جاي

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ج ي ي
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَاءٍ (jāʔin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaːj/

Adjective

جاي • (jāy) (feminine جاية (jāyya), masculine plural جايين (jāyyīn), feminine plural جايات (jāyyāt))

1. next

   Synonym: ماجي (māji)

   Antonym: فايت (fāyit)

   العام الجاي. ― el-ʕām ej-jāy. ― next year.

Participle

جاي • (jāy) (feminine جاية (jāyya), masculine plural جايين (jāyyīn), feminine plural جايات (jāyyāt))

1. active participle of جا (jā)

   Synonym: ماجي (māji)

   داك الراجل اللي جاي لعندنا هو مول هاد القهوة.

   dāk er-rājil elli jāy l-ʕandna huwwa mūl hād el-qahwa.

   That guy who is approaching towards us is the owner of this café.

   داك السروال جاي معاك.

   dāk es-sarwāl jāy mʕāk.

   Those pants looks good on you.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ي ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic جَاءٍ (jāʔin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaːj/, [ʒæːj], [d͡ʒæːj]

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Participle

جاي • (jāy) (feminine جاية (jāye), common plural جايين (jāyīn))

1. active participle of إجا (ʔija, “to come”): coming, approaching

Adjective

جاي • (jāy) (feminine جاية (jāye), common plural جايين (jāyīn))

1. next

   Antonym: ماضي (māḍi)

   الأسبوع الجاي ― il-ʔusbūʕ il-jāy ― next week

Usage notes

• The masculine form جاي (jāy) can be used for both masculine and feminine, while the usage of the feminine form جاية (jāye) is optional.

Related terms

• جينة (jēne, “coming, arrival”)