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زيج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of thread or string used in construction, possibly of Persian origin. It also relates to astronomical tables or ephemerides.

Derived headwords

الزِّيجnoun
  1. 1.
    construction threadclassical

    A thread used in building, also referred to as 'al-mutammir'. It is considered a loanword from Persian.

  2. 2.
    astronomical tablesclassical

    A set of astronomical tables or ephemerides, often used for calculating celestial positions and events. This meaning is also of Persian origin.

زَايَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to alignclassical

    To align or set something in a straight line, possibly using a construction thread as a guide.

Parallel reading

الزِّيج: خيط البناء وهو المطمر، فارسي معرب؛
Al-zīj: the thread of construction, which is al-mutammir, a Persian loanword.
قال الأصمعي: لست أدري أعربي هو أم معرب؟
Al-Asma'i said: I do not know if it is Arabic or a loanword.