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زيت
زيت
Arabic
Pronunciation
Noun
زَيْت • (zayt) m (plural زُيُوت (zuyūt) or أَزْيَات (ʾazyāt))
-  oil (all types of oil, edible, fuel, motor oil, etc.)
-  Quran 24:35
-  يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ
- yakādu zaytuhā yuḍīʾu wa-law lam tamsas-hu nārun
 
 
 -  يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ
 
 -  Quran 24:35
 
Declension
Declension of noun زَيْت (zayt)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal |  زَيْت zayt  | 
 الزَّيْت az-zayt  | 
 زَيْت zayt  | 
| Nominative |  زَيْتٌ zaytun  | 
 الزَّيْتُ az-zaytu  | 
 زَيْتُ zaytu  | 
| Accusative |  زَيْتًا zaytan  | 
 الزَّيْتَ az-zayta  | 
 زَيْتَ zayta  | 
| Genitive |  زَيْتٍ zaytin  | 
 الزَّيْتِ az-zayti  | 
 زَيْتِ zayti  | 
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | 
| Informal |  زَيْتَيْن zaytayn  | 
 الزَّيْتَيْن az-zaytayn  | 
 زَيْتَيْ zaytay  | 
| Nominative |  زَيْتَانِ zaytāni  | 
 الزَّيْتَانِ az-zaytāni  | 
 زَيْتَا zaytā  | 
| Accusative |  زَيْتَيْنِ zaytayni  | 
 الزَّيْتَيْنِ az-zaytayni  | 
 زَيْتَيْ zaytay  | 
| Genitive |  زَيْتَيْنِ zaytayni  | 
 الزَّيْتَيْنِ az-zaytayni  | 
 زَيْتَيْ zaytay  | 
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal |  زُيُوت; أَزْيَات zuyūt; ʾazyāt  | 
 الزُّيُوت; الْأَزْيَات az-zuyūt; al-ʾazyāt  | 
 زُيُوت; أَزْيَات zuyūt; ʾazyāt  | 
| Nominative |  زُيُوتٌ; أَزْيَاتٌ zuyūtun; ʾazyātun  | 
 الزُّيُوتُ; الْأَزْيَاتُ az-zuyūtu; al-ʾazyātu  | 
 زُيُوتُ; أَزْيَاتُ zuyūtu; ʾazyātu  | 
| Accusative |  زُيُوتًا; أَزْيَاتًا zuyūtan; ʾazyātan  | 
 الزُّيُوتَ; الْأَزْيَاتَ az-zuyūta; al-ʾazyāta  | 
 زُيُوتَ; أَزْيَاتَ zuyūta; ʾazyāta  | 
| Genitive |  زُيُوتٍ; أَزْيَاتٍ zuyūtin; ʾazyātin  | 
 الزُّيُوتِ; الْأَزْيَاتِ az-zuyūti; al-ʾazyāti  | 
 زُيُوتِ; أَزْيَاتِ zuyūti; ʾazyāti  | 
Descendants
Related terms
Etymology 2
Denominal verb derived from زَيْت (zayt, “oil”).
Verb
زَيَّتَ • (zayyata) II, non-past يُزَيِّتُ (yuzayyitu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of 
زَيَّتَ
 (form-II sound)|  verbal noun الْمَصْدَر  | 
 
 tazyīt  | 
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|  active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل  | 
  مُزَيِّت 
muzayyit  | 
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|  passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول  | 
  مُزَيَّت 
muzayyat  | 
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|  active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |   زَيَّتُّ 
zayyattu  | 
  زَيَّتَّ 
zayyatta  | 
  زَيَّتَ 
zayyata  | 
  زَيَّتُّمَا 
zayyattumā  | 
  زَيَّتَا 
zayyatā  | 
 
 zayyatnā  | 
 
 zayyattum  | 
 
 zayyatū  | 
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| f |   زَيَّتِّ 
zayyatti  | 
 
 zayyatat  | 
  زَيَّتَتَا 
zayyatatā  | 
 
 zayyattunna  | 
 
 zayyatna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾuzayyitu  | 
 
 tuzayyitu  | 
 
 yuzayyitu  | 
  تُزَيِّتَانِ 
tuzayyitāni  | 
  يُزَيِّتَانِ 
yuzayyitāni  | 
 
 nuzayyitu  | 
 
 tuzayyitūna  | 
 
 yuzayyitūna  | 
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| f |  
 tuzayyitīna  | 
 
 tuzayyitu  | 
  تُزَيِّتَانِ 
tuzayyitāni  | 
 
 tuzayyitna  | 
 
 yuzayyitna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾuzayyita  | 
 
 tuzayyita  | 
 
 yuzayyita  | 
  تُزَيِّتَا 
tuzayyitā  | 
  يُزَيِّتَا 
yuzayyitā  | 
 
 nuzayyita  | 
 
 tuzayyitū  | 
 
 yuzayyitū  | 
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| f |  
 tuzayyitī  | 
 
 tuzayyita  | 
  تُزَيِّتَا 
tuzayyitā  | 
 
 tuzayyitna  | 
 
 yuzayyitna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾuzayyit  | 
 
 tuzayyit  | 
 
 yuzayyit  | 
  تُزَيِّتَا 
tuzayyitā  | 
  يُزَيِّتَا 
yuzayyitā  | 
 
 nuzayyit  | 
 
 tuzayyitū  | 
 
 yuzayyitū  | 
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| f |  
 tuzayyitī  | 
 
 tuzayyit  | 
  تُزَيِّتَا 
tuzayyitā  | 
 
 tuzayyitna  | 
 
 yuzayyitna  | 
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|  imperative الْأَمْر  | 
m |   زَيِّتْ 
zayyit  | 
  زَيِّتَا 
zayyitā  | 
 
 zayyitū  | 
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| f |  
 zayyitī  | 
 
 zayyitna  | 
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|  passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |   زُيِّتُّ 
zuyyittu  | 
  زُيِّتَّ 
zuyyitta  | 
  زُيِّتَ 
zuyyita  | 
  زُيِّتُّمَا 
zuyyittumā  | 
  زُيِّتَا 
zuyyitā  | 
 
 zuyyitnā  | 
 
 zuyyittum  | 
 
 zuyyitū  | 
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| f |   زُيِّتِّ 
zuyyitti  | 
 
 zuyyitat  | 
  زُيِّتَتَا 
zuyyitatā  | 
 
 zuyyittunna  | 
 
 zuyyitna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾuzayyatu  | 
 
 tuzayyatu  | 
 
 yuzayyatu  | 
  تُزَيَّتَانِ 
tuzayyatāni  | 
  يُزَيَّتَانِ 
yuzayyatāni  | 
 
 nuzayyatu  | 
 
 tuzayyatūna  | 
 
 yuzayyatūna  | 
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| f |  
 tuzayyatīna  | 
 
 tuzayyatu  | 
  تُزَيَّتَانِ 
tuzayyatāni  | 
 
 tuzayyatna  | 
 
 yuzayyatna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾuzayyata  | 
 
 tuzayyata  | 
 
 yuzayyata  | 
  تُزَيَّتَا 
tuzayyatā  | 
  يُزَيَّتَا 
yuzayyatā  | 
 
 nuzayyata  | 
 
 tuzayyatū  | 
 
 yuzayyatū  | 
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| f |  
 tuzayyatī  | 
 
 tuzayyata  | 
  تُزَيَّتَا 
tuzayyatā  | 
 
 tuzayyatna  | 
 
 yuzayyatna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾuzayyat  | 
 
 tuzayyat  | 
 
 yuzayyat  | 
  تُزَيَّتَا 
tuzayyatā  | 
  يُزَيَّتَا 
yuzayyatā  | 
 
 nuzayyat  | 
 
 tuzayyatū  | 
 
 yuzayyatū  | 
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| f |  
 tuzayyatī  | 
 
 tuzayyat  | 
  تُزَيَّتَا 
tuzayyatā  | 
 
 tuzayyatna  | 
 
 yuzayyatna  | 
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