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)
- related to coupling
Derived terms
- Verbs and verbal derivatives
- Form II: زَوَّجَ (zawwaja, “to couple, to marry off”)
- Form V: تَزَوَّجَ (tazawwaja, “to get married”)
- Verbal noun: تَزَوُّج (tazawwuj)
- Active participle: مُتَزَوِّج (mutazawwij)
- Passive participle: مُتَزَوَّج (mutazawwaj)
- 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