زيج

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Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐫉𐫏𐫏𐫃 (zyyg /⁠zīg⁠/, rope, towing-line; *zij) equivalent to Modern Persian زیگ (zig, cord, string; zij).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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زِيج (zījm (plural أَزْيَاج (ʔazyāj))

  1. (obsolete) plummet, plumb line
    Synonyms: مِطْمَر (miṭmar), مِطْمَار (miṭmār), إِمَام (ʔimām), فَادِن (fādin), شَاقُول (šāqūl), تُرّ (turr)
  2. (astronomy) zij, ephemeris

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Medieval Latin: azige, aziz, axiget
  • Persian: زیج (zij)
  • Ottoman Turkish: زیج (zîc)

References

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  • azige (or: aziz)”, in Arabic and Latin Glossary, Würzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universität, 2018–