ثابت

See also: تابت and باتت

Arabic

Root
ث ب ت (ṯ-b-t)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of ثَبَتَ (ṯabata, “to be firm, to persist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaː.bit/

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  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /saː.bit/, /θaː.bit/

Adjective

ثَابِت • (ṯābit) (feminine ثَابِتَة (ṯābita), masculine plural ثَابِتُونَ (ṯābitūna), feminine plural ثَابِتَات (ṯābitāt) or ثَوَابِت (ṯawābit), elative أَثْبَت (ʔaṯbat))

1. constant
2. continuing
3. stable, fixed, static, unchanging
4. immovable, immobile, stationary
5. certain, undeniable
6. permanent

Declension

Declension of adjective ثَابِت (ṯābit)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ثَابِت ṯābit	الثَّابِت aṯ-ṯābit	ثَابِتَة ṯābita	الثَّابِتَة aṯ-ṯābita
Nominative	ثَابِتٌ ṯābitun	الثَّابِتُ aṯ-ṯābitu	ثَابِتَةٌ ṯābitatun	الثَّابِتَةُ aṯ-ṯābitatu
Accusative	ثَابِتًا ṯābitan	الثَّابِتَ aṯ-ṯābita	ثَابِتَةً ṯābitatan	الثَّابِتَةَ aṯ-ṯābitata
Genitive	ثَابِتٍ ṯābitin	الثَّابِتِ aṯ-ṯābiti	ثَابِتَةٍ ṯābitatin	الثَّابِتَةِ aṯ-ṯābitati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ثَابِتَيْن ṯābitayn	الثَّابِتَيْن aṯ-ṯābitayn	ثَابِتَتَيْن ṯābitatayn	الثَّابِتَتَيْن aṯ-ṯābitatayn
Nominative	ثَابِتَانِ ṯābitāni	الثَّابِتَانِ aṯ-ṯābitāni	ثَابِتَتَانِ ṯābitatāni	الثَّابِتَتَانِ aṯ-ṯābitatāni
Accusative	ثَابِتَيْنِ ṯābitayni	الثَّابِتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯābitayni	ثَابِتَتَيْنِ ṯābitatayni	الثَّابِتَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯābitatayni
Genitive	ثَابِتَيْنِ ṯābitayni	الثَّابِتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯābitayni	ثَابِتَتَيْنِ ṯābitatayni	الثَّابِتَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯābitatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ثَابِتِين ṯābitīn	الثَّابِتِين aṯ-ṯābitīn	ثَابِتَات‎; ثَوَابِت ṯābitāt‎; ṯawābit	الثَّابِتَات‎; الثَّوَابِت aṯ-ṯābitāt‎; aṯ-ṯawābit
Nominative	ثَابِتُونَ ṯābitūna	الثَّابِتُونَ aṯ-ṯābitūna	ثَابِتَاتٌ‎; ثَوَابِتُ ṯābitātun‎; ṯawābitu	الثَّابِتَاتُ‎; الثَّوَابِتُ aṯ-ṯābitātu‎; aṯ-ṯawābitu
Accusative	ثَابِتِينَ ṯābitīna	الثَّابِتِينَ aṯ-ṯābitīna	ثَابِتَاتٍ‎; ثَوَابِتَ ṯābitātin‎; ṯawābita	الثَّابِتَاتِ‎; الثَّوَابِتَ aṯ-ṯābitāti‎; aṯ-ṯawābita
Genitive	ثَابِتِينَ ṯābitīna	الثَّابِتِينَ aṯ-ṯābitīna	ثَابِتَاتٍ‎; ثَوَابِتَ ṯābitātin‎; ṯawābita	الثَّابِتَاتِ‎; الثَّوَابِتِ aṯ-ṯābitāti‎; aṯ-ṯawābiti

Noun

ثَابِت • (ṯābit) m (plural ثَوَابِت (ṯawābit))

1. something permanent or invariable; constant
2. (mathematics) constant

Declension

Declension of noun ثَابِت (ṯābit)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَابِت ṯābit	الثَّابِت aṯ-ṯābit	ثَابِت ṯābit
Nominative	ثَابِتٌ ṯābitun	الثَّابِتُ aṯ-ṯābitu	ثَابِتُ ṯābitu
Accusative	ثَابِتًا ṯābitan	الثَّابِتَ aṯ-ṯābita	ثَابِتَ ṯābita
Genitive	ثَابِتٍ ṯābitin	الثَّابِتِ aṯ-ṯābiti	ثَابِتِ ṯābiti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَابِتَيْن ṯābitayn	الثَّابِتَيْن aṯ-ṯābitayn	ثَابِتَيْ ṯābitay
Nominative	ثَابِتَانِ ṯābitāni	الثَّابِتَانِ aṯ-ṯābitāni	ثَابِتَا ṯābitā
Accusative	ثَابِتَيْنِ ṯābitayni	الثَّابِتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯābitayni	ثَابِتَيْ ṯābitay
Genitive	ثَابِتَيْنِ ṯābitayni	الثَّابِتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯābitayni	ثَابِتَيْ ṯābitay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَوَابِت ṯawābit	الثَّوَابِت aṯ-ṯawābit	ثَوَابِت ṯawābit
Nominative	ثَوَابِتُ ṯawābitu	الثَّوَابِتُ aṯ-ṯawābitu	ثَوَابِتُ ṯawābitu
Accusative	ثَوَابِتَ ṯawābita	الثَّوَابِتَ aṯ-ṯawābita	ثَوَابِتَ ṯawābita
Genitive	ثَوَابِتَ ṯawābita	الثَّوَابِتِ aṯ-ṯawābiti	ثَوَابِتِ ṯawābiti

Antonyms

• مُتَغَيِّر (mutaḡayyir)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: sabit
• → Malay: sabit
  • → Indonesian: sabit
• → Ottoman Turkish: ثابت (sâbit)
  • → Turkish: sabit
• → Persian: ثابت
  • → Bengali: সাবিত (śabito), সাবেত (śabet)
  • → Punjabi: ਸਾਬਿਤ (sābit)
  • → Hindi: साबित (sābit)
  • → Urdu: ثابِت (sābit)
    • → Ushojo: ثابت
• → Swahili: thabiti

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ثَابِت (ṯābit), active participle of ثَبَتَ (ṯabata, “to be firm, to be fixed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ˈβit]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.bɪ́t̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.bɪ́t̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.bɪ́t̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.bít̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.bét̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.bít̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	sāḇit
Dari reading?	sābit
Iranian reading?	sâbet
Tajik reading?	sobit

Adjective

ثابت • (sâbet)

1. constant
2. static
3. fixed
4. steadfast

Noun

ثابت • (sâbet) (plural ثابت‌ها (sâbet-hâ))

1. constant

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ثابت (sābit), from Arabic ثَابِت (ṯābit), active participle of ثَبَتَ (ṯabata, “to be firm, to be fixed, to persist”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.bɪt̪/

Adjective

ثابت • (sābit) (Hindi spelling साबित)

1. constant
2. lasting
3. static
4. fixed
5. permanent
6. settled
7. steadfast
8. stationary
9. valid
10. stable
11. established

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu ثابت (sābit).

Adjective

ثابت (sābit)

1. whole
2. constant
3. permanent
4. lasting
5. static