اجتناب

Arabic

Root
ج ن ب (j n b)
8 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of اِجْتَنَبَ (ijtanaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /id͡ʒ.ti.naːb/
• Rhymes: -aːb

Noun

اِجْتِنَاب • (ijtināb) m

1. verbal noun of اِجْتَنَبَ (ijtanaba) (form VIII)
2. refraining, abstaining, avoiding
3. abstinence

Declension

Declension of noun اِجْتِنَاب (ijtināb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِجْتِنَاب ijtināb	الِاجْتِنَاب al-ijtināb	اِجْتِنَاب ijtināb
Nominative	اِجْتِنَابٌ ijtinābun	الِاجْتِنَابُ al-ijtinābu	اِجْتِنَابُ ijtinābu
Accusative	اِجْتِنَابًا ijtināban	الِاجْتِنَابَ al-ijtināba	اِجْتِنَابَ ijtināba
Genitive	اِجْتِنَابٍ ijtinābin	الِاجْتِنَابِ al-ijtinābi	اِجْتِنَابِ ijtinābi

Descendants

• → Persian: اجتناب (ejtenâb)
  • → Urdu: اجتناب (ijtināb)
• → Ottoman Turkish: اجتناب (ictinab)
  • Turkish: içtinap

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic اِجْتِنَاب (ijtināb), verbal noun of اِجْتَنَبَ (ijtanaba).

Noun

اجتناب • (ictinab)

1. refraining, abstaining, avoiding
2. abstinence

Derived terms

• اجتناب ایتمك (ictinab etmek, “to evade”)

Descendants

• Turkish: içtinap

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “içtinap”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اجتناب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 51b

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِجْتِنَاب (ijtināb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔid͡ʒ.ti.ˈnɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd͡ʒ.t̪ʰɪ.nɑ́ːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd͡ʒ.t̪ʰɪ.nɑ́ːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd͡ʒ.t̪ʰɪ.nɑ́ːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔid͡ʒ.t̪ʰi.nɔ́ːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔed͡ʒ.t̪ʰe.nɒ́ːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔid͡ʒ.t̪ʰi.nɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading?	ijtināḇ
Dari reading?	ijtināb
Iranian reading?	ejtenâb
Tajik reading?	ijtinob

Noun

Dari	اجتناب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	иҷтиноб

اجتناب • (ejtenâb)

1. avoidance; evasion

   Synonym: دوری (duri)

   اجتناب ناپذیر ― ejtenâb nâpazir ― unavoidable

   اجتناب از او ممکن نیست.

   ejtenâb az u momken nist.

   It is impossible to avoid him.

Derived terms

• اجتناب کردن (ejtenâb kardan, “to avoid”)

 

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic اِجْتِنَاب (ijtināb), verbal noun of اِجْتَنَبَ (ijtanaba).

Noun

اجتناب • (ijtināb) m (Hindi spelling इज्तिनाब)

1. abstention, evasion, go by