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Root z-n-g

Arabic Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —z-n-gz-n-g. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Arabic

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root: z-n-g
  • زَنْجzanjname
    Zanj, a certain part of the east coast of Africa.
  • زَنْجِيّzanjiyynoun
    Negro
  • زَنْجِيّzanjiyyadj
    Negro
  • زُنُوجzunūjnoun
    plural of زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)
  • زُنُوجzunūjadj
    masculine plural of زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)
  • زِنْجَفْرzinjafrnoun
    cinnabar
  • زِنْجِيَّةzinjiyyanoun
    female equivalent of زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)
  • زِنْجِيَّةzinjiyyaadj
    feminine singular of زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)

Imperial Aramaic

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root: z-n-g
  • זַנְגְּבִילָאzangəḇīlānoun
    ginger
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Canonical root family: z-n-g