Arabic edit

Root
ج ذ ب (j-ḏ-b)

Etymology edit

Relative noun (nisba) composed of جَاذِب (jāḏib, attractive) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.ði.bij.ja/

Noun edit

جَاذِبِيَّة (jāḏibiyyaf (plural جَاذِبِيَّات (jāḏibiyyāt)) (but usually uncountable)

  1. (physics) gravitation, gravity
  2. attraction, attractiveness
  3. charm, fascination
  4. lure, enticement

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “جاذبية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic جَاذِبِيّة (jāḏibiyya).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaːðibijja/, /d͡ʒaːzibijja/

Noun edit

جَاذِبِيّة or جاذبية (jāḏibiyya or jāzibiyyaf (plural جَاذِبِيّات (jāḏibiyyāt or jāzibiyyāt))

  1. gravity
  2. attractiveness
  3. charm