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 جَوِّيُّونَ (jawwiyyūna), 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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