جالب

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See also: حالت

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَالِب (jālib), active participle of جَلَبَ (jalaba).

Adjective

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جالب (calib)

  1. (literally) pulling, dragging, drawing
  2. interesting
  3. attractive

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: calip

Further reading

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  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “calib”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “calip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

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Etymology

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A derivative of Arabic جَلَبَ (jalaba, to fetch, bring, induce, attract).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? jālaḇ
Dari reading? jālab
Iranian reading? jâleb
Tajik reading? jolab

Adjective

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جالب (jâleb) (comparative جالب‌تَر (jâleb-tar), superlative جالب‌تَرین (jâleb-tarin))

  1. interesting
  2. attractive