جاب

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See also: چات, چاپ, چاٹ, and خات

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ج و ب (j-w-b).

Pronunciation

Verb

جَابَ (jāba) I, non-past يَجُوبُ‎ (yajūbu)

  1. to traverse
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of جَبَى (jabā, to levy (tax)) from the root ج ب ي (j-b-y).

Pronunciation

Noun

جَابٍ (jābinm (construct state جَابِي (jābī), plural جُبَاة (jubāh))

  1. taxman, collector
  2. (regional) ticket master, conductor
Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَاءَ (jāʔa, to come) + بِ (bi, with), an idiom in classical Arabic, also meaning "to bring". The preposition was reinterpreted as a root consonant.

Verb

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  1. to bring (to transport toward somebody/somewhere)

Derived terms

  • يجيب (yigīb) (imperfective 3rd person singular masculine)
  • هات (hāt),تعالى (taʿāla) (irregular imperative masculine singular)
  • هاتي (hāti) (irregular imperative feminine singular)
  • هاتوا (hātu) (irregular imperative plural)