دب

دب

See also: دپ‎ and دت‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root د ب ب‎ (d-b-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dab.ba/

Verb

دَبَّ • (dabba) I, non-past يَدِبُّ‎‎ (yadibbu)

1. to creep, to crawl
2. to proceed, to advance, to move slowly
3. to go on all fours
4. to enter
5. to steal, to creep
6. to spread, to fill, to pervade, to invade
7. to gain ground

Conjugation

Conjugation of

دَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns دَبّ or دَبِيب)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						دَبّ or دَبِيب‎ dabb or dabīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَابّ‎ dābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْبُوب‎ madbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَبَبْتُ‎ dababtu	دَبَبْتَ‎ dababta	دَبَّ dabba		دَبَبْتُمَا‎ dababtumā	دَبَّا‎ dabbā		دَبَبْنَا‎ dababnā	دَبَبْتُمْ‎ dababtum	دَبُّوا‎ dabbū
	f		دَبَبْتِ‎ dababti	دَبَّتْ‎ dabbat			دَبَّتَا‎ dabbatā			دَبَبْتُنَّ‎ dababtunna	دَبَبْنَ‎ dababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدِبُّ‎ ʾadibbu	تَدِبُّ‎ tadibbu	يَدِبُّ‎ yadibbu		تَدِبَّانِ‎ tadibbāni	يَدِبَّانِ‎ yadibbāni		نَدِبُّ‎ nadibbu	تَدِبُّونَ‎ tadibbūna	يَدِبُّونَ‎ yadibbūna
	f		تَدِبِّينَ‎ tadibbīna	تَدِبُّ‎ tadibbu			تَدِبَّانِ‎ tadibbāni			تَدْبِبْنَ‎ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ‎ yadbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدِبَّ‎ ʾadibba	تَدِبَّ‎ tadibba	يَدِبَّ‎ yadibba		تَدِبَّا‎ tadibbā	يَدِبَّا‎ yadibbā		نَدِبَّ‎ nadibba	تَدِبُّوا‎ tadibbū	يَدِبُّوا‎ yadibbū
	f		تَدِبِّي‎ tadibbī	تَدِبَّ‎ tadibba			تَدِبَّا‎ tadibbā			تَدْبِبْنَ‎ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ‎ yadbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدِبَّ‎ or أَدِبِّ‎ or أَدْبِبْ‎ ʾadibba or ʾadibbi or ʾadbib	تَدِبَّ‎ or تَدِبِّ‎ or تَدْبِبْ‎ tadibba or tadibbi or tadbib	يَدِبَّ‎ or يَدِبِّ‎ or يَدْبِبْ‎ yadibba or yadibbi or yadbib		تَدِبَّا‎ tadibbā	يَدِبَّا‎ yadibbā		نَدِبَّ‎ or نَدِبِّ‎ or نَدْبِبْ‎ nadibba or nadibbi or nadbib	تَدِبُّوا‎ tadibbū	يَدِبُّوا‎ yadibbū
	f		تَدِبِّي‎ tadibbī	تَدِبَّ‎ or تَدِبِّ‎ or تَدْبِبْ‎ tadibba or tadibbi or tadbib			تَدِبَّا‎ tadibbā			تَدْبِبْنَ‎ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ‎ yadbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دِبَّ or دِبِّ or اِدْبِبْ‎ dibba or dibbi or idbib			دِبَّا‎ dibbā				دِبُّوا‎ dibbū
	f		دِبِّي‎ dibbī							اِدْبِبْنَ‎ idbibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	دُبَّ dubba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُدَبُّ‎ yudabbu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُدَبَّ‎ yudabba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُدَبَّ‎ or يُدَبِّ‎ or يُدْبَبْ‎ yudabba or yudabbi or yudbab		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Related terms

• دَابَّة‎ (dābba, “beast of burden”)
• دَبَّاب‎ (dabbāb, “crawling”)
• دَبَّابَة‎ (dabbāba, “tank”)
• دَبِيب‎ (dabīb, “crawling, influx, reptile”)
• دُوَيْبَّة‎ (duwaybba, “tiny animal, insect”)
• مَدَبّ‎ (madabb)
• مُدَبَّب‎ (mudabbab, “pointed”)

References

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *dab- (“big animal”). Compare Aramaic דבא‎ (debbā), Hebrew דוב‎ (dov).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dubb/

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Noun

دُبّ • (dubb) m (plural أَدْبَاب‎ (ʾadbāb) or دِبَبَة‎ (dibaba) or دِبَاب‎ (dibāb), feminine دُبَّة‎ (dubba))

1. (zoology) bear

   (astronomy) الدُّبّ الْأَصْغَر‎ (ad-dubb al-ʾaṣḡar, “Ursa Minor”)

   (astronomy) الدُّبّ الْأَكْبَر‎ (ad-dubb al-ʾakbar, “Ursa Major”)

Declension

Declension of noun دُبّ (dubb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُبّ dubb	الدُّبّ‎ ad-dubb	دُبّ dubb
Nominative	دُبٌّ dubbun	الدُّبُّ‎ ad-dubbu	دُبُّ dubbu
Accusative	دُبًّا‎ dubban	الدُّبَّ‎ ad-dubba	دُبَّ dubba
Genitive	دُبٍّ dubbin	الدُّبِّ‎ ad-dubbi	دُبِّ dubbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُبَّيْن‎ dubbayn	الدُّبَّيْن‎ ad-dubbayn	دُبَّيْ‎ dubbay
Nominative	دُبَّانِ‎ dubbāni	الدُّبَّانِ‎ ad-dubbāni	دُبَّا‎ dubbā
Accusative	دُبَّيْنِ‎ dubbayni	الدُّبَّيْنِ‎ ad-dubbayni	دُبَّيْ‎ dubbay
Genitive	دُبَّيْنِ‎ dubbayni	الدُّبَّيْنِ‎ ad-dubbayni	دُبَّيْ‎ dubbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَدْبَاب‎‎; دِبَبَة‎‎; دِبَاب‎ ʾadbāb‎; dibaba‎; dibāb	الْأَدْبَاب‎‎; الدِّبَبَة‎‎; الدِّبَاب‎ al-ʾadbāb‎; ad-dibaba‎; ad-dibāb	أَدْبَاب‎‎; دِبَبَة‎‎; دِبَاب‎ ʾadbāb‎; dibabat‎; dibāb
Nominative	أَدْبَابٌ‎‎; دِبَبَةٌ‎‎; دِبَابٌ‎ ʾadbābun‎; dibabatun‎; dibābun	الْأَدْبَابُ‎‎; الدِّبَبَةُ‎‎; الدِّبَابُ‎ al-ʾadbābu‎; ad-dibabatu‎; ad-dibābu	أَدْبَابُ‎‎; دِبَبَةُ‎‎; دِبَابُ‎ ʾadbābu‎; dibabatu‎; dibābu
Accusative	أَدْبَابًا‎‎; دِبَبَةً‎‎; دِبَابًا‎ ʾadbāban‎; dibabatan‎; dibāban	الْأَدْبَابَ‎‎; الدِّبَبَةَ‎‎; الدِّبَابَ‎ al-ʾadbāba‎; ad-dibabata‎; ad-dibāba	أَدْبَابَ‎‎; دِبَبَةَ‎‎; دِبَابَ‎ ʾadbāba‎; dibabata‎; dibāba
Genitive	أَدْبَابٍ‎‎; دِبَبَةٍ‎‎; دِبَابٍ‎ ʾadbābin‎; dibabatin‎; dibābin	الْأَدْبَابِ‎‎; الدِّبَبَةِ‎‎; الدِّبَابِ‎ al-ʾadbābi‎; ad-dibabati‎; ad-dibābi	أَدْبَابِ‎‎; دِبَبَةِ‎‎; دِبَابِ‎ ʾadbābi‎; dibabati‎; dibābi

Related terms

• دُبِّيّ‎ (dubbiyy, “ursine, bearly”)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: دب‎ (dubb)
• Maltese: debb
• Moroccan Arabic: دب‎ (dubb)
• → Swahili: dubu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dabb/

Noun

دَبّ • (dabb) m

1. verbal noun of دَبَّ (dabba) (form I)
2. walking along slowly
3. creeping, crawling

Declension

Declension of noun دَبّ (dabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَبّ dabb	الدَّبّ‎ ad-dabb	دَبّ dabb
Nominative	دَبٌّ dabbun	الدَّبُّ‎ ad-dabbu	دَبُّ dabbu
Accusative	دَبًّا‎ dabban	الدَّبَّ‎ ad-dabba	دَبَّ dabba
Genitive	دَبٍّ dabbin	الدَّبِّ‎ ad-dabbi	دَبِّ dabbi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “دب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibb/

Noun

دِبّ • (dibb) m

1. slow walk
2. creeping, crawling

Declension

Declension of noun دِبّ (dibb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِبّ dibb	الدِّبّ‎ ad-dibb	دِبّ dibb
Nominative	دِبٌّ dibbun	الدِّبُّ‎ ad-dibbu	دِبُّ dibbu
Accusative	دِبًّا‎ dibban	الدِّبَّ‎ ad-dibba	دِبَّ dibba
Genitive	دِبٍّ dibbin	الدِّبِّ‎ ad-dibbi	دِبِّ dibbi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “دب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “دب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دُبّ‎ (dubb).

Noun

دبّ • (debb, dubb) m (plural دباب‎ (dbāb) or دببة‎ (dibabe))

1. bear