Note: In medical prescriptions j is still used in place of i at the end of a number, as a Roman numeral; as, vj, xij. J is etymologically most closely related to i, y, g; as in jot, iota; jest, gesture; join, jugular, yoke. See I. J is a compound vocal consonant, nearly equivalent in sound to dzh. It is exactly the same as g in gem. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 179, 211, 239.
JAAL GOAT
Jaal" goat`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; — called also beden, and jaela.
JAB
Jab, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Job.]
Defn: To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t. [Scot. & Colloq.
U. S.]
JAB
Jab, n.
Defn: A thrust or stab. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
JABBER
Jab"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jabbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Jabbering.]
Etym: [Cf. Gibber, Gabble.]
Defn: To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to chatter. Swift.
JABBER
Jab"ber, v. t.