سياج

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic סִיָגָא / ܣܝܓܐ (səyāḡā). Doublet of عَوْسَج (ʕawsaj) and شَوْك (šawk).^[1] Unbiblical Hebrew סְיָג (səyāḡ) is likewise from Aramaic.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.jaːd͡ʒ/

Noun

سِيَاج • (siyāj) m (plural سِيَاجَات (siyājāt) or أَسْوِجَة (ʔaswija) or أَسْيَاج (ʔasyāj))

fence
hedge

Declension

Declension of noun **سِيَاج** (siyāj)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِيَاج siyāj	السِّيَاج as-siyāj	سِيَاج siyāj
nominative	سِيَاجٌ siyājun	السِّيَاجُ as-siyāju	سِيَاجُ siyāju
accusative	سِيَاجًا siyājan	السِّيَاجَ as-siyāja	سِيَاجَ siyāja
genitive	سِيَاجٍ siyājin	السِّيَاجِ as-siyāji	سِيَاجِ siyāji
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِيَاجَيْن siyājayn	السِّيَاجَيْن as-siyājayn	سِيَاجَيْ siyājay
nominative	سِيَاجَانِ siyājāni	السِّيَاجَانِ as-siyājāni	سِيَاجَا siyājā
accusative	سِيَاجَيْنِ siyājayni	السِّيَاجَيْنِ as-siyājayni	سِيَاجَيْ siyājay
genitive	سِيَاجَيْنِ siyājayni	السِّيَاجَيْنِ as-siyājayni	سِيَاجَيْ siyājay
plural	sound feminine plural; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِيَاجَات; أَسْوِجَة; أَسْيَاج siyājāt; ʔaswija; ʔasyāj	السِّيَاجَات; الْأَسْوِجَة; الْأَسْيَاج as-siyājāt; al-ʔaswija; al-ʔasyāj	سِيَاجَات; أَسْوِجَة; أَسْيَاج siyājāt; ʔaswijat; ʔasyāj
nominative	سِيَاجَاتٌ; أَسْوِجَةٌ; أَسْيَاجٌ siyājātun; ʔaswijatun; ʔasyājun	السِّيَاجَاتُ; الْأَسْوِجَةُ; الْأَسْيَاجُ as-siyājātu; al-ʔaswijatu; al-ʔasyāju	سِيَاجَاتُ; أَسْوِجَةُ; أَسْيَاجُ siyājātu; ʔaswijatu; ʔasyāju
accusative	سِيَاجَاتٍ; أَسْوِجَةً; أَسْيَاجًا siyājātin; ʔaswijatan; ʔasyājan	السِّيَاجَاتِ; الْأَسْوِجَةَ; الْأَسْيَاجَ as-siyājāti; al-ʔaswijata; al-ʔasyāja	سِيَاجَاتِ; أَسْوِجَةَ; أَسْيَاجَ siyājāti; ʔaswijata; ʔasyāja
genitive	سِيَاجَاتٍ; أَسْوِجَةٍ; أَسْيَاجٍ siyājātin; ʔaswijatin; ʔasyājin	السِّيَاجَاتِ; الْأَسْوِجَةِ; الْأَسْيَاجِ as-siyājāti; al-ʔaswijati; al-ʔasyāji	سِيَاجَاتِ; أَسْوِجَةِ; أَسْيَاجِ siyājāti; ʔaswijati; ʔasyāji

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Turkish: siyeç, siyenç, siyeş, siyiş^[3]

References

^ Haupt, Paul (1910), “Elul und Adar”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 64, page 713
^ The verb סוּג (“to fence about”) in Songs 7:3 is an Aramaicism redundant to שׂוךְ, already recognized by Gesenius 1812 page 780a
^ Tietze, Andreas (1958), “Direkte arabische Entlehnungen im anatolischen Türkisch”, in J. Eckmann, A. S. Levend, M. Mansuroğlu, editors, Jean Deny Armağanı / Mélanges Jean Deny (in German), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, § 103, page 285 of 255–333

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic سِيَاج (siyāj).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sjaːʒ/, [sjæːʒ]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

سياج • (syāj) m (plural سياجات (syājāt))

fence
Synonym: جدار (jidār)
hedge

[1] Haupt, Paul (1910), “Elul und Adar”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 64, page 713

[2] The verb סוּג (“to fence about”) in Songs 7:3 is an Aramaicism redundant to שׂוךְ, already recognized by Gesenius 1812 page 780a

[3] Tietze, Andreas (1958), “Direkte arabische Entlehnungen im anatolischen Türkisch”, in J. Eckmann, A. S. Levend, M. Mansuroğlu, editors, Jean Deny Armağanı / Mélanges Jean Deny (in German), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, § 103, page 285 of 255–333

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