How to say "body" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningbody
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
جِسْم
jismג'סם
جسم
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
גוף
gufگُوف
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ج-س-مModern Hebrew גשמי 'physical, corporeal' and גשמיות 'materiality' came in through Aramaic gushma, sister of Arabic jism. Don't blame the weather: גשם 'rain' is an unrelated look-alike.
Related Hebrew word:גשמיgashmiگَشْمِي
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In a phrase
جِسْمُهُ قَوِيّ
jismuhu qawiyyג'סמה קויHis body is strong.