جهة

See also: چھہ

Arabic

Root
و ج ه (w-j-h)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ha/

Noun

جِهَة • (jiha) f (plural جِهَات (jihāt))

1. side, point of view
2. (obsolete, grammar) case

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Declension

Declension of noun جِهَة (jiha)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِهَة jiha	الْجِهَة al-jiha	جِهَة jihat
Nominative	جِهَةٌ jihatun	الْجِهَةُ al-jihatu	جِهَةُ jihatu
Accusative	جِهَةً jihatan	الْجِهَةَ al-jihata	جِهَةَ jihata
Genitive	جِهَةٍ jihatin	الْجِهَةِ al-jihati	جِهَةِ jihati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِهَتَيْن jihatayn	الْجِهَتَيْن al-jihatayn	جِهَتَيْ jihatay
Nominative	جِهَتَانِ jihatāni	الْجِهَتَانِ al-jihatāni	جِهَتَا jihatā
Accusative	جِهَتَيْنِ jihatayni	الْجِهَتَيْنِ al-jihatayni	جِهَتَيْ jihatay
Genitive	جِهَتَيْنِ jihatayni	الْجِهَتَيْنِ al-jihatayni	جِهَتَيْ jihatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِهَات jihāt	الْجِهَات al-jihāt	جِهَات jihāt
Nominative	جِهَاتٌ jihātun	الْجِهَاتُ al-jihātu	جِهَاتُ jihātu
Accusative	جِهَاتٍ jihātin	الْجِهَاتِ al-jihāti	جِهَاتِ jihāti
Genitive	جِهَاتٍ jihātin	الْجِهَاتِ al-jihāti	جِهَاتِ jihāti

Descendants

• Moroccan Arabic: جهت (jiha)
• South Levantine Arabic: جهت (jiha)
• → Azerbaijani: cəhət
• → Kumyk: жигьгьат (jihhat)
• → Ottoman Turkish: جهت (cihet)
  • Turkish: cihet
• → Persian: جهت (jahat)
  • → Kazakh: жаһат (jahat)
• → 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 • (jiha) f (plural جوايه (jwāyih) or جهات (jihāt))

1. side, way

   من إنا جهة الباب؟

   men ʔina jiha l-bāb

   Which way is the door?

2. administrative region

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ج ه
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جِهَة (jiha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.he/, [ˈʒɪ.ha]
• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ha/, [ˈʒɪ.ha]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

جهة • (jiha) f (plural جهات (jihāt))

1. side, direction