عاج

Arabic

Etymology

From عَوِجَ (ʕawija, “to be crooked, to be bent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕæːd͡ʒ]

Noun

عَاج • (ʕāj) m

1. ivory

Declension

Declension of noun عَاج (ʕāj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَاج ʕāj	الْعَاج al-ʕāj	عَاج ʕāj
Nominative	عَاجٌ ʕājun	الْعَاجُ al-ʕāju	عَاجُ ʕāju
Accusative	عَاجًا ʕājan	الْعَاجَ al-ʕāja	عَاجَ ʕāja
Genitive	عَاجٍ ʕājin	الْعَاجِ al-ʕāji	عَاجِ ʕāji

Descendants

• → Afar: qáag

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَاج (ʕāj).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːd͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːd͡ʒ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːd͡ʒ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːd͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːd͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading?	āj
Dari reading?	āj
Iranian reading?	âj
Tajik reading?	oj

Noun

Dari	عاج
Iranian Persian
Tajik	оҷ

عاج • ('âj) (plural عاج‌ها ('âj-hâ))

1. ivory