يعسوب

يعسوب

Arabic

Noun

يَعْسُوب • (yaʿsūb) m (plural يَعَاسِيب‎ (yaʿāsīb))

1. dragonfly
2. (now rare) queen bee

   Synonyms: مَلِكَة نَحْلٍ‎ (malika(t) naḥlin), أُم طَائِفَةٍ‎ (ʾum ṭāʾifatin)

3. leader

   ‏كَانَ يَعْسُوبَ قَوْمِهِ‎

   kāna yaʿsūba qawmihi

   He was the leader of his people.

Declension

Declension of noun يَعْسُوب (yaʿsūb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَعْسُوب yaʿsūb	الْيَعْسُوب‎ al-yaʿsūb	يَعْسُوب yaʿsūb
Nominative	يَعْسُوبٌ yaʿsūbun	الْيَعْسُوبُ‎ al-yaʿsūbu	يَعْسُوبُ yaʿsūbu
Accusative	يَعْسُوبًا‎ yaʿsūban	الْيَعْسُوبَ‎ al-yaʿsūba	يَعْسُوبَ yaʿsūba
Genitive	يَعْسُوبٍ yaʿsūbin	الْيَعْسُوبِ‎ al-yaʿsūbi	يَعْسُوبِ yaʿsūbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَعْسُوبَيْن‎ yaʿsūbayn	الْيَعْسُوبَيْن‎ al-yaʿsūbayn	يَعْسُوبَيْ‎ yaʿsūbay
Nominative	يَعْسُوبَانِ‎ yaʿsūbāni	الْيَعْسُوبَانِ‎ al-yaʿsūbāni	يَعْسُوبَا‎ yaʿsūbā
Accusative	يَعْسُوبَيْنِ‎ yaʿsūbayni	الْيَعْسُوبَيْنِ‎ al-yaʿsūbayni	يَعْسُوبَيْ‎ yaʿsūbay
Genitive	يَعْسُوبَيْنِ‎ yaʿsūbayni	الْيَعْسُوبَيْنِ‎ al-yaʿsūbayni	يَعْسُوبَيْ‎ yaʿsūbay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَعَاسِيب‎ yaʿāsīb	الْيَعَاسِيب‎ al-yaʿāsīb	يَعَاسِيب‎ yaʿāsīb
Nominative	يَعَاسِيبُ‎ yaʿāsību	الْيَعَاسِيبُ‎ al-yaʿāsību	يَعَاسِيبُ‎ yaʿāsību
Accusative	يَعَاسِيبَ‎ yaʿāsība	الْيَعَاسِيبَ‎ al-yaʿāsība	يَعَاسِيبَ‎ yaʿāsība
Genitive	يَعَاسِيبَ‎ yaʿāsība	الْيَعَاسِيبِ‎ al-yaʿāsībi	يَعَاسِيبِ‎ yaʿāsībi

References

• “يعسوب” in Almaany

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Hijazi Arabic

يَعْسوب

Etymology

From Arabic يَعْسُوب‎ (yaʿsūb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaʕˈsuːb/

Noun

يَعْسُوب • (yaʿsūb) m

(plural يَعَاسيب‎‎ (yaʿāsīb))

1. dragonfly