صج

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Arabic

Root
ص ج ج (ṣ j j)
1 term

Pronunciation

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Verb

صَجَّ (ṣajja) I (first-person singular past صَجَجْتُ (ṣajajtu), non-past يَصَجُّ (yaṣajju), verbal noun صَجّ (ṣajj) or صُجُج (ṣujuj)) (Classical Arabic)

  1. resound, clash, clatter

Conjugation

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Hindustani سچ / सच (sac, truth) or from Arabic صِدْق (ṣidq, truth, sincerity) via affrication of /q/ (compare e.g. فريج (firīj) and طريج (ṭirīj)) and assimilation of /d/.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

صَجّ or صِجّ (ṣaj(j) or ṣij(j))

  1. really, truthfully
    صج تبي تروح ولا لا؟ (Emirati)
    ṣaj tabi trūḥ wala la?
    Do you really wanna go, or not?

Derived terms

References

  • Emirati Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar, 2020