مذنب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of ذَنَّبَ (ḏannaba) from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”). Approximate meaning "long-tailed".

Noun

مُذَنَّب • (muḏannab) m (plural مُذَنَّبَات (muḏannabāt))

1. comet

Declension

Declension of noun مُذَنَّب (muḏannab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُذَنَّب muḏannab	الْمُذَنَّب al-muḏannab	مُذَنَّب muḏannab
Nominative	مُذَنَّبٌ muḏannabun	الْمُذَنَّبُ al-muḏannabu	مُذَنَّبُ muḏannabu
Accusative	مُذَنَّبًا muḏannaban	الْمُذَنَّبَ al-muḏannaba	مُذَنَّبَ muḏannaba
Genitive	مُذَنَّبٍ muḏannabin	الْمُذَنَّبِ al-muḏannabi	مُذَنَّبِ muḏannabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُذَنَّبَيْن muḏannabayn	الْمُذَنَّبَيْن al-muḏannabayn	مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay
Nominative	مُذَنَّبَانِ muḏannabāni	الْمُذَنَّبَانِ al-muḏannabāni	مُذَنَّبَا muḏannabā
Accusative	مُذَنَّبَيْنِ muḏannabayni	الْمُذَنَّبَيْنِ al-muḏannabayni	مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay
Genitive	مُذَنَّبَيْنِ muḏannabayni	الْمُذَنَّبَيْنِ al-muḏannabayni	مُذَنَّبَيْ muḏannabay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُذَنَّبَات muḏannabāt	الْمُذَنَّبَات al-muḏannabāt	مُذَنَّبَات muḏannabāt
Nominative	مُذَنَّبَاتٌ muḏannabātun	الْمُذَنَّبَاتُ al-muḏannabātu	مُذَنَّبَاتُ muḏannabātu
Accusative	مُذَنَّبَاتٍ muḏannabātin	الْمُذَنَّبَاتِ al-muḏannabāti	مُذَنَّبَاتِ muḏannabāti
Genitive	مُذَنَّبَاتٍ muḏannabātin	الْمُذَنَّبَاتِ al-muḏannabāti	مُذَنَّبَاتِ muḏannabāti

Etymology 2

Root
ذ ن ب (ḏ-n-b)

Derived from the active participle of أَذْنَبَ (ʔaḏnaba, “to be guilty, to commit a crime, to sin”).

Adjective

مُذْنِب • (muḏnib) (feminine مُذْنِبَة (muḏniba), masculine plural مُذْنِبُونَ (muḏnibūna), feminine plural مُذْنِبَات (muḏnibāt))

1. guilty

Declension

Declension of adjective مُذْنِب (muḏnib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذْنِب muḏnib	الْمُذْنِب al-muḏnib	مُذْنِبَة muḏniba	الْمُذْنِبَة al-muḏniba
Nominative	مُذْنِبٌ muḏnibun	الْمُذْنِبُ al-muḏnibu	مُذْنِبَةٌ muḏnibatun	الْمُذْنِبَةُ al-muḏnibatu
Accusative	مُذْنِبًا muḏniban	الْمُذْنِبَ al-muḏniba	مُذْنِبَةً muḏnibatan	الْمُذْنِبَةَ al-muḏnibata
Genitive	مُذْنِبٍ muḏnibin	الْمُذْنِبِ al-muḏnibi	مُذْنِبَةٍ muḏnibatin	الْمُذْنِبَةِ al-muḏnibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذْنِبَيْن muḏnibayn	الْمُذْنِبَيْن al-muḏnibayn	مُذْنِبَتَيْن muḏnibatayn	الْمُذْنِبَتَيْن al-muḏnibatayn
Nominative	مُذْنِبَانِ muḏnibāni	الْمُذْنِبَانِ al-muḏnibāni	مُذْنِبَتَانِ muḏnibatāni	الْمُذْنِبَتَانِ al-muḏnibatāni
Accusative	مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni	الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni	مُذْنِبَتَيْنِ muḏnibatayni	الْمُذْنِبَتَيْنِ al-muḏnibatayni
Genitive	مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni	الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni	مُذْنِبَتَيْنِ muḏnibatayni	الْمُذْنِبَتَيْنِ al-muḏnibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذْنِبِين muḏnibīn	الْمُذْنِبِين al-muḏnibīn	مُذْنِبَات muḏnibāt	الْمُذْنِبَات al-muḏnibāt
Nominative	مُذْنِبُونَ muḏnibūna	الْمُذْنِبُونَ al-muḏnibūna	مُذْنِبَاتٌ muḏnibātun	الْمُذْنِبَاتُ al-muḏnibātu
Accusative	مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna	الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna	مُذْنِبَاتٍ muḏnibātin	الْمُذْنِبَاتِ al-muḏnibāti
Genitive	مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna	الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna	مُذْنِبَاتٍ muḏnibātin	الْمُذْنِبَاتِ al-muḏnibāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ذنب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

مُذْنِب • (muḏnib) m (plural مُذْنِبُون (muḏnibūn))

1. criminal
2. sinner

Declension

Declension of noun مُذْنِب (muḏnib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُذْنِب muḏnib	الْمُذْنِب al-muḏnib	مُذْنِب muḏnib
Nominative	مُذْنِبٌ muḏnibun	الْمُذْنِبُ al-muḏnibu	مُذْنِبُ muḏnibu
Accusative	مُذْنِبًا muḏniban	الْمُذْنِبَ al-muḏniba	مُذْنِبَ muḏniba
Genitive	مُذْنِبٍ muḏnibin	الْمُذْنِبِ al-muḏnibi	مُذْنِبِ muḏnibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُذْنِبَيْن muḏnibayn	الْمُذْنِبَيْن al-muḏnibayn	مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay
Nominative	مُذْنِبَانِ muḏnibāni	الْمُذْنِبَانِ al-muḏnibāni	مُذْنِبَا muḏnibā
Accusative	مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni	الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni	مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay
Genitive	مُذْنِبَيْنِ muḏnibayni	الْمُذْنِبَيْنِ al-muḏnibayni	مُذْنِبَيْ muḏnibay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُذْنِبِين muḏnibīn	الْمُذْنِبِين al-muḏnibīn	مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī
Nominative	مُذْنِبُونَ muḏnibūna	الْمُذْنِبُونَ al-muḏnibūna	مُذْنِبُو muḏnibū
Accusative	مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna	الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna	مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī
Genitive	مُذْنِبِينَ muḏnibīna	الْمُذْنِبِينَ al-muḏnibīna	مُذْنِبِي muḏnibī

Derived terms

• Maltese: midneb

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ذنب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN