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جُبْن

cheese

Noun · masculineRoot ج-ب-ن

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Highlights

Plural
أَجْبَان
Singular (one)

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
cowardly
Noun
a cheese
Noun
جَبَّان
cheese dealer

جُبْن in English

Noun · masculine

  1. cheese collective

Word origin

From the root ج ب ن (j b n) related with ductile, coward and pusillanimous things. Compare Hebrew גְּבִינָה (g'viná, “cheese”) and Classical Syriac ܓܒܬܐ (gḇettā, “cheese, curd”).

Words from the root ج-ب-ن

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

تَجَبَّنَ · present يَتَجَبَّنُ

to become cowardly; to caseate, to become cheese

تَجَبُّن
Verbal noun
مُتَجَبِّن
Active participle
Adjective
cowardly
Noun · m.
cheese
Noun · f.
a cheese
جَبَّان
Noun · m.
cheese dealer

جُبْن: plural and other forms

Singularجُبْن
Pluralأَجْبَان
Singulative (one)جُبْنَة

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