صج

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Arabic

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Root
ص ج ج (ṣ-j-j)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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صَجَّ (ṣajja) I, non-past يَصَجُّ‎ (yaṣajju) (Classical Arabic)

  1. resound, clash, clatter

Conjugation

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Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Hindustani سچ / सच (sac, truth) or from Arabic صِدْق (ṣidq, truth, sincerity) via affrication of /q/ (compare e.g. فريج (firīj) and طريج (ṭirīj)) and assimilation of /d/.

Pronunciation

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  • (kw) IPA(key): /sˤɪd͡ʒ(ː)/
  • (Emirati) IPA(key): /sˤəd͡ʒ(ː)/
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Adverb

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صَجّ or صِجّ (ṣaj(j) or ṣij(j))

  1. really, truthfully
    صج تبي تروح ولا لا؟ (Emirati)
    ṣaj tabi trūḥ wala la?
    Do you really wanna go, or not?

Derived terms

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References

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  • Emirati Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar, 2020