dubb

From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”). The Anglicization appears only rarely or ad hoc. One Richard Pococke in 1738 reported that the dubber was seen only rarely in Egypt.^[1]

• Homophone: dub

dubb (plural dubbs)

1. The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.

   Synonyms: Syrian bear, Syrian brown bear

• Dubhe
• Syrian Brown Bear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ursus arctos syriacus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ursus arctos syriacus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

• IPA^(key): /dɵbː/

Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *dubilaz (“dowel, peg”), presumably via Middle Low German. Compare German Dübel (“dowel”).

dubb c

1. (often in the plural) a short, roughly cylindrical protrusion to prevent slipping (on ice)
   1. a stud (on tires)
   2. a cleat, a stud (on shoes)

• dubbdäck (“studded tire”)
• isdubb (“ice claw”)

• brodd (“ice cleat”)
• dobb (“cleat, stud (on sports shoes)”)
• stegjärn (“crampon”)

Borrowed from English dub.

dubb c

1. (informal) a dub (instance of voice replacement, in a movie, cartoon, or the like, especially for translation)

   Synonym: dubbning

   den svenska dubben

   the Swedish dub

• dubbning

• dubb in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dubb in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dubb in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)