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مُزْدَوِج
dual /ˈmuz.da.widʒ/
adjectiveB1#2613 most common
Also: double, twofold, paired
Example sentences
هذا الباب مزدوج.
This door is double.
عندها جنسية مزدوجة.
She has dual citizenship.
نستخدم زجاجًا مزدوجًا في النوافذ لتوفير الطاقة.
We use double glazing in the windows to save energy.
يعاني من شخصية مزدوجة تجعل تصرفاته غير متوقعة.
He suffers from a split personality that makes his behavior unpredictable.
تنتقد المنظمة استخدام الدول الكبرى معايير مزدوجة في التعامل مع قضايا حقوق الإنسان.
The organization criticizes major powers for applying double standards in human rights issues.
أدى النظام التعليمي المزدوج اللغة إلى تحسين قدرات الطلاب المعرفية بشكل ملحوظ.
The dual-language education system led to a marked improvement in students' cognitive abilities.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُزْدَوِجٌ | مُزْدَوِجُونَ |
| Genitive | مُزْدَوِجٍ | مُزْدَوِجِينَ |
| Accusative | مُزْدَوِجًا | مُزْدَوِجِينَ |
| Vocative | مُزْدَوِجُ | مُزْدَوِجُونَ |
Word family
زوجpair; husband
زوجةwife
ازدواجduplication, duality
تزاوجmating, pairing off
Etymology
The word comes from the root ز-و-ج, which carries the sense of pairing or joining. Arabic زوج (zawj, "pair, spouse") is generally traced through Aramaic to Greek ζεῦγος (zeugos, "yoke, pair"). مزدوج is the Form VIII active participle built on this root, where the infix ت assimilates to د after the voiced ز, giving muzdawij rather than muztawij.
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