جابية
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ج ب ي (j-b-y).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.bi.ja/
Noun
جَابِيَة • (jābiya) f (plural جَوَابٍ (jawābin), plural construct state جَوَابِي (jawābī))
- large watering-trough, reservoir
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 34:13:
- يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِنْ مَحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَاسِيَاتٍ
- yaʿmalūna lahu mā yašāʾu min maḥārība watamāṯīla wajifānin kāljawābi waqudūrin rāsiyātin
- They made for him what he willed, of closets, bowls, effigies, and standing kettles.
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Declension
Declension of noun جَابِيَة (jābiya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَابِيَة jābiya | الْجَابِيَة al-jābiya | جَابِيَة jābiyat |
| Nominative | جَابِيَةٌ jābiyatun | الْجَابِيَةُ al-jābiyatu | جَابِيَةُ jābiyatu |
| Accusative | جَابِيَةً jābiyatan | الْجَابِيَةَ al-jābiyata | جَابِيَةَ jābiyata |
| Genitive | جَابِيَةٍ jābiyatin | الْجَابِيَةِ al-jābiyati | جَابِيَةِ jābiyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَابِيَتَيْن jābiyatayn | الْجَابِيَتَيْن al-jābiyatayn | جَابِيَتَيْ jābiyatay |
| Nominative | جَابِيَتَانِ jābiyatāni | الْجَابِيَتَانِ al-jābiyatāni | جَابِيَتَا jābiyatā |
| Accusative | جَابِيَتَيْنِ jābiyatayni | الْجَابِيَتَيْنِ al-jābiyatayni | جَابِيَتَيْ jābiyatay |
| Genitive | جَابِيَتَيْنِ jābiyatayni | الْجَابِيَتَيْنِ al-jābiyatayni | جَابِيَتَيْ jābiyatay |
| Plural | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَوَابِي jawābī | الْجَوَابِي al-jawābī | جَوَابِي jawābī |
| Nominative | جَوَابٍ jawābin | الْجَوَابِي al-jawābī | جَوَابِي jawābī |
| Accusative | جَوَابِيَ jawābiya | الْجَوَابِيَ al-jawābiya | جَوَابِيَ jawābiya |
| Genitive | جَوَابٍ jawābin | الْجَوَابِي al-jawābī | جَوَابِي jawābī |
Descendants
- Maltese: ġiebja