جَنَّبَ (janaaba)to keep away
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb جَنَّبَ (janaaba) — “to keep away”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): جَنَّبَ يُجَنِّبُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| جَنَّبَ janaaba | يُجَنِّبُ yujaniibu | جَنِّبْ janiib | تَجْنِيبٌ tajnībun |
Conjugation (2): جَنَبَ يَجْنُبُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| جَنَبَ janaba | يَجْنُبُ yajnubu | اُجْنُبْ aujnub | جَنُوب janūb |
Meanings & examples
1. to keep away
- جَنِّبِ الطِّفْلَ الخَطَرَ.Keep the child away from danger.
- حَاوَلَ المُسَافِرُ أَنْ يُجَنِّبَ نَفْسَهُ المَزِيدَ مِنَ المَتَاعِبِ.The traveler tried to keep himself away from further troubles.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُجَنِّبْنَا هَذِهِ المُشْكِلَةَ؟Why did you not keep us away from this problem?
2. to avert
- جَنَّبَ اللّٰهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الشَّرَّ.God averted evil from the believers.
- جَنَّبَ الْقَائِدُ جُنُودَهُ الْمَخَاطِرَ غَيْرَ الضَّرُورِيَّةِ.The leader averted unnecessary dangers from his soldiers.
- جَنَّبَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ الْبِلَادَ أَزْمَةً اقْتِصَادِيَّةً حَادَّةً.The government averted a severe economic crisis from the country.
3. to avoid
- جَنَّبَ الطَّالِبُ نَفْسَهُ الْخَطَرَ.The student avoided danger for himself.
- جَنَّبَ السَّائِرُ نَفْسَهُ الْحَادِثَ بِالْحَذَرِ.The traveler avoided the accident by being careful.
- أَلَمْ تُحَاوِلْ أَنْ تُجَنِّبَ أُخْتَكَ الْمَشَقَّةَ؟Did you not try to spare your sister hardship?
4. to blow from the south
- جَنَبَتِ الرِّيحُ الْبَارِدَةُ مِنْ جِهَةِ الْيَمَنِ.The cold wind blew from the direction of Yemen.
- تَجْنُبُ الرِّيَاحُ الدَّافِئَةُ صَوْبَ الشَّمَالِ فِي الصَّيْفِ.Warm winds blow towards the north in the summer.
- هَلْ جَنَبَتِ الْعَاصِفَةُ مِنْ الْجَنُوبِ الْغَرْبِيِّ؟Did the storm blow from the southwest?
5. to distance
- جَنَبَ الرَّجُلُ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ الشُّرُورِ.The man distanced himself from evils.
- يَجْنُبُ الْعَاقِلُ مَوَاقِعَ الْفِتَنِ.The wise person distances himself from places of strife.
- اجْنُبْ عَنْ أَصْحَابِ السُّوءِ لِتَسْلَمَ.Distance yourself from bad companions to be safe.
6. to prevent
- جَنَّبَ الْمُدِيرُ فَرِيقَهُ الْفَشَلَ بِخُطَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ.The manager prevented his team from failure with a good plan.
- يَجِبُ أَنْ نُجَنِّبَ الْأَطْفَالَ التَّعَرُّضَ لِلشَّاشَاتِ طَوِيلًا.We must prevent children from exposure to screens for too long.
- جَنَّبَتْهُ نَصِيحَةُ صَدِيقِهِ الْوَقُوعَ فِي الْمَشَاكِلِ.His friend's advice prevented him from falling into problems.
7. to remove
- جَنَّبَ الْأَبُ أَبْنَاءَهُ مَخَاطِرَ الطَّرِيقِ.The father removed his children from the dangers of the road.
- جَنَّبَ اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الشَّرَّ.God removed evil from the believers.
- جَنَّبَ نَفْسَهُ الشُّبُهَاتِ.He removed himself from suspicions.
8. to spare
- جَنَّبَ اللَّهُ المُؤْمِنِينَ الشَّرَّ.May God spare the believers from evil.
- جَنَّبَ السَّائِقُ المُشَاةَ بِالحَذَرِ الشَّدِيدِ.The driver spared the pedestrians with extreme caution.
- هَلْ جَنَّبَكَ اللَّهُ مَشَقَّةَ السَّفَرِ؟Did God spare you the hardship of travel?
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