ثعلب

See also: تغلب

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- (“fox”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒈜𒀀 (šēlebum) and Hebrew שׁוּעָל (šuʿɔl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaʕ.lab/
  • (Gulf) IPA^(key): /ˈθəʕ.ləb/

Noun

ثَعْلَب • (ṯaʕlab) m (plural ثَعَالِب (ṯaʕālib), feminine ثَعْلَبَة (ṯaʕlaba), masculine ثُعْلُبَان (ṯuʕlubān))

1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)
2. (dialect, rare) jackal (Canis aureus)
3. (figuratively) a cunning or deceitful person

Declension

Declension of noun ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ثَعْلَب ṯaʕlab	الثَّعْلَب aṯ-ṯaʕlab	ثَعْلَب ṯaʕlab
nominative	ثَعْلَبٌ ṯaʕlabun	الثَّعْلَبُ aṯ-ṯaʕlabu	ثَعْلَبُ ṯaʕlabu
accusative	ثَعْلَبًا ṯaʕlaban	الثَّعْلَبَ aṯ-ṯaʕlaba	ثَعْلَبَ ṯaʕlaba
genitive	ثَعْلَبٍ ṯaʕlabin	الثَّعْلَبِ aṯ-ṯaʕlabi	ثَعْلَبِ ṯaʕlabi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ثَعْلَبَيْن ṯaʕlabayn	الثَّعْلَبَيْن aṯ-ṯaʕlabayn	ثَعْلَبَيْ ṯaʕlabay
nominative	ثَعْلَبَانِ ṯaʕlabāni	الثَّعْلَبَانِ aṯ-ṯaʕlabāni	ثَعْلَبَا ṯaʕlabā
accusative	ثَعْلَبَيْنِ ṯaʕlabayni	الثَّعْلَبَيْنِ aṯ-ṯaʕlabayni	ثَعْلَبَيْ ṯaʕlabay
genitive	ثَعْلَبَيْنِ ṯaʕlabayni	الثَّعْلَبَيْنِ aṯ-ṯaʕlabayni	ثَعْلَبَيْ ṯaʕlabay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ثَعَالِب ṯaʕālib	الثَّعَالِب aṯ-ṯaʕālib	ثَعَالِب ṯaʕālib
nominative	ثَعَالِبُ ṯaʕālibu	الثَّعَالِبُ aṯ-ṯaʕālibu	ثَعَالِبُ ṯaʕālibu
accusative	ثَعَالِبَ ṯaʕāliba	الثَّعَالِبَ aṯ-ṯaʕāliba	ثَعَالِبَ ṯaʕāliba
genitive	ثَعَالِبَ ṯaʕāliba	الثَّعَالِبِ aṯ-ṯaʕālibi	ثَعَالِبِ ṯaʕālibi

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: تعلب (táʕlab)
• Gulf Arabic: ثعلب (ṯaʕlab)
• Hijazi Arabic: ثعلب (taʕlab, ṯaʕlab)
• South Levantine Arabic: تعلب (táʕlab)
• Yemeni Arabic: ثَعَلْ (ṯaʕal)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “ثعلب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 338.
• The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, šēlebu, University of Pennsylvania, 2004
• "Proto-Semitic Root: *t_aʕlab-; Number 2543" in Georgiy Starostin, Tower of Babel, Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin.

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʕ.lab/, /θaʕ.lab/

Noun

ثعلب • (taʕlab) f (plural ثَعَالِب (taʕālib))

1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)