غبغب
See also: عبعب
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| غ ب ب (ḡ b b) |
| 6 terms |
Noun
غَبْغَب • (ḡabḡab) m (plural غَبَاغِب (ḡabāḡib))
- alternative form of غَبَب (ḡabab)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | غَبْغَب ḡabḡab |
الْغَبْغَب al-ḡabḡab |
غَبْغَب ḡabḡab |
| nominative | غَبْغَبٌ ḡabḡabun |
الْغَبْغَبُ al-ḡabḡabu |
غَبْغَبُ ḡabḡabu |
| accusative | غَبْغَبًا ḡabḡaban |
الْغَبْغَبَ al-ḡabḡaba |
غَبْغَبَ ḡabḡaba |
| genitive | غَبْغَبٍ ḡabḡabin |
الْغَبْغَبِ al-ḡabḡabi |
غَبْغَبِ ḡabḡabi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | غَبْغَبَيْن ḡabḡabayn |
الْغَبْغَبَيْن al-ḡabḡabayn |
غَبْغَبَيْ ḡabḡabay |
| nominative | غَبْغَبَانِ ḡabḡabāni |
الْغَبْغَبَانِ al-ḡabḡabāni |
غَبْغَبَا ḡabḡabā |
| accusative | غَبْغَبَيْنِ ḡabḡabayni |
الْغَبْغَبَيْنِ al-ḡabḡabayni |
غَبْغَبَيْ ḡabḡabay |
| genitive | غَبْغَبَيْنِ ḡabḡabayni |
الْغَبْغَبَيْنِ al-ḡabḡabayni |
غَبْغَبَيْ ḡabḡabay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | غَبَاغِب ḡabāḡib |
الْغَبَاغِب al-ḡabāḡib |
غَبَاغِب ḡabāḡib |
| nominative | غَبَاغِبُ ḡabāḡibu |
الْغَبَاغِبُ al-ḡabāḡibu |
غَبَاغِبُ ḡabāḡibu |
| accusative | غَبَاغِبَ ḡabāḡiba |
الْغَبَاغِبَ al-ḡabāḡiba |
غَبَاغِبَ ḡabāḡiba |
| genitive | غَبَاغِبَ ḡabāḡiba |
الْغَبَاغِبِ al-ḡabāḡibi |
غَبَاغِبِ ḡabāḡibi |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ge'ez ገብገብ (gäbgäb) or Old South Arabian.
Noun
غَبْغَب • (ḡabḡab) m (plural غَبَاغِب (ḡabāḡib))
- place, particularly a small mountain, where victims were sacrificed in paganism, sacrificial stone
- a. 1229, Yāqūt al-Ḥamawīy, edited by Ferdinand Wüstenfeld, كتاب معجم البلدان [kitāb muʿjam al-buldān][1], volume 3, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, published 1868, pages 772–773:
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | غَبْغَب ḡabḡab |
الْغَبْغَب al-ḡabḡab |
غَبْغَب ḡabḡab |
| nominative | غَبْغَبٌ ḡabḡabun |
الْغَبْغَبُ al-ḡabḡabu |
غَبْغَبُ ḡabḡabu |
| accusative | غَبْغَبًا ḡabḡaban |
الْغَبْغَبَ al-ḡabḡaba |
غَبْغَبَ ḡabḡaba |
| genitive | غَبْغَبٍ ḡabḡabin |
الْغَبْغَبِ al-ḡabḡabi |
غَبْغَبِ ḡabḡabi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | غَبْغَبَيْن ḡabḡabayn |
الْغَبْغَبَيْن al-ḡabḡabayn |
غَبْغَبَيْ ḡabḡabay |
| nominative | غَبْغَبَانِ ḡabḡabāni |
الْغَبْغَبَانِ al-ḡabḡabāni |
غَبْغَبَا ḡabḡabā |
| accusative | غَبْغَبَيْنِ ḡabḡabayni |
الْغَبْغَبَيْنِ al-ḡabḡabayni |
غَبْغَبَيْ ḡabḡabay |
| genitive | غَبْغَبَيْنِ ḡabḡabayni |
الْغَبْغَبَيْنِ al-ḡabḡabayni |
غَبْغَبَيْ ḡabḡabay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | غَبَاغِب ḡabāḡib |
الْغَبَاغِب al-ḡabāḡib |
غَبَاغِب ḡabāḡib |
| nominative | غَبَاغِبُ ḡabāḡibu |
الْغَبَاغِبُ al-ḡabāḡibu |
غَبَاغِبُ ḡabāḡibu |
| accusative | غَبَاغِبَ ḡabāḡiba |
الْغَبَاغِبَ al-ḡabāḡiba |
غَبَاغِبَ ḡabāḡiba |
| genitive | غَبَاغِبَ ḡabāḡiba |
الْغَبَاغِبِ al-ḡabāḡibi |
غَبَاغِبِ ḡabāḡibi |
References
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1913) “Anzeigen: Deutsche Aksum-Expedition. Hg. von der Generalverwaltung der Kgl. Museen zu Berlin. Bd. IV. Sabaische, griechische, und altabessinische Inschriften. Von Enno Littmann. Mit 6 Tafeln, 1 Karte und 109 Textabbildungen. Berlin 1913. (94 S. Folio.) M. 17.—.”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[2] (in German), volume 67, pages 703–704
- Wellhausen, Julius (1897) Reste arabischen Heidentumes[3] (in German), Berlin: Georg Reimer, page 103
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic غَبْغَب (ḡabḡab), غَبَب (ḡabab).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɣab.ˈɣab/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɣäb.ˈɣäb]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qæb.ˈɢæb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʁäb.ˈʁäb]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ġabġab |
| Dari reading? | ġabġab |
| Iranian reading? | ġabġab |
| Tajik reading? | ġabġab |
Noun
| Dari | غبغب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ғабғаб |
غبغب • (ġabġab)
- double chin
- روش ساده برای از بین بردن غبغب
- raveš-e sâde barâ-ye az beyn bordan-e ġabġab
- simple method to remove the double chin
- c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 174:
- گر ندیدید مه و مهر قران کرده بهم
چشم دارید در آن عارض و غبغب نگرید- gar na-dīdēd mah u mihr qirān karda ba-ham
čašm dārēd dar ān āriz u ġabġab nigarēd - If you have not seen the sun and moon in conjunction with each other,
Cast your sight on that face and look at the double chin!
- gar na-dīdēd mah u mihr qirān karda ba-ham
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “غبغب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim