ظبي
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *θ̣aby-. Compare Aramaic טַבְיָא (ṭaḇyā), Classical Syriac ܛܒܝܐ (ṭaḇyā), Hebrew צְבִי (ts'ví, ṣəḇī), Ugaritic 𐎑𐎁𐎊 (ẓby).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðˤabj/
Noun
ظَبْي • (ẓaby) m (plural أَظْبٍ (ʔaẓbin) or ظِبَاء (ẓibāʔ) or ظُبِيّ (ẓubiyy), feminine ظَبْيَة (ẓabya))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ظَبْي ẓaby |
الظَّبْي aẓ-ẓaby |
ظَبْي ẓaby |
ظَبْيَة ẓabya |
الظَّبْيَة aẓ-ẓabya |
ظَبْيَة ẓabyat |
| nominative | ظَبْيٌ ẓabyun |
الظَّبْيُ aẓ-ẓabyu |
ظَبْيُ ẓabyu |
ظَبْيَةٌ ẓabyatun |
الظَّبْيَةُ aẓ-ẓabyatu |
ظَبْيَةُ ẓabyatu |
| accusative | ظَبْيًا ẓabyan |
الظَّبْيَ aẓ-ẓabya |
ظَبْيَ ẓabya |
ظَبْيَةً ẓabyatan |
الظَّبْيَةَ aẓ-ẓabyata |
ظَبْيَةَ ẓabyata |
| genitive | ظَبْيٍ ẓabyin |
الظَّبْيِ aẓ-ẓabyi |
ظَبْيِ ẓabyi |
ظَبْيَةٍ ẓabyatin |
الظَّبْيَةِ aẓ-ẓabyati |
ظَبْيَةِ ẓabyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ظَبْيَيْن ẓabyayn |
الظَّبْيَيْن aẓ-ẓabyayn |
ظَبْيَيْ ẓabyay |
ظَبْيَتَيْن ẓabyatayn |
الظَّبْيَتَيْن aẓ-ẓabyatayn |
ظَبْيَتَيْ ẓabyatay |
| nominative | ظَبْيَانِ ẓabyāni |
الظَّبْيَانِ aẓ-ẓabyāni |
ظَبْيَا ẓabyā |
ظَبْيَتَانِ ẓabyatāni |
الظَّبْيَتَانِ aẓ-ẓabyatāni |
ظَبْيَتَا ẓabyatā |
| accusative | ظَبْيَيْنِ ẓabyayni |
الظَّبْيَيْنِ aẓ-ẓabyayni |
ظَبْيَيْ ẓabyay |
ظَبْيَتَيْنِ ẓabyatayni |
الظَّبْيَتَيْنِ aẓ-ẓabyatayni |
ظَبْيَتَيْ ẓabyatay |
| genitive | ظَبْيَيْنِ ẓabyayni |
الظَّبْيَيْنِ aẓ-ẓabyayni |
ظَبْيَيْ ẓabyay |
ظَبْيَتَيْنِ ẓabyatayni |
الظَّبْيَتَيْنِ aẓ-ẓabyatayni |
ظَبْيَتَيْ ẓabyatay |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||||
| broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in); basic broken plural triptote |
sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَظْبِي; ظِبَاء; ظُبِي ʔaẓbī; ẓibāʔ; ẓubī |
الْأَظْبِي; الظِّبَاء; الظُّبِي al-ʔaẓbī; aẓ-ẓibāʔ; aẓ-ẓubī |
أَظْبِي; ظِبَاء; ظُبِي ʔaẓbī; ẓibāʔ; ẓubī |
ظَبَيَات; ظِبَاء ẓabayāt; ẓibāʔ |
الظَّبَيَات; الظِّبَاء aẓ-ẓabayāt; aẓ-ẓibāʔ |
ظَبَيَات; ظِبَاء ẓabayāt; ẓibāʔ |
| nominative | أَظْبٍ; ظِبَاءٌ; ظُبِيٌّ ʔaẓbin; ẓibāʔun; ẓubiyyun |
الْأَظْبِي; الظِّبَاءُ; الظُّبِيُّ al-ʔaẓbī; aẓ-ẓibāʔu; aẓ-ẓubiyyu |
أَظْبِي; ظِبَاءُ; ظُبِيُّ ʔaẓbī; ẓibāʔu; ẓubiyyu |
ظَبَيَاتٌ; ظِبَاءٌ ẓabayātun; ẓibāʔun |
الظَّبَيَاتُ; الظِّبَاءُ aẓ-ẓabayātu; aẓ-ẓibāʔu |
ظَبَيَاتُ; ظِبَاءُ ẓabayātu; ẓibāʔu |
| accusative | أَظْبِيًا; ظِبَاءً; ظُبِيًّا ʔaẓbiyan; ẓibāʔan; ẓubiyyan |
الْأَظْبِيَ; الظِّبَاءَ; الظُّبِيَّ al-ʔaẓbiya; aẓ-ẓibāʔa; aẓ-ẓubiyya |
أَظْبِيَ; ظِبَاءَ; ظُبِيَّ ʔaẓbiya; ẓibāʔa; ẓubiyya |
ظَبَيَاتٍ; ظِبَاءً ẓabayātin; ẓibāʔan |
الظَّبَيَاتِ; الظِّبَاءَ aẓ-ẓabayāti; aẓ-ẓibāʔa |
ظَبَيَاتِ; ظِبَاءَ ẓabayāti; ẓibāʔa |
| genitive | أَظْبٍ; ظِبَاءٍ; ظُبِيٍّ ʔaẓbin; ẓibāʔin; ẓubiyyin |
الْأَظْبِي; الظِّبَاءِ; الظُّبِيِّ al-ʔaẓbī; aẓ-ẓibāʔi; aẓ-ẓubiyyi |
أَظْبِي; ظِبَاءِ; ظُبِيِّ ʔaẓbī; ẓibāʔi; ẓubiyyi |
ظَبَيَاتٍ; ظِبَاءٍ ẓabayātin; ẓibāʔin |
الظَّبَيَاتِ; الظِّبَاءِ aẓ-ẓabayāti; aẓ-ẓibāʔi |
ظَبَيَاتِ; ظِبَاءِ ẓabayāti; ẓibāʔi |
Derived terms
- أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “Abu Dhabi”)
- تَظَبَّى (taẓabbā, “to abound in gazelles”)
Noun
ظُبِيّ • (ẓubiyy) m pl
- plural of ظَبْي (ẓaby)
References
- Kogan, Leonid (2011) “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 208