جيب

Meaning

Noun

1. opening in a garment
2. (metonymically) opening in a garment
3. opening in a garment
4. opening in a garment
5. hole, hollow, cavity, excavation

Verb

to provide with a pocket

Concepts

pocket

bag

sack

sine

reply

answer

landrover

comply

jeep

purse

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Synonyms

حقيبة

كيس

Translations

poche

Tasche

bolsa

zak

sacco

çewal

kîs

Beutel

bossa

Tüte

sac

sacchetto

sac

sachet

Sack

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒajb/

Etymology

The origin is unknown. A root ج ي ب (j y b) lacks otherwise except obvious derivations of this noun. Possibly from the root ج ب ب (j b b) whence also the known جُبَّة (jubba) garment. Also suggested to be from Aramaic, Classical Syriac ܓܰܝܒ݁ܳܐ (gaybā, “temple, vaulted chamber”) with peculiar semantic evolution or from unattested meanings, or Aramaic 𐡢𐡡𐡠 (gbʾ) / גַּבָּא / ܓܰܒܴ݁ܐ (gabbā, “side, flank”), if from this then doublet of جَنْب (janb), and جَوْف (jawf, “cavity”) is also compared.