دب

See also: دپ and دت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
د ب ب (d b b)
7 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dab.ba/

Verb

دَبَّ • (dabba) I (non-past يَدِبُّ (yadibbu), verbal noun دَبّ (dabb) or دَبِيب (dabīb))

to creep, to crawl
to proceed, to advance, to move slowly
to go on all fours
to enter
to steal, to creep
to spread, to fill, to pervade, to invade
to gain ground

Conjugation

Conjugation of **دَبَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ i, impersonal passive (?), verbal nouns **دَبّ**, *دَبِيب*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					دَبّ, دَبِيب dabb, dabīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					دَابّ dābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَدْبُوب madbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَبَبْتُ dababtu	دَبَبْتَ dababta	دَبَّ dabba	دَبَبْتُمَا dababtumā	دَبَّا dabbā	دَبَبْنَا dababnā	دَبَبْتُمْ dababtum	دَبُّوا dabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دَبَبْتُ dababtu	دَبَبْتِ dababti	دَبَّتْ dabbat	دَبَبْتُمَا dababtumā	دَبَّتَا dabbatā	دَبَبْنَا dababnā	دَبَبْتُنَّ dababtunna	دَبَبْنَ dababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدِبُّ ʔadibbu	تَدِبُّ tadibbu	يَدِبُّ yadibbu	تَدِبَّانِ tadibbāni	يَدِبَّانِ yadibbāni	نَدِبُّ nadibbu	تَدِبُّونَ tadibbūna	يَدِبُّونَ yadibbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَدِبُّ ʔadibbu	تَدِبِّينَ tadibbīna	تَدِبُّ tadibbu	تَدِبَّانِ tadibbāni	تَدِبَّانِ tadibbāni	نَدِبُّ nadibbu	تَدْبِبْنَ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ yadbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدِبَّ ʔadibba	تَدِبَّ tadibba	يَدِبَّ yadibba	تَدِبَّا tadibbā	يَدِبَّا yadibbā	نَدِبَّ nadibba	تَدِبُّوا tadibbū	يَدِبُّوا yadibbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَدِبَّ ʔadibba	تَدِبِّي tadibbī	تَدِبَّ tadibba	تَدِبَّا tadibbā	تَدِبَّا tadibbā	نَدِبَّ nadibba	تَدْبِبْنَ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ yadbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدِبَّ, أَدِبِّ, أَدْبِبْ ʔadibba, ʔadibbi, ʔadbib	تَدِبَّ, تَدِبِّ, تَدْبِبْ tadibba, tadibbi, tadbib	يَدِبَّ, يَدِبِّ, يَدْبِبْ yadibba, yadibbi, yadbib	تَدِبَّا tadibbā	يَدِبَّا yadibbā	نَدِبَّ, نَدِبِّ, نَدْبِبْ nadibba, nadibbi, nadbib	تَدِبُّوا tadibbū	يَدِبُّوا yadibbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَدِبَّ, أَدِبِّ, أَدْبِبْ ʔadibba, ʔadibbi, ʔadbib	تَدِبِّي tadibbī	تَدِبَّ, تَدِبِّ, تَدْبِبْ tadibba, tadibbi, tadbib	تَدِبَّا tadibbā	تَدِبَّا tadibbā	نَدِبَّ, نَدِبِّ, نَدْبِبْ nadibba, nadibbi, nadbib	تَدْبِبْنَ tadbibna	يَدْبِبْنَ yadbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دِبَّ, دِبِّ, اِدْبِبْ dibba, dibbi, idbib		دِبَّا dibbā			دِبُّوا dibbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		دِبِّي dibbī		دِبَّا dibbā			اِدْبِبْنَ idbibna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	دُبَّ dubba	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُدَبُّ yudabbu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُدَبَّ yudabba	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُدَبَّ, يُدَبِّ, يُدْبَبْ yudabba, yudabbi, yudbab	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

دَابَّة (dābba, “beast of burden”)
دَبَّاب (dabbāb, “crawling”)
دَبَّابَة (dabbāba, “tank”)
دَبِيب (dabīb, “crawling, influx, reptile”)
دُوَيْبَّة (duwaybba, “tiny animal, insect”)
مَدَبّ (madabb)
مُدَبَّب (mudabbab, “pointed”)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “دب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *dab- (“big animal”). Compare Aramaic דבא (debbā), Hebrew דוב (dov) and Akkadian dabûm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dubb/

Noun

دُبّ • (dubb) m (plural أَدْبَاب (ʔadbāb) or دِبَبَة (dibaba) or دِبَاب (dibāb), feminine دُبَّة (dubba))

(zoology) bear
(astronomy) الدُّبّ الْأَصْغَر (ad-dubb al-ʔaṣḡar, “Ursa Minor”)

(astronomy) الدُّبّ الْأَكْبَر (ad-dubb al-ʔakbar, “Ursa Major”)

Declension

Declension of noun **دُبّ** (dubb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دُبّ dubb	الدُّبّ ad-dubb	دُبّ dubb
nominative	دُبٌّ dubbun	الدُّبُّ ad-dubbu	دُبُّ dubbu
accusative	دُبًّا dubban	الدُّبَّ ad-dubba	دُبَّ dubba
genitive	دُبٍّ dubbin	الدُّبِّ ad-dubbi	دُبِّ dubbi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دُبَّيْن dubbayn	الدُّبَّيْن ad-dubbayn	دُبَّيْ dubbay
nominative	دُبَّانِ dubbāni	الدُّبَّانِ ad-dubbāni	دُبَّا dubbā
accusative	دُبَّيْنِ dubbayni	الدُّبَّيْنِ ad-dubbayni	دُبَّيْ dubbay
genitive	دُبَّيْنِ dubbayni	الدُّبَّيْنِ ad-dubbayni	دُبَّيْ dubbay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَدْبَاب‎; دِبَبَة‎; دِبَاب ʔadbāb‎; dibaba‎; dibāb	الْأَدْبَاب‎; الدِّبَبَة‎; الدِّبَاب al-ʔadbāb‎; ad-dibaba‎; ad-dibāb	أَدْبَاب‎; دِبَبَة‎; دِبَاب ʔadbāb‎; dibabat‎; dibāb
nominative	أَدْبَابٌ‎; دِبَبَةٌ‎; دِبَابٌ ʔadbābun‎; dibabatun‎; dibābun	الْأَدْبَابُ‎; الدِّبَبَةُ‎; الدِّبَابُ al-ʔadbābu‎; ad-dibabatu‎; ad-dibābu	أَدْبَابُ‎; دِبَبَةُ‎; دِبَابُ ʔadbābu‎; dibabatu‎; dibābu
accusative	أَدْبَابًا‎; دِبَبَةً‎; دِبَابًا ʔadbāban‎; dibabatan‎; dibāban	الْأَدْبَابَ‎; الدِّبَبَةَ‎; الدِّبَابَ al-ʔadbāba‎; ad-dibabata‎; ad-dibāba	أَدْبَابَ‎; دِبَبَةَ‎; دِبَابَ ʔadbāba‎; dibabata‎; dibāba
genitive	أَدْبَابٍ‎; دِبَبَةٍ‎; دِبَابٍ ʔadbābin‎; dibabatin‎; dibābin	الْأَدْبَابِ‎; الدِّبَبَةِ‎; الدِّبَابِ al-ʔadbābi‎; ad-dibabati‎; ad-dibābi	أَدْبَابِ‎; دِبَبَةِ‎; دِبَابِ ʔadbābi‎; dibabati‎; dibābi

Related terms

دُبِّيّ (dubbiyy, “ursine, bearly”)

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: دب (dubb)
Maltese: debb
Moroccan Arabic: دب (dubb)
→ Swahili: dubu

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dabb/

Noun

دَبّ • (dabb) m

verbal noun of دَبَّ (dabba) (form I)
walking along slowly
creeping, crawling

Declension

Declension of noun **دَبّ** (dabb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَبّ dabb	الدَّبّ ad-dabb	دَبّ dabb
nominative	دَبٌّ dabbun	الدَّبُّ ad-dabbu	دَبُّ dabbu
accusative	دَبًّا dabban	الدَّبَّ ad-dabba	دَبَّ dabba
genitive	دَبٍّ dabbin	الدَّبِّ ad-dabbi	دَبِّ dabbi

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dibb/

Noun

دِبّ • (dibb) m

slow walk
creeping, crawling

Declension

Declension of noun **دِبّ** (dibb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دِبّ dibb	الدِّبّ ad-dibb	دِبّ dibb
nominative	دِبٌّ dibbun	الدِّبُّ ad-dibbu	دِبُّ dibbu
accusative	دِبًّا dibban	الدِّبَّ ad-dibba	دِبَّ dibba
genitive	دِبٍّ dibbin	الدِّبِّ ad-dibbi	دِبِّ dibbi

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979) “دب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دُبّ (dubb).

Noun

دبّ • (debb, dubb) m (plural دباب (dbāb) or دببة (dibabe))

bear