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زِيّ
attire /ˈzijj/
nounA2#1068 most common
Also: costume, uniform, outfit
Example sentences
هٰذَا زِيٌّ جَمِيلٌ.
This is a beautiful outfit.
أَرْتَدِي الزِّيَّ المَدْرَسِيَّ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
I wear the school uniform every day.
يَلْبَسُ الجُنُودُ زِيًّا عَسْكَرِيًّا مُوَحَّدًا.
The soldiers wear a single military uniform.
يَعْكِسُ الزِّيُّ الشَّعْبِيُّ تَارِيخَ المِنْطَقَةِ وَتَقَالِيدَهَا.
The folk costume reflects the region's history and its traditions.
حَضَرَتِ المُمَثِّلَةُ الحَفْلَ بِزِيٍّ أَنِيقٍ صَمَّمَهُ خَيَّاطٌ مَشْهُورٌ.
The actress came to the party in an elegant outfit designed by a famous tailor.
لَمْ يَكُنْ تَغْيِيرُ الزِّيِّ مُجَرَّدَ مَوْضَةٍ، بَلْ تَعْبِيرًا عَنْ هُوِيَّةٍ ثَقَافِيَّةٍ يُرَادُ إِحْيَاؤُهَا.
Changing the attire was not merely a fashion, but an expression of a cultural identity meant to be revived.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | زِيٌّ | أَزْيَاءٌ |
| Genitive | زِيٍّ | أَزْيَاءٍ |
| Accusative | زِيًّا | أَزْيَاءً |
| Vocative | يَا زِيُّ | يَا أَزْيَاءُ |
Word family
أَزْيَاءfashion; outfits (plural of زِيّ)
تَزَيَّاto dress up; to disguise oneself
زَيَّاto clothe, to dress someone
دَار أَزْيَاءfashion house
Etymology
زِيّ comes from the Arabic root z-y-y, which carries the sense of dressing and adorning. The related verb تَزَيَّا means to put on a costume or to dress up. The plural أَزْيَاء now also serves as the everyday word for fashion.
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