جبى

See also: حبي, حتی, حتى, and جبي

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ب ي (j-b-y). Compare Hebrew גָּבָה (gāḇâ) and Classical Syriac ܓܒܐ.

Verb

جَبَى (jabā) I, non-past يَجْبِي‎ (yajbī)

  1. to collect, to levy, to raise

Conjugation

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Denominal verb of جبا (gaba, gratis)

Verb

جبى (gabba) (perfect, imperfect يجبي (yigabbi), verb form II)

  1. to offer gratis, to stand, to cover the expenses of, to let live off, to spend on

References

  • Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 148b
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895), جبا”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 93b
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