قزب

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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ق ز ب
1 term

Etymology

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From قزيبة (qazzība, tail; arse) like German schwänzeln, scharwenzeln or Arschkriecherei and the like common to many languages.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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قزب (qazzab) II (non-past يقزب (yqazzab))

  1. to trim, to shorten
    Synonym: قصر (qaṣṣar)
  2. to flatter
  3. to schmooze
    كيقزب على المدير باش يزيد له فالخلصة.
    kayqazzab ʕla l-mudīr bāš yzīd lu f-el-ḵulṣa
    He schmoozes with the boss so that he increases his salary.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of قزب
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قزّبت (qazzabt) قزّبتي (qazzabti) قزّب (qazzab) قزّبنا (qazzabna) قزّبتوا (qazzabtu) قزّبوا (qazzbu)
f قزّبت (qazzbāt)
non-past m نقزّب (nqazzab) تقزّب (tqazzab) يقزّب (yqazzab) نقزّبوا (nqazzbu) تقزّبوا (tqazzbu) يقزّبوا (yqazzbu)
f تقزّبي (tqazzbi) تقزّب (tqazzab)
imperative m قزّب (qazzab) قزّبوا (qazzbu)
f قزّبي (qazzbi)