Arabic

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Root
ج ذ ب (j ḏ b)
7 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.ði.bij.ja/

Noun

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

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

Declension

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic جَاذِبِيّة (jāḏibiyya).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. gravity
  2. attractiveness
  3. charm