تعبان

See also: ثعبان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ت ع ب (t-ʕ-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʕ.baːn/

Adjective

تَعْبَان (taʕbān) (feminine تَعْبَى (taʕbā) or تَعْبَانَة (taʕbāna), common plural تَعْبَى (taʕbā) or تَعَابَى (taʕābā))

  1. tired, weary

Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān).

Adjective

تعبان (taʕbā́n)

  1. tired
  2. sick

Etymology 2

From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān).

Noun

تعبان (tuʕbā́n) m (plural تعابين (taʕabī́n))

  1. snake

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān).

Pronunciation

Adjective

تعبان (taʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (taʕbāna), plural تعابى (taʕāba) or تعبانين (taʕbānīn))

  1. tired, fatigued

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبان (taʕbān).

Adjective

تعبان (tiʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (tiʕbāne), common plural تعبانين (tiʕbānīn) or تعبانة (tiʕbāne))

  1. tired
  2. tired of, fed up
    • 2012, “كنا اتفقنا”, performed by Marwan Khoury:
      قوليلي زعلانة، قوليلي تعبانة، قوليلي زهقانة، بس احكيلي شي.
      ʔulī-li ziʕlāne, ʔulī-li tiʕbāne, ʔulī-li zihʔāne, bas iḥkī-li šī.
      Tell me you’re angry, tell me you’re fed up, tell me you’re bored to death, but just talk to me.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ت ع ب

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb تعب (tiʕib, to get tired) .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʕ.baːn/, [taʕˈbæːn]
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Adjective

تعبان (taʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (taʕbāne), common plural تعبانين (taʕbānīn))

  1. tired, exhausted
  2. (euphemistic) unwell, ill, sick
    Synonyms: مريض (marīḍ), عيان (ʕayyān)
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