جهة

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See also: چھہ

Arabic

Root
و ج ه (w j h)
14 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

جِهَة (jihaf (plural جِهَات (jihāt))

  1. side, point of view
  2. (obsolete, grammar) case
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sibawayh to this entry?)

Declension

Descendants

  • Moroccan Arabic: جهة (jiha)
  • South Levantine Arabic: جهة (jiha)
  • Azerbaijani: cəhət
  • Kumyk: жигьгьат (jihhat)
  • Ottoman Turkish: جهت (cihet)
  • Persian: جهت (jahat)
  • Uyghur: جەھەت (jehet)
  • Uzbek: jihat

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
و ج ه
3 terms

From Arabic جِهَة (jiha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒi.ha/
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Noun

جهة (jihaf (plural جوايه (jwāyih) or جهات (jihāt))

  1. side, way
    من إنا جهة الباب؟men ʔina jiha l-bābWhich way is the door?
  2. administrative region

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ه
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جِهَة (jiha).

Pronunciation

Noun

جهة (jihaf (plural جهات (jihāt))

  1. side, direction