دجاج
العربية
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دجاج
- /da.d͡ʒaːd͡ʒ/
- /di.d͡ʒaːd͡ʒ/
Where it comes from
Unknown. Probably onomatopoeic.
Likely formed from imitative sounds and movements associated with chickens. Compare دِجْ دِجْ (dij dij, expression used to call a chicken) and دَجْدَجَ (dajdaja, “to call a chicken; (of a chicken) to run”), which appear primary and sound-symbolic. A similar pattern occurs in بَسَّة (bassa, “cat”) beside بِسْ بِسْ (bis bis).
Similar derivations may include دَجَّ (dajja, “to walk slowly, to move back and forth”) and Najdi Arabic داج (dāj, “to wander aimlessly”), both reminiscent of the animal's movement.
A similar form exists in Proto-Turkic *takïgu, though any connection is uncertain.
noun دَجَاج · دِجَاج · basilectal · dajāj · dijāj · دَجَاجَة
- chickens, poultry, fowl
In English
Talk about this word "دجاج." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. دجاج. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC "دجاج." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC.Cite this
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