جاذبية

Arabic

Root
ج ذ ب (j-ḏ-b)

Etymology

Relative noun (nisba) composed of جَاذِب (jāḏib, attractive) + ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.ði.bij.ja/

Noun

جَاذِبِيَّة • (jāḏibiyya) f (plural جَاذِبِيَّات (jāḏibiyyāt)) (but usually uncountable)

  1. (physics) gravitation, gravity
  2. attraction, attractiveness
  3. charm, fascination
  4. lure, enticement

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “جاذبية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic جَاذِبِيّة (jāḏibiyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaːðibijja/, /d͡ʒaːzibijja/

Noun

جَاذِبِيّة or جاذبية • (jāḏibiyya or jāzibiyya) f (plural جَاذِبِيّات (jāḏibiyyāt or jāzibiyyāt))

  1. gravity
  2. attractiveness
  3. charm
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