طوبة
Arabic
Noun
طُوبَة • (ṭūba) f (singulative, collective طُوب (ṭūb), plural طُوبَات (ṭūbāt))
- a brick, baked brick, adobe brick
Declension
Declension of noun طُوبَة (ṭūba)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | طُوبَة ṭūba | الطُّوبَة aṭ-ṭūba | طُوبَة ṭūbat |
Nominative | طُوبَةٌ ṭūbatun | الطُّوبَةُ aṭ-ṭūbatu | طُوبَةُ ṭūbatu |
Accusative | طُوبَةً ṭūbatan | الطُّوبَةَ aṭ-ṭūbata | طُوبَةَ ṭūbata |
Genitive | طُوبَةٍ ṭūbatin | الطُّوبَةِ aṭ-ṭūbati | طُوبَةِ ṭūbati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | طُوبَتَيْن ṭūbatayn | الطُّوبَتَيْن aṭ-ṭūbatayn | طُوبَتَيْ ṭūbatay |
Nominative | طُوبَتَانِ ṭūbatāni | الطُّوبَتَانِ aṭ-ṭūbatāni | طُوبَتَا ṭūbatā |
Accusative | طُوبَتَيْنِ ṭūbatayni | الطُّوبَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭūbatayni | طُوبَتَيْ ṭūbatay |
Genitive | طُوبَتَيْنِ ṭūbatayni | الطُّوبَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭūbatayni | طُوبَتَيْ ṭūbatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | طُوبَات ṭūbāt | الطُّوبَات aṭ-ṭūbāt | طُوبَات ṭūbāt |
Nominative | طُوبَاتٌ ṭūbātun | الطُّوبَاتُ aṭ-ṭūbātu | طُوبَاتُ ṭūbātu |
Accusative | طُوبَاتٍ ṭūbātin | الطُّوبَاتِ aṭ-ṭūbāti | طُوبَاتِ ṭūbāti |
Genitive | طُوبَاتٍ ṭūbātin | الطُّوبَاتِ aṭ-ṭūbāti | طُوبَاتِ ṭūbāti |
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Latin talpa (“mole”), likely through French taupe or Spanish topo.
Noun
طوبة (ṭōbba)
- rat
References
- Bacon, Dan, et al. (1999) Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook, 2nd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 165