ذباب

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ذ ب ب (ḏ-b-b), from Proto-Semitic *ḏbb. Cognate with Akkadian 𒉏 and Hebrew זְבוּב (zəbūb) and Amharic ዝምብ (zəmb).

Noun

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ذُبَاب (ḏubābm (collective, singulative ذُبَابَة f (ḏubāba), plural أَذِبَّة (ʔaḏibba) or ذِبَّان (ḏibbān) or ذُبّ (ḏubb))

  1. flies, fly (insect)
  2. pupil (of the eye)
  3. point (of a sword)

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