טבע

See also: טבֿע‎

Aramaic

Verb

טבע • (transliteration needed)

  1. to sink, to drown
  2. to stamp, to seal

Hebrew
Root
ט־ב־ע‎ (ṭ-b-ʿ)

Etymology

From the root ט־ב־ע‎ . Compare Arabic طَبْع‎ (ṭabʕ, “nature”), Gulf Arabic طبع‎ (ṭibaʕ, “to drown”).

Noun

טֶבַע • (téva) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Nature; the outdoors, wildlife, and so on.
  2. The nature of a person or thing; its inherent or essential characteristics, taken collectively.
    • דניאלה ספקטור, גני גנים
      ‏בואי אל גני גנים — תראי טבע שלי‎
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Verb

טָבַע • (tavá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to drown; to sink

Conjugation
Conjugation of טָבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לטבוע / לִטְבֹּעַ‎
  • action noun: טְבִיעָה‎
  • passive participle: טָבוּעַ‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first טָבַעְתִּי‎טָבַעְנוּ‎
second טָבַעְתָּ‎טָבַעְתְּ‎טְבַעְתֶּם‎1טְבַעְתֶּן‎1
third טָבַעטָבְעָה‎טָבְעוּ‎
present טוֹבֵעַ‎טוֹבַעַת‎טוֹבְעִים‎טוֹבְעוֹת‎
future first אֶטְבַּע‎נִטְבַּע‎
second תִּטְבַּע‎תִּטְבְּעִי‎תִּטְבְּעוּ‎תִּטְבַּעְנָה‎2
third יִטְבַּע‎תִּטְבַּע‎יִטְבְּעוּ‎תִּטְבַּעְנָה‎2
imperative טְבַעטִבְעִי‎טִבְעוּ‎טְבַעְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced טָבַעְתֶּם‎ and טָבַעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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