جالب

See also: حالت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic جَالِب (jālib), active participle of جَلَبَ (jalaba).

Adjective

جالب • (calib)

  1. (literally) pulling, dragging, drawing
  2. interesting
  3. attractive

Synonyms
  • چكیجی (çekici)

Descendants
  • Turkish: calip

Further reading
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “calib”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “calip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

Etymology

A derivative of Arabic جَلَبَ (jalaba, “to fetch, bring, induce, attract”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː.lǽb]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː.lǽb]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔː.lǽb̥]

Readings
Classical reading? jālaḇ
Dari reading? jālab
Iranian reading? jâleb
Tajik reading? jolab

Adjective

جالب • (jâleb) (comparative جالب‌تَر (jâleb-tar), superlative جالب‌تَرین (jâleb-tarin))

  1. interesting
  2. attractive
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