دب

See also: دپ and دت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
د ب ب (d-b-b)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dab.ba/

Verb

دَبَّ • (dabba) I, non-past يَدِبُّ‎ (yadibbu)

1. to creep, to crawl
2. to proceed, to advance, to move slowly
3. to go on all fours
4. to enter
5. to steal, to creep
6. to spread, to fill, to pervade, to invade
7. to gain ground

Conjugation

Conjugation of

دَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns دَبّ or دَبِيب)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						دَبّ or دَبِيب dabb or dabīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَابّ dābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْبُوب madbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَبَبْتُ dababtu	دَبَبْتَ dababta	دَبَّ dabba		دَبَبْتُمَا dababtumā	دَبَّا dabbā		دَبَبْنَا dababnā	دَبَبْتُمْ dababtum	دَبُّوا dabbū
	f		دَبَبْتِ dababti	دَبَّتْ dabbat			دَبَّتَا dabbatā			دَبَبْتُنَّ dababtunna	دَبَبْنَ dababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدِبُّ ʔadibbu	تَدِبُّ tadibbu	يَدِبُّ yadibbu		تَدِبَّانِ tadibbāni	يَدِبَّانِ yadibbāni		نَدِبُّ nadibbu	تَدِبُّونَ tadibbūna	يَدِبُّونَ yadibbūna
	f		تَدِبِّينَ tadibbīna	تَدِبُّ tadibbu			تَدِبَّانِ tadibbāni			تَدْبِبْنَ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ yadbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدِبَّ ʔadibba	تَدِبَّ tadibba	يَدِبَّ yadibba		تَدِبَّا tadibbā	يَدِبَّا yadibbā		نَدِبَّ nadibba	تَدِبُّوا tadibbū	يَدِبُّوا yadibbū
	f		تَدِبِّي tadibbī	تَدِبَّ tadibba			تَدِبَّا tadibbā			تَدْبِبْنَ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ yadbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدِبَّ or أَدِبِّ or أَدْبِبْ ʔadibba or ʔadibbi or ʔadbib	تَدِبَّ or تَدِبِّ or تَدْبِبْ tadibba or tadibbi or tadbib	يَدِبَّ or يَدِبِّ or يَدْبِبْ yadibba or yadibbi or yadbib		تَدِبَّا tadibbā	يَدِبَّا yadibbā		نَدِبَّ or نَدِبِّ or نَدْبِبْ nadibba or nadibbi or nadbib	تَدِبُّوا tadibbū	يَدِبُّوا yadibbū
	f		تَدِبِّي tadibbī	تَدِبَّ or تَدِبِّ or تَدْبِبْ tadibba or tadibbi or tadbib			تَدِبَّا tadibbā			تَدْبِبْنَ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ yadbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دِبَّ or دِبِّ or اِدْبِبْ dibba or dibbi or idbib			دِبَّا dibbā				دِبُّوا dibbū
	f		دِبِّي dibbī							اِدْبِبْنَ idbibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	دُبَّ dubba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُدَبُّ yudabbu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُدَبَّ yudabba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُدَبَّ or يُدَبِّ or يُدْبَبْ yudabba or yudabbi or yudbab		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Related terms

• دَابَّة (dābba, “beast of burden”)
• دَبَّاب (dabbāb, “crawling”)
• دَبَّابَة (dabbāba, “tank”)
• دَبِيب (dabīb, “crawling, influx, reptile”)
• دُوَيْبَّة (duwaybba, “tiny animal, insect”)
• مَدَبّ (madabb)
• مُدَبَّب (mudabbab, “pointed”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “دب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *dab- (“big animal”). Compare Aramaic דבא (debbā), Hebrew דוב (dov).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dubb/

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Noun

دُبّ • (dubb) m (plural أَدْبَاب (ʔadbāb) or دِبَبَة (dibaba) or دِبَاب (dibāb), feminine دُبَّة (dubba))

1. (zoology) bear

   (astronomy) الدُّبّ الْأَصْغَر (ad-dubb al-ʔaṣḡar, “Ursa Minor”)

   (astronomy) الدُّبّ الْأَكْبَر (ad-dubb al-ʔakbar, “Ursa Major”)

Declension

Declension of noun دُبّ (dubb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُبّ dubb	الدُّبّ ad-dubb	دُبّ dubb
Nominative	دُبٌّ dubbun	الدُّبُّ ad-dubbu	دُبُّ dubbu
Accusative	دُبًّا dubban	الدُّبَّ ad-dubba	دُبَّ dubba
Genitive	دُبٍّ dubbin	الدُّبِّ ad-dubbi	دُبِّ dubbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُبَّيْن dubbayn	الدُّبَّيْن ad-dubbayn	دُبَّيْ dubbay
Nominative	دُبَّانِ dubbāni	الدُّبَّانِ ad-dubbāni	دُبَّا dubbā
Accusative	دُبَّيْنِ dubbayni	الدُّبَّيْنِ ad-dubbayni	دُبَّيْ dubbay
Genitive	دُبَّيْنِ dubbayni	الدُّبَّيْنِ ad-dubbayni	دُبَّيْ dubbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَدْبَاب‎; دِبَبَة‎; دِبَاب ʔadbāb‎; dibaba‎; dibāb	الْأَدْبَاب‎; الدِّبَبَة‎; الدِّبَاب al-ʔadbāb‎; ad-dibaba‎; ad-dibāb	أَدْبَاب‎; دِبَبَة‎; دِبَاب ʔadbāb‎; dibabat‎; dibāb
Nominative	أَدْبَابٌ‎; دِبَبَةٌ‎; دِبَابٌ ʔadbābun‎; dibabatun‎; dibābun	الْأَدْبَابُ‎; الدِّبَبَةُ‎; الدِّبَابُ al-ʔadbābu‎; ad-dibabatu‎; ad-dibābu	أَدْبَابُ‎; دِبَبَةُ‎; دِبَابُ ʔadbābu‎; dibabatu‎; dibābu
Accusative	أَدْبَابًا‎; دِبَبَةً‎; دِبَابًا ʔadbāban‎; dibabatan‎; dibāban	الْأَدْبَابَ‎; الدِّبَبَةَ‎; الدِّبَابَ al-ʔadbāba‎; ad-dibabata‎; ad-dibāba	أَدْبَابَ‎; دِبَبَةَ‎; دِبَابَ ʔadbāba‎; dibabata‎; dibāba
Genitive	أَدْبَابٍ‎; دِبَبَةٍ‎; دِبَابٍ ʔadbābin‎; dibabatin‎; dibābin	الْأَدْبَابِ‎; الدِّبَبَةِ‎; الدِّبَابِ al-ʔadbābi‎; ad-dibabati‎; ad-dibābi	أَدْبَابِ‎; دِبَبَةِ‎; دِبَابِ ʔadbābi‎; dibabati‎; dibābi

Related terms

• دُبِّيّ (dubbiyy, “ursine, bearly”)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: دب (dubb)
• Maltese: debb
• Moroccan Arabic: دب (dubb)
• → Swahili: dubu

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dabb/

Noun

دَبّ • (dabb) m

1. verbal noun of دَبَّ (dabba) (form I)
2. walking along slowly
3. creeping, crawling

Declension

Declension of noun دَبّ (dabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَبّ dabb	الدَّبّ ad-dabb	دَبّ dabb
Nominative	دَبٌّ dabbun	الدَّبُّ ad-dabbu	دَبُّ dabbu
Accusative	دَبًّا dabban	الدَّبَّ ad-dabba	دَبَّ dabba
Genitive	دَبٍّ dabbin	الدَّبِّ ad-dabbi	دَبِّ dabbi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibb/

Noun

دِبّ • (dibb) m

1. slow walk
2. creeping, crawling

Declension

Declension of noun دِبّ (dibb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِبّ dibb	الدِّبّ ad-dibb	دِبّ dibb
Nominative	دِبٌّ dibbun	الدِّبُّ ad-dibbu	دِبُّ dibbu
Accusative	دِبًّا dibban	الدِّبَّ ad-dibba	دِبَّ dibba
Genitive	دِبٍّ dibbin	الدِّبِّ ad-dibbi	دِبِّ dibbi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “دب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دُبّ (dubb).

Noun

دبّ • (debb, dubb) m (plural دباب (dbāb) or دببة (dibabe))

1. bear