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جاه
prestige, high standing /ˈdʒaːh/
nounA2#1133 most common
Also: high rank, social standing, influence
Example sentences
له جاهٌ كبير.
He has great standing.
يحب الناس المال والجاه.
People love money and prestige.
حصل على جاهٍ كبير بعد نجاحه.
He gained great prestige after his success.
استغلّ جاهه لمساعدة الفقراء في مدينته.
He used his prestige to help the poor in his city.
إنّ الجاه الزائف لا يدوم طويلاً، ويزول مع أول اختبارٍ حقيقي.
False prestige does not last long, and it vanishes at the first real test.
توسّل إلى ربّه بجاه النبيّ، راجياً أن تُقضى حاجته.
He implored his Lord by the standing of the Prophet, hoping his need would be granted.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جاهٌ | None |
| Genitive | جاهٍ | None |
| Accusative | جاهًا | None |
| Vocative | يا جاهُ | None |
Word family
Etymology
جاه means high rank or social standing. Classical Arabic lexicographers treat it as a metathesized form of وجه, meaning face or countenance. The move from face to standing is common across languages: a person of high standing is one whose face counts among people. The root letters و ج ه were reordered to give the skeleton ج و ه, which surfaces as جاه.
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