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جُبْن
cheese /ˈd͡ʒubn/
nounB1#2126 most common
Also: cowardice
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الجُبْن.
I love cheese.
هَل تُرِيدُ جُبْن؟
Do you want cheese?
أَكَلْتُ خُبْزًا مَعَ الجُبْن.
I ate bread with cheese.
هٰذَا الجُبْن طَازَجٌ وَلَذِيذٌ.
This cheese is fresh and delicious.
يَصْنَعُونَ الجُبْن مِنْ حَلِيبِ الأَغْنَامِ فِي هٰذِهِ القَرْيَةِ.
They make cheese from sheep's milk in this village.
لَا يَخْتَلِفُ طَعْمُ الجُبْنِ البَلَدِيِّ عَنِ الجُبْنِ المُسْتَوْرَدِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا.
The taste of local cheese differs only slightly from that of imported cheese.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جُبْنٌ | أَجْبَان |
| Genitive | جُبْنٍ | أَجْبَان |
| Accusative | جُبْنًا | أَجْبَان |
| Vocative | يَا جُبْن | يَا أَجْبَان |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root j-b-n, tied to curdling and coagulation. It is related to older Semitic terms for cheese and curds. The same triliteral root also produces words for cowardice, a separate sense built on the idea of something soft or weak.
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