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جَنُوبِيّ
southern /d͡ʒaˈnuː.bij/
adjectiveB1#2027 most common
Also: southerly, of the south, Southerner
Example sentences
الجَوّ حارّ في الجُزء الجَنُوبِيّ.
The weather is hot in the southern part.
أنا من الساحِل الجَنُوبِيّ.
I am from the southern coast.
تَقَع المَدينة في الشَّمال، لا في الجُزء الجَنُوبِيّ.
The city lies in the north, not in the southern part.
تَهُبّ الرِّياح الجَنُوبِيّة على المِنطَقة في الصَّيف.
The southern winds blow over the region in summer.
دَرَسَ الباحِث لَهجات القُرى الجَنُوبِيّة على مَدى عَشْر سَنَوات.
The researcher studied the dialects of the southern villages over ten years.
لَعِبَ المَوقِع الجَنُوبِيّ لِلبِلاد دَوراً مِحوَرِيّاً في طُرُق التِّجارة القَديمة عَبْر الصَّحراء.
The country's southern location played a pivotal role in the old trade routes across the desert.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَنُوبِيٌّ | جَنُوبِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | جَنُوبِيٍّ | جَنُوبِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | جَنُوبِيّاً | جَنُوبِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا جَنُوبِيُّ | يا جَنُوبِيُّونَ |
Word family
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic root ج-ن-ب, which carries the sense of side or flank. The noun جَنُوب means south, the direction on one's side. Adding the nisba suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into a relational adjective meaning southern.
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