زوجة

See also: زوجه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ز و ج (z-w-j).

Root
ز و ج (z-w-j)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaw.d͡ʒa/
  • (file)
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /zoː.d͡ʒa/, [zo̞ː.d͡ʒa], [zo̞ː.ʒa]

Noun

زَوْجَة • (zawja) f (plural زَوْجَات (zawjāt))

  1. wife

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: zövcə
  • Ottoman Turkish: زوجه (zevce)
    • Turkish: zevce
  • Persian: زوجه (zowje)
  • Uzbek: zavja

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ز و ج
1 term

Noun

زوجة • (zawga) f

  1. wife

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic زَوْجَة (zawja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zoː.ʒe/, [ˈzoː.ʒe]
  • IPA(key): /zoː.ʒa/, [ˈzoː.ʒa]
  • (file)

Noun

زوجة • (zōje) m (plural زوجات (zōjāt), masculine زوج (zōj))

  1. wife
    Synonym: مرة (mara)
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