تبة

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ت ب ب
1 term

Perhaps onomatopoeic + instance marker ـة (-a). See also طب (ṭabb, “to dive (into), to jump”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təb.bə/

Noun

تَبّة • (tabba) f (plural تَبّات (tabbāt))

1. (sea diving) a dive, a single instance of diving

   Synonym: غوصة (ġōṣa)

See also

• كحمة (“10, 12, or 18 tabbas (dives)”)