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زُجاجِيّ
glass (made of glass); glassy /zu.dʒaː.ˈdʒijj/
adjectiveB2#4342 most common
Also: vitreous, made of glass, glasslike
Example sentences
هذا كوبٌ زجاجيٌّ.
This is a glass cup.
عندي طاولةٌ زجاجيةٌ في غرفة الجلوس.
I have a glass table in the living room.
انكسرت النافذة الزجاجية بسبب الريح القوية.
The glass window broke because of the strong wind.
يعاني من التهابٍ في الجسم الزجاجي داخل عينه.
He suffers from inflammation of the vitreous body inside his eye.
تُستخدم الألياف الزجاجية في بناء قوارب الصيد لأنها خفيفة ومتينة.
Fiberglass is used in building fishing boats because it is light and durable.
أعطته النظرة الزجاجية في عينيه انطباعاً بأنه فقد وعيه للحظة.
The glassy look in his eyes gave the impression that he had lost consciousness for a moment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | زُجاجِيٌّ | زُجاجِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | زُجاجِيٍّ | زُجاجِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | زُجاجِيًّا | زُجاجِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا زُجاجِيُّ | يا زُجاجِيُّونَ |
Word family
زُجاجglass (the material)
زُجاجةbottle; a pane or piece of glass
زَجَّاجglazier, glassmaker
زُجاجِيَّةglassiness, vitreosity
Etymology
The adjective زُجاجِيّ is built from the noun زُجاج, the ordinary Arabic word for glass, by adding the nisba suffix ـِيّ, which turns a noun into a relative adjective meaning "of or like X." The root ز-ج-ج also underlies زُجاجة, a piece or bottle of glass, and زَجَّاج, a person who works with glass. The origin of زُجاج itself is debated among Arabic lexicographers, with some pointing to a borrowing from a neighboring ancient language, but no settled source is confirmed.
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