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Quranic root

جيب

j · y · b

An opening made by piercing or hollowing, especially the opening of a shirt or similar garment.

The root is connected with making an opening or cavity, possibly through an underlying wāw alternation. From this developed the garment opening and related derived usages.

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Quran senses
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Quran occurrences

Forms in the Quran

The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.

جَيْبٌ

jaybun

Part of speech
Noun
Quran occurrences
3 occurrences

Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.

  1. An opening in a garment, especially the opening at the neck or upper breast—the bosom opening.

    The Quranic occurrences use inflected singular and plural forms for a garment opening. The plural occurs in 24:31, while the singular occurs in the construction “your jayb” in 27:12 and 28:32.

    • Lane · entry 47880
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    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 24:31word 18

    “their bosoms”

    Quran 27:12word 4

    “your bosom”

    Quran 28:32word 4

    “your bosom”

Occurrences in the Quran

Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.

  • 24:31جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖtheir bosoms
  • 27:12جَيْبِكَyour bosom
  • 28:32جَيْبِكَyour bosom
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Broader Classical Arabic meanings

Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.

Show 4 Classical meanings

  • جَيْبٌ

    A pocket or receptacle in a shirt or similar garment.

    An extended application arising from the practice of carrying things within the bosom or opening of a garment.

    • Lane · entry 47880

  • جَيْبٌ

    The heart or inner bosom, figuratively; hence the seat of sincerity, trustworthiness, or foul character.

    Used in metaphorical expressions describing the moral or inward state of a person.

    • Lane · entry 47880

  • جَيْبُ الأَرْضِ

    The entrance or access-way of a land or country.

    A specialized figurative application, with a plural جُيُوبٌ also reported.

    • Lane · entry 47880

  • مُجَيَّبٌ

    Hollowed or excavated, specifically of a sapphire in a reported traditional expression.

    A specialized passive-participial usage; variant readings of the expression are reported.

    • Lane · entry 47882

Cautions

Points that affect how this root should be read.

  • The contextual gloss “bosom” is treated here as a rendering of the Quranic garment opening; the figurative heart or inner-bosom sense is separately attested as a broader Classical Arabic usage.