بالضبط

From بِـ (bi-, “in, with”) +‎ ال (al-, definite article) +‎ ضَبْط (ḍabṭ, “accuracy, exactness”).

• IPA^(key): /bi‿dˤ.dˤab.tˤi/

بِالضَّبْطِ • (bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi)

1. exactly, precisely

   هَذَا مَا أَقْصِدُهُ بِالضَّبْطِ

   haḏā mā ʔaqṣiduhu bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi

   This is exactly what I mean.

Learned borrowing from Arabic بِالضَّبْطِ (bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi), corresponding to بـ (bi-, “by”) + الضَّبْطِ.

بالضبط • (biẓ-ẓabṭ)

1. exactly, precisely

Learned borrowing from Arabic بِالضَّبْطِ (bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi), corresponding to بـ (b-, “by”) + الضَّبْطِ (iẓ-ẓabṭ, “the exactness”).

• IPA^(key): /bizˤ.zˤabtˤ/, [bɪzˤˈzˤɑbtˤ]

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بالضبط • (biẓ-ẓabṭ)

1. exactly, precisely