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))

  1. next
    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 (jā)
    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))

  1. next
    Antonym: ماضي‎ (māḍi)
    ‏الأسبوع الجاي‎ ― il-ʔusbūʕ il-jāy ― next 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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