جاج

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic زُجاج (zujāj, “glass”) with the assimilation of z to j.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaːʒ/

Noun

جاج • (jāj) m (collective, singulative جاجة f (jāja), plural جاجات (jājāt))

1. alternative form of زاج (zāj)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَجَاج (dajāj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaːʒ/, [ʒæːʒ]

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Noun

جاج • (jāj) m (collective, singulative جاجة f (jāje), paucal جاجات (jājāt))

1. (collective) chickens, fowl

Related terms

• ديك (dīk, “rooster”)