جابية

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ب ي (j-b-y).

Noun

جَابِيَة (jābiya) f (plural جَوَابٍ (jawābin), plural construct state جَوَابِي (jawābī))

  1. large watering-trough, reservoir
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 34:13:
      يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِن مَّحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَاتٍ
      yaʿmalūna lahu mā yašāʾu min mmaḥārība watamāṯīla wajifānin kāljawābi waqudūrin rrāsiyātin
      They made for him what he willed, of closets, bowls, effigies, and standing kettles.

Conjugation

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