جبى

See also: حبي‎, حتی‎, حتى‎, and جبي‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ب ي‎ (j-b-y). Compare Hebrew גָּבָה‎ (gāḇâ) and Classical Syriac ܓܒܐ‎.

Verb

جَبَى • (jabā) I, non-past يَجْبِي‎‎ (yajbī)

  1. to collect, to levy, to raise

Conjugation

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Denominal verb of جبا‎ (gaba, “gratis”)

Verb

جبى • (gabba) (perfect, imperfect يجبي‎ (yigabbi), verb form II)

  1. to offer gratis, to stand, to cover the expenses of, to let live off, to spend on

References

  • Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 148b
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895), “جبا”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 93b
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