قزاز
See also: فرار, قرار, and فراز
Egyptian Arabic
Alternative forms
- ازاز
Etymology
Possibly from the metathesis of the Arabic زُجَاج (zujāj, “glass”). zujāj → juzāz → guzāz → ʾizāz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔeˈzæːz] (glass, window pane)
- IPA(key): [ʔæˈzːæːz] (occupation)
Noun
قزاز • (ʾizāz) m (collective noun)
- glass
- window pane
Derived terms
- لوح قزاز
- قزازة
Noun
قزاز • (ʾazzāz) m (plural قزازين (ʾazzazīn))
- window pane and mirror seller
- (obsolete) weaver
References
- Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
- Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Possibly from the metathesis of the Arabic زُجَاج (zujāj, “glass”) → جُزَاز juzāz → قُزَاز guzāz, by the influence of قَزَّاز (qazzāz, “sericulturist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈzaːz/, [ɡʊˈzaːz]
Noun
قُزاز • (guzāz) m pl
- glass
- windowpane
Related terms
- قُزازة