Arabic

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Root
ج ب ي (j b y)
7 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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جَابِيَة (jābiyaf (plural جَوَابٍ (jawābin), plural construct state جَوَابِي (jawābī))

  1. large watering-trough, reservoir
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 34:13:
      يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِنْ مَحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَاسِيَاتٍ
      yaʕmalūna lahu mā yašāʔu min maḥārība watamāṯīla wajifānin kāljawābi waqudūrin rāsiyātin
      They made for him what he willed, of closets, bowls, effigies, and standing kettles.

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: ġiebja