Arabic vocabulary
الْجَوْزِيِّ is how you say “al-Jawzi” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَذَلِكَ بِمُحْضَرٍ مِنِ ابْنِ الْجَوْزِيِّ وَغَيْرِهِ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ،
And that took place in the presence of Ibn al-Jawzi and other scholars.
الجَوْزِيِّ — al-Jawzi. A 'belonging-to' proper name completing the 'son of …' pair as its owner, in the genitive as the second member and lending definiteness back to 'son'. Together they form the byname.
From: An Exiled Scholar's Trials →جَمَالُ الدِّينِ أَبُو الْفَضَائِلِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَوْزِيِّ
Jamal al-Din Abu al-Fada'il, son of Ali al-Jawzi.
الْجَوْزِيِّ — al-Jawzi. A relational family name (a nisba, an -i adjective from a place or ancestor) used as a surname. It rounds off the full name, agreeing in the genitive with the chain it caps. Such -i forms turn a root into a 'belonging-to' label.
From: Public Preaching →OpenArabic teaches words like الْجَوْزِيِّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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