دابة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| د ب ب (d b b) |
| 7 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of دَبَّ (dabba, “to crawl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːb.ba/
Noun
دَابَّة • (dābba) f (plural دَوَابّ (dawābb))
- (broad sense) any animal, usually a quadruped
- (narrow sense) a mount or beast of burden, especially a horse, mule, or ass
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | دَابَّة dābba |
الدَّابَّة ad-dābba |
دَابَّة dābbat |
| nominative | دَابَّةٌ dābbatun |
الدَّابَّةُ ad-dābbatu |
دَابَّةُ dābbatu |
| accusative | دَابَّةً dābbatan |
الدَّابَّةَ ad-dābbata |
دَابَّةَ dābbata |
| genitive | دَابَّةٍ dābbatin |
الدَّابَّةِ ad-dābbati |
دَابَّةِ dābbati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | دَابَّتَيْن dābbatayn |
الدَّابَّتَيْن ad-dābbatayn |
دَابَّتَيْ dābbatay |
| nominative | دَابَّتَانِ dābbatāni |
الدَّابَّتَانِ ad-dābbatāni |
دَابَّتَا dābbatā |
| accusative | دَابَّتَيْنِ dābbatayni |
الدَّابَّتَيْنِ ad-dābbatayni |
دَابَّتَيْ dābbatay |
| genitive | دَابَّتَيْنِ dābbatayni |
الدَّابَّتَيْنِ ad-dābbatayni |
دَابَّتَيْ dābbatay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | دَوَابّ dawābb |
الدَّوَابّ ad-dawābb |
دَوَابّ dawābb |
| nominative | دَوَابُّ dawābbu |
الدَّوَابُّ ad-dawābbu |
دَوَابُّ dawābbu |
| accusative | دَوَابَّ dawābba |
الدَّوَابَّ ad-dawābba |
دَوَابَّ dawābba |
| genitive | دَوَابَّ dawābba |
الدَّوَابِّ ad-dawābbi |
دَوَابِّ dawābbi |
Descendants
- Maltese: debba
- → Kanuri: dábbà (“animal”)
- → Hausa: dabbā̀
- → Malay: dabat
- → Ottoman Turkish: دابه (dabbe)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دابة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen