أجزة

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اجزا (ecza). Doublet of أجزاء (ʔagzāʔ, ʔajzāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Urban) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡza/, [ˈʔæɡzæ]
• (Upper Egypt) IPA^(key): /ʔad͡ʒza/
• (Lower Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡza/ ~ /ʔad͡ʒza/

Noun

أجزة • (ʔagza, ʔajza) f (collective)

1. drugs, chemicals

Related terms

• أجزاخانة (ʔagzaḵāna, ʔajzaḵāna)
• أجزجي (ʔagzagi, ʔajzaji)

References

• Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986), “ء ج ز 1”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 8