ثعلب
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See also: تغلب
Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒈜 (šēlebu), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎓𐎍𐎁 (ṯʿlb), Aramaic תַּעְלָא (taʿlā) and Hebrew שׁוּעָל (šūʿāl).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /θaʕ.lab/
Audio (file) - (Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈθəʕ.ləb/
- (Hejazi) IPA(key): /taʕ.lab/, /θaʕ.lab/
Noun[edit]
ثَعْلَب • (ṯaʿlab) m (plural ثَعَالِب (ṯaʿālib), feminine ثَعْلَبَة (ṯaʿlaba), masculine ثُعْلُبَان (ṯuʿlubān))
- fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- (dialect, rare) jackal (Canis aureus)
- (figuratively) a cunning or deceitful person
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun ثَعْلَب (ṯaʿlab)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | ثَعْلَب ṯaʿlab |
الثَّعْلَب aṯ-ṯaʿlab |
ثَعْلَب ṯaʿlab |
Nominative | ثَعْلَبٌ ṯaʿlabun |
الثَّعْلَبُ aṯ-ṯaʿlabu |
ثَعْلَبُ ṯaʿlabu |
Accusative | ثَعْلَبًا ṯaʿlaban |
الثَّعْلَبَ aṯ-ṯaʿlaba |
ثَعْلَبَ ṯaʿlaba |
Genitive | ثَعْلَبٍ ṯaʿlabin |
الثَّعْلَبِ aṯ-ṯaʿlabi |
ثَعْلَبِ ṯaʿlabi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | ثَعْلَبَيْن ṯaʿlabayn |
الثَّعْلَبَيْن aṯ-ṯaʿlabayn |
ثَعْلَبَيْ ṯaʿlabay |
Nominative | ثَعْلَبَانِ ṯaʿlabāni |
الثَّعْلَبَانِ aṯ-ṯaʿlabāni |
ثَعْلَبَا ṯaʿlabā |
Accusative | ثَعْلَبَيْنِ ṯaʿlabayni |
الثَّعْلَبَيْنِ aṯ-ṯaʿlabayni |
ثَعْلَبَيْ ṯaʿlabay |
Genitive | ثَعْلَبَيْنِ ṯaʿlabayni |
الثَّعْلَبَيْنِ aṯ-ṯaʿlabayni |
ثَعْلَبَيْ ṯaʿlabay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | ثَعَالِب ṯaʿālib |
الثَّعَالِب aṯ-ṯaʿālib |
ثَعَالِب ṯaʿālib |
Nominative | ثَعَالِبُ ṯaʿālibu |
الثَّعَالِبُ aṯ-ṯaʿālibu |
ثَعَالِبُ ṯaʿālibu |
Accusative | ثَعَالِبَ ṯaʿāliba |
الثَّعَالِبَ aṯ-ṯaʿāliba |
ثَعَالِبَ ṯaʿāliba |
Genitive | ثَعَالِبَ ṯaʿāliba |
الثَّعَالِبِ aṯ-ṯaʿālibi |
ثَعَالِبِ ṯaʿālibi |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “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.
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