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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/
Noun
مَكِيَاج or مِكْيَاج • (makiyāj or mikyāj) m
- makeup; make-up
أَزَالَت مَكِيَاجَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَى الْفِرَاش لِضَمَانِ بَقَاء بَشَرَتِهَا صِحِّيَّة وَنَقِيَّة.- ʔazālat makiyājahā qabla ʔan taḏhaba ʔilā l-firāš liḍamāni baqāʔ bašaratihā ṣiḥḥiyya(t) wanaqiyya.
- She removed her makeup before going to bed to ensure her skin stayed healthy and clear.
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From French maquillage.
Pronunciation
Noun
مكياج • (mikyāj) m (collective)
- cosmetics
- makeup; make-up
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From French maquillage.
Pronunciation
Noun
مكياج • (mikyāj) m
- makeup