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جَانِب

side

Noun · masculineRoot ج-ن-ب

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Plural
جَوَانِب

Most common words from the same root

Noun
جَنُوب
south
Adjective
جَنُوبِيّ
southern
Adjective
أَجْنَبِيّ
foreign
Verb · Form V
تَجَنَّبَ
to avoid
Noun
أَجْنَبِيّ
foreigner
Verb · Form I
جَنَبَ
to turn aside

جَانِب in English

Noun · masculine

  1. side

Word origin

From the root ج ن ب (j n b). Has the form of an active participle but the corresponding verb جَنَبَ (janaba, “to ward off”) has the wrong meaning.

Words from the root ج-ن-ب

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

جَنَبَ · present يَجْنُبُ
Form I · The plain action

to turn aside, decline; to refuse, turn off; to remove

جَنْب
Verbal noun
جَانِب
Active participle
side
مَجْنُوب
Passive participle
جَنَبَ · present يَجْنُبُ
Form I · The plain action

to be far off; to keep far; to shun, avoid

جِنَاب
Verbal noun
جَانِب
Active participle
مَجْنُوب
Passive participle
جَنَبَ · present يَجْنُبُ
Form I · The plain action

to blow from the south; to blow towards the south

جُنُوب
Verbal noun
جَانِب
Active participle
مَجْنُوب
Passive participle
جَنَبَ · present يَجْنُبُ
Form I · The plain action

to lead by the side; to place a horse as leader beside another

جَنَب
Verbal noun
مَجْنَب
Verbal noun
جَانِب
Active participle
مَجْنُوب
Passive participle
جَنَبَ · present يَجْنُبُ
Form I · The plain action

to be a stranger, reside among strangers

جَنَابَة
Verbal noun
جَانِب
Active participle
تَجَنَّبَ · present يَتَجَنَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to avoid, to shun; to be far from (transitive); to keep (عَن (ʕan) from)

تَجَنُّب
Verbal noun
مُتَجَنِّب
Active participle
مُتَجَنَّب
Passive participle
اِجْتَنَبَ · present يَجْتَنِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to avoid, to abstain from, to keep away from

اِجْتِنَاب
Verbal noun
refraining
مُجْتَنِب
Active participle
مُجْتَنَب
Passive participle
جَنُوب
Noun · m.
south
جَنُوبِيّ
Adjective
southern
أَجْنَبِيّ
Adjective
foreign
أَجْنَبِيّ
Noun · m.
foreigner
تَجْنِيب
Noun · m.

جَانِب: plural and other forms

Singularجَانِب
Pluralجَوَانِب

جَانِب in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

وَقَاسَ جَانِبَ الْجَنُوبِ، خَمْسَ مِئَةِ قَصَبَةٍ بِقَصَبَةِ الْقِيَاسِ.He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.Ezekiel 42:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَعَشَائِرُ بَنِي قَهَاتَ يَنْزِلُونَ عَلَى جَانِبِ الْمَسْكَنِ إِلَى التَّيْمَنِ،The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.Numbers 3:29, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَبَيْنَ الْمَخَادِعِ عَرْضُ عِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعًا حَوْلَ الْبَيْتِ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ.And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.Ezekiel 41:10, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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