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جِوار
vicinity /d͡ʒiˈwaːr/
nounA2#1026 most common
Also: proximity, neighborhood, good neighborliness
Example sentences
مَنْزِلي بِجِوارِ البَحْرِ.
My house is next to the sea.
المَكْتَبَةُ بِجِوارِ الجامِعَةِ.
The library is next to the university.
نَحْنُ نُؤْمِنُ بِأَهَمِّيَّةِ حُسْنِ الجِوارِ.
We believe in the importance of good neighborliness.
عاشَتِ العائِلَتانِ في جِوارٍ وَدّيٍّ لِسَنَواتٍ طَويلَةٍ.
The two families lived in friendly proximity for many years.
تَسْعى الدَّوْلَتانِ إلى تَرْسيخِ سِياسَةِ حُسْنِ الجِوارِ بَيْنَهُما.
The two states seek to consolidate a policy of good neighborliness between them.
إنَّ الجِوارَ الجُغْرافِيَّ يَفْرِضُ عَلى الأُمَمِ ضَرورَةَ التَّعاوُنِ رَغْمَ خِلافاتِها.
Geographic proximity imposes on nations the necessity of cooperation despite their differences.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جِوارٌ (jiwārun) | None |
| Genitive | جِوارٍ (jiwārin) | None |
| Accusative | جِوارًا (jiwāran) | None |
| Vocative | يا جِوارُ (yā jiwāru) | None |
Word family
جار (jār)neighbor
جارة (jāra)female neighbor
جاوَرَ (jāwara)to be adjacent to, to neighbor
مُجاوِر (mujāwir)adjacent, neighboring
حُسْن الجِوار (ḥusn al-jiwār)good neighborliness
Etymology
The word derives from the Semitic root j-w-r, which carries the senses of being adjacent and granting protection. The related noun جار (jār) means neighbor, and جِوار is its verbal noun, the state of living side by side. The same root appears in Hebrew, where it means to sojourn or to dwell as a resident.
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