zij

From Middle Persian zīg (literally “cord”).

zij (plural zijes)

1. (Islam) An Islamic book that tabulates parameters used for various astronomical events and movements.
   • 2003, José Chabás, Bernard R. Goldstein, “Astronomical Commentary”, in The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo:

     Zijes are comprised of a set of canons and a set of tables. These tables can be grouped as follows: calendar conversions; mean motions; solar, lunar, and planetary equations; trigonometry and spherical astronomy; planetary latitudes, visibilities, and retrogradations; lunar visibility; precession or trepidation; solar and lunar eclipses; astrological tables; geographical coordinates; and star lists. Some zijes may not have had all these items, and others may have had [more]. In particular, planetary velocity tables appear in only [those] that derive from the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghrib.

“zij”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

• IPA^(key): /zɛi̯/ (stressed), IPA^(key): /zə/ (unstressed)

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• Hyphenation: zij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophone: zei

From Middle Dutch sī, from Old Dutch siu, sia, from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz.

zij

1. Third person singular feminine subject pronoun; she
2. Third person plural subject pronoun; they

• zijzelf

• Afrikaans: sy
• Javindo: sij
• Jersey Dutch: zāi

Contraction of zijde (“side”).

zij f (plural zijden, diminutive zijtje n)

1. side (the side of one's body); flank

• → Sranan Tongo: sei, si
  • → Kwinti: sei
  • → Saramaccan: se

Contraction of zijde (“silk”).

zij f (uncountable)

1. Archaic form of zijde (“silk”).

zij

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of zijn
2. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of wezen
3. (Belgium) singular present imperative of zijn