"زي" meaning in Egyptian Arabic

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Preposition

Forms: زَيّ [canonical], zayy [romanization]
Etymology: Probably from Arabic زِيّ (ziyy, “clothing, way of dressing, appearance”), thus originally “in the dress or appearance of”. Compare Algerian Arabic بحال (bḥal, “like”, literally “in the state of”) from بِ (bi) and حَال (ḥāl), Iraqi Arabic شلون (šlōn, “how”, literally “[in] what colour”) from شَيْء (šayʔ) and لَوْن (lawn). Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|زِيّ|t=clothing, way of dressing, appearance}} Arabic زِيّ (ziyy, “clothing, way of dressing, appearance”), {{noncog|arq|بحال|lit=in the state of|t=like|tr=bḥal}} Algerian Arabic بحال (bḥal, “like”, literally “in the state of”), {{m|ar|بِ}} بِ (bi), {{l|ar|حَال}} حَال (ḥāl), {{noncog|acm|شلون|lit=􂀿in􂁀 what colour|t=how|tr=šlōn}} Iraqi Arabic شلون (šlōn, “how”, literally “[in] what colour”), {{m|ar|شَيْء}} شَيْء (šayʔ), {{m|ar|لَوْن}} لَوْن (lawn) Head templates: {{head|arz|preposition|head=زَيّ|tr=zayy}} زَيّ • (zayy)
  1. like
    Sense id: en-زي-arz-prep-yrJkSCi8 Categories (other): Egyptian Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Egyptian Arabic prepositions

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      "expansion": "بِ (bi)",
      "name": "m"
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      "name": "l"
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      "expansion": "Iraqi Arabic شلون (šlōn, “how”, literally “[in] what colour”)",
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      "expansion": "شَيْء (šayʔ)",
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        },
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      "expansion": "بِ (bi)",
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      },
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