زيت

See also: ريب, ریت, and زیپ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Compare Coptic ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (joeit, olive), Syriac ܙܝܬܐ (zaytāʼ, olive), Hebrew זית (záyit, olive).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaj.t/
  • (Egypt) IPA(key): /zeyt/
  • (file)

Noun

زَيْت (zayt) m (plural زُيُوت (zuyūt) or أَزْيَات (ʾazyāt))

  1. oil (all types of oil, edible, fuel, motor oil, etc.)
    • 7th century CE, 'The Quran':
      يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ
      yakādu zaytuhā yuḍīʾu walaw lam tamsashu nārun
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 2

Denominal verb derived from زَيْت (zayt, oil).

Verb

زَيَّتَ (zayyata) II, non-past يُزَيِّتُ‎ (yuzayyitu)

  1. to oil, to lubricate, to grease
  2. to add oil (to food)
Conjugation
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