ضب

See also: صب

Arabic

FWOTD – 19 April 2014

Uromastyx microlepis

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb-. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܒܐ (ʿabbā, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Hebrew צַב (ṣaḇ, “turtle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤabb/

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (plural ضِبَاب (ḍibāb) or ضُبَّان (ḍubbān), feminine ضَبَّة (ḍabba))

1. spiny-tailed lizard, mastigure (any lizard of the genus Uromastyx)
   • 876, The Letter of Yaʿqūb al-Layṯ to Al-Muʿtamid, written by the poet Ibrāhīm ibn Mamšāḏ

     فعودوا الى ارضكم بالحجاز
     لاكل الضباب ورعي الغنم

     So return to your [own] land in Hejaz [Arabia], to eat lizards and to graze [your] sheep

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبَّيْن ḍabbayn	الضَّبَّيْن aḍ-ḍabbayn	ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay
Nominative	ضَبَّانِ ḍabbāni	الضَّبَّانِ aḍ-ḍabbāni	ضَبَّا ḍabbā
Accusative	ضَبَّيْنِ ḍabbayni	الضَّبَّيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbayni	ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay
Genitive	ضَبَّيْنِ ḍabbayni	الضَّبَّيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbayni	ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِبَاب ḍibāb	الضِّبَاب aḍ-ḍibāb	ضِبَاب ḍibāb
Nominative	ضِبَابٌ ḍibābun	الضِّبَابُ aḍ-ḍibābu	ضِبَابُ ḍibābu
Accusative	ضِبَابًا ḍibāban	الضِّبَابَ aḍ-ḍibāba	ضِبَابَ ḍibāba
Genitive	ضِبَابٍ ḍibābin	الضِّبَابِ aḍ-ḍibābi	ضِبَابِ ḍibābi

Descendants

• English: dabb lizard

Etymology 2

Root
ض ب ب (ḍ b b)
5 terms

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I (non-past يَضِبُّ (yaḍibbu), verbal noun ضَبّ (ḍabb))

1. to cleave to, to hold to firmly [with عَلَى (ʕalā)]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ضَبَّ (I, geminate, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal noun ضَبّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						ضَبّ ḍabb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						ضَابّ ḍābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَضْبُوب maḍbūb
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	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba		ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا ḍabbā		ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
	f		ضَبَبْتِ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ ḍabbat			ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā			ضَبَبْتُنَّ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضِبُّ ʔaḍibbu	تَضِبُّ taḍibbu	يَضِبُّ yaḍibbu		تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni	يَضِبَّانِ yaḍibbāni		نَضِبُّ naḍibbu	تَضِبُّونَ taḍibbūna	يَضِبُّونَ yaḍibbūna
	f		تَضِبِّينَ taḍibbīna	تَضِبُّ taḍibbu			تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni			تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضِبَّ ʔaḍibba	تَضِبَّ taḍibba	يَضِبَّ yaḍibba		تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا yaḍibbā		نَضِبَّ naḍibba	تَضِبُّوا taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا yaḍibbū
	f		تَضِبِّي taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ taḍibba			تَضِبَّا taḍibbā			تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضِبَّ, أَضِبِّ, أَضْبِبْ ʔaḍibba, ʔaḍibbi, ʔaḍbib	تَضِبَّ, تَضِبِّ, تَضْبِبْ taḍibba, taḍibbi, taḍbib	يَضِبَّ, يَضِبِّ, يَضْبِبْ yaḍibba, yaḍibbi, yaḍbib		تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا yaḍibbā		نَضِبَّ, نَضِبِّ, نَضْبِبْ naḍibba, naḍibbi, naḍbib	تَضِبُّوا taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا yaḍibbū
	f		تَضِبِّي taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ, تَضِبِّ, تَضْبِبْ taḍibba, taḍibbi, taḍbib			تَضِبَّا taḍibbā			تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضِبَّ, ضِبِّ, اِضْبِبْ ḍibba, ḍibbi, iḍbib			ضِبَّا ḍibbā				ضِبُّوا ḍibbū
	f		ضِبِّي ḍibbī							اِضْبِبْنَ iḍbibna
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	ضُبِبْتُ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتَ ḍubibta	ضُبَّ ḍubba		ضُبِبْتُمَا ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّا ḍubbā		ضُبِبْنَا ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُمْ ḍubibtum	ضُبُّوا ḍubbū
	f		ضُبِبْتِ ḍubibti	ضُبَّتْ ḍubbat			ضُبَّتَا ḍubbatā			ضُبِبْتُنَّ ḍubibtunna	ضُبِبْنَ ḍubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَبُّ ʔuḍabbu	تُضَبُّ tuḍabbu	يُضَبُّ yuḍabbu		تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni	يُضَبَّانِ yuḍabbāni		نُضَبُّ nuḍabbu	تُضَبُّونَ tuḍabbūna	يُضَبُّونَ yuḍabbūna
	f		تُضَبِّينَ tuḍabbīna	تُضَبُّ tuḍabbu			تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni			تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَبَّ ʔuḍabba	تُضَبَّ tuḍabba	يُضَبَّ yuḍabba		تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا yuḍabbā		نُضَبَّ nuḍabba	تُضَبُّوا tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا yuḍabbū
	f		تُضَبِّي tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ tuḍabba			تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā			تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَبَّ, أُضَبِّ, أُضْبَبْ ʔuḍabba, ʔuḍabbi, ʔuḍbab	تُضَبَّ, تُضَبِّ, تُضْبَبْ tuḍabba, tuḍabbi, tuḍbab	يُضَبَّ, يُضَبِّ, يُضْبَبْ yuḍabba, yuḍabbi, yuḍbab		تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا yuḍabbā		نُضَبَّ, نُضَبِّ, نُضْبَبْ nuḍabba, nuḍabbi, nuḍbab	تُضَبُّوا tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا yuḍabbū
	f		تُضَبِّي tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ, تُضَبِّ, تُضْبَبْ tuḍabba, tuḍabbi, tuḍbab			تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā			تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I (non-past يَضِبُّ (yaḍibbu), verbal noun ضَبّ (ḍabb) or ضُبُوب (ḍubūb) or ضَبِيب (ḍabīb))

1. (obsolete) to have a gently or scanty flow, to stream, to discharge sluggishly

   Synonym: بَضَّ (baḍḍa)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ضَبَّ (I, geminate, a ~ i, no passive, verbal nouns ضَبّ, ضُبُوب, ضَبِيب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						ضَبّ, ضُبُوب, ضَبِيب ḍabb, ḍubūb, ḍabīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						ضَابّ ḍābb
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	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba		ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا ḍabbā		ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
	f		ضَبَبْتِ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ ḍabbat			ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā			ضَبَبْتُنَّ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضِبُّ ʔaḍibbu	تَضِبُّ taḍibbu	يَضِبُّ yaḍibbu		تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni	يَضِبَّانِ yaḍibbāni		نَضِبُّ naḍibbu	تَضِبُّونَ taḍibbūna	يَضِبُّونَ yaḍibbūna
	f		تَضِبِّينَ taḍibbīna	تَضِبُّ taḍibbu			تَضِبَّانِ taḍibbāni			تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضِبَّ ʔaḍibba	تَضِبَّ taḍibba	يَضِبَّ yaḍibba		تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا yaḍibbā		نَضِبَّ naḍibba	تَضِبُّوا taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا yaḍibbū
	f		تَضِبِّي taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ taḍibba			تَضِبَّا taḍibbā			تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضِبَّ, أَضِبِّ, أَضْبِبْ ʔaḍibba, ʔaḍibbi, ʔaḍbib	تَضِبَّ, تَضِبِّ, تَضْبِبْ taḍibba, taḍibbi, taḍbib	يَضِبَّ, يَضِبِّ, يَضْبِبْ yaḍibba, yaḍibbi, yaḍbib		تَضِبَّا taḍibbā	يَضِبَّا yaḍibbā		نَضِبَّ, نَضِبِّ, نَضْبِبْ naḍibba, naḍibbi, naḍbib	تَضِبُّوا taḍibbū	يَضِبُّوا yaḍibbū
	f		تَضِبِّي taḍibbī	تَضِبَّ, تَضِبِّ, تَضْبِبْ taḍibba, taḍibbi, taḍbib			تَضِبَّا taḍibbā			تَضْبِبْنَ taḍbibna	يَضْبِبْنَ yaḍbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضِبَّ, ضِبِّ, اِضْبِبْ ḍibba, ḍibbi, iḍbib			ضِبَّا ḍibbā				ضِبُّوا ḍibbū
	f		ضِبِّي ḍibbī							اِضْبِبْنَ iḍbibna

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I (first-person singular past ضَبِبْتُ (ḍabibtu), non-past يَضَبُّ (yaḍabbu), verbal noun ضَبَب (ḍabab))

1. (obsolete) to be affected by the disease termed ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ضَبَّ (I, geminate, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun ضَبَب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						ضَبَب ḍabab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						أَضَبّ ʔaḍabb
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	ضَبِبْتُ ḍabibtu	ضَبِبْتَ ḍabibta	ضَبَّ ḍabba		ضَبِبْتُمَا ḍabibtumā	ضَبَّا ḍabbā		ضَبِبْنَا ḍabibnā	ضَبِبْتُمْ ḍabibtum	ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
	f		ضَبِبْتِ ḍabibti	ضَبَّتْ ḍabbat			ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā			ضَبِبْتُنَّ ḍabibtunna	ضَبِبْنَ ḍabibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضَبُّ ʔaḍabbu	تَضَبُّ taḍabbu	يَضَبُّ yaḍabbu		تَضَبَّانِ taḍabbāni	يَضَبَّانِ yaḍabbāni		نَضَبُّ naḍabbu	تَضَبُّونَ taḍabbūna	يَضَبُّونَ yaḍabbūna
	f		تَضَبِّينَ taḍabbīna	تَضَبُّ taḍabbu			تَضَبَّانِ taḍabbāni			تَضْبَبْنَ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ yaḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضَبَّ ʔaḍabba	تَضَبَّ taḍabba	يَضَبَّ yaḍabba		تَضَبَّا taḍabbā	يَضَبَّا yaḍabbā		نَضَبَّ naḍabba	تَضَبُّوا taḍabbū	يَضَبُّوا yaḍabbū
	f		تَضَبِّي taḍabbī	تَضَبَّ taḍabba			تَضَبَّا taḍabbā			تَضْبَبْنَ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ yaḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضَبَّ, أَضَبِّ, أَضْبَبْ ʔaḍabba, ʔaḍabbi, ʔaḍbab	تَضَبَّ, تَضَبِّ, تَضْبَبْ taḍabba, taḍabbi, taḍbab	يَضَبَّ, يَضَبِّ, يَضْبَبْ yaḍabba, yaḍabbi, yaḍbab		تَضَبَّا taḍabbā	يَضَبَّا yaḍabbā		نَضَبَّ, نَضَبِّ, نَضْبَبْ naḍabba, naḍabbi, naḍbab	تَضَبُّوا taḍabbū	يَضَبُّوا yaḍabbū
	f		تَضَبِّي taḍabbī	تَضَبَّ, تَضَبِّ, تَضْبَبْ taḍabba, taḍabbi, taḍbab			تَضَبَّا taḍabbā			تَضْبَبْنَ taḍbabna	يَضْبَبْنَ yaḍbabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضَبَّ, ضَبِّ, اِضْبَبْ ḍabba, ḍabbi, iḍbab			ضَبَّا ḍabbā				ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
	f		ضَبِّي ḍabbī							اِضْبَبْنَ iḍbabna

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (obsolete)

1. a disease in the lips, in consequence of which blood flows from it
2. tumor in the extremity of the foot of a camel
3. chapping or cracking in the armpit of a child or camel

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (collective, singulative ضَبَّة f (ḍabba), plural ضِبَاب (ḍibāb))

1. spadix of a palm-tree before it cleaves open

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبَّة ḍabba	الضَّبَّة aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّة ḍabbat
Nominative	ضَبَّةٌ ḍabbatun	الضَّبَّةُ aḍ-ḍabbatu	ضَبَّةُ ḍabbatu
Accusative	ضَبَّةً ḍabbatan	الضَّبَّةَ aḍ-ḍabbata	ضَبَّةَ ḍabbata
Genitive	ضَبَّةٍ ḍabbatin	الضَّبَّةِ aḍ-ḍabbati	ضَبَّةِ ḍabbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبَّتَيْن ḍabbatayn	الضَّبَّتَيْن aḍ-ḍabbatayn	ضَبَّتَيْ ḍabbatay
Nominative	ضَبَّتَانِ ḍabbatāni	الضَّبَّتَانِ aḍ-ḍabbatāni	ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā
Accusative	ضَبَّتَيْنِ ḍabbatayni	الضَّبَّتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbatayni	ضَبَّتَيْ ḍabbatay
Genitive	ضَبَّتَيْنِ ḍabbatayni	الضَّبَّتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbatayni	ضَبَّتَيْ ḍabbatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبَّات ḍabbāt	الضَّبَّات aḍ-ḍabbāt	ضَبَّات ḍabbāt
Nominative	ضَبَّاتٌ ḍabbātun	الضَّبَّاتُ aḍ-ḍabbātu	ضَبَّاتُ ḍabbātu
Accusative	ضَبَّاتٍ ḍabbātin	الضَّبَّاتِ aḍ-ḍabbāti	ضَبَّاتِ ḍabbāti
Genitive	ضَبَّاتٍ ḍabbātin	الضَّبَّاتِ aḍ-ḍabbāti	ضَبَّاتِ ḍabbāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضِبَاب ḍibāb	الضِّبَاب aḍ-ḍibāb	ضِبَاب ḍibāb
Nominative	ضِبَابٌ ḍibābun	الضِّبَابُ aḍ-ḍibābu	ضِبَابُ ḍibābu
Accusative	ضِبَابًا ḍibāban	الضِّبَابَ aḍ-ḍibāba	ضِبَابَ ḍibāba
Genitive	ضِبَابٍ ḍibābin	الضِّبَابِ aḍ-ḍibābi	ضِبَابِ ḍibābi

Noun

ضَبّ or ضِبّ • (ḍabb or ḍibb) m (obsolete)

1. rancour, malice, anger, wrath (a characteristic ascribed to the mastigure)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)‎; ضِبّ (ḍibb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ‎; ضِبّ ḍabb‎; ḍibb	الضَّبّ‎; الضِّبّ aḍ-ḍabb‎; aḍ-ḍibb	ضَبّ‎; ضِبّ ḍabb‎; ḍibb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ‎; ضِبٌّ ḍabbun‎; ḍibbun	الضَّبُّ‎; الضِّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu‎; aḍ-ḍibbu	ضَبُّ‎; ضِبُّ ḍabbu‎; ḍibbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا‎; ضِبًّا ḍabban‎; ḍibban	الضَّبَّ‎; الضِّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba‎; aḍ-ḍibba	ضَبَّ‎; ضِبَّ ḍabba‎; ḍibba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ‎; ضِبٍّ ḍabbin‎; ḍibbin	الضَّبِّ‎; الضِّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi‎; aḍ-ḍibbi	ضَبِّ‎; ضِبِّ ḍabbi‎; ḍibbi

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m

1. verbal noun of ضَبَّ (ḍabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

Etymology 3

Verb

ضَبَّ • (ḍabba) I (non-past يَضُبُّ (yaḍubbu), verbal noun ضَبّ (ḍabb))

1. to milk with five fingers [with accusative ‘camel’]

   Synonym: ضَفَّ (ḍaffa)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ضَبَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun ضَبّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						ضَبّ ḍabb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						ضَابّ ḍābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَضْبُوب maḍbūb
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	ضَبَبْتُ ḍababtu	ضَبَبْتَ ḍababta	ضَبَّ ḍabba		ضَبَبْتُمَا ḍababtumā	ضَبَّا ḍabbā		ضَبَبْنَا ḍababnā	ضَبَبْتُمْ ḍababtum	ضَبُّوا ḍabbū
	f		ضَبَبْتِ ḍababti	ضَبَّتْ ḍabbat			ضَبَّتَا ḍabbatā			ضَبَبْتُنَّ ḍababtunna	ضَبَبْنَ ḍababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَضُبُّ ʔaḍubbu	تَضُبُّ taḍubbu	يَضُبُّ yaḍubbu		تَضُبَّانِ taḍubbāni	يَضُبَّانِ yaḍubbāni		نَضُبُّ naḍubbu	تَضُبُّونَ taḍubbūna	يَضُبُّونَ yaḍubbūna
	f		تَضُبِّينَ taḍubbīna	تَضُبُّ taḍubbu			تَضُبَّانِ taḍubbāni			تَضْبُبْنَ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ yaḍbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَضُبَّ ʔaḍubba	تَضُبَّ taḍubba	يَضُبَّ yaḍubba		تَضُبَّا taḍubbā	يَضُبَّا yaḍubbā		نَضُبَّ naḍubba	تَضُبُّوا taḍubbū	يَضُبُّوا yaḍubbū
	f		تَضُبِّي taḍubbī	تَضُبَّ taḍubba			تَضُبَّا taḍubbā			تَضْبُبْنَ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ yaḍbubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَضُبَّ, أَضُبِّ, أَضْبُبْ ʔaḍubba, ʔaḍubbi, ʔaḍbub	تَضُبَّ, تَضُبِّ, تَضْبُبْ taḍubba, taḍubbi, taḍbub	يَضُبَّ, يَضُبِّ, يَضْبُبْ yaḍubba, yaḍubbi, yaḍbub		تَضُبَّا taḍubbā	يَضُبَّا yaḍubbā		نَضُبَّ, نَضُبِّ, نَضْبُبْ naḍubba, naḍubbi, naḍbub	تَضُبُّوا taḍubbū	يَضُبُّوا yaḍubbū
	f		تَضُبِّي taḍubbī	تَضُبَّ, تَضُبِّ, تَضْبُبْ taḍubba, taḍubbi, taḍbub			تَضُبَّا taḍubbā			تَضْبُبْنَ taḍbubna	يَضْبُبْنَ yaḍbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضُبَّ, ضُبِّ, اُضْبُبْ ḍubba, ḍubbi, uḍbub			ضُبَّا ḍubbā				ضُبُّوا ḍubbū
	f		ضُبِّي ḍubbī							اُضْبُبْنَ uḍbubna
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	ضُبِبْتُ ḍubibtu	ضُبِبْتَ ḍubibta	ضُبَّ ḍubba		ضُبِبْتُمَا ḍubibtumā	ضُبَّا ḍubbā		ضُبِبْنَا ḍubibnā	ضُبِبْتُمْ ḍubibtum	ضُبُّوا ḍubbū
	f		ضُبِبْتِ ḍubibti	ضُبَّتْ ḍubbat			ضُبَّتَا ḍubbatā			ضُبِبْتُنَّ ḍubibtunna	ضُبِبْنَ ḍubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَبُّ ʔuḍabbu	تُضَبُّ tuḍabbu	يُضَبُّ yuḍabbu		تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni	يُضَبَّانِ yuḍabbāni		نُضَبُّ nuḍabbu	تُضَبُّونَ tuḍabbūna	يُضَبُّونَ yuḍabbūna
	f		تُضَبِّينَ tuḍabbīna	تُضَبُّ tuḍabbu			تُضَبَّانِ tuḍabbāni			تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَبَّ ʔuḍabba	تُضَبَّ tuḍabba	يُضَبَّ yuḍabba		تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا yuḍabbā		نُضَبَّ nuḍabba	تُضَبُّوا tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا yuḍabbū
	f		تُضَبِّي tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ tuḍabba			تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā			تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَبَّ, أُضَبِّ, أُضْبَبْ ʔuḍabba, ʔuḍabbi, ʔuḍbab	تُضَبَّ, تُضَبِّ, تُضْبَبْ tuḍabba, tuḍabbi, tuḍbab	يُضَبَّ, يُضَبِّ, يُضْبَبْ yuḍabba, yuḍabbi, yuḍbab		تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā	يُضَبَّا yuḍabbā		نُضَبَّ, نُضَبِّ, نُضْبَبْ nuḍabba, nuḍabbi, nuḍbab	تُضَبُّوا tuḍabbū	يُضَبُّوا yuḍabbū
	f		تُضَبِّي tuḍabbī	تُضَبَّ, تُضَبِّ, تُضْبَبْ tuḍabba, tuḍabbi, tuḍbab			تُضَبَّا tuḍabbā			تُضْبَبْنَ tuḍbabna	يُضْبَبْنَ yuḍbabna

Noun

ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m

1. verbal noun of ضَبَّ (ḍabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبّ ḍabb	الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb	ضَبّ ḍabb
Nominative	ضَبٌّ ḍabbun	الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu	ضَبُّ ḍabbu
Accusative	ضَبًّا ḍabban	الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba	ضَبَّ ḍabba
Genitive	ضَبٍّ ḍabbin	الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi	ضَبِّ ḍabbi

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ب ب
2 terms

Uromastyx microlepis

Etymology

From Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤabb/, [dˤab]

Noun

ضب • (ḍabb) m (plural ضُبَّان (ḍubbān))

1. spiny-tailed lizard, mastigure (any lizard of the genus Uromastyx)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ب ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَبَّ (ḍabba, “to put in safekeeping”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤab/, [dˤɑb]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

ضبّ • (ḍabb) I (present بضبّ (biḍobb))

1. to put away, to pack (clothes, etc.)
2. to organize, to tidy up

   Synonyms: رتّب (rattab), نظّم (naẓẓam)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضبّ (ḍabb)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ضبّيت (ḍabbēt)	ضبّيت (ḍabbēt)	ضبّ (ḍabb)		ضبّينا (ḍabbēna)	ضبّيتو (ḍabbētu)	ضبّو (ḍabbu)
	f		ضبّيتي (ḍabbēti)	ضبّت (ḍabbat)
present	m	بضبّ (baḍobb)	بتضبّ (bitḍobb)	بضبّ (biḍobb)		منضبّ (minḍobb)	بتضبّو (bitḍobbu)	بضبّو (biḍobbu)
	f		بتضبّي (bitḍobbi)	بتضبّ (bitḍobb)
subjunctive	m	اضبّ (aḍobb)	تضبّ (tḍobb)	يضبّ (yḍobb)		نضبّ (nḍobb)	تضبّو (tḍobbu)	يضبّو (yḍobbu)
	f		تضبّي (tḍobbi)	تضبّ (tḍobb)
imperative	m		ضبّ (ḍobb)				ضبّو (ḍobbu)
	f		ضبّي (ḍobbi)