تبت
Arabic
Etymology 1
Proper noun
تُبَّت • (tubbat) f
- Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)
- Tibet (an autonomous region of China)
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | تُبَّت tubbat |
— |
| nominative | — | تُبَّتُ tubbatu |
— |
| accusative | — | تُبَّتَ tubbata |
— |
| genitive | — | تُبَّتَ tubbata |
— |
Etymology 2
Verb
تَبِتْ • (tabit) (form I) /ta.bit/
- inflection of بَاتَ (bāta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
- third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
Etymology 3
Verb
تبت (form I)
- تَبُتُّ (tabuttu) /ta.but.tu/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
- third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
- تَبِتُّ (tabittu) /ta.bit.tu/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
- third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
- تُبَتُّ (tubattu) /tu.bat.tu/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
- third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
- تَبُتَّ (tabutta) /ta.but.ta/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
- third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
- تَبِتَّ (tabitta) /ta.bit.ta/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
- third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
- تُبَتَّ (tubatta) /tu.bat.ta/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive
- third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive
- تَبُتِّ (tabutti) /ta.but.ti/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
- third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
- تَبِتِّ (tabitti) /ta.bit.ti/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
- third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
- تُبَتِّ (tubatti) /tu.bat.ti/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
- second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
- third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive
Etymology 4
Verb
تبت (form I)
- تُبْتُ (tubtu) /tub.tu/: first-person singular past active of تَابَ (tāba)
- تُبْتَ (tubta) /tub.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of تَابَ (tāba)
- تُبْتِ (tubti) /tub.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of تَابَ (tāba)
Etymology 5
Verb
تَبَّتْ • (tabbat) (form I) /tab.bat/
- third-person feminine singular past active of تَبَّ (tabba)
Persian
Alternative forms
- تیبت (tibet)
Etymology
From Sogdian ܬܘܦܐܝܝܬ (twpʾyyt /tupēt, tubēt/). The ultimate origin may be Tibetan བོད (bod).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /tab.ˈbat/, /tub.ˈbat/, /tub.ˈbit/, /tib.ˈbit/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäb.bät̪], [t̪ʰʊb.bät̪], [t̪ʰʊb.bɪt̪], [t̪ʰɪb.bɪt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰæb.bæt̪], [t̪ʰob.bæt̪], [t̪ʰob.bet̪], [t̪ʰeb.bet̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäb.bät̪], [t̪ʰub.bät̪], [t̪ʰub.bit̪], [t̪ʰib.bit̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tabbat, tubbat, tubbit, tibbit |
| Dari reading? | tabbat, tubbat, tubbit, tibbit |
| Iranian reading? | tabbat, tobbat, tobbet, tebbet |
| Tajik reading? | tabbat, tubbat, tubbit, tibbit |
Proper noun
تبت • (tabbat, tobbat, tobbet, tebbet)
- Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)
- Nasir Khusraw
- صبا را ندانی ز عطار تبت
زمین را ندانی ز دیبای ششتر- sabâ râ nadâni ze attâr-e tobbat
zamin râ nadâni ze dibâ-ye šoštar - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- sabâ râ nadâni ze attâr-e tobbat
- Nasir Khusraw
- Tibet (an autonomous region of China)
Descendants
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “تبت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تبت (tibbat).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ɪb.bət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
- Hyphenation: تِ‧بَّت
Proper noun
تِبَّت • (tibbat) m (Hindi spelling तिब्बत)
- Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)
- Tibet (an autonomous region of China)
Further reading
- “تبت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.