ظبي

See also: طبی and طبي

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *θ̣aby-. Compare Aramaic טַבְיָא (ṭaḇyā), Classical Syriac ܛܒܝܐ (ṭaḇyā), Hebrew צְבִי (ts'ví, ṣəḇī), Ugaritic 𐎑𐎁𐎊 (ẓby).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðˤabj/

Noun

ظَبْي • (ẓaby) m (plural أَظْبٍ (ʔaẓbin) or ظِبَاء (ẓibāʔ) or ظُبِيّ (ẓubiyy), feminine ظَبْيَة (ẓabya))

1. gazelle, mountain goat, antelope
2. mark by branding
3. name of a star

Declension

Declension of noun ظَبْي (ẓaby)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظَبْي ẓaby	الظَّبْي aẓ-ẓaby	ظَبْي ẓaby	ظَبْيَة ẓabya	الظَّبْيَة aẓ-ẓabya	ظَبْيَة ẓabyat
Nominative	ظَبْيٌ ẓabyun	الظَّبْيُ aẓ-ẓabyu	ظَبْيُ ẓabyu	ظَبْيَةٌ ẓabyatun	الظَّبْيَةُ aẓ-ẓabyatu	ظَبْيَةُ ẓabyatu
Accusative	ظَبْيًا ẓabyan	الظَّبْيَ aẓ-ẓabya	ظَبْيَ ẓabya	ظَبْيَةً ẓabyatan	الظَّبْيَةَ aẓ-ẓabyata	ظَبْيَةَ ẓabyata
Genitive	ظَبْيٍ ẓabyin	الظَّبْيِ aẓ-ẓabyi	ظَبْيِ ẓabyi	ظَبْيَةٍ ẓabyatin	الظَّبْيَةِ aẓ-ẓabyati	ظَبْيَةِ ẓabyati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظَبْيَيْن ẓabyayn	الظَّبْيَيْن aẓ-ẓabyayn	ظَبْيَيْ ẓabyay	ظَبْيَتَيْن ẓabyatayn	الظَّبْيَتَيْن aẓ-ẓabyatayn	ظَبْيَتَيْ ẓabyatay
Nominative	ظَبْيَانِ ẓabyāni	الظَّبْيَانِ aẓ-ẓabyāni	ظَبْيَا ẓabyā	ظَبْيَتَانِ ẓabyatāni	الظَّبْيَتَانِ aẓ-ẓabyatāni	ظَبْيَتَا ẓabyatā
Accusative	ظَبْيَيْنِ ẓabyayni	الظَّبْيَيْنِ aẓ-ẓabyayni	ظَبْيَيْ ẓabyay	ظَبْيَتَيْنِ ẓabyatayni	الظَّبْيَتَيْنِ aẓ-ẓabyatayni	ظَبْيَتَيْ ẓabyatay
Genitive	ظَبْيَيْنِ ẓabyayni	الظَّبْيَيْنِ aẓ-ẓabyayni	ظَبْيَيْ ẓabyay	ظَبْيَتَيْنِ ẓabyatayni	الظَّبْيَتَيْنِ aẓ-ẓabyatayni	ظَبْيَتَيْ ẓabyatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in)‎; basic broken plural triptote			sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَظْبِي‎; ظِبَاء‎; ظُبِي ʔaẓbī‎; ẓibāʔ‎; ẓubī	الْأَظْبِي‎; الظِّبَاء‎; الظُّبِي al-ʔaẓbī‎; aẓ-ẓibāʔ‎; aẓ-ẓubī	أَظْبِي‎; ظِبَاء‎; ظُبِي ʔaẓbī‎; ẓibāʔ‎; ẓubī	ظَبَيَات‎; ظِبَاء ẓabayāt‎; ẓibāʔ	الظَّبَيَات‎; الظِّبَاء aẓ-ẓabayāt‎; aẓ-ẓibāʔ	ظَبَيَات‎; ظِبَاء ẓabayāt‎; ẓibāʔ
Nominative	أَظْبٍ‎; ظِبَاءٌ‎; ظُبِيٌّ ʔaẓbin‎; ẓibāʔun‎; ẓubiyyun	الْأَظْبِي‎; الظِّبَاءُ‎; الظُّبِيُّ al-ʔaẓbī‎; aẓ-ẓibāʔu‎; aẓ-ẓubiyyu	أَظْبِي‎; ظِبَاءُ‎; ظُبِيُّ ʔaẓbī‎; ẓibāʔu‎; ẓubiyyu	ظَبَيَاتٌ‎; ظِبَاءٌ ẓabayātun‎; ẓibāʔun	الظَّبَيَاتُ‎; الظِّبَاءُ aẓ-ẓabayātu‎; aẓ-ẓibāʔu	ظَبَيَاتُ‎; ظِبَاءُ ẓabayātu‎; ẓibāʔu
Accusative	أَظْبِيًا‎; ظِبَاءً‎; ظُبِيًّا ʔaẓbiyan‎; ẓibāʔan‎; ẓubiyyan	الْأَظْبِيَ‎; الظِّبَاءَ‎; الظُّبِيَّ al-ʔaẓbiya‎; aẓ-ẓibāʔa‎; aẓ-ẓubiyya	أَظْبِيَ‎; ظِبَاءَ‎; ظُبِيَّ ʔaẓbiya‎; ẓibāʔa‎; ẓubiyya	ظَبَيَاتٍ‎; ظِبَاءً ẓabayātin‎; ẓibāʔan	الظَّبَيَاتِ‎; الظِّبَاءَ aẓ-ẓabayāti‎; aẓ-ẓibāʔa	ظَبَيَاتِ‎; ظِبَاءَ ẓabayāti‎; ẓibāʔa
Genitive	أَظْبٍ‎; ظِبَاءٍ‎; ظُبِيٍّ ʔaẓbin‎; ẓibāʔin‎; ẓubiyyin	الْأَظْبِي‎; الظِّبَاءِ‎; الظُّبِيِّ al-ʔaẓbī‎; aẓ-ẓibāʔi‎; aẓ-ẓubiyyi	أَظْبِي‎; ظِبَاءِ‎; ظُبِيِّ ʔaẓbī‎; ẓibāʔi‎; ẓubiyyi	ظَبَيَاتٍ‎; ظِبَاءٍ ẓabayātin‎; ẓibāʔin	الظَّبَيَاتِ‎; الظِّبَاءِ aẓ-ẓabayāti‎; aẓ-ẓibāʔi	ظَبَيَاتِ‎; ظِبَاءِ ẓabayāti‎; ẓibāʔi

Derived terms

• أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby, “Abu Dhabi”)
• تَظَبَّى (taẓabbā, “to abound in gazelles”)

Noun

ظُبِيّ • (ẓubiyy) m pl

1. plural of ظَبْي (ẓaby)

References

• Kogan, Leonid (2011) “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 208