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jaib, vulg. jeb, s.f. The opening at the neck and bosom (of a shirt, etc.); the breastcollar (of a garment); the heart; the bosom; (the Arabs often carry things within the bosom of the shirt, etc.; and hence the word is now applied by them to) 'a pocket' (in which sense the Turks, Persians, and Indians pronounce it jeb):—jaib-pāra, adj. Having the collar rent; sad:—jaib-ćākī, s.f. Heart-rending:—jeb-i-ḵẖāṣ, s.f. A privy purse:—jeb-ḵẖarć, s.m. Pocketmoney:—jeb-katrā, s.m. A pickpocket: jeb katarnā(-kī), To pick the pocket (of):—jebghaṛī, s.f. A watch.
Origin: Arabic