مكياج

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquillage. The reading mikyāj is probably patterned on the measure مِفْعال (mifʕāl) as in مِفْتاح (miftāḥ) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ki.jaːd͡ʒ/, /mik.jaːd͡ʒ/
  • (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /mɪkˈjɑːd͡ʒ/
  • (Morocco) IPA^(key): /ma.kij.jaːʒ/, /ma.ki.jaːʒ/, /mak.jaːʒ/

Noun

مَكِيَاج or مِكْيَاج • (makiyāj or mikyāj) m

1. makeup; make-up

   أَزَالَت مَكِيَاجَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَى الْفِرَاش لِضَمَانِ بَقَاء بَشَرَتِهَا صِحِّيَّة وَنَقِيَّة.

   ʔazālat makiyājahā qabla ʔan taḏhaba ʔilā l-firāš li-ḍamāni baqāʔ bašaratihā ṣiḥḥiyya(t) wa-naqiyya.

   She removed her makeup before going to bed to ensure her skin stayed healthy and clear.

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From French maquillage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikˈjaːd͡ʒ/, [mɪkˈjaːd͡ʒ]

Noun

مكياج • (mikyāj) m (collective)

1. cosmetics
2. makeup; make-up

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From French maquillage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mik.jaːʒ/, [mɪkˈjæːʒ]

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Noun

مكياج • (mikyāj) m

1. makeup