جوي

See also: خوی‎, حوي‎, خوى‎, حوى‎, and جوی‎

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of جَوّ‎ (jaww, “air”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaw.wijj/

Adjective

جَوِّيّ • (jawwiyy) (feminine جَوِّيَّة‎ (jawwiyya), masculine plural جَوِّيُّون‎ (jawwiyyūn), feminine plural جَوِّيَّات‎ (jawwiyyāt))

  1. air-
    Coordinate terms: بَرِّيّ‎ (barriyy), بَحْرِيّ‎ (baḥriyy)

Declension

Derived terms

  • بَرِيدٌ جَوِّيٌّ‎ (barīdun jawwiyyun, “airmail”)
  • جِسْرٌ جَوِّيٌّ‎ (jisrun jawwiyyun, “airlift”)
  • الْخُطُوطُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ‎ (al-ḵuṭūṭu l-jawwiyyatu, “airlines”)
  • مَكْتَبُ الْأَرْصَادِ الْجَوِّيَّةِ‎ (maktabu l-ʔarṣādi l-jawwiyyati, “Meteorological Office”)
  • مِينَاءٌ جَوِّيٌّ‎ (mīnāʔun jawwiyyun, “airport”)
  • اَلضَّغْطُ الْجَوِّيُّ‎ (aḍ-ḍaḡṭu l-jawwiyyu, “atmospheric pressure”)
  • عِلْمُ الْأَرْصَادِ الْجَوِّيَّةِ‎ (ʕilmu l-ʔarṣādi l-jawwiyyati)

References

  • Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “جوي”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
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