ثعبان

See also: تعبان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ث ع ب (ṯ-ʕ-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θuʕ.baːn/
    • (Hejazi) IPA(key): /tuʕ.baːn/, /θuʕ.baːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān) m or f (plural ثَعَابِين (ṯaʕābīn))

  1. snake
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:32:
      فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ
      fa-ʔalqā ʕaṣāhu fa-ʔiḏā hiya ṯuʕbānun mubīnun
      Then he flung down his staff and it became a bare serpent
  2. (astronomy) (normally الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān)) Alpha Draconis

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, snake).

Noun

ثعبان (suʿban) (plural ثعابین)

  1. species of large snake said to hunt rats
  2. fabulous serpent of enormous size, dragon
    Synonyms: (dragon) اژدها (ejdeha), تنین (tinin), غول (ğul)

Descendants

  • Turkish: suban

Further reading

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