دَجَاج
dajāj
Noun
Meaning
chicken
Usage
Collective noun for 'chicken' (the meat or the animal). Same as MSA. Very common in food contexts: دَجَاج مَشْوِي (grilled chicken), شَاوَرْمَا دَجَاج (chicken shawarma). For a single chicken, you can say دَجَاجَة.
Morphology
Gendermasculine
Examples
الدْجَاج مِشْوِي عَالْفَحِم مَع الْخُضَار.
The chicken is grilled over charcoal with vegetables.
الدَّجَاج مَشْوِي وْ الْبَطَاطَا مِقْلِيَّة.
The chicken is grilled and the potatoes are fried.
بَعْض النَّاس بِيحِبُّو السَّمَك أَكْتَر مِنِ الدْجَاج.
Some people like fish more than chicken.
Root
د ج ج
