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  1. Arabic (Modern Standard)
  2. /The verb of sufficiency (كفى بـ)
  3. /جليس

جليس

جليسjalîs
companion (someone you sit with)
From Lesson 487:The verb of sufficiency (كفى بـ)·Arabic (Modern Standard)

Usages of جليس

فضل الفتى القراءة وحيدا، كفى بالكتاب جليسا.faddala al-fatâ al-qirâ'ata wahîdan, kafâ bil-kitâbi jalîsan.
The boy preferred reading alone; the book suffices as a companion.
شعر المريض بالسكينة، كفى بالطبيب جليسا.sha'ara al-marîdu bis-sakînati, kafâ bit-tabîbi jalîsan
The patient felt serenity; the doctor suffices as a companion.

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