عيب

See also: غيب, عیب, and غ ي ب

Arabic

Etymology

From عَابَ (ʕāba, to be faulty, to be deficient).

Noun

عَيْب (ʕayb) m (dual عَيْبَانِ (ʕaybāni), plural عُيُوب (ʕuyūb))

  1. verbal noun of عَابَ (ʕāba) (form I)
  2. fault, defect, deficiency, failing
  3. flaw, shortcoming, blemish
  4. vice, weakness
  5. shame, disgrace

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: għajb
  • Malay: aib
    • Indonesian: aib
  • Tausug: ayb
  • Uzbek: ayb
  • Yoruba: àléébù
  • Swahili: aibu
  • Somali: ceeb

Verb

عَيَّبَ (ʕayyaba) II, non-past يُعَيِّبُ‎ (yuʕayyibu)

  1. to find fault, to take exception, to object, to disapprove
  2. to blame, to censure, to denounce, to decry
  3. to reproach, to chide, to scold, to admonish, to reprimand

Conjugation

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕeːb/, [ʕeːb]
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Noun

عيب (ʕēb) m (plural عيوب (ʕuyūb))

  1. flaw, fault, defect, shortcoming
  2. shame, disgrace

Interjection

عيب (ʕēb)

  1. shame, shame on you
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