ثعبان

See also: تعبان‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ث ع ب‎ (ṯ-ʕ-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θuʕ.baːn/
    • (Hejazi) IPA(key): /tuʕ.baːn/, /θuʕ.baːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ثُعْبَان • (ṯuʕbān) m or f (plural ثَعَابِين‎ (ṯaʕābīn))

  1. snake
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:32:
      ‏فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ‎
      fa-ʔalqā ʕaṣāhu fa-ʔiḏā hiya ṯuʕbānun mubīnun
      Then he flung down his staff and it became a bare serpent
  2. (astronomy) (normally الثُعْبَان‎ (aṯ-ṯuʕbān)) Alpha Draconis

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثُعْبَان‎ (ṯuʕbān, “snake”).

Noun

ثعبان • (suʿban) (plural ثعابین‎)

  1. species of large snake said to hunt rats
  2. fabulous serpent of enormous size, dragon
    Synonyms: (dragon) اژدها‎ (ejdeha), تنین‎ (tinin), غول‎ (ğul)

Descendants

  • Turkish: suban

Further reading

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