Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ت ع ب (t-ʕ-b)

Derived from the active participle of أَتْعَبَ (ʔatʕaba, to tire (transitive)), form IV causative of تَعِبَ (taʕiba, to be tired).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mut.ʕib/
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    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /mut.ʕib/, [mʊt.ʕɪb]

Adjective

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مُتْعِب (mutʕib) (feminine مُتْعِبَة (mutʕiba), masculine plural مُتْعِبُونَ (mutʕibūna), feminine plural مُتْعِبَات (mutʕibāt))

  1. tiring
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Etymology 2

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Root
ت ع ب (t-ʕ-b)

Derived from the passive participle of أَتْعَبَ (ʔatʕaba, to tire (transitive)), form IV causative of تَعِبَ (taʕiba, to be tired).

Adjective

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مُتْعَب (mutʕab) (feminine مُتْعَبَة (mutʕaba), masculine plural مُتْعَبُونَ (mutʕabūna), feminine plural مُتْعَبَات (mutʕabāt))

  1. tired
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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “متعب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 94-95