See also: بتت, تتب, ببت, ثبت, and تبت

Arabic

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Verb

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تَبَّبَ (tabbaba) II (non-past يُتَبِّبُ (yutabbibu), verbal noun تَتْبِيب (tatbīb))

  1. (transitive) to ruin, to destroy
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:أفنى
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:101:
      وَمَا ظَلَمْنَاهُمْ وَلَٰكِن ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ فَمَا أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ آلِهَتُهُمُ الَّتِي يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ لَّمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍ
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  2. (transitive) to say تَبًّا لَكَ (tabban laka) to someone

Conjugation

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Noun

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تَبَب (tababm

  1. verbal noun of تَبَّ (tabba) (form I)

Declension

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