ضب

See also: صب

Arabic

FWOTD – 19 April 2014

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb-. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܒܐ (ʿabbā, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Hebrew צַב (ṣaḇ, “turtle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤabb/

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (plural ضِبَاب (ḍibāb) or ضُبَّان (ḍubbān), feminine ضَبَّة (ḍabba))

spiny-tailed lizard, mastigure (any lizard of the genus Uromastyx)
- 876, The Letter of Yaʿqūb al-Layṯ to Al-Muʿtamid, written by the poet Ibrāhīm ibn Mamšāḏ
  فعودوا الى ارضكم بالحجاز
  لاكل الضباب ورعي الغنم
  So return to your [own] land in Hejaz [Arabia], to eat lizards and to graze [your] sheep

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَبّ** (ḍabb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبَّيْن ḍabbayn	الضَّبَّيْن aḍ-ḍabbayn	ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay
nominative	ضَبَّانِ ḍabbāni	الضَّبَّانِ aḍ-ḍabbāni	ضَبَّا ḍabbā
accusative	ضَبَّيْنِ ḍabbayni	الضَّبَّيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbayni	ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay
genitive	ضَبَّيْنِ ḍabbayni	الضَّبَّيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbayni	ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضِبَاب ḍibāb	الضِّبَاب aḍ-ḍibāb	ضِبَاب ḍibāb
nominative	ضِبَابٌ ḍibābun	الضِّبَابُ aḍ-ḍibābu	ضِبَابُ ḍibābu
accusative	ضِبَابًا ḍibāban	الضِّبَابَ aḍ-ḍibāba	ضِبَابَ ḍibāba
genitive	ضِبَابٍ ḍibābin	الضِّبَابِ aḍ-ḍibābi	ضِبَابِ ḍibābi

Descendants

English: dabb lizard

Etymology 2

Root
ض ب ب (ḍ b b)
5 terms

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I (non-past يَضِبُّ (yaḍibbu), verbal noun ضَبّ (ḍabb))

to cleave to, to hold to firmly [with عَلَى (ʕalā)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ضَبَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal noun **ضَبّ**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ضَبّ ḍabb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ضَابّ ḍābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَضْبُوب maḍbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba	ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا ḍabbā	ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتِ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ ḍabbat	ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā	ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُنَّ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضِبُّ ʔaḍibbu	تَضِبُّ taḍibbu	يَضِبُّ yaḍibbu	تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni	يَضِبَّانِ yaḍibbāni	نَضِبُّ naḍibbu	تَضِبُّونَ taḍibbūna	يَضِبُّونَ yaḍibbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَضِبُّ ʔaḍibbu	تَضِبِّينَ taḍibbīna	تَضِبُّ taḍibbu	تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni	تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni	نَضِبُّ naḍibbu	تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضِبَّ ʔaḍibba	تَضِبَّ taḍibba	يَضِبَّ yaḍibba	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا yaḍibbā	نَضِبَّ naḍibba	تَضِبُّوا taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا yaḍibbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَضِبَّ ʔaḍibba	تَضِبِّي taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ taḍibba	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	نَضِبَّ naḍibba	تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضِبَّ, أَضِبِّ, أَضْبِبْ ʔaḍibba, ʔaḍibbi, ʔaḍbib	تَضِبَّ, تَضِبِّ, تَضْبِبْ taḍibba, taḍibbi, taḍbib	يَضِبَّ, يَضِبِّ, يَضْبِبْ yaḍibba, yaḍibbi, yaḍbib	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا yaḍibbā	نَضِبَّ, نَضِبِّ, نَضْبِبْ naḍibba, naḍibbi, naḍbib	تَضِبُّوا taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا yaḍibbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَضِبَّ, أَضِبِّ, أَضْبِبْ ʔaḍibba, ʔaḍibbi, ʔaḍbib	تَضِبِّي taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ, تَضِبِّ, تَضْبِبْ taḍibba, taḍibbi, taḍbib	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	نَضِبَّ, نَضِبِّ, نَضْبِبْ naḍibba, naḍibbi, naḍbib	تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضِبَّ, ضِبِّ, اِضْبِبْ ḍibba, ḍibbi, iḍbib		ضِبَّا ḍibbā			ضِبُّوا ḍibbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضِبِّي ḍibbī		ضِبَّا ḍibbā			اِضْبِبْنَ iḍbibna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضُبِبْتُ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتَ ḍubibta	ضُبَّ ḍubba	ضُبِبْتُمَا ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّا ḍubbā	ضُبِبْنَا ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُمْ ḍubibtum	ضُبُّوا ḍubbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضُبِبْتُ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتِ ḍubibti	ضُبَّتْ ḍubbat	ضُبِبْتُمَا ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّتَا ḍubbatā	ضُبِبْنَا ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُنَّ ḍubibtunna	ضُبِبْنَ ḍubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَبُّ ʔuḍabbu	تُضَبُّ tuḍabbu	يُضَبُّ yuḍabbu	تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni	يُضَبَّانِ yuḍabbāni	نُضَبُّ nuḍabbu	تُضَبُّونَ tuḍabbūna	يُضَبُّونَ yuḍabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُضَبُّ ʔuḍabbu	تُضَبِّينَ tuḍabbīna	تُضَبُّ tuḍabbu	تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni	تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni	نُضَبُّ nuḍabbu	تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَبَّ ʔuḍabba	تُضَبَّ tuḍabba	يُضَبَّ yuḍabba	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا yuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ nuḍabba	تُضَبُّوا tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا yuḍabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُضَبَّ ʔuḍabba	تُضَبِّي tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ tuḍabba	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ nuḍabba	تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَبَّ, أُضَبِّ, أُضْبَبْ ʔuḍabba, ʔuḍabbi, ʔuḍbab	تُضَبَّ, تُضَبِّ, تُضْبَبْ tuḍabba, tuḍabbi, tuḍbab	يُضَبَّ, يُضَبِّ, يُضْبَبْ yuḍabba, yuḍabbi, yuḍbab	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا yuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ, نُضَبِّ, نُضْبَبْ nuḍabba, nuḍabbi, nuḍbab	تُضَبُّوا tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا yuḍabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُضَبَّ, أُضَبِّ, أُضْبَبْ ʔuḍabba, ʔuḍabbi, ʔuḍbab	تُضَبِّي tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ, تُضَبِّ, تُضْبَبْ tuḍabba, tuḍabbi, tuḍbab	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ, نُضَبِّ, نُضْبَبْ nuḍabba, nuḍabbi, nuḍbab	تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I (non-past يَضِبُّ (yaḍibbu), verbal noun ضَبّ (ḍabb) or ضُبُوب (ḍubūb) or ضَبِيب (ḍabīb))

(obsolete) to have a gently or scanty flow, to stream, to discharge sluggishly
Synonym: بَضَّ (baḍḍa)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ضَبَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ i, no passive, verbal nouns **ضَبّ**, *ضُبُوب*, *ضَبِيب*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ضَبّ, ضُبُوب, ضَبِيب ḍabb, ḍubūb, ḍabīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ضَابّ ḍābb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba	ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا ḍabbā	ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتِ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ ḍabbat	ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā	ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُنَّ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضِبُّ ʔaḍibbu	تَضِبُّ taḍibbu	يَضِبُّ yaḍibbu	تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni	يَضِبَّانِ yaḍibbāni	نَضِبُّ naḍibbu	تَضِبُّونَ taḍibbūna	يَضِبُّونَ yaḍibbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَضِبُّ ʔaḍibbu	تَضِبِّينَ taḍibbīna	تَضِبُّ taḍibbu	تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni	تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni	نَضِبُّ naḍibbu	تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضِبَّ ʔaḍibba	تَضِبَّ taḍibba	يَضِبَّ yaḍibba	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا yaḍibbā	نَضِبَّ naḍibba	تَضِبُّوا taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا yaḍibbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَضِبَّ ʔaḍibba	تَضِبِّي taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ taḍibba	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	نَضِبَّ naḍibba	تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضِبَّ, أَضِبِّ, أَضْبِبْ ʔaḍibba, ʔaḍibbi, ʔaḍbib	تَضِبَّ, تَضِبِّ, تَضْبِبْ taḍibba, taḍibbi, taḍbib	يَضِبَّ, يَضِبِّ, يَضْبِبْ yaḍibba, yaḍibbi, yaḍbib	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا yaḍibbā	نَضِبَّ, نَضِبِّ, نَضْبِبْ naḍibba, naḍibbi, naḍbib	تَضِبُّوا taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا yaḍibbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَضِبَّ, أَضِبِّ, أَضْبِبْ ʔaḍibba, ʔaḍibbi, ʔaḍbib	تَضِبِّي taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ, تَضِبِّ, تَضْبِبْ taḍibba, taḍibbi, taḍbib	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	نَضِبَّ, نَضِبِّ, نَضْبِبْ naḍibba, naḍibbi, naḍbib	تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضِبَّ, ضِبِّ, اِضْبِبْ ḍibba, ḍibbi, iḍbib		ضِبَّا ḍibbā			ضِبُّوا ḍibbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضِبِّي ḍibbī		ضِبَّا ḍibbā			اِضْبِبْنَ iḍbibna

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I (first-person singular past ضَبِبْتُ (ḍabibtu), non-past يَضَبُّ (yaḍabbu), verbal noun ضَبَب (ḍabab))

(obsolete) to be affected by the disease termed ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ضَبَّ** (I, geminate, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun *ضَبَب*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ضَبَب ḍabab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					أَضَبّ ʔaḍabb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَبِبْتُ ḍabibtu	ضَبِبْتَ ḍabibta	ضَبَّ ḍabba	ضَبِبْتُمَا ḍabibtumā	ضَبَّا ḍabbā	ضَبِبْنَا ḍabibnā	ضَبِبْتُمْ ḍabibtum	ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَبِبْتُ ḍabibtu	ضَبِبْتِ ḍabibti	ضَبَّتْ ḍabbat	ضَبِبْتُمَا ḍabibtumā	ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā	ضَبِبْنَا ḍabibnā	ضَبِبْتُنَّ ḍabibtunna	ضَبِبْنَ ḍabibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضَبُّ ʔaḍabbu	تَضَبُّ taḍabbu	يَضَبُّ yaḍabbu	تَضَبَّانِ taḍabbāni	يَضَبَّانِ yaḍabbāni	نَضَبُّ naḍabbu	تَضَبُّونَ taḍabbūna	يَضَبُّونَ yaḍabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَضَبُّ ʔaḍabbu	تَضَبِّينَ taḍabbīna	تَضَبُّ taḍabbu	تَضَبَّانِ taḍabbāni	تَضَبَّانِ taḍabbāni	نَضَبُّ naḍabbu	تَضْبَبْنَ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ yaḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضَبَّ ʔaḍabba	تَضَبَّ taḍabba	يَضَبَّ yaḍabba	تَضَبَّا taḍabbā	يَضَبَّا yaḍabbā	نَضَبَّ naḍabba	تَضَبُّوا taḍabbū	يَضَبُّوا yaḍabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَضَبَّ ʔaḍabba	تَضَبِّي taḍabbī	تَضَبَّ taḍabba	تَضَبَّا taḍabbā	تَضَبَّا taḍabbā	نَضَبَّ naḍabba	تَضْبَبْنَ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ yaḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضَبَّ, أَضَبِّ, أَضْبَبْ ʔaḍabba, ʔaḍabbi, ʔaḍbab	تَضَبَّ, تَضَبِّ, تَضْبَبْ taḍabba, taḍabbi, taḍbab	يَضَبَّ, يَضَبِّ, يَضْبَبْ yaḍabba, yaḍabbi, yaḍbab	تَضَبَّا taḍabbā	يَضَبَّا yaḍabbā	نَضَبَّ, نَضَبِّ, نَضْبَبْ naḍabba, naḍabbi, naḍbab	تَضَبُّوا taḍabbū	يَضَبُّوا yaḍabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَضَبَّ, أَضَبِّ, أَضْبَبْ ʔaḍabba, ʔaḍabbi, ʔaḍbab	تَضَبِّي taḍabbī	تَضَبَّ, تَضَبِّ, تَضْبَبْ taḍabba, taḍabbi, taḍbab	تَضَبَّا taḍabbā	تَضَبَّا taḍabbā	نَضَبَّ, نَضَبِّ, نَضْبَبْ naḍabba, naḍabbi, naḍbab	تَضْبَبْنَ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ yaḍbabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضَبَّ, ضَبِّ, اِضْبَبْ ḍabba, ḍabbi, iḍbab		ضَبَّا ḍabbā			ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضَبِّي ḍabbī		ضَبَّا ḍabbā			اِضْبَبْنَ iḍbabna

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (obsolete)

a disease in the lips, in consequence of which blood flows from it
tumor in the extremity of the foot of a camel
chapping or cracking in the armpit of a child or camel

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَبّ** (ḍabb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (collective, singulative ضَبَّة f (ḍabba), plural ضِبَاب (ḍibāb))

spadix of a palm-tree before it cleaves open

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَبّ** (ḍabb)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبَّة ḍabba	الضَّبَّة aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّة ḍabbat
nominative	ضَبَّةٌ ḍabbatun	الضَّبَّةُ aḍ-ḍabbatu	ضَبَّةُ ḍabbatu
accusative	ضَبَّةً ḍabbatan	الضَّبَّةَ aḍ-ḍabbata	ضَبَّةَ ḍabbata
genitive	ضَبَّةٍ ḍabbatin	الضَّبَّةِ aḍ-ḍabbati	ضَبَّةِ ḍabbati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبَّتَيْن ḍabbatayn	الضَّبَّتَيْن aḍ-ḍabbatayn	ضَبَّتَيْ ḍabbatay
nominative	ضَبَّتَانِ ḍabbatāni	الضَّبَّتَانِ aḍ-ḍabbatāni	ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā
accusative	ضَبَّتَيْنِ ḍabbatayni	الضَّبَّتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbatayni	ضَبَّتَيْ ḍabbatay
genitive	ضَبَّتَيْنِ ḍabbatayni	الضَّبَّتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbatayni	ضَبَّتَيْ ḍabbatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبَّات ḍabbāt	الضَّبَّات aḍ-ḍabbāt	ضَبَّات ḍabbāt
nominative	ضَبَّاتٌ ḍabbātun	الضَّبَّاتُ aḍ-ḍabbātu	ضَبَّاتُ ḍabbātu
accusative	ضَبَّاتٍ ḍabbātin	الضَّبَّاتِ aḍ-ḍabbāti	ضَبَّاتِ ḍabbāti
genitive	ضَبَّاتٍ ḍabbātin	الضَّبَّاتِ aḍ-ḍabbāti	ضَبَّاتِ ḍabbāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
plural of variety	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضِبَاب ḍibāb	الضِّبَاب aḍ-ḍibāb	ضِبَاب ḍibāb
nominative	ضِبَابٌ ḍibābun	الضِّبَابُ aḍ-ḍibābu	ضِبَابُ ḍibābu
accusative	ضِبَابًا ḍibāban	الضِّبَابَ aḍ-ḍibāba	ضِبَابَ ḍibāba
genitive	ضِبَابٍ ḍibābin	الضِّبَابِ aḍ-ḍibābi	ضِبَابِ ḍibābi

Noun

ضَبّ or ضِبّ • (ḍabb or ḍibb) m (obsolete)

rancour, malice, anger, wrath (a characteristic ascribed to the mastigure)

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَبّ** (ḍabb)‎; **ضِبّ** (ḍibb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبّ‎; ضِبّ ḍabb‎; ḍibb	الضَّبّ‎; الضِّبّ aḍ-ḍabb‎; aḍ-ḍibb	ضَبّ‎; ضِبّ ḍabb‎; ḍibb
nominative	ضَبٌّ‎; ضِبٌّ ḍabbun‎; ḍibbun	الضَّبُّ‎; الضِّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu‎; aḍ-ḍibbu	ضَبُّ‎; ضِبُّ ḍabbu‎; ḍibbu
accusative	ضَبًّا‎; ضِبًّا ḍabban‎; ḍibban	الضَّبَّ‎; الضِّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba‎; aḍ-ḍibba	ضَبَّ‎; ضِبَّ ḍabba‎; ḍibba
genitive	ضَبٍّ‎; ضِبٍّ ḍabbin‎; ḍibbin	الضَّبِّ‎; الضِّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi‎; aḍ-ḍibbi	ضَبِّ‎; ضِبِّ ḍabbi‎; ḍibbi

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m

verbal noun of ضَبَّ (ḍabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَبّ** (ḍabb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

Etymology 3

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I (non-past يَضُبُّ (yaḍubbu), verbal noun ضَبّ (ḍabb))

to milk with five fingers [with accusative ‘camel’]
Synonym: ضَفَّ (ḍaffa)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ضَبَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun **ضَبّ**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ضَبّ ḍabb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ضَابّ ḍābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَضْبُوب maḍbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba	ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا ḍabbā	ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتِ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ ḍabbat	ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā	ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُنَّ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضُبُّ ʔaḍubbu	تَضُبُّ taḍubbu	يَضُبُّ yaḍubbu	تَضُبَّانِ taḍubbāni	يَضُبَّانِ yaḍubbāni	نَضُبُّ naḍubbu	تَضُبُّونَ taḍubbūna	يَضُبُّونَ yaḍubbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَضُبُّ ʔaḍubbu	تَضُبِّينَ taḍubbīna	تَضُبُّ taḍubbu	تَضُبَّانِ taḍubbāni	تَضُبَّانِ taḍubbāni	نَضُبُّ naḍubbu	تَضْبُبْنَ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ yaḍbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضُبَّ ʔaḍubba	تَضُبَّ taḍubba	يَضُبَّ yaḍubba	تَضُبَّا taḍubbā	يَضُبَّا yaḍubbā	نَضُبَّ naḍubba	تَضُبُّوا taḍubbū	يَضُبُّوا yaḍubbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَضُبَّ ʔaḍubba	تَضُبِّي taḍubbī	تَضُبَّ taḍubba	تَضُبَّا taḍubbā	تَضُبَّا taḍubbā	نَضُبَّ naḍubba	تَضْبُبْنَ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ yaḍbubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضُبَّ, أَضُبِّ, أَضْبُبْ ʔaḍubba, ʔaḍubbi, ʔaḍbub	تَضُبَّ, تَضُبِّ, تَضْبُبْ taḍubba, taḍubbi, taḍbub	يَضُبَّ, يَضُبِّ, يَضْبُبْ yaḍubba, yaḍubbi, yaḍbub	تَضُبَّا taḍubbā	يَضُبَّا yaḍubbā	نَضُبَّ, نَضُبِّ, نَضْبُبْ naḍubba, naḍubbi, naḍbub	تَضُبُّوا taḍubbū	يَضُبُّوا yaḍubbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَضُبَّ, أَضُبِّ, أَضْبُبْ ʔaḍubba, ʔaḍubbi, ʔaḍbub	تَضُبِّي taḍubbī	تَضُبَّ, تَضُبِّ, تَضْبُبْ taḍubba, taḍubbi, taḍbub	تَضُبَّا taḍubbā	تَضُبَّا taḍubbā	نَضُبَّ, نَضُبِّ, نَضْبُبْ naḍubba, naḍubbi, naḍbub	تَضْبُبْنَ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ yaḍbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضُبَّ, ضُبِّ, اُضْبُبْ ḍubba, ḍubbi, uḍbub		ضُبَّا ḍubbā			ضُبُّوا ḍubbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضُبِّي ḍubbī		ضُبَّا ḍubbā			اُضْبُبْنَ uḍbubna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضُبِبْتُ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتَ ḍubibta	ضُبَّ ḍubba	ضُبِبْتُمَا ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّا ḍubbā	ضُبِبْنَا ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُمْ ḍubibtum	ضُبُّوا ḍubbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضُبِبْتُ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتِ ḍubibti	ضُبَّتْ ḍubbat	ضُبِبْتُمَا ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّتَا ḍubbatā	ضُبِبْنَا ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُنَّ ḍubibtunna	ضُبِبْنَ ḍubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَبُّ ʔuḍabbu	تُضَبُّ tuḍabbu	يُضَبُّ yuḍabbu	تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni	يُضَبَّانِ yuḍabbāni	نُضَبُّ nuḍabbu	تُضَبُّونَ tuḍabbūna	يُضَبُّونَ yuḍabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُضَبُّ ʔuḍabbu	تُضَبِّينَ tuḍabbīna	تُضَبُّ tuḍabbu	تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni	تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni	نُضَبُّ nuḍabbu	تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَبَّ ʔuḍabba	تُضَبَّ tuḍabba	يُضَبَّ yuḍabba	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا yuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ nuḍabba	تُضَبُّوا tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا yuḍabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُضَبَّ ʔuḍabba	تُضَبِّي tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ tuḍabba	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ nuḍabba	تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَبَّ, أُضَبِّ, أُضْبَبْ ʔuḍabba, ʔuḍabbi, ʔuḍbab	تُضَبَّ, تُضَبِّ, تُضْبَبْ tuḍabba, tuḍabbi, tuḍbab	يُضَبَّ, يُضَبِّ, يُضْبَبْ yuḍabba, yuḍabbi, yuḍbab	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا yuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ, نُضَبِّ, نُضْبَبْ nuḍabba, nuḍabbi, nuḍbab	تُضَبُّوا tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا yuḍabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُضَبَّ, أُضَبِّ, أُضْبَبْ ʔuḍabba, ʔuḍabbi, ʔuḍbab	تُضَبِّي tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ, تُضَبِّ, تُضْبَبْ tuḍabba, tuḍabbi, tuḍbab	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ, نُضَبِّ, نُضْبَبْ nuḍabba, nuḍabbi, nuḍbab	تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m

verbal noun of ضَبَّ (ḍabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَبّ** (ḍabb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ب ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤabb/, [dˤab]

Noun

ضب • (ḍabb) m (plural ضُبَّان (ḍubbān))

spiny-tailed lizard, mastigure (any lizard of the genus Uromastyx)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ب ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَبَّ (ḍabba, “to put in safekeeping”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤab/, [dˤɑb]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

ضبّ • (ḍabb) I (present بضبّ (biḍobb))

to put away, to pack (clothes, etc.)
to organize, to tidy up
Synonyms: رتّب (rattab), نظّم (naẓẓam)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضب
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ضبّيت (ḍabbēt)	ضبّيت (ḍabbēt)	ضبّ (ḍabb)	ضبّينا (ḍabbēna)	ضبّيتو (ḍabbētu)	ضبّو (ḍabbu)
past	f	ضبّيت (ḍabbēt)	ضبّيتي (ḍabbēti)	ضبّت (ḍabbat)	ضبّينا (ḍabbēna)	ضبّيتو (ḍabbētu)	ضبّو (ḍabbu)
present	m	بضبّ (baḍobb)	بتضبّ (bitḍobb)	بضبّ (biḍobb)	منضبّ (minḍobb)	بتضبّو (bitḍobbu)	بضبّو (biḍobbu)
present	f	بضبّ (baḍobb)	بتضبّي (bitḍobbi)	بتضبّ (bitḍobb)	منضبّ (minḍobb)	بتضبّو (bitḍobbu)	بضبّو (biḍobbu)
subjunctive	m	اضبّ (aḍobb)	تضبّ (tḍobb)	يضبّ (yḍobb)	نضبّ (nḍobb)	تضبّو (tḍobbu)	يضبّو (yḍobbu)
subjunctive	f	اضبّ (aḍobb)	تضبّي (tḍobbi)	تضبّ (tḍobb)	نضبّ (nḍobb)	تضبّو (tḍobbu)	يضبّو (yḍobbu)
imperative	m		ضبّ (ḍobb)			ضبّو (ḍobbu)
imperative	f		ضبّي (ḍobbi)			ضبّو (ḍobbu)