عاج

Arabic

Etymology

From عَوِجَ (ʕawija, “to be crooked, to be bent”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʕæːd͡ʒ]

Noun

عَاج • (ʕāj) m

ivory

Declension

Declension of noun عَاج (ʕāj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَاج ʕāj	الْعَاج al-ʕāj	عَاج ʕāj
Nominative	عَاجٌ ʕājun	الْعَاجُ al-ʕāju	عَاجُ ʕāju
Accusative	عَاجًا ʕājan	الْعَاجَ al-ʕāja	عَاجَ ʕāja
Genitive	عَاجٍ ʕājin	الْعَاجِ al-ʕāji	عَاجِ ʕāji

Descendants

→ Afar: qáag

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَاج (ʕāj).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːd͡ʒ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːd͡ʒ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːd͡ʒ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːd͡ʒ̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːd͡ʒ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āj
Dari reading^?	āj
Iranian reading^?	âj
Tajik reading^?	oj

Noun


Iranian Persian	عاج
Dari	عاج
Tajik	оҷ

عاج • ('âj) (plural عاج‌ها ('âj-hâ))

ivory

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