See also: دوت

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic دَأَب (daʔab, to remain, to continue). Compare Moroccan Arabic دابا (dāba, now).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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دوب (dūb)

  1. now, just
    دوبه وصل.
    dūbu waṣal
    He just arrived.
  2. barely
    يا دوب أجيبه.
    ya dūb ajību
    I can barely bring him.

Inflection

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Inflected forms of دوب
Base form دوب (dūb)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person دوبني (dūbani), دوبي (dūbi) دوبنا (dūbana)
2nd person دوبك (dūbak) دوبك (dūbik) دوبكم (dūbakum)
3rd person دوبه (dūbu) دوبها (dūbaha) دوبهم (dūbahum)

Libyan Arabic

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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دوب (transliteration needed)

  1. slightly
  2. in a very small amount

Usage notes

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never used separately. Always in the construction دوب ما

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
د و ب
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic ذَوَّبَ (ḏawwaba).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /daw.wab/, [ˈdaw.wab]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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دوّب (dawwab) II (present بدوّب (bidawweb))

  1. (transitive) to melt, to dissolve
    Antonyms: جمّد (jammad), تلّج (tallaj)
  2. (transitive) to thaw, to defrost
    Antonyms: جمّد (jammad), تلّج (tallaj)
  3. to charm, to win over (someone)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of دوّب (dawwab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m دوّبت (dawwabt) دوّبت (dawwabt) دوّب (dawwab) دوّبنا (dawwabna) دوّبتو (dawwabtu) دوّبو (dawwabu)
f دوّبتي (dawwabti) دوّبت (dawwabat)
present m بدوّب (badawweb) بتدوّب (bitdawweb) بدوّب (bidawweb) مندوّب (mindawweb) بتدوّبو (bitdawwbu) بدوّبو (bidawwbu)
f بتدوّبي (bitdawwbi) بتدوّب (bitdawweb)
subjunctive m ادوّب (adawweb) تدوّب (tdawweb) يدوّب (ydawweb) ندوّب (ndawweb) تدوّبو (tdawwbu) يدوّبو (ydawwbu)
f تدوّبي (tdawwbi) تدوّب (tdawweb)
imperative m دوّب (dawweb) دوّبو (dawwbu)
f دوّبي (dawwbi)