ضب
See also: صب
Arabic
FWOTD – 19 April 2014
Uromastyx microlepis
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb-. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܒܐ (ʿabbā, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Hebrew צַב (ṣaḇ, “turtle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˁabː/, [dˁɑb], [d̪ˠɑb]
Noun
ضَبّ • (ḍabb) m (plural ضِبَاب (ḍibāb) or ضُبَّان (ḍubbān), feminine ضَبَّة (ḍabba))
- spiny-tailed lizard (any lizard of the genus Uromastyx)
- 876, The Letter of Ya'qūb-i Layth to Al-Mu'tamid, written by the poet Ibrāhim ibn Mamshādh
- فعودوا الى ارضكم بالحجاز
لاكل الضباب ورعي الغنم- So return to your [own] land in Hejaz [Arabia], to eat lizards and to graze [your] sheep
- 876, The Letter of Ya'qūb-i Layth to Al-Mu'tamid, written by the poet Ibrāhim ibn Mamshādh
Declension
Declension of noun ضَبّ (ḍabb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ضَبّ ḍabb |
الضَّبّ aḍ-ḍabb |
ضَبّ ḍabb |
| Nominative | ضَبٌّ ḍabbun |
الضَّبُّ aḍ-ḍabbu |
ضَبُّ ḍabbu |
| Accusative | ضَبًّا ḍabban |
الضَّبَّ aḍ-ḍabba |
ضَبَّ ḍabba |
| Genitive | ضَبٍّ ḍabbin |
الضَّبِّ aḍ-ḍabbi |
ضَبِّ ḍabbi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | ضَبَّيْن ḍabbayn |
الضَّبَّيْن aḍ-ḍabbayn |
ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay |
| Nominative | ضَبَّانِ ḍabbāni |
الضَّبَّانِ aḍ-ḍabbāni |
ضَبَّا ḍabbā |
| Accusative | ضَبَّيْنِ ḍabbayni |
الضَّبَّيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbayni |
ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay |
| Genitive | ضَبَّيْنِ ḍabbayni |
الضَّبَّيْنِ aḍ-ḍabbayni |
ضَبَّيْ ḍabbay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ضِبَاب ḍibāb |
الضِّبَاب aḍ-ḍibāb |
ضِبَاب ḍibāb |
| Nominative | ضِبَابٌ ḍibābun |
الضِّبَابُ aḍ-ḍibābu |
ضِبَابُ ḍibābu |
| Accusative | ضِبَابًا ḍibāban |
الضِّبَابَ aḍ-ḍibāba |
ضِبَابَ ḍibāba |
| Genitive | ضِبَابٍ ḍibābin |
الضِّبَابِ aḍ-ḍibābi |
ضِبَابِ ḍibābi |
Descendants
- English: dabb lizard
References
- ابن منظور. «الضَّبَّةُ»، لسان العرب.
- ياقوت الحموي. «إبراهيم بن ممشاذ أبو إسحاق المتوكلي الأصبهاني»، معجم الأدباء.
- Meisami, Julie Scott. Persian Historiography:To the End of the Twelfth Century. Edinburgh University Press, 1999. →ISBN. p. 116.
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