زب

See also: رپ, رب, and رث

Arabic

Root
ز ب ب (z b b)
5 terms

Noun

زُبّ • (zubb) m (plural أَزْبَاب (ʔazbāb))

1. (vulgar) dick, cock, slang for penis

   Synonyms: قَضِيب (qaḍīb), ذَكَر (ḏakar), أَيْر (ʔayr)

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

2. (obsolete, Yemen) beard

   Synonym: لِحْيَة (liḥya)

   • a. 750, unknown, quoted by Kitāb al-ʿAyn and Tahḏīb al-Luḡa:

     فَفَاضَت دُمُوعُ الْجَحْمَتَيْنِ بِعَبْرَةٍ … عَلَى الزُبِّ حَتَّى الزُبِّ فِي المَاءِ غَامِس

     fa-fāḍat dumūʕu l-jaḥmatayni bi-ʕabratin … ʕalā az-zubbi ḥattā az-zubbi fī l-māʔi ḡāmis

     And the tears of the two eyes overflowed without sobbing … over the beard, until the beard was dipping into water

Declension

Declension of noun زُبّ (zubb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبّ zubb	الزُّبّ az-zubb	زُبّ zubb
Nominative	زُبٌّ zubbun	الزُّبُّ az-zubbu	زُبُّ zubbu
Accusative	زُبًّا zubban	الزُّبَّ az-zubba	زُبَّ zubba
Genitive	زُبٍّ zubbin	الزُّبِّ az-zubbi	زُبِّ zubbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبَّيْن zubbayn	الزُّبَّيْن az-zubbayn	زُبَّيْ zubbay
Nominative	زُبَّانِ zubbāni	الزُّبَّانِ az-zubbāni	زُبَّا zubbā
Accusative	زُبَّيْنِ zubbayni	الزُّبَّيْنِ az-zubbayni	زُبَّيْ zubbay
Genitive	زُبَّيْنِ zubbayni	الزُّبَّيْنِ az-zubbayni	زُبَّيْ zubbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَزْبَاب ʔazbāb	الْأَزْبَاب al-ʔazbāb	أَزْبَاب ʔazbāb
Nominative	أَزْبَابٌ ʔazbābun	الْأَزْبَابُ al-ʔazbābu	أَزْبَابُ ʔazbābu
Accusative	أَزْبَابًا ʔazbāban	الْأَزْبَابَ al-ʔazbāba	أَزْبَابَ ʔazbāba
Genitive	أَزْبَابٍ ʔazbābin	الْأَزْبَابِ al-ʔazbābi	أَزْبَابِ ʔazbābi

Descendants

• > Maltese: żobb (inherited)
• → French: zob, zébi, zboob
• → Late Middle Aramaic: *zubbā
  • → Middle Armenian: զուպայ (zupay)
• →⇒ Ottoman Turkish: زبق (zıbık), زیبق (zıbık)
  • Turkish: zıbık

Adjective

زُبّ • (zubb) m pl

1. masculine plural of أَزَبّ (ʔazabb, “hairy, shaggy”)

Verb

زَبَّ • (zabba) I, non-past يَزَبُّ‎ (yazabbu)

1. to be abundant in hair, to be hirsute

Conjugation

Conjugation of

زَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun زَبَب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						زَبَب zabab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						زَابّ zābb
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	زَبِبْتُ zabibtu	زَبِبْتَ zabibta	زَبَّ zabba		زَبِبْتُمَا zabibtumā	زَبَّا zabbā		زَبِبْنَا zabibnā	زَبِبْتُمْ zabibtum	زَبُّوا zabbū
	f		زَبِبْتِ zabibti	زَبَّتْ zabbat			زَبَّتَا zabbatā			زَبِبْتُنَّ zabibtunna	زَبِبْنَ zabibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَزَبُّ ʔazabbu	تَزَبُّ tazabbu	يَزَبُّ yazabbu		تَزَبَّانِ tazabbāni	يَزَبَّانِ yazabbāni		نَزَبُّ nazabbu	تَزَبُّونَ tazabbūna	يَزَبُّونَ yazabbūna
	f		تَزَبِّينَ tazabbīna	تَزَبُّ tazabbu			تَزَبَّانِ tazabbāni			تَزْبَبْنَ tazbabna	يَزْبَبْنَ yazbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَزَبَّ ʔazabba	تَزَبَّ tazabba	يَزَبَّ yazabba		تَزَبَّا tazabbā	يَزَبَّا yazabbā		نَزَبَّ nazabba	تَزَبُّوا tazabbū	يَزَبُّوا yazabbū
	f		تَزَبِّي tazabbī	تَزَبَّ tazabba			تَزَبَّا tazabbā			تَزْبَبْنَ tazbabna	يَزْبَبْنَ yazbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَزَبَّ or أَزَبِّ or أَزْبَبْ ʔazabba or ʔazabbi or ʔazbab	تَزَبَّ or تَزَبِّ or تَزْبَبْ tazabba or tazabbi or tazbab	يَزَبَّ or يَزَبِّ or يَزْبَبْ yazabba or yazabbi or yazbab		تَزَبَّا tazabbā	يَزَبَّا yazabbā		نَزَبَّ or نَزَبِّ or نَزْبَبْ nazabba or nazabbi or nazbab	تَزَبُّوا tazabbū	يَزَبُّوا yazabbū
	f		تَزَبِّي tazabbī	تَزَبَّ or تَزَبِّ or تَزْبَبْ tazabba or tazabbi or tazbab			تَزَبَّا tazabbā			تَزْبَبْنَ tazbabna	يَزْبَبْنَ yazbabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		زَبَّ or زَبِّ or اِزْبَبْ zabba or zabbi or izbab			زَبَّا zabbā				زَبُّوا zabbū
	f		زَبِّي zabbī							اِزْبَبْنَ izbabna

Libyan Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zəbː/

Noun

زب (zəbb) m (plural زبوب (zbūb))

1. (vulgar) penis

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ز ب ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic زُبّ (zubb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zubb/, /zabb/

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Noun

زُب or زَب • (zubb or zabb) m (plural زبوب (zbūb) or زبوبة (zbūba))

1. (vulgar) penis