قزاز
Egyptian Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from the metathesis of the Arabic زُجَاج (zujāj, “glass”). zujāj → juzāz → guzāz → ʾizāz.
Pronunciation
Noun
قزاز • (ʾizāz) m (collective noun)
Derived terms
Noun
- 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
Noun
قُزاز • (guzāz) m pl
Related terms
Categories:
- Egyptian Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Egyptian Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Egyptian Arabic lemmas
- Egyptian Arabic nouns
- Egyptian Arabic masculine nouns
- Egyptian Arabic terms with obsolete senses
- arz:Materials
- arz:Occupations
- Hijazi Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hijazi Arabic lemmas
- Hijazi Arabic nouns
- Hijazi Arabic masculine nouns
- Hijazi Arabic pluralia tantum