جهة

See also: چھہ

Arabic

Root
و ج ه (w j h)
15 terms

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

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ج ه
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic جِهَة (jiha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ha/, [d͡ʒɪ.ha], [ʒɪ.ha]

Noun

جهة • (jiha) f (plural جهات (jihāt))

1. side, way

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

Inherited 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