ضبط

Arabic

Root
ض ب ط‎ (ḍ-b-ṭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣbṭ- (“to seize, take hold of, catch”). Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒁀𒌈 (ṣabātum, “to seize”) and Biblical Hebrew צָבַט‎ (ṣɔbaṭ, “to reach, hold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤa.ba.tˤa/
  • (file)

Verb

ضَبَطَ • (ḍabaṭa) I, non-past يَضْبِطُ‎‎ (yaḍbiṭu)

  1. to do something accurately
  2. to confiscate
  3. to check up, to check out
  4. to regulate, to adjust, to fix, to set

Conjugation

Noun

ضَبْط • (ḍabṭ) m

  1. verbal noun of ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa) (form I)
  2. verification
  3. apprehension
  4. correction, rectification
  5. correctness, accuracy, exactness

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: zəbt
  • → Middle Armenian: զաւթ (zawtʿ), զաֆտ (zaft)
    • Armenian: զավթ (zavtʿ), զաֆթ (zaftʿ), զափտ (zapʿt)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ضبط‎
  • → Persian: ضبط‎
  • → Uzbek: zabt

References

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضَبَطَ‎ (ḍabaṭa).

Pronunciation

Verb

ضَبَّط • (ḏ̣abbaṭ) (imperfect يضَبِّط‎ (yḏ̣abbiṭ))

  1. to hook someone up (provide with needs, give special treatment, etc)
  2. to hook up with someone (get acquainted with someone in order to form a romantic relationship)
  3. to bring to order, to fix, to hook up

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

ضبط • (zapt)

  1. seizure

Descendants

Persian

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari ضبط
Iranian Persian
Tajik забт (zabt)

ضبط • (zabt) (plural ضبط‌ها‎ (zabt-hâ))

  1. record
  2. cassette, tape

Derived terms

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Verb

ضبط • (ẓabaṭ) (form I, present بضبط‎ (boẓboṭ))

  1. Alternative spelling of زبط‎ (ẓabaṭ)

Noun

ضبط • (ẓabṭ) m

  1. Alternative spelling of زبط‎ (ẓabṭ)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ضبط‎ (zabt), from Arabic ضَبَطَ‎ (ḍabaṭa).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ضَبْط • (zabt) (Hindi spelling ज़ब्त)

  1. seized, confiscated

Noun

ضَبْط • (zabt) m (Hindi spelling ज़ब्त)

  1. seizing, confiscation
  2. control, composure

References

  • “ضبط”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ضبط”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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