جية

See also: حية

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَيْئَة (jayʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaj.ja/
  • Homophone: جاية

Noun

جية • (jayya) f (plural جيّات (jayyāt))

  1. coming, arrival
    Antonyms: روحة (rōḥa), طلعة (ṭalʕa)
    Coordinate term: رجعة (rajʕa, “return”)
    جيَّتُه كانت صدفة
    jayyatu kānat ṣudfa
    He arrived unexpectedly.
    (literally, “His arrival was by chance.”)
  • جاية (jayya, “coming, approaching”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَيْئَة (jayʔa). Doublet of جينة (jēne).

Noun

جيّة • (jayye) f

  1. Galilee form of جينة (jēne, “arrival”)
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