ج ب ر

ج ب ر

Arabic

Root

ج ب ر • (j-b-r)

1. forms terms related to restoring or comforting
2. forms terms related to force or compulsion

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: جَبَرَ‎ (jabara)
  • Verbal noun: جَبْر‎ (jabr), جُبُور‎ (jubūr)
  • Active participle: جَابِر‎ (jābir)
  • Passive participle: مَجْبُور‎ (majbūr)
• Form II: جَبَّرَ‎ (jabbara)
  • Verbal noun: تَجْبِير‎ (tajbīr)
  • Active participle: مُجَبِّر‎ (mujabbir)
  • Passive participle: مُجَبَّر‎ (mujabbar)
• Form III: جَابَرَ‎ (jābara)
  • Verbal noun: مُجَابَرَة‎ (mujābara), جِبَار‎ (jibār)
  • Active participle: مُجَابِر‎ (mujābir)
  • Passive participle: مُجَابَر‎ (mujābar)
• Form IV: أَجْبَرَ‎ (ʾajbara)
  • Verbal noun: إِجْبَار‎ (ʾijbār)
  • Active participle: مُجْبِر‎ (mujbir)
  • Passive participle: مُجْبَر‎ (mujbar)
• Form V: تَجَبَّرَ‎ (tajabbara)
  • Verbal noun: تَجَبُّر‎ (tajabbur)
  • Active participle: مُتَجَبِّر‎ (mutajabbir)
  • Passive participle: مُتَجَبَّر‎ (mutajabbar)
• Form VII: اِنْجَبَرَ‎ (injabara)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْجِبَار‎ (injibār)
  • Active participle: مُنْجَبِر‎ (munjabir)

Adjectives

• جَبْرِيّ‎ (jabriyy)
• مَجْبُور‎ (majbūr, “forced, compelled”)
• مُجْبَر‎ (mujbar, “forced, compelled”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960), “ج ب ر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz