Arabic edit

Root
د ب س (d-b-s)

Etymology edit

Cognate with Akkadian 𒋭 (dišpum) and Biblical Hebrew דְּבַשׁ (dəḇáš).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

دِبْس (dibsm

  1. syrup, molasses

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Persian: دبس (debs)

Further reading edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “دبس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN