جبن

See also: ختن‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ج ب ن‎ (j-b-n) related with ductile, coward and pusilanimous things. Compare Hebrew גְּבִינָה‎ (“cheese”)

Noun

جُبْن • (jubn) m (collective, singulative جُبْنَة‎ (jubna), plural أَجْبَان‎ (ʾajbān))

cheese

Declension

Declension of noun جُبْن (jubn)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُبْن jubn	الْجُبْن‎ al-jubn	جُبْن jubn
Nominative	جُبْنٌ jubnun	الْجُبْنُ‎ al-jubnu	جُبْنُ jubnu
Accusative	جُبْنًا‎ jubnan	الْجُبْنَ‎ al-jubna	جُبْنَ jubna
Genitive	جُبْنٍ jubnin	الْجُبْنِ‎ al-jubni	جُبْنِ jubni
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُبْنَة‎ jubna	الْجُبْنَة‎ al-jubna	جُبْنَة‎ jubnat
Nominative	جُبْنَةٌ‎ jubnatun	الْجُبْنَةُ‎ al-jubnatu	جُبْنَةُ‎ jubnatu
Accusative	جُبْنَةً‎ jubnatan	الْجُبْنَةَ‎ al-jubnata	جُبْنَةَ‎ jubnata
Genitive	جُبْنَةٍ‎ jubnatin	الْجُبْنَةِ‎ al-jubnati	جُبْنَةِ‎ jubnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُبْنَتَيْن‎ jubnatayn	الْجُبْنَتَيْن‎ al-jubnatayn	جُبْنَتَيْ‎ jubnatay
Nominative	جُبْنَتَانِ‎ jubnatāni	الْجُبْنَتَانِ‎ al-jubnatāni	جُبْنَتَا‎ jubnatā
Accusative	جُبْنَتَيْنِ‎ jubnatayni	الْجُبْنَتَيْنِ‎ al-jubnatayni	جُبْنَتَيْ‎ jubnatay
Genitive	جُبْنَتَيْنِ‎ jubnatayni	الْجُبْنَتَيْنِ‎ al-jubnatayni	جُبْنَتَيْ‎ jubnatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُبْنَات‎ jubnāt	الْجُبْنَات‎ al-jubnāt	جُبْنَات‎ jubnāt
Nominative	جُبْنَاتٌ‎ jubnātun	الْجُبْنَاتُ‎ al-jubnātu	جُبْنَاتُ‎ jubnātu
Accusative	جُبْنَاتٍ‎ jubnātin	الْجُبْنَاتِ‎ al-jubnāti	جُبْنَاتِ‎ jubnāti
Genitive	جُبْنَاتٍ‎ jubnātin	الْجُبْنَاتِ‎ al-jubnāti	جُبْنَاتِ‎ jubnāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
Plural of variety	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَجْبَان‎ ʾajbān	الْأَجْبَان‎ al-ʾajbān	أَجْبَان‎ ʾajbān
Nominative	أَجْبَانٌ‎ ʾajbānun	الْأَجْبَانُ‎ al-ʾajbānu	أَجْبَانُ‎ ʾajbānu
Accusative	أَجْبَانًا‎ ʾajbānan	الْأَجْبَانَ‎ al-ʾajbāna	أَجْبَانَ‎ ʾajbāna
Genitive	أَجْبَانٍ‎ ʾajbānin	الْأَجْبَانِ‎ al-ʾajbāni	أَجْبَانِ‎ ʾajbāni

Noun

جُبْن • (jubn) m

verbal noun of جَبَنَ (jabana)
verbal noun of جَبُنَ (jabuna)
cowardice

Noun

جُبُن • (jubun) m pl

plural of جَبِين‎ (jabīn)

Verb

جُبْنَ • (jubna) (form I)

second-person feminine plural active imperative of جَابَ‎ (jāba)
third-person feminine plural past active of جَابَ‎ (jāba)

Verb

جِبْنَ • (jibna) (form I)

second-person feminine plural active imperative of وَجَبَ‎ (wajaba)
third-person feminine plural past passive of جَابَ‎ (jāba)

References

Corriente, Federico (2005), “جبن”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 146
Freytag, Georg (1830), “جبن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 263

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