بجوج
Appearance
Moroccan Arabic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- بزوج (bzūj, bzawj)
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic بِزَوْج (bi-zawj, literally “in pair”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]بجوج • (bjūj)
- both
- غناكلهم بجوجهم ― ḡanākulhum bjūjhum ― I will eat them both.
- جينا بجوجنا لهنا قبل منكم ― jīna bjūjna lahna qbal minnkum ― We both came here before you.
- هدوك الرجال بجوج مراض. ― hadūk er-rjāl bjūj mrāḍ ― Both of those men are sick.
- خوتي بجوج تزوجوا ― ḵūti bjūj tzawwju ― Both of my siblings got married.
Usage notes
[edit]When modifying a noun, بجوج (bjūj) acts as postpositional pronoun. See examples.