جو
Arabic edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
جَوّ • (jaww) m (dual جَوَّانِ (jawwāni), plural أَجْوَاء (ʔajwāʔ) or جِوَاء (jiwāʔ))
- air (the apparently open space above the ground)
- weather
- atmosphere
- (figurative) atmosphere (apparent mood)
- wide valley
- open pasture-ground
- interior of a house
- Antonym: بَرّ (barr)
- hall
Declension edit
Declension of noun جَوّ (jaww)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جَوّ jaww |
الْجَوّ al-jaww |
جَوّ jaww |
Nominative | جَوٌّ jawwun |
الْجَوُّ al-jawwu |
جَوُّ jawwu |
Accusative | جَوًّا jawwan |
الْجَوَّ al-jawwa |
جَوَّ jawwa |
Genitive | جَوٍّ jawwin |
الْجَوِّ al-jawwi |
جَوِّ jawwi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | جَوَّيْن jawwayn |
الْجَوَّيْن al-jawwayn |
جَوَّيْ jawway |
Nominative | جَوَّانِ jawwāni |
الْجَوَّانِ al-jawwāni |
جَوَّا jawwā |
Accusative | جَوَّيْنِ jawwayni |
الْجَوَّيْنِ al-jawwayni |
جَوَّيْ jawway |
Genitive | جَوَّيْنِ jawwayni |
الْجَوَّيْنِ al-jawwayni |
جَوَّيْ jawway |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَجْوَاء; جِوَاء ʔajwāʔ; jiwāʔ |
الْأَجْوَاء; الْجِوَاء al-ʔajwāʔ; al-jiwāʔ |
أَجْوَاء; جِوَاء ʔajwāʔ; jiwāʔ |
Nominative | أَجْوَاءٌ; جِوَاءٌ ʔajwāʔun; jiwāʔun |
الْأَجْوَاءُ; الْجِوَاءُ al-ʔajwāʔu; al-jiwāʔu |
أَجْوَاءُ; جِوَاءُ ʔajwāʔu; jiwāʔu |
Accusative | أَجْوَاءً; جِوَاءً ʔajwāʔan; jiwāʔan |
الْأَجْوَاءَ; الْجِوَاءَ al-ʔajwāʔa; al-jiwāʔa |
أَجْوَاءَ; جِوَاءَ ʔajwāʔa; jiwāʔa |
Genitive | أَجْوَاءٍ; جِوَاءٍ ʔajwāʔin; jiwāʔin |
الْأَجْوَاءِ; الْجِوَاءِ al-ʔajwāʔi; al-jiwāʔi |
أَجْوَاءِ; جِوَاءِ ʔajwāʔi; jiwāʔi |
Derived terms edit
- جَوِّيّ (jawwiyy)
- جَوَّانِيّ (jawwāniyy)
- جَوّ الْيَمَامَة (jaww al-yamāma, “Al-Yamama (ancient district in Saudi Arabia)”)
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “جو”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Baluchi edit
Noun edit
جو • (joho)
Persian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (Šᵍ /jaw/), from Old Persian *yáwaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *yáwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒaw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒow]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäw]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | jaw |
Dari reading? | jaw |
Iranian reading? | jow |
Tajik reading? | jav |
Noun edit
Dari | جو |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ҷав |
جو • (jow)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Persian [script needed] (joi) or Middle Persian [script needed] (yoi), from Old Persian [script needed] (yauviya). Cognate with Northern Kurdish co and Sanskrit यव्या (yavyā).
Alternative forms edit
- جوی (juy)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒoː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɵ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | jō |
Dari reading? | jō |
Iranian reading? | ju |
Tajik reading? | jü |
Noun edit
Dari | جو, جوی |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ҷӯ, ҷӯй |
جو • (ju)
Etymology 3 edit
From Arabic جَوّ (jaww, “weather, environment”).
Noun edit
جو • (javv)
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒoː], [d͡ʒuː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɵ], [d͡ʒu]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | jō, jū |
Dari reading? | jō, jū |
Iranian reading? | ju |
Tajik reading? | jü, ju |
Verb edit
جو • (ju)
Derived terms edit
Sindhi edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
- of; genitive case marker
References edit
South Levantine Arabic edit
Root |
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ج و و |
2 terms |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
جوّ • (jaww) m (plural أجواء (ʔajwāʔ))
- air
- Synonym: هوا (hawa)
- atmosphere
- weather
- Synonym: طقس (ṭaʔs)
Ternate edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
جو (Rumi joo)
- a shortening of جوو (“joou”)
References edit
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill