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زُجاج
glass /zuˈdʒaːdʒ/
nounB1#2204 most common
Also: glassware, panes of glass
Example sentences
النافذة من زُجاج.
The window is made of glass.
انكسر الزُجاج على الأرض.
The glass broke on the floor.
أشتري كأساً من زُجاج شفاف.
I am buying a cup of clear glass.
يصنع العامل الزُجاج في المصنع القديم.
The worker makes glass in the old factory.
تعكس ألواح الزُجاج ضوء الشمس في الصباح.
The panes of glass reflect the sunlight in the morning.
لولا الزُجاج المقوى لتحطمت الواجهة عند أول اصطدام.
Were it not for the reinforced glass, the facade would have shattered at the first impact.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | زُجاجٌ | زُجاجاتٌ |
| Genitive | زُجاجٍ | زُجاجاتٍ |
| Accusative | زُجاجاً | زُجاجاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا زُجاجُ | يا زُجاجاتُ |
Word family
زُجاجةbottle, single glass
زَجّاجglazier
زُجاجيglassy, vitreous
مُزَجَّجglazed
Etymology
The word زُجاج is native to Arabic and appears in classical texts, including the Quran, where it describes a glass lamp. It functions as a collective noun for the material. From the same root Arabic formed زُجاجة, meaning a single bottle or glass.
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