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زَوْجِيَّةٌ

Root: زوج

Full Definition

زَوْجِيَّةٌ and زَوَاجٌ [The marriage-state, or simply marriage]: the latter is a subst. from زَوَّجَ, [i. e. a quasi-Verbal.Noun,] like سَلَامٌ from سَلَّمَ, and كَلَامٌ from كَلَّمَ. You say, بَيْنَهُمَا حَقُّ الزَّوْجِيَّةِ and [Between them two is the right of the marriage-state, or of marriage]: and الزِّوَاجِ is also allowable as [an Verbal.Noun of 3,] coordinate to المُزَاوَجَة.
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