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).

Noun

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

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
Dual	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 ʾaẓbī‎; ẓibāʾ‎; ẓubī	الْأَظْبِي‎‎; الظِّبَاء‎‎; الظُّبِي‎ al-ʾaẓbī‎; aẓ-ẓibāʾ‎; aẓ-ẓubī	أَظْبِي‎‎; ظِبَاء‎‎; ظُبِي ʾaẓbī‎; ẓibāʾ‎; ẓubī	ظَبَيَات‎‎; ظِبَاء‎ ẓabayāt‎; ẓibāʾ	الظَّبَيَات‎‎; الظِّبَاء‎ aẓ-ẓabayāt‎; aẓ-ẓibāʾ	ظَبَيَات‎‎; ظِبَاء‎ ẓabayāt‎; ẓibāʾ
Nominative	أَظْبٍ‎‎; ظِبَاءٌ‎‎; ظُبِيٌّ ʾaẓbin‎; ẓibāʾun‎; ẓubiyyun	الْأَظْبِي‎‎; الظِّبَاءُ‎‎; الظُّبِيُّ‎ al-ʾaẓbī‎; aẓ-ẓibāʾu‎; aẓ-ẓubiyyu	أَظْبِي‎‎; ظِبَاءُ‎‎; ظُبِيُّ ʾaẓbī‎; ẓibāʾu‎; ẓubiyyu	ظَبَيَاتٌ‎‎; ظِبَاءٌ‎ ẓabayātun‎; ẓibāʾun	الظَّبَيَاتُ‎‎; الظِّبَاءُ‎ aẓ-ẓabayātu‎; aẓ-ẓibāʾu	ظَبَيَاتُ‎‎; ظِبَاءُ‎ ẓabayātu‎; ẓibāʾu
Accusative	أَظْبِيًا‎‎; ظِبَاءً‎‎; ظُبِيًّا‎ ʾaẓbiyan‎; ẓibāʾan‎; ẓubiyyan	الْأَظْبِيَ‎‎; الظِّبَاءَ‎‎; الظُّبِيَّ‎ al-ʾaẓbiya‎; aẓ-ẓibāʾa‎; aẓ-ẓubiyya	أَظْبِيَ‎‎; ظِبَاءَ‎‎; ظُبِيَّ ʾaẓbiya‎; ẓibāʾa‎; ẓubiyya	ظَبَيَاتٍ‎‎; ظِبَاءً‎ ẓabayātin‎; ẓibāʾan	الظَّبَيَاتِ‎‎; الظِّبَاءَ‎ aẓ-ẓabayāti‎; aẓ-ẓibāʾa	ظَبَيَاتِ‎‎; ظِبَاءَ‎ ẓabayāti‎; ẓibāʾa
Genitive	أَظْبٍ‎‎; ظِبَاءٍ‎‎; ظُبِيٍّ ʾaẓbin‎; ẓibāʾin‎; ẓubiyyin	الْأَظْبِي‎‎; الظِّبَاءِ‎‎; الظُّبِيِّ‎ al-ʾaẓbī‎; aẓ-ẓibāʾi‎; aẓ-ẓubiyyi	أَظْبِي‎‎; ظِبَاءِ‎‎; ظُبِيِّ ʾaẓbī‎; ẓibāʾi‎; ẓubiyyi	ظَبَيَاتٍ‎‎; ظِبَاءٍ‎ ẓabayātin‎; ẓibāʾin	الظَّبَيَاتِ‎‎; الظِّبَاءِ‎ aẓ-ẓabayāti‎; aẓ-ẓibāʾi	ظَبَيَاتِ‎‎; ظِبَاءِ‎ ẓabayāti‎; ẓibāʾi

Derived terms

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

Noun

ظُبِيّ • (ẓubiyy) m pl

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

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