موجب

Arabic

Root
و ج ب (w-j-b)

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَوْجَبَ (ʔawjaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muː.d͡ʒab/

Adjective

مُوجَب (mūjab) (feminine مُوجَبَة (mūjaba), masculine plural مُوجَبُونَ (mūjabūna), feminine plural مُوجَبَات (mūjabāt))

  1. positive
    Antonym: سَالِب (sālib)
  2. (chemistry) electropositive
    Antonym: سَالِب (sālib)
Declension

Noun

مُوجَب (mūjab) m (plural مُوجَبُونَ (mūjabūna))

  1. (LGBT) top (gay man who likes to penetrate in sex)
    Coordinate terms: سَالِب (sālib, bottom), مُبَادِل (mubādil, versatile)
Declension

Participle

مُوجَب (mūjab) (feminine مُوجَبَة (mūjaba), masculine plural مُوجَبُونَ (mūjabūna), feminine plural مُوجَبَات (mūjabāt))

  1. passive participle of أَوْجَبَ (ʔawjaba)
Declension

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَوْجَبَ (ʔawjaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muː.d͡ʒib/

Noun

مُوجِب (mūjib) m (plural مُوجِبَات (mūjibāt))

  1. cause, motive, reason
Declension
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: موجب (mucib)
    • Turkish: mucip

Participle

مُوجِب (mūjib) (feminine مُوجِبَة (mūjiba), masculine plural مُوجِبُونَ (mūjibūna), feminine plural مُوجِبَات (mūjibāt))

  1. active participle of أَوْجَبَ (ʔawjaba)
Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُوجِب (mūjib).

Noun

موجب (mucib)

  1. cause; reason; motive
  2. consequence
    • 1909 July 31, “اسپانیا اغتشاشاتی [Spain riots]”, in Tanin, page 2:
      مادرید ، ۲۹ تموز - فاسدن وارداولان فنا خبرلر بوراده عظیم بر تأثری موجب اولمشدر.
      Madrid, 29 temmuz - Fes'ten varid olan fena haberler burada azim bir teessürü mucib olmuştır.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mucip

References

  • Kélékian, Diran (1911), موجب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1242
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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