جوا

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of space, emptiness, and interiority, extending to the sky, open land, and the inside of things. It also encompasses feelings of intense longing or distress, and sickness, particularly internal ailments. Furthermore, it relates to dislike, aversion, and the unsuitability of a place or its environment.

Derived headwords

الجَوّnoun

1.
airboth
The atmosphere or the space above the earth.
2.
space between earth and skyclassical
The expanse separating the heavens from the earth.
3.
open expanse of landboth
A wide, open, and often low-lying area of land.
4.
interiorboth
The inside or inner part of something.
5.
name of a placeclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location, such as Al-Yamamah.

والشمس حيرى لها في الجو تدويم — And the sun, bewildered, circles in the air

ثم فتق الأجواء وشق الأرجاء — Then He split open the spaces and cleaved the regions

الأجْواءnoun

1.
spacesboth
Plural of 'jaww', referring to the spaces between things or the expanse.

ثم فتق الأجواء وشق الأرجاء — Then He split open the spaces and cleaved the regions

جوّ السماءnoun

1.
air of the skyboth
The atmosphere specifically within the sky.

ألم يروا إلى الطير مسخرات في جو السماء — Have they not seen the birds subjected in the air of the sky

جوّ الماءnoun

1.
water source areaclassical
The place where water is found or dug for.

تراح إلى جو الحياض وتنتمي — They go to the water source of the basins and belong

الجُوَّةnoun

1.
patch of rough landclassical
A piece of land characterized by roughness or unevenness.
2.
hollowboth
A small depression or hollow in the ground.
3.
interiorboth
The inner part or core of something.
4.
patch on a waterskinclassical
A patch used to repair a waterskin.

يجري بجوته موج السراب — The waves of the mirage run in its hollow

الجُوَاءnoun

1.
low-lying landclassical
A depression or hollow in the ground, often a collective noun for such areas.
2.
wide valleyclassical
An expansive valley or open area.
3.
gap between housesclassical
An open space or gap between dwellings.
4.
place nameclassical
A specific location mentioned in poetry.

عفا، من آل فاطمة، الجواء — The open land of the family of Fatima has become desolate

جَوَانِيّadjective

1.
internalclassical
Relating to the inner self, secrets, or the interior of something.

إن لكل امرئ جوانيا وبرانيا — For every person, there are inner and outer aspects

جَوَىnoun

1.
burning desireboth
Intense longing or passion, often from love or grief.
2.
stinking waterclassical
Water that has become foul-smelling and stagnant.
3.
internal ailmentboth
A deep-seated illness, often affecting the stomach or chest.
4.
consumptionclassical
A prolonged and wasting illness, like tuberculosis.

لا جو آجن ولا مطروق — Neither stagnant nor tainted water

جَوِيَverb

1.
to burn with desireboth
To experience intense longing or passion.
2.
to become foulclassical
To become stagnant and stinking, referring to water.
3.
to suffer from illnessboth
To be afflicted with an internal disease or ailment.

جوي الرجل فهو جو — The man suffered from intense longing, so he is 'jawi'

جَوِيّadjective

1.
stinkingclassical
Describing water that is foul-smelling and stagnant.
2.
afflicted with illnessboth
Suffering from an internal disease or ailment.

فتجوى الأرض من نتنهم — The earth stank from their foulness

اجْتَوَىverb

1.
to dislikeboth
To find something disagreeable or unpleasant.
2.
to find a place uncongenialboth
To feel that a place is not suitable or agreeable, leading to illness or homesickness.
3.
to hateclassical
To feel intense dislike or aversion towards something.

فاجتووا المدينة — So they found the city uncongenial

اجْتِوَاءnoun

1.
dislikeboth
A feeling of aversion or dislike.
2.
homesicknessclassical
A longing for one's homeland, often accompanied by a dislike of the current place.
3.
unsuitability of a placeboth
The condition of a place being uncongenial or unhealthy for someone.

اجتويت البلاد إذا كرهتها وإن كانت موافقة لك في بدنك — You find a land uncongenial if you dislike it, even if it suits your body

جَوَّىverb

1.
to patchclassical
To mend or repair something, like a waterskin.

جويته تجوية إذا رقعته — You patch it, meaning you repair it

تَجْوِيَةnoun

1.
patchingclassical
The act of mending or patching, especially a waterskin.

وقد جواه وجويته تجوية إذا رقعته — And you patch it, meaning you repair it

الجِوَاءnoun

1.
pot standboth
A stand or support upon which a cooking pot is placed.
2.
container for a potclassical
A vessel or holder for a cooking pot.

لأن أطلي بجواء قدر أحب إلي من أن أطلي بزعفران — That I should be smeared with a pot stand is more beloved to me than being smeared with saffron

الجِوَاوَةnoun

1.
pot standclassical
A variant form of 'jiwaa', referring to a pot stand.

ويروى بجئاوة مثل جعاوة — And it is narrated as 'jiyaawah' like 'ja'aawah'

جَاوَىverb

1.
to call camels to waterclassical
To call out to camels to bring them towards water, especially when they are distant.

جاوى بها فهاجها جوجاته — He called them (camels) to it, and their 'jujjah' stirred them

الجَوْجَاةnoun

1.
sound made to camelsclassical
A specific sound or call made to camels, possibly related to calling them to water.

جاوى بها فهاجها جوجاته — He called them (camels) to it, and their 'jujjah' stirred them

الجَوْفnoun

1.
interiorboth
The inner part or cavity of something.
2.
stomachboth
The organ of digestion, or the belly area.

يريد إلا داء الجوف — He means except the ailment of the stomach

جَوِيّadjective

1.
suffering from stomach ailmentclassical
Describing someone afflicted with an internal disease of the stomach or chest.

ورجل جوي الجوف وامرأة جوية أي دوي الجوف — And a man with a 'jawiyy' stomach and a woman 'jawiyyah', meaning afflicted in the stomach

Parallel reading

والشمس حيرى لها في الجو تدويم

And the sun, bewildered, circles in the air

وظل للأعيس المزجي نواهضه، ... في نفنف الجو، تصويب وتصعيد

And a shade for the one who guides his camels, ... in the open expanse of the air, descending and ascending

ثم فتق الأجواء وشق الأرجاء

Then He split open the spaces and cleaved the regions

ألم يروا إلى الطير مسخرات في جو السماء

Have they not seen the birds subjected in the air of the sky

تراح إلى جو الحياض وتنتمي

They go to the water source of the basins and belong

يجري بجوته موج السراب، كأنضاح ... الخزاعى جازت رنقها الريح

The waves of the mirage run in its hollow, like the hides of Al-Khuzai, which the wind passed over its turbidity

إن لكل امرئ جوانيا وبرانيا فمن أصلح جوانيه أصلح الله برانيه

For every person, there are inner and outer aspects; whoever mends his inner self, God mends his outer self

لا جو آجن ولا مطروق

Neither stagnant nor tainted water

فتجوى الأرض من نتنهم

The earth stank from their foulness

يريد إلا داء الجوف

He means except the ailment of the stomach

ف اجتووا المدينة

So they found the city uncongenial

لأن أطلي بجواء قدر أحب إلي من أن أطلي بزعفران

That I should be smeared with a pot stand is more beloved to me than being smeared with saffron

جاوى بها فهاجها جوجاته

He called them (camels) to it, and their 'jujjah' stirred them

خلا لك الجو فبيضي واصفري

The open space is clear for you; lay your eggs and turn yellow

نزلنا في جواء بني فلان

We camped in the open space of the Banu Fulan

فاجتووها

And they found it uncongenial