زبدة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ز ب د‎ (z-b-d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zub.da/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /zub.da/, /zib.da/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /zab.da/

• Audio

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Noun

زُبْدَة • (zubda) f

1. butter
2. cream
3. extract
4. core

Declension

Declension of noun زُبْدَة (zubda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبْدَة zubda	الزُّبْدَة‎ az-zubda	زُبْدَة zubdat
Nominative	زُبْدَةٌ zubdatun	الزُّبْدَةُ‎ az-zubdatu	زُبْدَةُ zubdatu
Accusative	زُبْدَةً zubdatan	الزُّبْدَةَ‎ az-zubdata	زُبْدَةَ zubdata
Genitive	زُبْدَةٍ zubdatin	الزُّبْدَةِ‎ az-zubdati	زُبْدَةِ zubdati

Synonyms

• زُبْد‎ (zubd)

Noun

زُبْدَة • (zubda) f (plural زُبَد‎ (zubad))

1. chosen part, best part; cream (figurative)
2. central part; core
3. highest point

Declension

Declension of noun زُبْدَة (zubda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبْدَة zubda	الزُّبْدَة‎ az-zubda	زُبْدَة zubdat
Nominative	زُبْدَةٌ zubdatun	الزُّبْدَةُ‎ az-zubdatu	زُبْدَةُ zubdatu
Accusative	زُبْدَةً zubdatan	الزُّبْدَةَ‎ az-zubdata	زُبْدَةَ zubdata
Genitive	زُبْدَةٍ zubdatin	الزُّبْدَةِ‎ az-zubdati	زُبْدَةِ zubdati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبْدَتَيْن‎ zubdatayn	الزُّبْدَتَيْن‎ az-zubdatayn	زُبْدَتَيْ‎ zubdatay
Nominative	زُبْدَتَانِ‎ zubdatāni	الزُّبْدَتَانِ‎ az-zubdatāni	زُبْدَتَا‎ zubdatā
Accusative	زُبْدَتَيْنِ‎ zubdatayni	الزُّبْدَتَيْنِ‎ az-zubdatayni	زُبْدَتَيْ‎ zubdatay
Genitive	زُبْدَتَيْنِ‎ zubdatayni	الزُّبْدَتَيْنِ‎ az-zubdatayni	زُبْدَتَيْ‎ zubdatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبَد‎ zubad	الزُّبَد‎ az-zubad	زُبَد‎ zubad
Nominative	زُبَدٌ‎ zubadun	الزُّبَدُ‎ az-zubadu	زُبَدُ‎ zubadu
Accusative	زُبَدًا‎ zubadan	الزُّبَدَ‎ az-zubada	زُبَدَ‎ zubada
Genitive	زُبَدٍ‎ zubadin	الزُّبَدِ‎ az-zubadi	زُبَدِ‎ zubadi

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “زبدة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ز ب د‎

Etymology

From Arabic زُبْدَة‎ (zubda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zib.de/, [ˈzɪb.de]
• IPA^(key): /zib.da/, [ˈzɪb.da]

• Audio (Bethlehem)

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Noun

زبدة • (zibde) f

1. butter