ذباب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ذ ب ب‎ (ḏ-b-b), from Proto-Semitic *ḏbb. Cognate with Akkadian 𒉏 and Hebrew זְבוּב‎ (zəbūb) and Amharic ዝምብ (zəmb).

Noun

ذُبَاب • (ḏubāb) m (collective, singulative ذُبَابَة‎ f (ḏubāba), plural أَذِبَّة‎ (ʔaḏibba) or ذِبَّان‎ (ḏibbān) or ذُبّ‎ (ḏubb))

flies, fly (insect)
pupil (of the eye)
point (of a sword)

Declension

Declension of noun ذُبَاب (ḏubāb)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذُبَاب ḏubāb	الذُّبَاب‎ aḏ-ḏubāb	ذُبَاب ḏubāb
Nominative	ذُبَابٌ ḏubābun	الذُّبَابُ‎ aḏ-ḏubābu	ذُبَابُ ḏubābu
Accusative	ذُبَابًا‎ ḏubāban	الذُّبَابَ‎ aḏ-ḏubāba	ذُبَابَ ḏubāba
Genitive	ذُبَابٍ ḏubābin	الذُّبَابِ‎ aḏ-ḏubābi	ذُبَابِ ḏubābi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذُبَابَة‎ ḏubāba	الذُّبَابَة‎ aḏ-ḏubāba	ذُبَابَة‎ ḏubābat
Nominative	ذُبَابَةٌ‎ ḏubābatun	الذُّبَابَةُ‎ aḏ-ḏubābatu	ذُبَابَةُ‎ ḏubābatu
Accusative	ذُبَابَةً‎ ḏubābatan	الذُّبَابَةَ‎ aḏ-ḏubābata	ذُبَابَةَ‎ ḏubābata
Genitive	ذُبَابَةٍ‎ ḏubābatin	الذُّبَابَةِ‎ aḏ-ḏubābati	ذُبَابَةِ‎ ḏubābati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذُبَابَتَيْن‎ ḏubābatayn	الذُّبَابَتَيْن‎ aḏ-ḏubābatayn	ذُبَابَتَيْ‎ ḏubābatay
Nominative	ذُبَابَتَانِ‎ ḏubābatāni	الذُّبَابَتَانِ‎ aḏ-ḏubābatāni	ذُبَابَتَا‎ ḏubābatā
Accusative	ذُبَابَتَيْنِ‎ ḏubābatayni	الذُّبَابَتَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏubābatayni	ذُبَابَتَيْ‎ ḏubābatay
Genitive	ذُبَابَتَيْنِ‎ ḏubābatayni	الذُّبَابَتَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏubābatayni	ذُبَابَتَيْ‎ ḏubābatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذُبَابَات‎ ḏubābāt	الذُّبَابَات‎ aḏ-ḏubābāt	ذُبَابَات‎ ḏubābāt
Nominative	ذُبَابَاتٌ‎ ḏubābātun	الذُّبَابَاتُ‎ aḏ-ḏubābātu	ذُبَابَاتُ‎ ḏubābātu
Accusative	ذُبَابَاتٍ‎ ḏubābātin	الذُّبَابَاتِ‎ aḏ-ḏubābāti	ذُبَابَاتِ‎ ḏubābāti
Genitive	ذُبَابَاتٍ‎ ḏubābātin	الذُّبَابَاتِ‎ aḏ-ḏubābāti	ذُبَابَاتِ‎ ḏubābāti
Plural of variety	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural of variety	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَذِبَّة‎‎; ذِبَّان‎‎; ذُبّ‎ ʔaḏibba‎; ḏibbān‎; ḏubb	الْأَذِبَّة‎‎; الذِّبَّان‎‎; الذُّبّ‎ al-ʔaḏibba‎; aḏ-ḏibbān‎; aḏ-ḏubb	أَذِبَّة‎‎; ذِبَّان‎‎; ذُبّ‎ ʔaḏibbat‎; ḏibbān‎; ḏubb
Nominative	أَذِبَّةٌ‎‎; ذِبَّانٌ‎‎; ذُبٌّ‎ ʔaḏibbatun‎; ḏibbānun‎; ḏubbun	الْأَذِبَّةُ‎‎; الذِّبَّانُ‎‎; الذُّبُّ‎ al-ʔaḏibbatu‎; aḏ-ḏibbānu‎; aḏ-ḏubbu	أَذِبَّةُ‎‎; ذِبَّانُ‎‎; ذُبُّ‎ ʔaḏibbatu‎; ḏibbānu‎; ḏubbu
Accusative	أَذِبَّةً‎‎; ذِبَّانًا‎‎; ذُبًّا‎ ʔaḏibbatan‎; ḏibbānan‎; ḏubban	الْأَذِبَّةَ‎‎; الذِّبَّانَ‎‎; الذُّبَّ‎ al-ʔaḏibbata‎; aḏ-ḏibbāna‎; aḏ-ḏubba	أَذِبَّةَ‎‎; ذِبَّانَ‎‎; ذُبَّ‎ ʔaḏibbata‎; ḏibbāna‎; ḏubba
Genitive	أَذِبَّةٍ‎‎; ذِبَّانٍ‎‎; ذُبٍّ‎ ʔaḏibbatin‎; ḏibbānin‎; ḏubbin	الْأَذِبَّةِ‎‎; الذِّبَّانِ‎‎; الذُّبِّ‎ al-ʔaḏibbati‎; aḏ-ḏibbāni‎; aḏ-ḏubbi	أَذِبَّةِ‎‎; ذِبَّانِ‎‎; ذُبِّ‎ ʔaḏibbati‎; ḏibbāni‎; ḏubbi

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “ذباب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ذباب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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