Arabic

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Etymology

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Compare Proto-Turkic *tiakïgu

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دَجَاج (dajājm (collective, singulative دَجَاجَة f (dajāja))

  1. chickens, poultry, fowl
    أُمِّي تُحَضِّرُ دَجَاجَ مَشْوِيّ لِلْعَشَاءِ.
    ʔummī tuḥaḍḍiru dajāja mašwiyy lilʕašāʔi.
    My mother is preparing grilled chicken for dinner.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: دياي (diyāy)
  • Maltese: tiġieġ
  • Moroccan Arabic: دجاج (djāj)
  • South Levantine Arabic: جاج (jāj)

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic دَجَاج (dajāj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /du.ˈd͡ʒaːd͡ʒ/, [dʊ.ˈd͡ʒaːd͡ʒ], [dʊ.ˈʒaːʒ]

Noun

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دُجاج (dujājm (collective, singulative دُجاجة f (dujāja), plural دُجاجات (dujājāt))

  1. poultry, chickens

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic دَجَاج (dajāj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dʒaːʒ/
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Noun

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دجاج (djājm (collective, singulative دجاجة f (djāja), paucal دجاجات (djājāt))

  1. poultry, chickens