تتبع

See also: تبتع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ت ب ع (t b ʕ)
9 terms

Compare تَبِعَ (tabiʕa, “to follow”).

Verb

تَتَبَّعَ • (tatabbaʕa) V (non-past يَتَتَبَّعُ (yatatabbaʕu), verbal noun تَتَبُّع (tatabbuʕ))

1. to pursue, investigate, examine
2. to follow (a matter, a topic)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَتَبَّعَ (V, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَتَبُّع)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَتَبُّع tatabbuʕ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَتَبِّع mutatabbiʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَتَبَّع mutatabbaʕ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَتَبَّعْتُ tatabbaʕtu	تَتَبَّعْتَ tatabbaʕta	تَتَبَّعَ tatabbaʕa		تَتَبَّعْتُمَا tatabbaʕtumā	تَتَبَّعَا tatabbaʕā		تَتَبَّعْنَا tatabbaʕnā	تَتَبَّعْتُمْ tatabbaʕtum	تَتَبَّعُوا tatabbaʕū
	f		تَتَبَّعْتِ tatabbaʕti	تَتَبَّعَتْ tatabbaʕat			تَتَبَّعَتَا tatabbaʕatā			تَتَبَّعْتُنَّ tatabbaʕtunna	تَتَبَّعْنَ tatabbaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَتَبَّعُ ʔatatabbaʕu	تَتَتَبَّعُ tatatabbaʕu	يَتَتَبَّعُ yatatabbaʕu		تَتَتَبَّعَانِ tatatabbaʕāni	يَتَتَبَّعَانِ yatatabbaʕāni		نَتَتَبَّعُ natatabbaʕu	تَتَتَبَّعُونَ tatatabbaʕūna	يَتَتَبَّعُونَ yatatabbaʕūna
	f		تَتَتَبَّعِينَ tatatabbaʕīna	تَتَتَبَّعُ tatatabbaʕu			تَتَتَبَّعَانِ tatatabbaʕāni			تَتَتَبَّعْنَ tatatabbaʕna	يَتَتَبَّعْنَ yatatabbaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَتَبَّعَ ʔatatabbaʕa	تَتَتَبَّعَ tatatabbaʕa	يَتَتَبَّعَ yatatabbaʕa		تَتَتَبَّعَا tatatabbaʕā	يَتَتَبَّعَا yatatabbaʕā		نَتَتَبَّعَ natatabbaʕa	تَتَتَبَّعُوا tatatabbaʕū	يَتَتَبَّعُوا yatatabbaʕū
	f		تَتَتَبَّعِي tatatabbaʕī	تَتَتَبَّعَ tatatabbaʕa			تَتَتَبَّعَا tatatabbaʕā			تَتَتَبَّعْنَ tatatabbaʕna	يَتَتَبَّعْنَ yatatabbaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَتَبَّعْ ʔatatabbaʕ	تَتَتَبَّعْ tatatabbaʕ	يَتَتَبَّعْ yatatabbaʕ		تَتَتَبَّعَا tatatabbaʕā	يَتَتَبَّعَا yatatabbaʕā		نَتَتَبَّعْ natatabbaʕ	تَتَتَبَّعُوا tatatabbaʕū	يَتَتَبَّعُوا yatatabbaʕū
	f		تَتَتَبَّعِي tatatabbaʕī	تَتَتَبَّعْ tatatabbaʕ			تَتَتَبَّعَا tatatabbaʕā			تَتَتَبَّعْنَ tatatabbaʕna	يَتَتَبَّعْنَ yatatabbaʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَتَبَّعْ tatabbaʕ			تَتَبَّعَا tatabbaʕā				تَتَبَّعُوا tatabbaʕū
	f		تَتَبَّعِي tatabbaʕī							تَتَبَّعْنَ tatabbaʕna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُتُبِّعْتُ tutubbiʕtu	تُتُبِّعْتَ tutubbiʕta	تُتُبِّعَ tutubbiʕa		تُتُبِّعْتُمَا tutubbiʕtumā	تُتُبِّعَا tutubbiʕā		تُتُبِّعْنَا tutubbiʕnā	تُتُبِّعْتُمْ tutubbiʕtum	تُتُبِّعُوا tutubbiʕū
	f		تُتُبِّعْتِ tutubbiʕti	تُتُبِّعَتْ tutubbiʕat			تُتُبِّعَتَا tutubbiʕatā			تُتُبِّعْتُنَّ tutubbiʕtunna	تُتُبِّعْنَ tutubbiʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَتَبَّعُ ʔutatabbaʕu	تُتَتَبَّعُ tutatabbaʕu	يُتَتَبَّعُ yutatabbaʕu		تُتَتَبَّعَانِ tutatabbaʕāni	يُتَتَبَّعَانِ yutatabbaʕāni		نُتَتَبَّعُ nutatabbaʕu	تُتَتَبَّعُونَ tutatabbaʕūna	يُتَتَبَّعُونَ yutatabbaʕūna
	f		تُتَتَبَّعِينَ tutatabbaʕīna	تُتَتَبَّعُ tutatabbaʕu			تُتَتَبَّعَانِ tutatabbaʕāni			تُتَتَبَّعْنَ tutatabbaʕna	يُتَتَبَّعْنَ yutatabbaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَتَبَّعَ ʔutatabbaʕa	تُتَتَبَّعَ tutatabbaʕa	يُتَتَبَّعَ yutatabbaʕa		تُتَتَبَّعَا tutatabbaʕā	يُتَتَبَّعَا yutatabbaʕā		نُتَتَبَّعَ nutatabbaʕa	تُتَتَبَّعُوا tutatabbaʕū	يُتَتَبَّعُوا yutatabbaʕū
	f		تُتَتَبَّعِي tutatabbaʕī	تُتَتَبَّعَ tutatabbaʕa			تُتَتَبَّعَا tutatabbaʕā			تُتَتَبَّعْنَ tutatabbaʕna	يُتَتَبَّعْنَ yutatabbaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَتَبَّعْ ʔutatabbaʕ	تُتَتَبَّعْ tutatabbaʕ	يُتَتَبَّعْ yutatabbaʕ		تُتَتَبَّعَا tutatabbaʕā	يُتَتَبَّعَا yutatabbaʕā		نُتَتَبَّعْ nutatabbaʕ	تُتَتَبَّعُوا tutatabbaʕū	يُتَتَبَّعُوا yutatabbaʕū
	f		تُتَتَبَّعِي tutatabbaʕī	تُتَتَبَّعْ tutatabbaʕ			تُتَتَبَّعَا tutatabbaʕā			تُتَتَبَّعْنَ tutatabbaʕna	يُتَتَبَّعْنَ yutatabbaʕna

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “تتبع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “تتبع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

تَتَبُّع • (tatabbuʕ) m

1. verbal noun of تَتَبَّعَ (tatabbaʕa) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَتَبُّع (tatabbuʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَتَبُّع tatabbuʕ	التَّتَبُّع at-tatabbuʕ	تَتَبُّع tatabbuʕ
Nominative	تَتَبُّعٌ tatabbuʕun	التَّتَبُّعُ at-tatabbuʕu	تَتَبُّعُ tatabbuʕu
Accusative	تَتَبُّعًا tatabbuʕan	التَّتَبُّعَ at-tatabbuʕa	تَتَبُّعَ tatabbuʕa
Genitive	تَتَبُّعٍ tatabbuʕin	التَّتَبُّعِ at-tatabbuʕi	تَتَبُّعِ tatabbuʕi

Etymology 3

Verb

تتبع (form I)

1. تَتْبَعُ (tatbaʕu) /tat.ba.ʕu/: inflection of تَبِعَ (tabiʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُتْبَعُ (tutbaʕu) /tut.ba.ʕu/: inflection of تَبِعَ (tabiʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تَتْبَعَ (tatbaʕa) /tat.ba.ʕa/: inflection of تَبِعَ (tabiʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُتْبَعَ (tutbaʕa) /tut.ba.ʕa/: inflection of تَبِعَ (tabiʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تَتْبَعْ (tatbaʕ) /tat.baʕ/: inflection of تَبِعَ (tabiʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُتْبَعْ (tutbaʕ) /tut.baʕ/: inflection of تَبِعَ (tabiʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

تتبع (form VIII)

1. تَتَّبِعُ (tattabiʕu) /tat.ta.bi.ʕu/: inflection of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُتَّبَعُ (tuttabaʕu) /tut.ta.ba.ʕu/: inflection of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تَتَّبِعَ (tattabiʕa) /tat.ta.bi.ʕa/: inflection of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُتَّبَعَ (tuttabaʕa) /tut.ta.ba.ʕa/: inflection of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تَتَّبِعْ (tattabiʕ) /tat.ta.biʕ/: inflection of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُتَّبَعْ (tuttabaʕ) /tut.ta.baʕ/: inflection of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive