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جَوِّيّ
atmospheric, aerial /d͡ʒawˈwijj/
adjectiveA2#985 most common
Also: air- (as a modifier, e.g. air force), of the weather, airborne
Example sentences
هَذِهِ قُوَّةٌ جَوِّيَّةٌ.
This is an air force.
الْأَحْوَالُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ سَيِّئَةٌ الْيَوْمَ.
The weather conditions are bad today.
تُرَاقِبُ الطَّائِرَةُ الْغِلَافَ الْجَوِّيَّ.
The plane monitors the atmosphere.
شَنَّ الْجَيْشُ هُجُومًا جَوِّيًّا عَلَى الْمَوَاقِعِ.
The army launched an air attack on the positions.
يَعْتَمِدُ النَّقْلُ الْجَوِّيُّ عَلَى أَحْوَالِ الطَّقْسِ بِشَكْلٍ كَبِيرٍ.
Air transport depends heavily on weather conditions.
أَدَّى التَّلَوُّثُ الْجَوِّيُّ إِلَى تَدَهْوُرٍ مَلْحُوظٍ فِي جَوْدَةِ الْهَوَاءِ بِالْمُدُنِ الْكُبْرَى.
Air pollution led to a noticeable decline in air quality in the major cities.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَوِّيٌّ | جَوِّيُّونَ |
| Genitive | جَوِّيٍّ | جَوِّيِّينَ |
| Accusative | جَوِّيًّا | جَوِّيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يَا جَوِّيُّ | يَا جَوِّيُّونَ |
Word family
جَوّair, atmosphere, weather, ambiance
أَجْوَاءatmosphere, ambience, conditions (plural)
جَوّانِيّinner, internal
الْأَرْصَاد الْجَوِّيَّةweather service, meteorology
Etymology
This is a relative (nisba) adjective built from the noun جَوّ (jaww), meaning air, atmosphere, or the open space between sky and earth. The suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into an adjective: 'of the air.' The base noun traces to a Semitic root for the interior or the open expanse.
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