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.
وَاِنْتَزَعَ الْوَزِيرُ مَدْرَسَةَ جَدِّهِ وَسَلَّمَهَا إِلَى اِبْنِ الْجَوْزِيِّ،
The minister seized his grandfather's school and handed it over to Ibn al-Jawzi,
الْجَوْزِيِّ — 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 name the recipient.
From: An Exiled Scholar's Trials →وَفِي الْجُمْلَةِ تَرْكٌ كَتَبَةٌ الْفُنُونِ آثارًا بَارِزَةً فِي عِلْمٍ وَمُصَنَّفَاتِ ابْنِ الْجَوْزِيِّ،
Overall, the Book of Arts left notable traces on the scholarship and writings of Ibn al-Jawzi,
الْجَوْزِيِّ — al-Jawzi,. A proper name completing the 'son-of' identity, in the genitive as the owned element. It is built on a relational '-iyy' ending tying the person to a place or ancestor. Together with 'Ibn' it names the scholar whose corpus is meant.
From: A Life of Reading and Writing →كَمَا تَمَيَّزَ اِبْنُ الْجَوْزِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِضَافَةً إِلَى
Moreover, Ibn al-Jawzi, may God have mercy on him, was distinguished, in addition to
الْجَوْزِيِّ — al-Jawzi. A place-based family name with the long '-i' ending, completing the 'son of' chain. It takes the after-a-name case as the thing 'son of' points to, the two words forming the single name.
From: The Preacher's Legacy →OpenArabic teaches words like الْجَوْزِيِّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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