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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