درب
Arabic
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δέρβη (Dérbē, “Derbe”), a border town in Lycaonia at the Cilician Gates.
Noun
دَرْب • (darb) m (plural دُرُوب (durūb))
- path, pass, way
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دَرْب darb | الدَّرْب ad-darb | دَرْب darb |
Nominative | دَرْبٌ darbun | الدَّرْبُ ad-darbu | دَرْبُ darbu |
Accusative | دَرْبًا darban | الدَّرْبَ ad-darba | دَرْبَ darba |
Genitive | دَرْبٍ darbin | الدَّرْبِ ad-darbi | دَرْبِ darbi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | دَرْبَيْن darbayn | الدَّرْبَيْن ad-darbayn | دَرْبَيْ darbay |
Nominative | دَرْبَانِ darbāni | الدَّرْبَانِ ad-darbāni | دَرْبَا darbā |
Accusative | دَرْبَيْنِ darbayni | الدَّرْبَيْنِ ad-darbayni | دَرْبَيْ darbay |
Genitive | دَرْبَيْنِ darbayni | الدَّرْبَيْنِ ad-darbayni | دَرْبَيْ darbay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دُرُوب durūb | الدُّرُوب ad-durūb | دُرُوب durūb |
Nominative | دُرُوبٌ durūbun | الدُّرُوبُ ad-durūbu | دُرُوبُ durūbu |
Accusative | دُرُوبًا durūban | الدُّرُوبَ ad-durūba | دُرُوبَ durūba |
Genitive | دُرُوبٍ durūbin | الدُّرُوبِ ad-durūbi | دُرُوبِ durūbi |
Derived terms
- دَرْب التَّبَّانَة (darb at-tabbāna, “Milky Way”)
- دَرَّاب (darrāb, “way guardian”)
Descendants
- → Classical Syriac: ܕܰܪܒܳܐ (darbā, “way, path”)
- → Old Spanish: adarve, adarbe
- Spanish: adarve
Etymology 2
From the root د ر ب (d-r-b). Possibly these verbs are all denominally formed from دَرْب (darb), since Derbe was a town to be passed for those who were drilled for war against the Greeks. The same even applies to Spain, the Pyrenees being called الدُرُوب (ad-durūb), to be passed for war against the Franks.
Verb
دَرِبَ • (dariba) I, non-past يَدْرَبُ (yadrabu)
- to accustom oneself, become familiar with
- (construed with بِ (bi)) to practice in
- to be badly off
Conjugation
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر | دَرَب or دُرْبَة darab or durba | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | دَارِب dārib | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَدْرُوب madrūb | |||||||||||
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 | دَرِبْتُ daribtu | دَرِبْتَ daribta | دَرِبَ dariba | دَرِبْتُمَا daribtumā | دَرِبَا daribā | دَرِبْنَا daribnā | دَرِبْتُمْ daribtum | دَرِبُوا daribū | |||
f | دَرِبْتِ daribti | دَرِبَتْ daribat | دَرِبَتَا daribatā | دَرِبْتُنَّ daribtunna | دَرِبْنَ daribna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَدْرَبُ ʾadrabu | تَدْرَبُ tadrabu | يَدْرَبُ yadrabu | تَدْرَبَانِ tadrabāni | يَدْرَبَانِ yadrabāni | نَدْرَبُ nadrabu | تَدْرَبُونَ tadrabūna | يَدْرَبُونَ yadrabūna | |||
f | تَدْرَبِينَ tadrabīna | تَدْرَبُ tadrabu | تَدْرَبَانِ tadrabāni | تَدْرَبْنَ tadrabna | يَدْرَبْنَ yadrabna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَدْرَبَ ʾadraba | تَدْرَبَ tadraba | يَدْرَبَ yadraba | تَدْرَبَا tadrabā | يَدْرَبَا yadrabā | نَدْرَبَ nadraba | تَدْرَبُوا tadrabū | يَدْرَبُوا yadrabū | |||
f | تَدْرَبِي tadrabī | تَدْرَبَ tadraba | تَدْرَبَا tadrabā | تَدْرَبْنَ tadrabna | يَدْرَبْنَ yadrabna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَدْرَبْ ʾadrab | تَدْرَبْ tadrab | يَدْرَبْ yadrab | تَدْرَبَا tadrabā | يَدْرَبَا yadrabā | نَدْرَبْ nadrab | تَدْرَبُوا tadrabū | يَدْرَبُوا yadrabū | |||
f | تَدْرَبِي tadrabī | تَدْرَبْ tadrab | تَدْرَبَا tadrabā | تَدْرَبْنَ tadrabna | يَدْرَبْنَ yadrabna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | اِدْرَبْ idrab | اِدْرَبَا idrabā | اِدْرَبُوا idrabū | ||||||||
f | اِدْرَبِي idrabī | اِدْرَبْنَ idrabna | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | دُرِبَ duriba | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | — | — | يُدْرَبُ yudrabu | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | — | — | يُدْرَبَ yudraba | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | — | — | يُدْرَبْ yudrab | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — |
Noun
دَرَب • (darab) m
- verbal noun of دَرِبَ (dariba, “to accustom oneself, become familiar, practice in”) (form I)
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دَرَب darab | الدَّرَب ad-darab | دَرَب darab |
Nominative | دَرَبٌ darabun | الدَّرَبُ ad-darabu | دَرَبُ darabu |
Accusative | دَرَبًا daraban | الدَّرَبَ ad-daraba | دَرَبَ daraba |
Genitive | دَرَبٍ darabin | الدَّرَبِ ad-darabi | دَرَبِ darabi |
Etymology 3
Causative of دَرِبَ (dariba, “to accustom oneself, become familiar, practice in”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
دَرَّبَ • (darraba) II, non-past يُدَرِّبُ (yudarribu)
- to accustom, to familiarize
- to exercise, to drill
- to show oneself enduring
- to guide, to direct
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | تَدْرِيب tadrīb | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُدَرِّب mudarrib | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مُدَرَّب mudarrab | |||||||||||
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 | دَرَّبْتُ darrabtu | دَرَّبْتَ darrabta | دَرَّبَ darraba | دَرَّبْتُمَا darrabtumā | دَرَّبَا darrabā | دَرَّبْنَا darrabnā | دَرَّبْتُمْ darrabtum | دَرَّبُوا darrabū | |||
f | دَرَّبْتِ darrabti | دَرَّبَتْ darrabat | دَرَّبَتَا darrabatā | دَرَّبْتُنَّ darrabtunna | دَرَّبْنَ darrabna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُدَرِّبُ ʾudarribu | تُدَرِّبُ tudarribu | يُدَرِّبُ yudarribu | تُدَرِّبَانِ tudarribāni | يُدَرِّبَانِ yudarribāni | نُدَرِّبُ nudarribu | تُدَرِّبُونَ tudarribūna | يُدَرِّبُونَ yudarribūna | |||
f | تُدَرِّبِينَ tudarribīna | تُدَرِّبُ tudarribu | تُدَرِّبَانِ tudarribāni | تُدَرِّبْنَ tudarribna | يُدَرِّبْنَ yudarribna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُدَرِّبَ ʾudarriba | تُدَرِّبَ tudarriba | يُدَرِّبَ yudarriba | تُدَرِّبَا tudarribā | يُدَرِّبَا yudarribā | نُدَرِّبَ nudarriba | تُدَرِّبُوا tudarribū | يُدَرِّبُوا yudarribū | |||
f | تُدَرِّبِي tudarribī | تُدَرِّبَ tudarriba | تُدَرِّبَا tudarribā | تُدَرِّبْنَ tudarribna | يُدَرِّبْنَ yudarribna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُدَرِّبْ ʾudarrib | تُدَرِّبْ tudarrib | يُدَرِّبْ yudarrib | تُدَرِّبَا tudarribā | يُدَرِّبَا yudarribā | نُدَرِّبْ nudarrib | تُدَرِّبُوا tudarribū | يُدَرِّبُوا yudarribū | |||
f | تُدَرِّبِي tudarribī | تُدَرِّبْ tudarrib | تُدَرِّبَا tudarribā | تُدَرِّبْنَ tudarribna | يُدَرِّبْنَ yudarribna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | دَرِّبْ darrib | دَرِّبَا darribā | دَرِّبُوا darribū | ||||||||
f | دَرِّبِي darribī | دَرِّبْنَ darribna | ||||||||||
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 | دُرِّبْتُ durribtu | دُرِّبْتَ durribta | دُرِّبَ durriba | دُرِّبْتُمَا durribtumā | دُرِّبَا durribā | دُرِّبْنَا durribnā | دُرِّبْتُمْ durribtum | دُرِّبُوا durribū | |||
f | دُرِّبْتِ durribti | دُرِّبَتْ durribat | دُرِّبَتَا durribatā | دُرِّبْتُنَّ durribtunna | دُرِّبْنَ durribna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُدَرَّبُ ʾudarrabu | تُدَرَّبُ tudarrabu | يُدَرَّبُ yudarrabu | تُدَرَّبَانِ tudarrabāni | يُدَرَّبَانِ yudarrabāni | نُدَرَّبُ nudarrabu | تُدَرَّبُونَ tudarrabūna | يُدَرَّبُونَ yudarrabūna | |||
f | تُدَرَّبِينَ tudarrabīna | تُدَرَّبُ tudarrabu | تُدَرَّبَانِ tudarrabāni | تُدَرَّبْنَ tudarrabna | يُدَرَّبْنَ yudarrabna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُدَرَّبَ ʾudarraba | تُدَرَّبَ tudarraba | يُدَرَّبَ yudarraba | تُدَرَّبَا tudarrabā | يُدَرَّبَا yudarrabā | نُدَرَّبَ nudarraba | تُدَرَّبُوا tudarrabū | يُدَرَّبُوا yudarrabū | |||
f | تُدَرَّبِي tudarrabī | تُدَرَّبَ tudarraba | تُدَرَّبَا tudarrabā | تُدَرَّبْنَ tudarrabna | يُدَرَّبْنَ yudarrabna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُدَرَّبْ ʾudarrab | تُدَرَّبْ tudarrab | يُدَرَّبْ yudarrab | تُدَرَّبَا tudarrabā | يُدَرَّبَا yudarrabā | نُدَرَّبْ nudarrab | تُدَرَّبُوا tudarrabū | يُدَرَّبُوا yudarrabū | |||
f | تُدَرَّبِي tudarrabī | تُدَرَّبْ tudarrab | تُدَرَّبَا tudarrabā | تُدَرَّبْنَ tudarrabna | يُدَرَّبْنَ yudarrabna |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “درب”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 428–430
- Freytag, Georg (1833), “درب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 19
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “درب”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 684
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “درب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 866–867
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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian dlpʾs (darbās).
Noun
درب • (darb)
- gate
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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د ر ب |
Etymology
From Arabic دَرَّبَ (darraba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dar.rab/, [ˈdar.rab]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Verb
درّب • (darrab) (form II, present بدرّب (bidarreb))
- (transitive) to train
Conjugation
Conjugation of درّب (darrab) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | درّبت (darrabt) | درّبت (darrabt) | درّب (darrab) | درّبنا (darrabna) | درّبتو (darrabtu) | درّبو (darrabu) | |
f | درّبتي (darrabti) | درّبت (darrabat) | ||||||
present | m | بدرّب (badarreb) | بتدرّب (bitdarreb) | بدرّب (bidarreb) | مندرّب (mindarreb) | بتدرّبو (bitdarrbu) | بدرّبو (bidarrbu) | |
f | بتدرّبي (bitdarrbi) | بتدرّب (bitdarreb) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | ادرّب (adarreb) | تدرّب (tdarreb) | يدرّب (ydarreb) | ندرّب (ndarreb) | تدرّبو (tdarrbu) | يدرّبو (ydarrbu) | |
f | تدرّبي (tdarrbi) | تدرّب (tdarreb) | ||||||
imperative | m | درّب (darreb) | درّبو (darrbu) | |||||
f | درّبي (darrbi) |