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

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of أَذْنَبَ (ʾaḏnaba, to be guilty, to commit a crime, to sin), from the root ذ ن ب (ḏ-n-b).

Adjective

مُذْنِب (muḏnib) (feminine مُذْنِبَة (muḏniba), masculine plural مُذْنِبُون (muḏnibūn), feminine plural مُذْنِبَات (muḏnibāt))

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