Arabic

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Root
و ج ب (w j b)
11 terms

Etymology 1

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Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَوْجَبَ (ʔawjaba).

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Adjective

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مُوجَب (mūjab) (feminine مُوجَبَة (mūjaba), masculine plural مُوجَبُونَ (mūjabūna), feminine plural مُوجَبَات (mūjabāt))

  1. positive
    Antonym: سَالِب (sālib)
  2. (chemistry) electropositive
    Antonym: سَالِب (sālib)
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Noun

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مُوجَب (mūjabm (plural مُوجَبُونَ (mūjabūna))

  1. (LGBT) top (gay man who likes to penetrate in sex)
    Coordinate terms: سَالِب (sālib, bottom), مُبَادِل (mubādil, versatile)
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Participle

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مُوجَب (mūjab) (feminine مُوجَبَة (mūjaba), masculine plural مُوجَبُونَ (mūjabūna), feminine plural مُوجَبَات (mūjabāt))

  1. passive participle of أَوْجَبَ (ʔawjaba)
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Etymology 2

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Derived from the active participle of the verb أَوْجَبَ (ʔawjaba).

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Noun

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مُوجِب (mūjibm (plural مُوجِبَات (mūjibāt))

  1. cause, motive, reason
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  • Persian: موجب
  • Ottoman Turkish: موجب (mucib)

Participle

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مُوجِب (mūjib) (feminine مُوجِبَة (mūjiba), masculine plural مُوجِبُونَ (mūjibūna), feminine plural مُوجِبَات (mūjibāt))

  1. active participle of أَوْجَبَ (ʔawjaba)
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُوجِب (mūjib).

Noun

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موجب (mucib)

  1. cause; reason; motive
  2. consequence
    • 1909 July 31, “اسپانیا اغتشاشاتی [Spain riots]”, in Tanin, page 2:
      مادرید ، ۲۹ تموز - فاسدن وارداولان فنا خبرلر بوراده عظیم بر تأثری موجب اولمشدر.
      Madrid, 29 temmuz - Fes'ten varid olan fena haberler burada azim bir teessürü mucib olmuştır.
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References

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  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “موجب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1242
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُوجِب (mūjib).

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Readings
Classical reading? mūjiḇ
Dari reading? mūjib
Iranian reading? mujeb, mowjeb
Tajik reading? mujib

Noun

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موجب (mujeb)

  1. cause; reason; motive
    Synonyms: علت (ellat), سبب (sabab)
    • c. 1599, Bahāʾ al‐Dīn ʿĀmilī, کشکول[2]:
      مرا در عشق تو نکوهش کردند و ندانستند که شوق موجب سعادت من است.
      ma-rā dar išq-i tu nakūhiš kardand u na-dānistand ki šawq mūjib-i sa'ādat-i man ast.
      They reproached me for loving you, but they did not know that love-yearning is the cause of my eudemonia.
      (Classical Persian romanization)

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