See also: ذيب, ديب, دیپ, and دیت

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (wolf).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ذِئْب (ḏiʔbm (plural ذِئَاب (ḏiʔāb) or ذُؤْبَان (ḏuʔbān))

  1. wolf
  2. golden jackal (Canis aureus)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Egyptian Arabic: ديب (dīb)
  • Gulf Arabic: ذِيب (ḏīb)
  • Hijazi Arabic: ذِيب (dīb, ḏīb)
  • Maltese: dib
  • Moroccan Arabic: ديب (dīb)
  • Malay: zib / ذيب
  • Catalan: dip
  • Old Spanish: adive
  • English: dieb

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