زَاىٌ
Root: زوى
Full Definition
زَاىٌ
, in which the ا, accord. to Lth, is originally ى, but accord. to Sb and IJ it is و, A certain letter (i. e. ز); [in spelling, pronounced زَاىْ; and] also called
, and
, and [in spelling (see the first sentence of art. ب)]
def.2 زَاىْ is also said by the vulgar on an occasion of wonder, and of disapproval: but [SM says,] I know not what is its origin. [It may be from the Pers. زَىْ, or زِهِى; which are likewise said on an occasion of wonder. إِزَّاىْ and إِزَّىّ and إِزَّىْ, and with أَ in the place of إِ, are also said by the vulgar in Egypt on an occasion of wonder, and of denial, meaning How? And زَىْ is used by them for the prefix كَ, meaning Like.]
def.2 زَاىْ is also said by the vulgar on an occasion of wonder, and of disapproval: but [SM says,] I know not what is its origin. [It may be from the Pers. زَىْ, or زِهِى; which are likewise said on an occasion of wonder. إِزَّاىْ and إِزَّىّ and إِزَّىْ, and with أَ in the place of إِ, are also said by the vulgar in Egypt on an occasion of wonder, and of denial, meaning How? And زَىْ is used by them for the prefix كَ, meaning Like.]
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