جبن

See also: ختن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ج ب ن (j b n) related with ductile, coward and pusillanimous things. Compare Hebrew גְּבִינָה (g'viná, cheese) and Classical Syriac ܓܒܬܐ (gḇettā, cheese, curd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒubn/

Noun

جُبْن • (jubnm (collective, singulative جُبْنَة f (jubna), plural أَجْبَان (ʔajbān))

  1. cheese
Declension
Declension of noun جُبْن (jubn)
collective basic collective triptote
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)
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
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
indefinite definite construct
informal أَجْبَان
ʔajbān
الْأَجْبَان
al-ʔajbān
أَجْبَان
ʔajbān
nominative أَجْبَانٌ
ʔajbānun
الْأَجْبَانُ
al-ʔajbānu
أَجْبَانُ
ʔajbānu
accusative أَجْبَانًا
ʔajbānan
الْأَجْبَانَ
al-ʔajbāna
أَجْبَانَ
ʔajbāna
genitive أَجْبَانٍ
ʔajbānin
الْأَجْبَانِ
al-ʔajbāni
أَجْبَانِ
ʔajbāni
Descendants
  • Maltese: ġobon
  • Afar: gúbni
  • Swahili: jibini

Etymology 2.1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.bu.na/

Verb

جَبُنَ • (jabuna) I (non-past يَجْبُنُ (yajbunu), verbal noun جُبْن (jubn) or جَبَانَة (jabāna))

  1. to be cowardly

Conjugation

Conjugation of جَبُنَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive (?), verbal nouns جُبْن, جَبَانَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
جُبْن, جَبَانَة
jubn, jabāna
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
جَبَان
jabān
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m جَبُنْتُ
jabuntu
جَبُنْتَ
jabunta
جَبُنَ
jabuna
جَبُنْتُمَا
jabuntumā
جَبُنَا
jabunā
جَبُنَّا
jabunnā
جَبُنْتُمْ
jabuntum
جَبُنُوا
jabunū
f جَبُنْتِ
jabunti
جَبُنَتْ
jabunat
جَبُنَتَا
jabunatā
جَبُنْتُنَّ
jabuntunna
جَبُنَّ
jabunna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَجْبُنُ
ʔajbunu
تَجْبُنُ
tajbunu
يَجْبُنُ
yajbunu
تَجْبُنَانِ
tajbunāni
يَجْبُنَانِ
yajbunāni
نَجْبُنُ
najbunu
تَجْبُنُونَ
tajbunūna
يَجْبُنُونَ
yajbunūna
f تَجْبُنِينَ
tajbunīna
تَجْبُنُ
tajbunu
تَجْبُنَانِ
tajbunāni
تَجْبُنَّ
tajbunna
يَجْبُنَّ
yajbunna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَجْبُنَ
ʔajbuna
تَجْبُنَ
tajbuna
يَجْبُنَ
yajbuna
تَجْبُنَا
tajbunā
يَجْبُنَا
yajbunā
نَجْبُنَ
najbuna
تَجْبُنُوا
tajbunū
يَجْبُنُوا
yajbunū
f تَجْبُنِي
tajbunī
تَجْبُنَ
tajbuna
تَجْبُنَا
tajbunā
تَجْبُنَّ
tajbunna
يَجْبُنَّ
yajbunna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَجْبُنْ
ʔajbun
تَجْبُنْ
tajbun
يَجْبُنْ
yajbun
تَجْبُنَا
tajbunā
يَجْبُنَا
yajbunā
نَجْبُنْ
najbun
تَجْبُنُوا
tajbunū
يَجْبُنُوا
yajbunū
f تَجْبُنِي
tajbunī
تَجْبُنْ
tajbun
تَجْبُنَا
tajbunā
تَجْبُنَّ
tajbunna
يَجْبُنَّ
yajbunna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اُجْبُنْ
ujbun
اُجْبُنَا
ujbunā
اُجْبُنُوا
ujbunū
f اُجْبُنِي
ujbunī
اُجْبُنَّ
ujbunna

Etymology 2.2

Noun

جُبْن • (jubnm

  1. verbal noun of جَبَنَ (jabana)
  2. verbal noun of جَبُنَ (jabuna)
  3. cowardice

Etymology 3

Noun

جُبُن • (jubunm pl

  1. plural of جَبِين (jabīn)

Etymology 4

Verb

جبن (form I)

  1. جُبْنَ (jubna) /d͡ʒub.na/: inflection of جَابَ (jāba):
    1. third-person feminine plural past active
    2. second-person feminine plural imperative
  2. جِبْنَ (jibna) /d͡ʒib.na/: third-person feminine plural past passive of جَابَ (jāba)

Etymology 5

Verb

جِبْنَ • (jibna) (form I) /d͡ʒib.na/

  1. second-person feminine plural imperative of وَجَبَ (wajaba)

References

  • Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “جبن”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
  • Corriente, Federico (2005) “جبن”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe[1] (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[2] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 263

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُبْن (jubn).

Pronunciation

Noun

جبن • (jibinm (collective, singulative جبنة f (jibna), plural اجبان (ajbān))

  1. cheese

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُبْن (jubn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒbun/, /ʒban/

Noun

جبُن or جبَن • (jbun or jbanm (collective, singulative جُبنة f (jubna) or جبنة f (jabna), paucal جُبنات (jubnāt) or جَبنات (jabnāt), plural جبان (jbān))

  1. cheese
    Synonym: فرماج (furmāj)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جُبْن (jubn, cheese).

Noun

جبن • (cübn)

  1. cheese, a dairy product made from curdled milk
    Synonym: پنیر (penir)

Derived terms

  • جبنی (cübni, pertaining to cheese)
  • حامض جبن (hamız-ı cübn, caseic acid)

Descendants

  • Turkish: cübn

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ب ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جُبْن (jubn).

Noun

جبن • (jibnm (collective, singulative جبنة f (jibne), plural أجبان (ʔajbān))

  1. (uncountable) cheese