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جانِب
side /ˈdʒaː.nib/
nounA1#259 most common
Also: aspect, flank, part
Example sentences
اِجلِسْ بِجانِبي.
Sit beside me.
البَيتُ على الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الشّارِعِ.
The house is on the other side of the street.
هُناكَ جانِبٌ إيجابيٌّ لِكُلِّ مُشكِلَةٍ.
There is a positive side to every problem.
يَجِبُ أن نَدرُسَ جَميعَ جَوانِبِ القَضِيَّةِ.
We must study every aspect of the issue.
أَهمَلَ الباحِثُ الجانِبَ الأخلاقيَّ مِن دِراسَتِهِ.
The researcher neglected the ethical side of his study.
تَتَجَلّى بَراعَتُهُ في الجَوانِبِ الخَفِيَّةِ مِن أَعمالِهِ.
His skill shows in the hidden aspects of his works.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جانِبٌ (jānibun) | جَوانِبُ (jawānibu) |
| Genitive | جانِبٍ (jānibin) | جَوانِبَ (jawāniba) |
| Accusative | جانِباً (jāniban) | جَوانِبَ (jawāniba) |
| Vocative | يا جانِبُ (yā jānibu) | يا جَوانِبُ (yā jawānibu) |
Word family
جَنْبside, flank
جَنوبsouth
أَجنَبيّforeign; foreigner
اِجتَنَبَto avoid
جانَبَto be beside; to keep to one side of
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root j-n-b, which carries the sense of 'side' or 'flank.' It is the active participle of that root, so it names the thing that lies at the side. The same root gives janb (side), janūb (south, the right-hand side when one faces the rising sun), and ajnabī (foreigner, one who stands off to the side).
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