يعسوب

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jaʕ.suːb/

Noun

يَعْسُوب • (yaʕsūb) m (plural يَعَاسِيب (yaʕāsīb))

dragonfly
(now rare) queen bee
Synonyms: مَلِكَة نَحْلٍ (malika(t) naḥlin), أُم طَائِفَةٍ (ʔum ṭāʔifatin)
leader
كَانَ يَعْسُوبَ قَوْمِهِ ― kāna yaʕsūba qawmihi ― He was the leader of his people.

Declension

Declension of noun **يَعْسُوب** (yaʕsūb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَعْسُوب yaʕsūb	الْيَعْسُوب al-yaʕsūb	يَعْسُوب yaʕsūb
nominative	يَعْسُوبٌ yaʕsūbun	الْيَعْسُوبُ al-yaʕsūbu	يَعْسُوبُ yaʕsūbu
accusative	يَعْسُوبًا yaʕsūban	الْيَعْسُوبَ al-yaʕsūba	يَعْسُوبَ yaʕsūba
genitive	يَعْسُوبٍ yaʕsūbin	الْيَعْسُوبِ al-yaʕsūbi	يَعْسُوبِ yaʕsūbi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَعْسُوبَيْن yaʕsūbayn	الْيَعْسُوبَيْن al-yaʕsūbayn	يَعْسُوبَيْ yaʕsūbay
nominative	يَعْسُوبَانِ yaʕsūbāni	الْيَعْسُوبَانِ al-yaʕsūbāni	يَعْسُوبَا yaʕsūbā
accusative	يَعْسُوبَيْنِ yaʕsūbayni	الْيَعْسُوبَيْنِ al-yaʕsūbayni	يَعْسُوبَيْ yaʕsūbay
genitive	يَعْسُوبَيْنِ yaʕsūbayni	الْيَعْسُوبَيْنِ al-yaʕsūbayni	يَعْسُوبَيْ yaʕsūbay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَعَاسِيب yaʕāsīb	الْيَعَاسِيب al-yaʕāsīb	يَعَاسِيب yaʕāsīb
nominative	يَعَاسِيبُ yaʕāsību	الْيَعَاسِيبُ al-yaʕāsību	يَعَاسِيبُ yaʕāsību
accusative	يَعَاسِيبَ yaʕāsība	الْيَعَاسِيبَ al-yaʕāsība	يَعَاسِيبَ yaʕāsība
genitive	يَعَاسِيبَ yaʕāsība	الْيَعَاسِيبِ al-yaʕāsībi	يَعَاسِيبِ yaʕāsībi

References

“يعسوب” in Almaany

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic يَعْسُوب (yaʕsūb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jaʕˈsuːb/

Noun

يعسوب • (yaʕsūb) m (plural يَعَاسيب (yaʕāsīb))

dragonfly
Synonym: دَبُّور (dabbūr)