جحا

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒu.ħaː/

Proper noun

جُحَا • (juḥā) m

  1. Joha, Juha (a famous character in Arabic popular literature)
    جُحَا هُوَ شَخْصِيَّةٌ خَيَالِيَّةٌ مِنَ ٱلتُّرَاثِ ٱلشَّعْبِيِّ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ ٱلثَّقَافَاتِ ٱلْقَدِيمَةِ.
    juḥā huwa šaḵṣiyyatun ḵayāliyyatun mina t-turāṯi š-šaʕbiyyi fi kaṯīrin mina ṯ-ṯaqāfāti l-qadīmati.
    Juha is a fictional character from folklore in many ancient cultures.

Declension

Declension of noun جُحَا (juḥā)
singular singular invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal — جُحَا
juḥā 		—
nominative — جُحَا
juḥā 		—
accusative — جُحَا
juḥā 		—
genitive — جُحَا
juḥā 		—

Descendants

  • Maltese: Ġaħan
  • → Sicilian: Giufà

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