טבע

See also: טבֿע

Aramaic

Verb

טבע • (transliteration needed)

  1. to sink, to drown
  2. to stamp, to seal

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ט־ב־ע (ṭ-b-ʿ)
8 terms

Cognate with Arabic طَبْع (ṭabʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

טֶבַע • (tévam [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. nature (the natural world and its order)
  2. nature (essential characteristics)
    • דניאלה ספקטור, גני גנים
      בואי אל גני גנים — תראי טבע שלי
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2

Root
ט־ב־ע (ṭ-b-ʿ)
8 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

טָבַע • (tavá) (pa'al construction)

  1. (intransitive) to drown; to sink
Conjugation
Conjugation of טָבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לטבוע / לִטְבֹּעַ
action noun טְבִיעָה
passive participle טָבוּעַ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first טָבַעְתִּי טָבַעְנוּ
second טָבַעְתָּ טָבַעְתְּ טְבַעְתֶּם1 טְבַעְתֶּן1
third טָבַע טָבְעָה טָבְעוּ
present טוֹבֵעַ טוֹבַעַת טוֹבְעִים טוֹבְעוֹת
future first אֶטְבַּע נִטְבַּע
second תִּטְבַּע תִּטְבְּעִי תִּטְבְּעוּ תִּטְבַּעְנָה2
third יִטְבַּע תִּטְבַּע יִטְבְּעוּ תִּטְבַּעְנָה2
imperative טְבַע טִבְעִי טִבְעוּ טְבַעְנָה2

1 Pronounced טָבַעְתֶּם and טָבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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