Arabic edit

Root
ض ي ع (ḍ-y-ʕ)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of ضَاعَ (ḍāʕa, to get lost).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ضَائِع (ḍāʔiʕ) (feminine ضَائِعَة (ḍāʔiʕa))

  1. lost
  2. missing
  3. wasted

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: ضایع (zayi'), ضائع (zayi')
  • Persian: ضایع
  • Hindi: ज़ाया (zāyā)
  • Urdu: ضائع

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic ضَائِع (ḍāʔiʕ).

Noun edit

ضائع (zāyi)

  1. lost
  2. missing
  3. wasted

Descendants edit

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic ضَائِع (ḍāʔiʕ).

Adjective edit

ضائع (zāyā) (Hindi spelling ज़ाया)

  1. lost
  2. missing
  3. wasted