قزب

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ز ب
1 term

Etymology

From قزيبة (qazzība, “tail; arse”) like German schwänzeln, scharwenzeln or Arschkriecherei and the like common to many languages.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qaz.zab/

Verb

قزب • (qazzab) II (non-past يقزب (yqazzab))

to trim, to shorten
Synonym: قصر (qaṣṣar)
to flatter
to schmooze
كيقزب على المدير باش يزيد له فالخلصة.
kayqazzab ʕla l-mudīr bāš yzīd lu f-el-ḵulṣa
He schmoozes with the boss so that he increases his salary.

Conjugation

Conjugation of **قزب**
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	قزّبت (qazzabt)	قزّبتي (qazzabti)	قزّب (qazzab)		قزّبنا (qazzabna)	قزّبتوا (qazzabtu)	قزّبوا (qazzbu)
past	f	قزّبت (qazzabt)	قزّبتي (qazzabti)	قزّبت (qazzbāt)		قزّبنا (qazzabna)	قزّبتوا (qazzabtu)	قزّبوا (qazzbu)
non-past	m	نقزّب (nqazzab)	تقزّب (tqazzab)	يقزّب (yqazzab)		نقزّبوا (nqazzbu)	تقزّبوا (tqazzbu)	يقزّبوا (yqazzbu)
non-past	f	نقزّب (nqazzab)	تقزّبي (tqazzbi)	تقزّب (tqazzab)		نقزّبوا (nqazzbu)	تقزّبوا (tqazzbu)	يقزّبوا (yqazzbu)
imperative	m		قزّب (qazzab)				قزّبوا (qazzbu)
imperative	f		قزّبي (qazzbi)				قزّبوا (qazzbu)