From Aramaic זוגא (zawgā, “yoke, pair”), from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “yoke”) which was used in Greek for the yoke of marriage – now it forms a root ز و ج (z-w-j).
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ز و ج (z-w-j) |
زَوْج • (zawj) m (dual زَوْجَان (zawjān), plural أَزْوَاج (ʔazwāj))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَوْج zawj |
الزَّوْج az-zawj |
زَوْج zawj |
Nominative | زَوْجٌ zawjun |
الزَّوْجُ az-zawju |
زَوْجُ zawju |
Accusative | زَوْجًا zawjan |
الزَّوْجَ az-zawja |
زَوْجَ zawja |
Genitive | زَوْجٍ zawjin |
الزَّوْجِ az-zawji |
زَوْجِ zawji |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | زَوْجَيْن zawjayn |
الزَّوْجَيْن az-zawjayn |
زَوْجَيْ zawjay |
Nominative | زَوْجَانِ zawjāni |
الزَّوْجَانِ az-zawjāni |
زَوْجَا zawjā |
Accusative | زَوْجَيْنِ zawjayni |
الزَّوْجَيْنِ az-zawjayni |
زَوْجَيْ zawjay |
Genitive | زَوْجَيْنِ zawjayni |
الزَّوْجَيْنِ az-zawjayni |
زَوْجَيْ zawjay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَزْوَاج ʔazwāj |
الْأَزْوَاج al-ʔazwāj |
أَزْوَاج ʔazwāj |
Nominative | أَزْوَاجٌ ʔazwājun |
الْأَزْوَاجُ al-ʔazwāju |
أَزْوَاجُ ʔazwāju |
Accusative | أَزْوَاجًا ʔazwājan |
الْأَزْوَاجَ al-ʔazwāja |
أَزْوَاجَ ʔazwāja |
Genitive | أَزْوَاجٍ ʔazwājin |
الْأَزْوَاجِ al-ʔazwāji |
أَزْوَاجِ ʔazwāji |
Denominal verb derived from زَوْج (zawj, “pair”).
زَوَّجَ • (zawwaja) II, non-past يُزَوِّجُ (yuzawwiju)
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
tazwīj | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
muzawwij | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
muzawwaj | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | zawwajtu |
zawwajta |
زَوَّجَ zawwaja |
zawwajtumā |
zawwajā |
zawwajnā |
zawwajtum |
zawwajū | |||
f | zawwajti |
zawwajat |
zawwajatā |
zawwajtunna |
zawwajna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuzawwiju |
tuzawwiju |
yuzawwiju |
tuzawwijāni |
yuzawwijāni |
nuzawwiju |
tuzawwijūna |
yuzawwijūna | |||
f | tuzawwijīna |
tuzawwiju |
tuzawwijāni |
tuzawwijna |
yuzawwijna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuzawwija |
tuzawwija |
yuzawwija |
tuzawwijā |
yuzawwijā |
nuzawwija |
tuzawwijū |
yuzawwijū | |||
f | tuzawwijī |
tuzawwija |
tuzawwijā |
tuzawwijna |
yuzawwijna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuzawwij |
tuzawwij |
yuzawwij |
tuzawwijā |
yuzawwijā |
nuzawwij |
tuzawwijū |
yuzawwijū | |||
f | tuzawwijī |
tuzawwij |
tuzawwijā |
tuzawwijna |
yuzawwijna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | زَوِّجْ zawwij |
zawwijā |
zawwijū |
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f | zawwijī |
zawwijna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | zuwwijtu |
zuwwijta |
زُوِّجَ zuwwija |
zuwwijtumā |
zuwwijā |
zuwwijnā |
zuwwijtum |
zuwwijū | |||
f | zuwwijti |
zuwwijat |
zuwwijatā |
zuwwijtunna |
zuwwijna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuzawwaju |
tuzawwaju |
yuzawwaju |
tuzawwajāni |
yuzawwajāni |
nuzawwaju |
tuzawwajūna |
yuzawwajūna | |||
f | tuzawwajīna |
tuzawwaju |
tuzawwajāni |
tuzawwajna |
yuzawwajna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuzawwaja |
tuzawwaja |
yuzawwaja |
tuzawwajā |
yuzawwajā |
nuzawwaja |
tuzawwajū |
yuzawwajū | |||
f | tuzawwajī |
tuzawwaja |
tuzawwajā |
tuzawwajna |
yuzawwajna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuzawwaj |
tuzawwaj |
yuzawwaj |
tuzawwajā |
yuzawwajā |
nuzawwaj |
tuzawwajū |
yuzawwajū | |||
f | tuzawwajī |
tuzawwaj |
tuzawwajā |
tuzawwajna |
yuzawwajna |
Root |
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ز و ج |
2 terms |
زوج • (zōj) m (plural أزواج (ʔazwāj))
From Arabic زَوَّجَ (zawwaja).
زَوَّج • (zawwaj) II (non-past يِزَوِّج (yizawwij))
Conjugation of زوج (zawwaj) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | زوجت (zawwajt) | زوجت (zawwajt) | زوج (zawwaj) | زوجنا (zawwajna) | زوجتوا (zawwajtu) | زوجوا (zawwaju) | |
f | زوجتي (zawwajti) | زوجت (zawwajat) | ||||||
non-past | m | أزوج (ʔazawwij) | تزوج (tizawwij) | يزوج (yizawwij) | نزوج (nizawwij) | تزوجوا (tizawwiju) | يزوجوا (yizawwiju) | |
f | تزوجي (tizawwiji) | تزوج (tizawwij) | ||||||
imperative | m | زوج (zawwij) | زوجوا (zawwiju) | |||||
f | زوجي (zawwiji) |
Borrowed from Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “one of a pair”).
زوج • (zevc) (plural ازواج (ezvac))
From Arabic زَوْج (zawj). Doublet of یوغ (joğ, juğ, “yoke”), also related to جُفت (joft).
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zawj |
Dari reading? | zawj |
Iranian reading? | zowj |
Tajik reading? | zavj |
Dari | زَوج |
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Iranian Persian | زُوج |
Tajik | завҷ |
زُوج • (zowj)
Root |
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ز و ج |
2 terms |
From Arabic زَوَّجَ (zawwaja).
زوّج • (zawwaj) II (present بزوّج (bizawwej))
Conjugation of زوّج (zawwaj) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | زوّجت (zawwajt) | زوّجت (zawwajt) | زوّج (zawwaj) | زوّجنا (zawwajna) | زوّجتو (zawwajtu) | زوّجو (zawwaju) | |
f | زوّجتي (zawwajti) | زوّجت (zawwajat) | ||||||
present | m | بزوّج (bazawwej) | بتزوّج (bitzawwej) | بزوّج (bizawwej) | منزوّج (minzawwej) | بتزوّجو (bitzawwju) | بزوّجو (bizawwju) | |
f | بتزوّجي (bitzawwji) | بتزوّج (bitzawwej) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | ازوّج (azawwej) | تزوّج (tzawwej) | يزوّج (yzawwej) | نزوّج (nzawwej) | تزوّجو (tzawwju) | يزوّجو (yzawwju) | |
f | تزوّجي (tzawwji) | تزوّج (tzawwej) | ||||||
imperative | m | زوّج (zawwej) | زوّجو (zawwju) | |||||
f | زوّجي (zawwji) |
Learned borrowing from Arabic زَوْج (zawj).