طابع

Arabic

Root
ط ب ع (ṭ-b-ʕ)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic טַבְעָא / ܛܲܒܼܥܵܐ (ṭaḇəʿā, “stamp, seal, die, thing made sink”), from Akkadian 𒋰 (ṭepûm, “to attach, to append”, to imprint or impress said of seals), from Akkadian 𒁾 (ṭuppum, “tablet, impressed markings in clay or other materials”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). The root ط ب ع (ṭ-b-ʕ) “related to imprinting” is derived from this borrowing; compare Arabic خَاتَم (ḵātam) representing a potential Egyptian equivalent. For more on the foreign pattern فَاعَل (fāʕal) see عَالَم (ʕālam).

Noun

طَابَع or طَابِع • (ṭābaʕ or ṭābiʕ) m (plural طَوَابِع (ṭawābiʕ))

1. postage stamp
2. stamp (for printing, etc.)
3. die for branding
4. impression, imprint, sealing, what a stamp or seal leaves

Declension

Declension of noun طَابَع (ṭābaʕ)‎; طَابِع (ṭābiʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَابَع‎; طَابِع ṭābaʕ‎; ṭābiʕ	الطَّابَع‎; الطَّابِع aṭ-ṭābaʕ‎; aṭ-ṭābiʕ	طَابَع‎; طَابِع ṭābaʕ‎; ṭābiʕ
Nominative	طَابَعٌ‎; طَابِعٌ ṭābaʕun‎; ṭābiʕun	الطَّابَعُ‎; الطَّابِعُ aṭ-ṭābaʕu‎; aṭ-ṭābiʕu	طَابَعُ‎; طَابِعُ ṭābaʕu‎; ṭābiʕu
Accusative	طَابَعًا‎; طَابِعًا ṭābaʕan‎; ṭābiʕan	الطَّابَعَ‎; الطَّابِعَ aṭ-ṭābaʕa‎; aṭ-ṭābiʕa	طَابَعَ‎; طَابِعَ ṭābaʕa‎; ṭābiʕa
Genitive	طَابَعٍ‎; طَابِعٍ ṭābaʕin‎; ṭābiʕin	الطَّابَعِ‎; الطَّابِعِ aṭ-ṭābaʕi‎; aṭ-ṭābiʕi	طَابَعِ‎; طَابِعِ ṭābaʕi‎; ṭābiʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَابَعَيْن‎; طَابِعَيْن ṭābaʕayn‎; ṭābiʕayn	الطَّابَعَيْن‎; الطَّابِعَيْن aṭ-ṭābaʕayn‎; aṭ-ṭābiʕayn	طَابَعَيْ‎; طَابِعَيْ ṭābaʕay‎; ṭābiʕay
Nominative	طَابَعَانِ‎; طَابِعَانِ ṭābaʕāni‎; ṭābiʕāni	الطَّابَعَانِ‎; الطَّابِعَانِ aṭ-ṭābaʕāni‎; aṭ-ṭābiʕāni	طَابَعَا‎; طَابِعَا ṭābaʕā‎; ṭābiʕā
Accusative	طَابَعَيْنِ‎; طَابِعَيْنِ ṭābaʕayni‎; ṭābiʕayni	الطَّابَعَيْنِ‎; الطَّابِعَيْنِ aṭ-ṭābaʕayni‎; aṭ-ṭābiʕayni	طَابَعَيْ‎; طَابِعَيْ ṭābaʕay‎; ṭābiʕay
Genitive	طَابَعَيْنِ‎; طَابِعَيْنِ ṭābaʕayni‎; ṭābiʕayni	الطَّابَعَيْنِ‎; الطَّابِعَيْنِ aṭ-ṭābaʕayni‎; aṭ-ṭābiʕayni	طَابَعَيْ‎; طَابِعَيْ ṭābaʕay‎; ṭābiʕay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَوَابِع ṭawābiʕ	الطَّوَابِع aṭ-ṭawābiʕ	طَوَابِع ṭawābiʕ
Nominative	طَوَابِعُ ṭawābiʕu	الطَّوَابِعُ aṭ-ṭawābiʕu	طَوَابِعُ ṭawābiʕu
Accusative	طَوَابِعَ ṭawābiʕa	الطَّوَابِعَ aṭ-ṭawābiʕa	طَوَابِعَ ṭawābiʕa
Genitive	طَوَابِعَ ṭawābiʕa	الطَّوَابِعِ aṭ-ṭawābiʕi	طَوَابِعِ ṭawābiʕi

Etymology 2

Root
ط ب ع (ṭ-b-ʕ)

Derived from the active participle of طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa, “to print”).

Noun

طَابِع • (ṭābiʕ) m

1. printer (person who prints)
2. person who seals
3. stamp, mark

Declension

Declension of noun طَابِع (ṭābiʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَابِع ṭābiʕ	الطَّابِع aṭ-ṭābiʕ	طَابِع ṭābiʕ
Nominative	طَابِعٌ ṭābiʕun	الطَّابِعُ aṭ-ṭābiʕu	طَابِعُ ṭābiʕu
Accusative	طَابِعًا ṭābiʕan	الطَّابِعَ aṭ-ṭābiʕa	طَابِعَ ṭābiʕa
Genitive	طَابِعٍ ṭābiʕin	الطَّابِعِ aṭ-ṭābiʕi	طَابِعِ ṭābiʕi

References

• “ṭbˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fischer, Wolfdietrich (2006) Grammatik des Klassischen Arabisch (in German), 4^th edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, § 62 Anm. 5, page 36
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 193
• Garosi, Eugenio (2022 December 1) “Regional Diversity in the Use of Administrative Loanwords in Early Islamic Arabic Documentary Sources (632–800 CE): A Preliminary Survey”, in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean World. From Constantinople to Baghdad, 500-1000 CE, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 414
• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 208–209
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1875) Mandäische Grammatik‎^[1] (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, page 112