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.”)

Related terms

• 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”)