dib

Clipping of English Dinka with b as a placeholder.

dib

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for South Central Dinka.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of South Central Dinka terms

• IPA^(key): /dɪb/

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dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)

1. To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed.

   Synonym: dibble

2. To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.

dib (plural dibs)

2. A dibber (gardening tool).
3. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)

1. (scouting) Alternative form of dyb.

• BID, DBI, IBD, IDB, bid

From Proto-Turkic *tǖp.

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dib (definite accusative dibi, plural diblər)

1. bottom

   dənizin dibində ― on the sea bottom

   gölün dibində ― on the lake bottom

   çayın dibində ― on the river bottom

2. root, base

   ağacı dibindən kəsmək ― to cut the tree at the base

3. lower part
4. deep (a long way inside; situated far in or back)

   bağın dibində ― in the deep of the garden

   meşənin dibində ― deep in the forest

5. (mining) face (as in coalface)
6. (colloquial) hymen

   Synonym: qızlıq pərdəsi

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Compare Moroccan Arabic ديب (dīb), Egyptian Arabic ديب (dīb).

• IPA^(key): /diːp/

dib m (plural djieb)

1. wolf

   Synonym: lupu

dib

1. romanization of 𒁳 (dib)

• IPA^(key): /dib/

dib (nominative plural dibs)

1. depth

• dibik
• dibot

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kʷa (“cucumber”), borrowed from Old Chinese 瓜 (OC *kʷraː).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /di˥/

dib

1. cucumber; melon

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.