جنب

العربية

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جنب^¹

/d͡ʒa.na.ba/

Where it comes from

Root ج ن ب (j n b), a Proto-Semitic noun *ganb- (“side”).

verb جَنَبَ · janaba · يَجْنُبُ · جَنْب · جَانِب

to turn aside, decline
to refuse, turn off
to remove
to shun, flee from
to hit sideways

verb جَنَبَ · janaba · يَجْنُبُ · جِنَاب · جَانِب

to be far off
to keep far
to shun, avoid
to cause to avoid
to miss, long for

verb جَنَبَ · janaba · يَجْنُبُ · جَنَب · مَجْنَب

to lead by the side
to place a horse as leader beside another

verb جَنَبَ · janaba · يَجْنُبُ · جَنَابَة · جَانِب

to be a stranger, reside among strangers

verb جَنَبَ · janaba · يَجْنُبُ · جُنُوب · جَانِب

to blow from the south
to blow towards the south

جنب^²

/d͡ʒu.ni.ba/

verb يُجْنَبُ · جُنِبَ · juniba · - · مَجْنُوب · جُنِبْتُ

to suffer from pleurisy
to be exposed to the south wind

جنب^³

/d͡ʒan.na.ba/

verb جَنَّبَ · jannaba · يُجَنِّبُ · تَجْنِيب · مُجَنِّب

transitive to keep far, to remove to a distance
ditransitive to cause (one) to avoid (something or someone) فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّى / لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى / الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ / وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى / الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
to put aside
to lead walking by the side
transitive to be distant from

جنب^⁴

/d͡ʒanb/

noun جَنْب · janb · جُنُوب · أَجْنَاب · الْجَنْب

noun from verb verbal noun of جَنَبَ (janaba, “to turn aside, refuse”) (form I)
side, flank, half of the body ذَات الْجَنْب
boundary
coast
tract, region
principal part
combat, battle
reproach

جنب^⁵

/d͡ʒa.nab/

noun جَنَب · janab · الْجَنَب · جَنَبٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of جَنَبَ (janaba) (form I)

جنب^⁶

/d͡ʒu.nub/

adjective جُنُب · junub · الْجُنُب · جُنُبَة · الْجُنُبَة

in a state of major (ritual) impurity

In English

near in close proximity to

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جنب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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