Arabic · Family & People
zawja
Wife
The woman a man is married to.
يعيش مع زوجته في دبي.
He lives with his wife in Dubai.
'زوجة' (zawja) translates to 'wife' and shares its origins with other terms denoting partnership and familial roles.
'zawja' is used in both spoken and written contexts, predominantly in formal and semi-formal registers regarding marriage.