How to say "angle, corner" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningangle, corner
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
زَاوِيَة
zāwiyaזאויה
زاوية
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
זווית
zavitزَاڤِيت
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ز-و-يHebrew root
ז-ו-יHebrew זווית (zavit) is a Mishnaic-era borrowing that traces to this same root ز-و-ي via Aramaic זויתא — not an inherited native Hebrew word but adopted wholesale for 'corner, angle', matching Arabic zāwiya almost letter for letter.
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In a phrase
زَاوِيَة قَائِمَة
zāwiya qāʾimaזאויה קאאמהa right angle
Plural
زَوَايَا
zawāyāזואיאbroken plural fawāʿil (defective)
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