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Arabic word

جانّ

he was, he existed

Type
verb
Plural
جنّوا

Example

كان الرجل في المنزل (The man was at home)

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جان لازم اخذ العابي I have to take my toys.
"جان بول ساتر" اللي تحدثنا عنه منذ قليل و"ألبكامو"، "Jean-Paul Sartre", whom we just discussed, and "Albert Camus",
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Words from the same root

ج ن ن

Arabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of جانّ, so their meanings are related: learn them together.

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