- just
- I [[t]dʒast[/t]]
adjective
1) right and fair:عادِل، مُنْصِف
not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.
2) reasonable; based on one's rights:مَشْروعHe certainly has a just claim to the money.
3) deserved:مُسْتَحِق II [[t]dʒast[/t]] adverbHe got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.
1) (often with as) exactly or precisely:This penknife is just what I needed
He was behaving just as if nothing had happened
تَماما، بالضَّبْطThe house was just as I'd remembered it.
2) (with as) quite:تماما، بالضَّبْطThis dress is just as nice as that one.
3) very lately or recently:في هذه اللحْظَه، الآنHe has just gone out of the house.
4) on the point of; in the process of:الآن، في هذه اللحْظَهShe is just coming through the door.
5) at the particular moment:تماما عندما، في اللحْظَةِ التيThe telephone rang just as I was leaving.
6) (often with only) barely:We have only just enough milk to last till Friday
I just managed to escape
بِالكاد، في آخر ثانيَهYou came just in time.
7) only; merely:They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen
"Where are you going?" "Just to the post office"
فَقَطCould you wait just a minute?
8) used for emphasis, eg with commands:Just look at that mess!
That just isn't true!
تُسْتَعْمَل للتوكيدI just don't know what to do.
9) absolutely:بصورةٍ مُطْلَقَه، تَماماThe weather is just marvellous.
Arabic-English dictionary. 2014.