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زيت
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Arabic
Etymology 1
A culture word borrowed from Aramaic זיתא / ܙܝܬܐ (zaytā).
Pronunciation
Noun
زَيْت • (zayt) m (plural زُيُوت (zuyūt) or أَزْيَات (ʔazyāt))
- oil (all types of oil, edible, fuel, motor oil, etc.)
- أُضِيفُ قَلِيلًا مِنَ الزَّيْتِ إِلَى السَّلَطَةِ.
- ʔuḍīfu qalīlan mina z-zayti ʔilā s-salaṭati.
- I add a little oil to the salad.
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Etymology 2
Denominal verb derived from زَيْت (zayt, “oil”).
Verb
زَيَّتَ • (zayyata) II (non-past يُزَيِّتُ (yuzayyitu), verbal noun تَزْيِيت (tazyīt))
Conjugation
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 148
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 42
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Hijazi Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 2
From Arabic زَيَّتَ (zayyata).
Pronunciation
Verb
زيت • (zayyat) II (non-past يِزَيِّت (yizayyit))
- to put oil
Conjugation
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South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
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Noun
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