مذنب
Arabic
Etymology 1
Derived from the passive participle of ذَنَّبَ (ḏannaba) from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”). Approximate meaning "long-tailed".
Noun
مُذَنَّب • (muḏannab) m (plural مُذَنَّبَات (muḏannabāt))
- comet
Declension
Declension of noun مُذَنَّب (muḏannab)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُذَنَّب muḏannab | الْمُذَنَّب al-muḏannab | مُذَنَّب muḏannab |
| Nominative | مُذَنَّبٌ muḏannabun | الْمُذَنَّبُ al-muḏannabu | مُذَنَّبُ muḏannabu |
| Accusative | مُذَنَّبًا muḏannaban | الْمُذَنَّبَ al-muḏannaba | مُذَنَّبَ muḏannaba |
| Genitive | مُذَنَّبٍ muḏannabin | الْمُذَنَّبِ al-muḏannabi | مُذَنَّبِ muḏannabi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مُذَنَّبَيْن muḏannabayn | الْمُذَنَّبَيْن al-muḏannabayn | مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay |
| Nominative | مُذَنَّبَانِ muḏannabāni | الْمُذَنَّبَانِ al-muḏannabāni | مُذَنَّبَا muḏannabā |
| Accusative | مُذَنَّبَيْنِ muḏannabayni | الْمُذَنَّبَيْنِ al-muḏannabayni | مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay |
| Genitive | مُذَنَّبَيْنِ muḏannabayni | الْمُذَنَّبَيْنِ al-muḏannabayni | مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُذَنَّبَات muḏannabāt | الْمُذَنَّبَات al-muḏannabāt | مُذَنَّبَات muḏannabāt |
| Nominative | مُذَنَّبَاتٌ muḏannabātun | الْمُذَنَّبَاتُ al-muḏannabātu | مُذَنَّبَاتُ muḏannabātu |
| Accusative | مُذَنَّبَاتٍ muḏannabātin | الْمُذَنَّبَاتِ al-muḏannabāti | مُذَنَّبَاتِ muḏannabāti |
| Genitive | مُذَنَّبَاتٍ muḏannabātin | الْمُذَنَّبَاتِ al-muḏannabāti | مُذَنَّبَاتِ muḏannabāti |
Etymology 2
Derived from the active participle of أَذْنَبَ (ʾaḏnaba, “to be guilty, to commit a crime, to sin”), from the root ذ ن ب (ḏ-n-b).
Adjective
مُذْنِب • (muḏnib) (feminine مُذْنِبَة (muḏniba), masculine plural مُذْنِبُونَ (muḏnibūna), feminine plural مُذْنِبَات (muḏnibāt))
- guilty
Declension
Declension of adjective مُذْنِب (muḏnib)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُذْنِب muḏnib | الْمُذْنِب al-muḏnib | مُذْنِبَة muḏniba | الْمُذْنِبَة al-muḏniba |
| Nominative | مُذْنِبٌ muḏnibun | الْمُذْنِبُ al-muḏnibu | مُذْنِبَةٌ muḏnibatun | الْمُذْنِبَةُ al-muḏnibatu |
| Accusative | مُذْنِبًا muḏniban | الْمُذْنِبَ al-muḏniba | مُذْنِبَةً muḏnibatan | الْمُذْنِبَةَ al-muḏnibata |
| Genitive | مُذْنِبٍ muḏnibin | الْمُذْنِبِ al-muḏnibi | مُذْنِبَةٍ muḏnibatin | الْمُذْنِبَةِ al-muḏnibati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُذْنِبَيْن muḏnibayn | الْمُذْنِبَيْن al-muḏnibayn | مُذْنِبَتَيْن muḏnibatayn | الْمُذْنِبَتَيْن al-muḏnibatayn |
| Nominative | مُذْنِبَانِ muḏnibāni | الْمُذْنِبَانِ al-muḏnibāni | مُذْنِبَتَانِ muḏnibatāni | الْمُذْنِبَتَانِ al-muḏnibatāni |
| Accusative | مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni | الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni | مُذْنِبَتَيْنِ muḏnibatayni | الْمُذْنِبَتَيْنِ al-muḏnibatayni |
| Genitive | مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni | الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni | مُذْنِبَتَيْنِ muḏnibatayni | الْمُذْنِبَتَيْنِ al-muḏnibatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُذْنِبِين muḏnibīn | الْمُذْنِبِين al-muḏnibīn | مُذْنِبَات muḏnibāt | الْمُذْنِبَات al-muḏnibāt |
| Nominative | مُذْنِبُونَ muḏnibūna | الْمُذْنِبُونَ al-muḏnibūna | مُذْنِبَاتٌ muḏnibātun | الْمُذْنِبَاتُ al-muḏnibātu |
| Accusative | مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna | الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna | مُذْنِبَاتٍ muḏnibātin | الْمُذْنِبَاتِ al-muḏnibāti |
| Genitive | مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna | الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna | مُذْنِبَاتٍ muḏnibātin | الْمُذْنِبَاتِ al-muḏnibāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ذنب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Noun
مُذْنِب • (muḏnib) m (plural مُذْنِبُون (muḏnibūn))
- criminal
- sinner
Declension
Declension of noun مُذْنِب (muḏnib)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُذْنِب muḏnib | الْمُذْنِب al-muḏnib | مُذْنِب muḏnib |
| Nominative | مُذْنِبٌ muḏnibun | الْمُذْنِبُ al-muḏnibu | مُذْنِبُ muḏnibu |
| Accusative | مُذْنِبًا muḏniban | الْمُذْنِبَ al-muḏniba | مُذْنِبَ muḏniba |
| Genitive | مُذْنِبٍ muḏnibin | الْمُذْنِبِ al-muḏnibi | مُذْنِبِ muḏnibi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مُذْنِبَيْن muḏnibayn | الْمُذْنِبَيْن al-muḏnibayn | مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay |
| Nominative | مُذْنِبَانِ muḏnibāni | الْمُذْنِبَانِ al-muḏnibāni | مُذْنِبَا muḏnibā |
| Accusative | مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni | الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni | مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay |
| Genitive | مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni | الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni | مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay |
| Plural | sound masculine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُذْنِبِين muḏnibīn | الْمُذْنِبِين al-muḏnibīn | مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī |
| Nominative | مُذْنِبُونَ muḏnibūna | الْمُذْنِبُونَ al-muḏnibūna | مُذْنِبُو muḏnibū |
| Accusative | مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna | الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna | مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī |
| Genitive | مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna | الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna | مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī |
Derived terms
- Maltese: midneb
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ذنب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN