مذنب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of ذَنَّبَ (ḏannaba) from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”). Approximate meaning "long-tailed".

Noun

مُذَنَّب • (muḏannab) m (plural مُذَنَّبَات (muḏannabāt))

comet

Declension

Declension of noun **مُذَنَّب** (muḏannab)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُذَنَّب muḏannab	الْمُذَنَّب al-muḏannab	مُذَنَّب muḏannab
nominative	مُذَنَّبٌ muḏannabun	الْمُذَنَّبُ al-muḏannabu	مُذَنَّبُ muḏannabu
accusative	مُذَنَّبًا muḏannaban	الْمُذَنَّبَ al-muḏannaba	مُذَنَّبَ muḏannaba
genitive	مُذَنَّبٍ muḏannabin	الْمُذَنَّبِ al-muḏannabi	مُذَنَّبِ muḏannabi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُذَنَّبَيْن muḏannabayn	الْمُذَنَّبَيْن al-muḏannabayn	مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay
nominative	مُذَنَّبَانِ muḏannabāni	الْمُذَنَّبَانِ al-muḏannabāni	مُذَنَّبَا muḏannabā
accusative	مُذَنَّبَيْنِ muḏannabayni	الْمُذَنَّبَيْنِ al-muḏannabayni	مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay
genitive	مُذَنَّبَيْنِ muḏannabayni	الْمُذَنَّبَيْنِ al-muḏannabayni	مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُذَنَّبَات muḏannabāt	الْمُذَنَّبَات al-muḏannabāt	مُذَنَّبَات muḏannabāt
nominative	مُذَنَّبَاتٌ muḏannabātun	الْمُذَنَّبَاتُ al-muḏannabātu	مُذَنَّبَاتُ muḏannabātu
accusative	مُذَنَّبَاتٍ muḏannabātin	الْمُذَنَّبَاتِ al-muḏannabāti	مُذَنَّبَاتِ muḏannabāti
genitive	مُذَنَّبَاتٍ muḏannabātin	الْمُذَنَّبَاتِ al-muḏannabāti	مُذَنَّبَاتِ muḏannabāti

Etymology 2

Root
ذ ن ب (ḏ n b)
4 terms

Derived from the active participle of أَذْنَبَ (ʔaḏnaba, “to be guilty, to commit a crime, to sin”).

Adjective

مُذْنِب • (muḏnib) (feminine مُذْنِبَة (muḏniba), masculine plural مُذْنِبُونَ (muḏnibūna), feminine plural مُذْنِبَات (muḏnibāt))

guilty

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُذْنِب** (muḏnib)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُذْنِب muḏnib	الْمُذْنِب al-muḏnib	مُذْنِبَة muḏniba	الْمُذْنِبَة al-muḏniba
nominative	مُذْنِبٌ muḏnibun	الْمُذْنِبُ al-muḏnibu	مُذْنِبَةٌ muḏnibatun	الْمُذْنِبَةُ al-muḏnibatu
accusative	مُذْنِبًا muḏniban	الْمُذْنِبَ al-muḏniba	مُذْنِبَةً muḏnibatan	الْمُذْنِبَةَ al-muḏnibata
genitive	مُذْنِبٍ muḏnibin	الْمُذْنِبِ al-muḏnibi	مُذْنِبَةٍ muḏnibatin	الْمُذْنِبَةِ al-muḏnibati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُذْنِبَيْن muḏnibayn	الْمُذْنِبَيْن al-muḏnibayn	مُذْنِبَتَيْن muḏnibatayn	الْمُذْنِبَتَيْن al-muḏnibatayn
nominative	مُذْنِبَانِ muḏnibāni	الْمُذْنِبَانِ al-muḏnibāni	مُذْنِبَتَانِ muḏnibatāni	الْمُذْنِبَتَانِ al-muḏnibatāni
accusative	مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni	الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni	مُذْنِبَتَيْنِ muḏnibatayni	الْمُذْنِبَتَيْنِ al-muḏnibatayni
genitive	مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni	الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni	مُذْنِبَتَيْنِ muḏnibatayni	الْمُذْنِبَتَيْنِ al-muḏnibatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُذْنِبِين muḏnibīn	الْمُذْنِبِين al-muḏnibīn	مُذْنِبَات muḏnibāt	الْمُذْنِبَات al-muḏnibāt
nominative	مُذْنِبُونَ muḏnibūna	الْمُذْنِبُونَ al-muḏnibūna	مُذْنِبَاتٌ muḏnibātun	الْمُذْنِبَاتُ al-muḏnibātu
accusative	مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna	الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna	مُذْنِبَاتٍ muḏnibātin	الْمُذْنِبَاتِ al-muḏnibāti
genitive	مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna	الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna	مُذْنِبَاتٍ muḏnibātin	الْمُذْنِبَاتِ al-muḏnibāti

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “ذنب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

مُذْنِب • (muḏnib) m (plural مُذْنِبُون (muḏnibūn))

Declension

Declension of noun **مُذْنِب** (muḏnib)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُذْنِب muḏnib	الْمُذْنِب al-muḏnib	مُذْنِب muḏnib
nominative	مُذْنِبٌ muḏnibun	الْمُذْنِبُ al-muḏnibu	مُذْنِبُ muḏnibu
accusative	مُذْنِبًا muḏniban	الْمُذْنِبَ al-muḏniba	مُذْنِبَ muḏniba
genitive	مُذْنِبٍ muḏnibin	الْمُذْنِبِ al-muḏnibi	مُذْنِبِ muḏnibi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُذْنِبَيْن muḏnibayn	الْمُذْنِبَيْن al-muḏnibayn	مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay
nominative	مُذْنِبَانِ muḏnibāni	الْمُذْنِبَانِ al-muḏnibāni	مُذْنِبَا muḏnibā
accusative	مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni	الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni	مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay
genitive	مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni	الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni	مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay
plural	sound masculine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُذْنِبِين muḏnibīn	الْمُذْنِبِين al-muḏnibīn	مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī
nominative	مُذْنِبُونَ muḏnibūna	الْمُذْنِبُونَ al-muḏnibūna	مُذْنِبُو muḏnibū
accusative	مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna	الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna	مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī
genitive	مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna	الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna	مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī

Derived terms

Maltese: midneb

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “ذنب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN