جاي

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ج ي ي
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَاءٍ (jāʔin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒaːj/

Adjective

جاي • (jāy) (feminine جاية (jāyya), masculine plural جايين (jāyyīn), feminine plural جايات (jāyyāt))

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    Synonym: ماجي (māji)
    Antonym: فايت (fāyit)
    العام الجاي.el-ʕām ej-jāy.next year.

Participle

جاي • (jāy) (feminine جاية (jāyya), masculine plural جايين (jāyyīn), feminine plural جايات (jāyyāt))

  1. active participle of جا ()
    Synonym: ماجي (māji)
    داك الراجل اللي جاي لعندنا هو مول هاد القهوة.
    dāk er-rājil elli jāy l-ʕandna huwwa mūl hād el-qahwa.
    That guy who is approaching towards us is the owner of this café.
    داك السروال جاي معاك.
    dāk es-sarwāl jāy mʕāk.
    Those pants looks good on you.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ي ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic جَاءٍ (jāʔin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒaːj/, [ʒæːj], [d͡ʒæːj]
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Participle

جاي • (jāy) (feminine جاية (jāye), common plural جايين (jāyīn))

  1. active participle of إجا (ʔija, to come): coming, approaching

Adjective

جاي • (jāy) (feminine جاية (jāye), common plural جايين (jāyīn))

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    Antonym: ماضي (māḍi)
    الأسبوع الجايil-ʔusbūʕ il-jāynext week

Usage notes

  • The masculine form جاي (jāy) can be used for both masculine and feminine, while the usage of the feminine form جاية (jāye) is optional.
  • جينة (jēne, coming, arrival)
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