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
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔˈlab/

Adjective

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

  1. interesting
  2. attractive
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