جبس

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Late borrowing from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Unknown whether related to جِصّ (jiṣṣ).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒibs/

Noun edit

جِبْس • (jibs) m

gypsum
(synecdochically)
1. parget, plaster
2. mortar, grout

Declension edit

Declension of noun جِبْس (jibs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِبْس jibs	الْجِبْس al-jibs	جِبْس jibs
Nominative	جِبْسٌ jibsun	الْجِبْسُ al-jibsu	جِبْسُ jibsu
Accusative	جِبْسًا jibsan	الْجِبْسَ al-jibsa	جِبْسَ jibsa
Genitive	جِبْسٍ jibsin	الْجِبْسِ al-jibsi	جِبْسِ jibsi

Derived terms edit

جَبَّاسَة (jabbāsa, “gypsum quarry”)
جَبَّسَ (jabbasa, “to apply gypsum on”)
جِبْسِيّ (jibsiyy, “gypsum-related”)

Descendants edit

→ Middle Armenian: ճիփս (čipʻs)
→ Spanish: aljez, gis

Verb edit

جَبَّسَ • (jabbasa) II, non-past يُجَبِّسُ‎ (yujabbisu)

to apply gypsum on

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of

جَبَّسَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَجْبِيس tajbīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُجَبِّس mujabbis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُجَبَّس mujabbas
		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	جَبَّسْتُ jabbastu	جَبَّسْتَ jabbasta	جَبَّسَ jabbasa	جَبَّسْتُمَا jabbastumā	جَبَّسَا jabbasā	جَبَّسْنَا jabbasnā	جَبَّسْتُمْ jabbastum	جَبَّسُوا jabbasū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جَبَّسْتُ jabbastu	جَبَّسْتِ jabbasti	جَبَّسَتْ jabbasat	جَبَّسْتُمَا jabbastumā	جَبَّسَتَا jabbasatā	جَبَّسْنَا jabbasnā	جَبَّسْتُنَّ jabbastunna	جَبَّسْنَ jabbasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَبِّسُ ʔujabbisu	تُجَبِّسُ tujabbisu	يُجَبِّسُ yujabbisu	تُجَبِّسَانِ tujabbisāni	يُجَبِّسَانِ yujabbisāni	نُجَبِّسُ nujabbisu	تُجَبِّسُونَ tujabbisūna	يُجَبِّسُونَ yujabbisūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُجَبِّسُ ʔujabbisu	تُجَبِّسِينَ tujabbisīna	تُجَبِّسُ tujabbisu	تُجَبِّسَانِ tujabbisāni	تُجَبِّسَانِ tujabbisāni	نُجَبِّسُ nujabbisu	تُجَبِّسْنَ tujabbisna	يُجَبِّسْنَ yujabbisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَبِّسَ ʔujabbisa	تُجَبِّسَ tujabbisa	يُجَبِّسَ yujabbisa	تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā	يُجَبِّسَا yujabbisā	نُجَبِّسَ nujabbisa	تُجَبِّسُوا tujabbisū	يُجَبِّسُوا yujabbisū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُجَبِّسَ ʔujabbisa	تُجَبِّسِي tujabbisī	تُجَبِّسَ tujabbisa	تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā	تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā	نُجَبِّسَ nujabbisa	تُجَبِّسْنَ tujabbisna	يُجَبِّسْنَ yujabbisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَبِّسْ ʔujabbis	تُجَبِّسْ tujabbis	يُجَبِّسْ yujabbis	تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā	يُجَبِّسَا yujabbisā	نُجَبِّسْ nujabbis	تُجَبِّسُوا tujabbisū	يُجَبِّسُوا yujabbisū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُجَبِّسْ ʔujabbis	تُجَبِّسِي tujabbisī	تُجَبِّسْ tujabbis	تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā	تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā	نُجَبِّسْ nujabbis	تُجَبِّسْنَ tujabbisna	يُجَبِّسْنَ yujabbisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		جَبِّسْ jabbis		جَبِّسَا jabbisā			جَبِّسُوا jabbisū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		جَبِّسِي jabbisī		جَبِّسَا jabbisā			جَبِّسْنَ jabbisna
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	جُبِّسْتُ jubbistu	جُبِّسْتَ jubbista	جُبِّسَ jubbisa	جُبِّسْتُمَا jubbistumā	جُبِّسَا jubbisā	جُبِّسْنَا jubbisnā	جُبِّسْتُمْ jubbistum	جُبِّسُوا jubbisū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جُبِّسْتُ jubbistu	جُبِّسْتِ jubbisti	جُبِّسَتْ jubbisat	جُبِّسْتُمَا jubbistumā	جُبِّسَتَا jubbisatā	جُبِّسْنَا jubbisnā	جُبِّسْتُنَّ jubbistunna	جُبِّسْنَ jubbisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَبَّسُ ʔujabbasu	تُجَبَّسُ tujabbasu	يُجَبَّسُ yujabbasu	تُجَبَّسَانِ tujabbasāni	يُجَبَّسَانِ yujabbasāni	نُجَبَّسُ nujabbasu	تُجَبَّسُونَ tujabbasūna	يُجَبَّسُونَ yujabbasūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُجَبَّسُ ʔujabbasu	تُجَبَّسِينَ tujabbasīna	تُجَبَّسُ tujabbasu	تُجَبَّسَانِ tujabbasāni	تُجَبَّسَانِ tujabbasāni	نُجَبَّسُ nujabbasu	تُجَبَّسْنَ tujabbasna	يُجَبَّسْنَ yujabbasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَبَّسَ ʔujabbasa	تُجَبَّسَ tujabbasa	يُجَبَّسَ yujabbasa	تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā	يُجَبَّسَا yujabbasā	نُجَبَّسَ nujabbasa	تُجَبَّسُوا tujabbasū	يُجَبَّسُوا yujabbasū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُجَبَّسَ ʔujabbasa	تُجَبَّسِي tujabbasī	تُجَبَّسَ tujabbasa	تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā	تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā	نُجَبَّسَ nujabbasa	تُجَبَّسْنَ tujabbasna	يُجَبَّسْنَ yujabbasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَبَّسْ ʔujabbas	تُجَبَّسْ tujabbas	يُجَبَّسْ yujabbas	تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā	يُجَبَّسَا yujabbasā	نُجَبَّسْ nujabbas	تُجَبَّسُوا tujabbasū	يُجَبَّسُوا yujabbasū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُجَبَّسْ ʔujabbas	تُجَبَّسِي tujabbasī	تُجَبَّسْ tujabbas	تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā	تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā	نُجَبَّسْ nujabbas	تُجَبَّسْنَ tujabbasna	يُجَبَّسْنَ yujabbasna

References edit

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 9
Lane, Edward William (1863) “جبس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 375
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جبس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 164

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic جِبْس (jibs).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɡabs/, /ʒabs/

Noun edit

جبس • (gabs or jabs) m

gypsum
parget, plaster

North Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Likely borrowed from Iranian, compare especially Northern Kurdish zebeş and jebeş as well as Zazaki debes. Ultimately from Middle Persian [script needed] (hlbyck' /⁠xarbīzag⁠/, “watermelon”); a doublet of خِرْبِز (ḵirbiz, “melon”).

Noun edit

جبس • (jabas) m (collective, singulative جبسة f (jabase))

watermelon

References edit

Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جبس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 164