ثعلب
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See also: تغلب
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- (“fox”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒈜𒀀 (šēlebum) and Hebrew שׁוּעָל (šuʿɔl).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ثَعْلَب • (ṯaʕlab) m (plural ثَعَالِب (ṯaʕālib), feminine ثَعْلَبَة (ṯaʕlaba), masculine ثُعْلُبَان (ṯuʕlubān))
- fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- (dialect, rare) jackal (Canis aureus)
- (figuratively) a cunning or deceitful person
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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
[edit]- Egyptian Arabic: تعلب (táʕlab)
- Gulf Arabic: ثعلب (ṯaʕlab)
- Hijazi Arabic: ثعلب (taʕlab, ṯaʕlab)
- South Levantine Arabic: تعلب (táʕlab)
- Yemeni Arabic: ثَعَلْ (ṯaʕal)
References
[edit]- Lane, Edward William (1863) “ثعلب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], 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
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