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pocket in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- jayb
- Arabizi
jayb- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- جُيُوبٌ juyūb
- Root
- ج ي ب
How to use it
"Pocket" (jayb) is a masculine noun meaning a small pouch sewn into clothing. Use the definite article "al‑" for a specific pocket (al‑jayb).
Example sentences
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وَضَعْتُ مِفْتَاحِي فِي الجَيْبِ.
waḍaʿtu miftāḥī fī al-jaybi.
I put my key in the pocket.
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الجَيْبُ فِي السَّرَاءِ يَسْتَخْدِمُهُ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ.
al-jaybu fī al-sarāʾi yastakhdimu-hu ar-rijālu wa an-nisāʾu.
The pocket on the shirt is used by men and women.
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لَدَيْهِ جُيُوبٌ كَثِيرَةٌ لِحَمْلِ الأَغْراضِ.
ladayhi juyūbun kathīratu li-ḥamli al-aghrāḍi.
He has many pockets for carrying things.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Reach into my pocket.
أدخل يدك في جيبي.
Show me what's in your pocket.
أرني ما في جيبك.
Sami has a hole in his pocket.
جيب سامي مثقوب.
Sami put the gun in his pocket.
وضع سامي المسدّس في جيبه.
What do you have in your pocket?
ماذا لديك في جيبك؟
Sami put the coin in his pocket.
وضع سامي القطعة النّقديّة في جيبه.
Sami put the key into his pocket.
وضع سامي المفتاح في جيبه.
Sami was reaching into his pocket.
كان سامي يبحث في جيبه.
Sami put the camera in his pocket.
وضع سامي الكاميرا في جيبه.
He stuffed the money into his pocket.
لقد عبأ جيبه بالنقود
Fadil's wallet was still in his pocket.
كانت محفظة سامي لا تزال في جيبه.
The out-of-pocket health expenditures were assumed to be completely in line with out-of-pocket expenditures for population goods and services.
وقد اعتبرت النفقات الصحية المنفقة من مال الأفراد الخاص متسقة تماما مع النفقات المماثلة المتعلقة بالسلع والخدمات السكانية.
Questions and answers
Can "pocket" refer to a pocket of money?
Yes, colloquially "pocket" can mean a small amount of money, e.g., "a pocket of oil".
What is the plural?
The plural is "juyūb" (جُيُوب).
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