See also: ثعبان

Arabic

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Root
ت ع ب (t ʕ b)
5 terms

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Adjective

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تَعْبَان (taʕbān) (feminine تَعْبَى (taʕbā) or تَعْبَانَة (taʕbāna), common plural تَعْبَى (taʕbā) or تَعَابَى (taʕābā))

  1. tired, weary

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān).

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Adjective

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تعبان (taʕbā́n)

  1. tired
  2. sick

Etymology 2

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From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān).

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Noun

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تعبان (tuʕbā́nm (plural تعابين (taʕabī́n))

  1. snake

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān).

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Adjective

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تعبان (taʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (taʕbāna), masculine plural تعابى (taʕāba) or تعبانين (taʕbānīn))

  1. tired, fatigued

Hijazi Arabic

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ت ع ب
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Etymology

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From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān).

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Adjective

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تعبان (taʕbān) (feminine تَعْبانة (taʕbāna), common plural تَعْبانين (taʕbānīn))

  1. tired, exhausted
  2. unwell, ill, sick
    Synonym: مريض (marīḍ)

North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic تَعْبان (taʕbān).

Adjective

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تعبان (tiʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (tiʕbāne), common plural تعبانين (tiʕbānīn) or تعبانة (tiʕbāne))

  1. tired
  2. tired of, fed up
    • 2012, “كنا اتفقنا”‎[1]performed by Marwan Khoury:
      قوليلي زعلانة، قوليلي تعبانة، قوليلي زهقانة، بس احكيلي شي.
      ʔulī-li ziʕlāne, ʔulī-li tiʕbāne, ʔulī-li zihʔāne, bas iḥkī-li šī.
      Tell me you’re angry, tell me you’re fed up, tell me you’re bored to death, but just talk to me.

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ت ع ب
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb تعب (tiʕib, to get tired).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taʕ.baːn/, [taʕˈbæːn]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

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تعبان (taʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (taʕbāne), common plural تعبانين (taʕbānīn))

  1. tired, exhausted
  2. (euphemistic) unwell, ill, sick
    Synonyms: مريض (marīḍ), عيان (ʕayyān)