ضب

See also: صب‎

Arabic

FWOTD – 19 April 2014

Uromastyx microlepis

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb-. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܒܐ‎ (ʿabbā, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Hebrew צַב‎ (ṣaḇ, “turtle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤabb/

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (plural ضِبَاب‎ (ḍibāb) or ضُبَّان‎ (ḍubbān), feminine ضَبَّة‎ (ḍabba))

spiny-tailed lizard, mastigure (any lizard of the genus Uromastyx)
- 876, The Letter of Yaʿqūb al-Layṯ to Al-Muʿtamid, written by the poet Ibrāhīm ibn Mamšāḏ
  ‏فعودوا الى ارضكم بالحجاز
  لاكل الضباب ورعي الغنم‎
  So return to your [own] land in Hejaz [Arabia], to eat lizards and to graze [your] sheep

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ‎ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا‎ ḍabban	الضَّبَّ‎ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبَّيْن‎ ḍabbayn	الضَّبَّيْن‎ aḍ-ḍabbayn	ضَبَّيْ‎ ḍabbay
Nominative	ضَبَّانِ‎ ḍabbāni	الضَّبَّانِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbāni	ضَبَّا‎ ḍabbā
Accusative	ضَبَّيْنِ‎ ḍabbayni	الضَّبَّيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbayni	ضَبَّيْ‎ ḍabbay
Genitive	ضَبَّيْنِ‎ ḍabbayni	الضَّبَّيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbayni	ضَبَّيْ‎ ḍabbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِبَاب‎ ḍibāb	الضِّبَاب‎ aḍ-ḍibāb	ضِبَاب‎ ḍibāb
Nominative	ضِبَابٌ‎ ḍibābun	الضِّبَابُ‎ aḍ-ḍibābu	ضِبَابُ‎ ḍibābu
Accusative	ضِبَابًا‎ ḍibāban	الضِّبَابَ‎ aḍ-ḍibāba	ضِبَابَ‎ ḍibāba
Genitive	ضِبَابٍ‎ ḍibābin	الضِّبَابِ‎ aḍ-ḍibābi	ضِبَابِ‎ ḍibābi

Descendants

English: dabb lizard

Etymology 2

From the root ض ب ب‎ (ḍ-b-b).

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I, non-past يَضِبُّ‎‎ (yaḍibbu)

to cleave to, to hold to firmly [+ عَلَى‎ (object)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ضَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun ضَبّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ضَبّ ḍabb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ضَابّ‎ ḍābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَضْبُوب‎ maḍbūb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَبَبْتُ‎ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ‎ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba	ضَبَبْتُمَا‎ ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا‎ ḍabbā	ضَبَبْنَا‎ ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ‎ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا‎ ḍabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَبَبْتُ‎ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتِ‎ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ‎ ḍabbat	ضَبَبْتُمَا‎ ḍababtumā	ضَبَّتَا‎ ḍabbatā	ضَبَبْنَا‎ ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُنَّ‎ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ‎ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضِبُّ‎ ʾaḍibbu	تَضِبُّ‎ taḍibbu	يَضِبُّ‎ yaḍibbu	تَضِبَّانِ‎ taḍibbāni	يَضِبَّانِ‎ yaḍibbāni	نَضِبُّ‎ naḍibbu	تَضِبُّونَ‎ taḍibbūna	يَضِبُّونَ‎ yaḍibbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَضِبُّ‎ ʾaḍibbu	تَضِبِّينَ‎ taḍibbīna	تَضِبُّ‎ taḍibbu	تَضِبَّانِ‎ taḍibbāni	تَضِبَّانِ‎ taḍibbāni	نَضِبُّ‎ naḍibbu	تَضْبِبْنَ‎ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ‎ yaḍbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضِبَّ‎ ʾaḍibba	تَضِبَّ‎ taḍibba	يَضِبَّ‎ yaḍibba	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا‎ yaḍibbā	نَضِبَّ‎ naḍibba	تَضِبُّوا‎ taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا‎ yaḍibbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَضِبَّ‎ ʾaḍibba	تَضِبِّي‎ taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ‎ taḍibba	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	نَضِبَّ‎ naḍibba	تَضْبِبْنَ‎ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ‎ yaḍbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضِبَّ‎ or أَضِبِّ‎ or أَضْبِبْ‎ ʾaḍibba or ʾaḍibbi or ʾaḍbib	تَضِبَّ‎ or تَضِبِّ‎ or تَضْبِبْ‎ taḍibba or taḍibbi or taḍbib	يَضِبَّ‎ or يَضِبِّ‎ or يَضْبِبْ‎ yaḍibba or yaḍibbi or yaḍbib	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا‎ yaḍibbā	نَضِبَّ‎ or نَضِبِّ‎ or نَضْبِبْ‎ naḍibba or naḍibbi or naḍbib	تَضِبُّوا‎ taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا‎ yaḍibbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَضِبِّي‎ taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ‎ or تَضِبِّ‎ or تَضْبِبْ‎ taḍibba or taḍibbi or taḍbib	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā		تَضْبِبْنَ‎ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ‎ yaḍbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضِبَّ or ضِبِّ or اِضْبِبْ‎ ḍibba or ḍibbi or iḍbib		ضِبَّا‎ ḍibbā			ضِبُّوا‎ ḍibbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضِبِّي‎ ḍibbī		ضِبَّا‎ ḍibbā			اِضْبِبْنَ‎ iḍbibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضُبِبْتُ‎ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتَ‎ ḍubibta	ضُبَّ ḍubba	ضُبِبْتُمَا‎ ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّا‎ ḍubbā	ضُبِبْنَا‎ ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُمْ‎ ḍubibtum	ضُبُّوا‎ ḍubbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضُبِبْتُ‎ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتِ‎ ḍubibti	ضُبَّتْ‎ ḍubbat	ضُبِبْتُمَا‎ ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّتَا‎ ḍubbatā	ضُبِبْنَا‎ ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُنَّ‎ ḍubibtunna	ضُبِبْنَ‎ ḍubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَبُّ‎ ʾuḍabbu	تُضَبُّ‎ tuḍabbu	يُضَبُّ‎ yuḍabbu	تُضَبَّانِ‎ tuḍabbāni	يُضَبَّانِ‎ yuḍabbāni	نُضَبُّ‎ nuḍabbu	تُضَبُّونَ‎ tuḍabbūna	يُضَبُّونَ‎ yuḍabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُضَبُّ‎ ʾuḍabbu	تُضَبِّينَ‎ tuḍabbīna	تُضَبُّ‎ tuḍabbu	تُضَبَّانِ‎ tuḍabbāni	تُضَبَّانِ‎ tuḍabbāni	نُضَبُّ‎ nuḍabbu	تُضْبَبْنَ‎ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ‎ yuḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَبَّ‎ ʾuḍabba	تُضَبَّ‎ tuḍabba	يُضَبَّ‎ yuḍabba	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا‎ yuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ‎ nuḍabba	تُضَبُّوا‎ tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا‎ yuḍabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُضَبَّ‎ ʾuḍabba	تُضَبِّي‎ tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ‎ tuḍabba	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ‎ nuḍabba	تُضْبَبْنَ‎ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ‎ yuḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَبَّ‎ or أُضَبِّ‎ or أُضْبَبْ‎ ʾuḍabba or ʾuḍabbi or ʾuḍbab	تُضَبَّ‎ or تُضَبِّ‎ or تُضْبَبْ‎ tuḍabba or tuḍabbi or tuḍbab	يُضَبَّ‎ or يُضَبِّ‎ or يُضْبَبْ‎ yuḍabba or yuḍabbi or yuḍbab	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا‎ yuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ‎ or نُضَبِّ‎ or نُضْبَبْ‎ nuḍabba or nuḍabbi or nuḍbab	تُضَبُّوا‎ tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا‎ yuḍabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُضَبِّي‎ tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ‎ or تُضَبِّ‎ or تُضْبَبْ‎ tuḍabba or tuḍabbi or tuḍbab	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā		تُضْبَبْنَ‎ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ‎ yuḍbabna

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I, non-past يَضِبُّ‎‎ (yaḍibbu)

(obsolete) to have a gently or scanty flow, to stream, to discharge sluggishly
Synonym: بَضَّ‎ (baḍḍa)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ضَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns ضَبّ or ضُبُوب or ضَبِيب)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					ضَبّ or ضُبُوب‎ or ضَبِيب‎ ḍabb or ḍubūb or ḍabīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ضَابّ‎ ḍābb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَبَبْتُ‎ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ‎ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba	ضَبَبْتُمَا‎ ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا‎ ḍabbā	ضَبَبْنَا‎ ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ‎ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا‎ ḍabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَبَبْتُ‎ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتِ‎ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ‎ ḍabbat	ضَبَبْتُمَا‎ ḍababtumā	ضَبَّتَا‎ ḍabbatā	ضَبَبْنَا‎ ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُنَّ‎ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ‎ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضِبُّ‎ ʾaḍibbu	تَضِبُّ‎ taḍibbu	يَضِبُّ‎ yaḍibbu	تَضِبَّانِ‎ taḍibbāni	يَضِبَّانِ‎ yaḍibbāni	نَضِبُّ‎ naḍibbu	تَضِبُّونَ‎ taḍibbūna	يَضِبُّونَ‎ yaḍibbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَضِبُّ‎ ʾaḍibbu	تَضِبِّينَ‎ taḍibbīna	تَضِبُّ‎ taḍibbu	تَضِبَّانِ‎ taḍibbāni	تَضِبَّانِ‎ taḍibbāni	نَضِبُّ‎ naḍibbu	تَضْبِبْنَ‎ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ‎ yaḍbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضِبَّ‎ ʾaḍibba	تَضِبَّ‎ taḍibba	يَضِبَّ‎ yaḍibba	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا‎ yaḍibbā	نَضِبَّ‎ naḍibba	تَضِبُّوا‎ taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا‎ yaḍibbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَضِبَّ‎ ʾaḍibba	تَضِبِّي‎ taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ‎ taḍibba	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	نَضِبَّ‎ naḍibba	تَضْبِبْنَ‎ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ‎ yaḍbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضِبَّ‎ or أَضِبِّ‎ or أَضْبِبْ‎ ʾaḍibba or ʾaḍibbi or ʾaḍbib	تَضِبَّ‎ or تَضِبِّ‎ or تَضْبِبْ‎ taḍibba or taḍibbi or taḍbib	يَضِبَّ‎ or يَضِبِّ‎ or يَضْبِبْ‎ yaḍibba or yaḍibbi or yaḍbib	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا‎ yaḍibbā	نَضِبَّ‎ or نَضِبِّ‎ or نَضْبِبْ‎ naḍibba or naḍibbi or naḍbib	تَضِبُّوا‎ taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا‎ yaḍibbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَضِبِّي‎ taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ‎ or تَضِبِّ‎ or تَضْبِبْ‎ taḍibba or taḍibbi or taḍbib	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā	تَضِبَّا‎ taḍibbā		تَضْبِبْنَ‎ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ‎ yaḍbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضِبَّ or ضِبِّ or اِضْبِبْ‎ ḍibba or ḍibbi or iḍbib		ضِبَّا‎ ḍibbā			ضِبُّوا‎ ḍibbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضِبِّي‎ ḍibbī		ضِبَّا‎ ḍibbā			اِضْبِبْنَ‎ iḍbibna

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I, non-past يَضَبُّ‎‎ (yaḍabbu)

(obsolete) to be affected by the disease termed ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ضَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun ضَبَب)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ضَبَب‎ ḍabab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ضَابّ‎ ḍābb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَبِبْتُ‎ ḍabibtu	ضَبِبْتَ‎ ḍabibta	ضَبَّ ḍabba	ضَبِبْتُمَا‎ ḍabibtumā	ضَبَّا‎ ḍabbā	ضَبِبْنَا‎ ḍabibnā	ضَبِبْتُمْ‎ ḍabibtum	ضَبُّوا‎ ḍabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَبِبْتُ‎ ḍabibtu	ضَبِبْتِ‎ ḍabibti	ضَبَّتْ‎ ḍabbat	ضَبِبْتُمَا‎ ḍabibtumā	ضَبَّتَا‎ ḍabbatā	ضَبِبْنَا‎ ḍabibnā	ضَبِبْتُنَّ‎ ḍabibtunna	ضَبِبْنَ‎ ḍabibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضَبُّ‎ ʾaḍabbu	تَضَبُّ‎ taḍabbu	يَضَبُّ‎ yaḍabbu	تَضَبَّانِ‎ taḍabbāni	يَضَبَّانِ‎ yaḍabbāni	نَضَبُّ‎ naḍabbu	تَضَبُّونَ‎ taḍabbūna	يَضَبُّونَ‎ yaḍabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَضَبُّ‎ ʾaḍabbu	تَضَبِّينَ‎ taḍabbīna	تَضَبُّ‎ taḍabbu	تَضَبَّانِ‎ taḍabbāni	تَضَبَّانِ‎ taḍabbāni	نَضَبُّ‎ naḍabbu	تَضْبَبْنَ‎ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ‎ yaḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضَبَّ‎ ʾaḍabba	تَضَبَّ‎ taḍabba	يَضَبَّ‎ yaḍabba	تَضَبَّا‎ taḍabbā	يَضَبَّا‎ yaḍabbā	نَضَبَّ‎ naḍabba	تَضَبُّوا‎ taḍabbū	يَضَبُّوا‎ yaḍabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَضَبَّ‎ ʾaḍabba	تَضَبِّي‎ taḍabbī	تَضَبَّ‎ taḍabba	تَضَبَّا‎ taḍabbā	تَضَبَّا‎ taḍabbā	نَضَبَّ‎ naḍabba	تَضْبَبْنَ‎ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ‎ yaḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضَبَّ‎ or أَضَبِّ‎ or أَضْبَبْ‎ ʾaḍabba or ʾaḍabbi or ʾaḍbab	تَضَبَّ‎ or تَضَبِّ‎ or تَضْبَبْ‎ taḍabba or taḍabbi or taḍbab	يَضَبَّ‎ or يَضَبِّ‎ or يَضْبَبْ‎ yaḍabba or yaḍabbi or yaḍbab	تَضَبَّا‎ taḍabbā	يَضَبَّا‎ yaḍabbā	نَضَبَّ‎ or نَضَبِّ‎ or نَضْبَبْ‎ naḍabba or naḍabbi or naḍbab	تَضَبُّوا‎ taḍabbū	يَضَبُّوا‎ yaḍabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَضَبِّي‎ taḍabbī	تَضَبَّ‎ or تَضَبِّ‎ or تَضْبَبْ‎ taḍabba or taḍabbi or taḍbab	تَضَبَّا‎ taḍabbā	تَضَبَّا‎ taḍabbā		تَضْبَبْنَ‎ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ‎ yaḍbabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضَبَّ or ضَبِّ or اِضْبَبْ‎ ḍabba or ḍabbi or iḍbab		ضَبَّا‎ ḍabbā			ضَبُّوا‎ ḍabbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضَبِّي‎ ḍabbī		ضَبَّا‎ ḍabbā			اِضْبَبْنَ‎ iḍbabna

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (obsolete)

a disease in the lips, in consequence of which blood flows from it
tumor in the extremity of the foot of a camel
chapping or cracking in the armpit of a child or camel

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ‎ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا‎ ḍabban	الضَّبَّ‎ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (collective, singulative ضَبَّة‎ f (ḍabba), plural ضِبَاب‎ (ḍibāb))

spadix of a palm-tree before it cleaves open

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ‎ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا‎ ḍabban	الضَّبَّ‎ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبَّة‎ ḍabba	الضَّبَّة‎ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّة‎ ḍabbat
Nominative	ضَبَّةٌ‎ ḍabbatun	الضَّبَّةُ‎ aḍ-ḍabbatu	ضَبَّةُ‎ ḍabbatu
Accusative	ضَبَّةً‎ ḍabbatan	الضَّبَّةَ‎ aḍ-ḍabbata	ضَبَّةَ‎ ḍabbata
Genitive	ضَبَّةٍ‎ ḍabbatin	الضَّبَّةِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbati	ضَبَّةِ‎ ḍabbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبَّتَيْن‎ ḍabbatayn	الضَّبَّتَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍabbatayn	ضَبَّتَيْ‎ ḍabbatay
Nominative	ضَبَّتَانِ‎ ḍabbatāni	الضَّبَّتَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbatāni	ضَبَّتَا‎ ḍabbatā
Accusative	ضَبَّتَيْنِ‎ ḍabbatayni	الضَّبَّتَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbatayni	ضَبَّتَيْ‎ ḍabbatay
Genitive	ضَبَّتَيْنِ‎ ḍabbatayni	الضَّبَّتَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbatayni	ضَبَّتَيْ‎ ḍabbatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبَّات‎ ḍabbāt	الضَّبَّات‎ aḍ-ḍabbāt	ضَبَّات‎ ḍabbāt
Nominative	ضَبَّاتٌ‎ ḍabbātun	الضَّبَّاتُ‎ aḍ-ḍabbātu	ضَبَّاتُ‎ ḍabbātu
Accusative	ضَبَّاتٍ‎ ḍabbātin	الضَّبَّاتِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbāti	ضَبَّاتِ‎ ḍabbāti
Genitive	ضَبَّاتٍ‎ ḍabbātin	الضَّبَّاتِ‎ aḍ-ḍabbāti	ضَبَّاتِ‎ ḍabbāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
Plural of variety	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِبَاب‎ ḍibāb	الضِّبَاب‎ aḍ-ḍibāb	ضِبَاب‎ ḍibāb
Nominative	ضِبَابٌ‎ ḍibābun	الضِّبَابُ‎ aḍ-ḍibābu	ضِبَابُ‎ ḍibābu
Accusative	ضِبَابًا‎ ḍibāban	الضِّبَابَ‎ aḍ-ḍibāba	ضِبَابَ‎ ḍibāba
Genitive	ضِبَابٍ‎ ḍibābin	الضِّبَابِ‎ aḍ-ḍibābi	ضِبَابِ‎ ḍibābi

Noun

ضَبّ or ضِبّ • (ḍabb or ḍibb) m (obsolete)

rancour, malice, anger, wrath (a characteristic ascribed to the mastigure)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)‎; ضِبّ (ḍibb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ‎; ضِبّ ḍabb‎; ḍibb	الضَّبّ‎‎; الضِّبّ‎ aḍ-ḍabb‎; aḍ-ḍibb	ضَبّ‎; ضِبّ ḍabb‎; ḍibb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ‎; ضِبٌّ ḍabbun‎; ḍibbun	الضَّبُّ‎‎; الضِّبُّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbu‎; aḍ-ḍibbu	ضَبُّ‎; ضِبُّ ḍabbu‎; ḍibbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا‎‎; ضِبًّا‎ ḍabban‎; ḍibban	الضَّبَّ‎‎; الضِّبَّ‎ aḍ-ḍabba‎; aḍ-ḍibba	ضَبَّ‎; ضِبَّ ḍabba‎; ḍibba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ‎; ضِبٍّ ḍabbin‎; ḍibbin	الضَّبِّ‎‎; الضِّبِّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbi‎; aḍ-ḍibbi	ضَبِّ‎; ضِبِّ ḍabbi‎; ḍibbi

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m

verbal noun of ضَبَّ (ḍabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ‎ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا‎ ḍabban	الضَّبَّ‎ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I, non-past يَضُبُّ‎‎ (yaḍubbu)

to milk with five fingers [+accusative = camel]
Synonym: ضَفَّ‎ (ḍaffa)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ضَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun ضَبّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ضَبّ ḍabb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ضَابّ‎ ḍābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَضْبُوب‎ maḍbūb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَبَبْتُ‎ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ‎ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba	ضَبَبْتُمَا‎ ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا‎ ḍabbā	ضَبَبْنَا‎ ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ‎ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا‎ ḍabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَبَبْتُ‎ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتِ‎ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ‎ ḍabbat	ضَبَبْتُمَا‎ ḍababtumā	ضَبَّتَا‎ ḍabbatā	ضَبَبْنَا‎ ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُنَّ‎ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ‎ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضُبُّ‎ ʾaḍubbu	تَضُبُّ‎ taḍubbu	يَضُبُّ‎ yaḍubbu	تَضُبَّانِ‎ taḍubbāni	يَضُبَّانِ‎ yaḍubbāni	نَضُبُّ‎ naḍubbu	تَضُبُّونَ‎ taḍubbūna	يَضُبُّونَ‎ yaḍubbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَضُبُّ‎ ʾaḍubbu	تَضُبِّينَ‎ taḍubbīna	تَضُبُّ‎ taḍubbu	تَضُبَّانِ‎ taḍubbāni	تَضُبَّانِ‎ taḍubbāni	نَضُبُّ‎ naḍubbu	تَضْبُبْنَ‎ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ‎ yaḍbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضُبَّ‎ ʾaḍubba	تَضُبَّ‎ taḍubba	يَضُبَّ‎ yaḍubba	تَضُبَّا‎ taḍubbā	يَضُبَّا‎ yaḍubbā	نَضُبَّ‎ naḍubba	تَضُبُّوا‎ taḍubbū	يَضُبُّوا‎ yaḍubbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَضُبَّ‎ ʾaḍubba	تَضُبِّي‎ taḍubbī	تَضُبَّ‎ taḍubba	تَضُبَّا‎ taḍubbā	تَضُبَّا‎ taḍubbā	نَضُبَّ‎ naḍubba	تَضْبُبْنَ‎ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ‎ yaḍbubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضُبَّ‎ or أَضُبِّ‎ or أَضْبُبْ‎ ʾaḍubba or ʾaḍubbi or ʾaḍbub	تَضُبَّ‎ or تَضُبِّ‎ or تَضْبُبْ‎ taḍubba or taḍubbi or taḍbub	يَضُبَّ‎ or يَضُبِّ‎ or يَضْبُبْ‎ yaḍubba or yaḍubbi or yaḍbub	تَضُبَّا‎ taḍubbā	يَضُبَّا‎ yaḍubbā	نَضُبَّ‎ or نَضُبِّ‎ or نَضْبُبْ‎ naḍubba or naḍubbi or naḍbub	تَضُبُّوا‎ taḍubbū	يَضُبُّوا‎ yaḍubbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَضُبِّي‎ taḍubbī	تَضُبَّ‎ or تَضُبِّ‎ or تَضْبُبْ‎ taḍubba or taḍubbi or taḍbub	تَضُبَّا‎ taḍubbā	تَضُبَّا‎ taḍubbā		تَضْبُبْنَ‎ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ‎ yaḍbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضُبَّ or ضُبِّ or اُضْبُبْ‎ ḍubba or ḍubbi or uḍbub		ضُبَّا‎ ḍubbā			ضُبُّوا‎ ḍubbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضُبِّي‎ ḍubbī		ضُبَّا‎ ḍubbā			اُضْبُبْنَ‎ uḍbubna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضُبِبْتُ‎ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتَ‎ ḍubibta	ضُبَّ ḍubba	ضُبِبْتُمَا‎ ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّا‎ ḍubbā	ضُبِبْنَا‎ ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُمْ‎ ḍubibtum	ضُبُّوا‎ ḍubbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضُبِبْتُ‎ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتِ‎ ḍubibti	ضُبَّتْ‎ ḍubbat	ضُبِبْتُمَا‎ ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّتَا‎ ḍubbatā	ضُبِبْنَا‎ ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُنَّ‎ ḍubibtunna	ضُبِبْنَ‎ ḍubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَبُّ‎ ʾuḍabbu	تُضَبُّ‎ tuḍabbu	يُضَبُّ‎ yuḍabbu	تُضَبَّانِ‎ tuḍabbāni	يُضَبَّانِ‎ yuḍabbāni	نُضَبُّ‎ nuḍabbu	تُضَبُّونَ‎ tuḍabbūna	يُضَبُّونَ‎ yuḍabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُضَبُّ‎ ʾuḍabbu	تُضَبِّينَ‎ tuḍabbīna	تُضَبُّ‎ tuḍabbu	تُضَبَّانِ‎ tuḍabbāni	تُضَبَّانِ‎ tuḍabbāni	نُضَبُّ‎ nuḍabbu	تُضْبَبْنَ‎ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ‎ yuḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَبَّ‎ ʾuḍabba	تُضَبَّ‎ tuḍabba	يُضَبَّ‎ yuḍabba	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا‎ yuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ‎ nuḍabba	تُضَبُّوا‎ tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا‎ yuḍabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُضَبَّ‎ ʾuḍabba	تُضَبِّي‎ tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ‎ tuḍabba	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ‎ nuḍabba	تُضْبَبْنَ‎ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ‎ yuḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَبَّ‎ or أُضَبِّ‎ or أُضْبَبْ‎ ʾuḍabba or ʾuḍabbi or ʾuḍbab	تُضَبَّ‎ or تُضَبِّ‎ or تُضْبَبْ‎ tuḍabba or tuḍabbi or tuḍbab	يُضَبَّ‎ or يُضَبِّ‎ or يُضْبَبْ‎ yuḍabba or yuḍabbi or yuḍbab	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا‎ yuḍabbā	نُضَبَّ‎ or نُضَبِّ‎ or نُضْبَبْ‎ nuḍabba or nuḍabbi or nuḍbab	تُضَبُّوا‎ tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا‎ yuḍabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُضَبِّي‎ tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ‎ or تُضَبِّ‎ or تُضْبَبْ‎ tuḍabba or tuḍabbi or tuḍbab	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā	تُضَبَّا‎ tuḍabbā		تُضْبَبْنَ‎ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ‎ yuḍbabna

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m

verbal noun of ضَبَّ (ḍabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ‎ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا‎ ḍabban	الضَّبَّ‎ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ‎ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ب ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic ضَبَّ‎ (ḍabba, “to put in safekeeping”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤab/, [dˤɑb]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

ضبّ • (ḍabb) (form I, present بضبّ‎ (biḍobb))

to put away, to pack (clothes, etc.)
to organize, to tidy up
Synonyms: رتّب‎ (rattab), نظّم‎ (naẓẓam)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضبّ (ḍabb)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ضبّيت (ḍabbēt)	ضبّيت (ḍabbēt)	ضبّ (ḍabb)	ضبّينا (ḍabbēna)	ضبّيتو (ḍabbētu)	ضبّو (ḍabbu)
past	f	ضبّيت (ḍabbēt)	ضبّيتي (ḍabbēti)	ضبّت (ḍabbat)	ضبّينا (ḍabbēna)	ضبّيتو (ḍabbētu)	ضبّو (ḍabbu)
present	m	بضبّ (baḍobb)	بتضبّ (bitḍobb)	بضبّ (biḍobb)	منضبّ (minḍobb)	بتضبّو (bitḍobbu)	بضبّو (biḍobbu)
present	f	بضبّ (baḍobb)	بتضبّي (bitḍobbi)	بتضبّ (bitḍobb)	منضبّ (minḍobb)	بتضبّو (bitḍobbu)	بضبّو (biḍobbu)
subjunctive	m	اضبّ (aḍobb)	تضبّ (tḍobb)	يضبّ (yḍobb)	نضبّ (nḍobb)	تضبّو (tḍobbu)	يضبّو (yḍobbu)
subjunctive	f	اضبّ (aḍobb)	تضبّي (tḍobbi)	تضبّ (tḍobb)	نضبّ (nḍobb)	تضبّو (tḍobbu)	يضبّو (yḍobbu)
imperative	m		ضبّ (ḍobb)			ضبّو (ḍobbu)
imperative	f		ضبّي (ḍobbi)			ضبّو (ḍobbu)