dib
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dib"
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Etymology 1 edit
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Verb edit
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
- To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
- To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
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Noun edit
dib (plural dibs)
- A dibber (gardening tool)
- One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
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Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *tǖp.
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Noun edit
dib (definite accusative dibi, plural diblər)
- bottom
- root, base
- lower part
- deep (a long way inside; situated far in or back)
- (mining) face (as in coalface)
- (colloquial) hymen
- Synonym: qızlıq pərdəsi
Declension edit
Declension of dib | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | dib |
diblər | ||||||
definite accusative | dibi |
dibləri | ||||||
dative | dibə |
diblərə | ||||||
locative | dibdə |
diblərdə | ||||||
ablative | dibdən |
diblərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | dibin |
diblərin |
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Compare Moroccan Arabic ديب (dīb), Egyptian Arabic ديب (dīb).
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Noun edit
dib m (plural djieb)
Sumerian edit
Romanization edit
dib
- Romanization of 𒁳 (dib)
Volapük edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dib (nominative plural dibs)
- depth
Declension edit
declension of dib
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White Hmong edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kʷa (“cucumber”), borrowed from Old Chinese 瓜 (OC *kʷraː).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dib
References edit
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 274.