاوِج‎ (mutazāwij)
  • Passive participle: مُتَزَاوَج‎ (mutazāwaj)
• Form VIII: اِزْدَوَجَ‎ (izdawaja, “to be in pairs”)
  • Verbal noun: اِزْدِوَاج‎ (izdiwāj)
  • Active participle: مُزْدَوِج‎ (muzdawij)

Nouns and adjectives

• زَوْج‎ (zawj, “one of a pair”)
• زَوْجِيّ‎ (zawjiyy, “marital”)
• زَوَاج‎ (zawāj, “marriage, wedding”)