"ازاي" meaning in Egyptian Arabic

See ازاي in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ezˈzæːj/ Forms: ezzāy [romanization], ازاى [alternative], إزاى [alternative]
Etymology: From the root ز ي ي (z y y). Etymology templates: {{ar-root|ز ي ي|nocat=1}} ز ي ي (z y y) Head templates: {{arz-adverb|tr=ezzāy}} ازاي • (ezzāy)
  1. (interrogative) how? Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-ازاي-arz-adv-0cMBReF7 Categories (other): Egyptian Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "ز ي ي",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "ز ي ي (z y y)",
      "name": "ar-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root ز ي ي (z y y).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ezzāy",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ازاى",
      "roman": "izzāy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "إزاى",
      "roman": "izzāy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "ezzāy"
      },
      "expansion": "ازاي • (ezzāy)",
      "name": "arz-adverb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "arz",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Egyptian Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how?"
      ],
      "id": "en-ازاي-arz-adv-0cMBReF7",
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) how?"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ezˈzæːj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ازاي"
}
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    {
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        "1": "ز ي ي",
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      },
      "expansion": "ز ي ي (z y y)",
      "name": "ar-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root ز ي ي (z y y).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ezzāy",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ازاى",
      "roman": "izzāy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "إزاى",
      "roman": "izzāy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "ezzāy"
      },
      "expansion": "ازاي • (ezzāy)",
      "name": "arz-adverb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "arz",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Egyptian Arabic adverbs",
        "Egyptian Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Egyptian Arabic interrogative adverbs",
        "Egyptian Arabic lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ],
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        "(interrogative) how?"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ezˈzæːj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ازاي"
}

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