جبان

Arabic

Root
ج ب ن (j-b-n)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.baːn/

Adjective

جَبَان • (jabān) (feminine جَبَانَة (jabāna) or جَبَان (jabān), masculine plural جُبَنَاء (jubanāʔ), feminine plural جَبَانَات (jabānāt), elative أَجْبَن (ʔajban))

1. cowardly, pusillanimous

   Antonyms: شَجِيع (šajīʕ), شُجَاع (šujāʕ)

   • 2017 November 1, “غرفة مكافحة تنظيم داعش بصبراته تستنكر عمليات الاختطاف و المجازر”, in Al-Mutawassiṭ‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 November 2017:

     ادانت غرفة عمليات محاربة تنظيم داعش الإرهابي صبراتة بأشد العبارات العمل الإرهابي الجبان الذي أودي بحياة ستة و ثلاثون فردا في مدينة الأبيار.

     The Cell of Operations of War against the terrorist formation Daesh of Sabrata has condemned with harsh words the cowardly terrorist action by which thirty-six individuals in the town of Al-Abyār have lost their lives.

Declension

Declension of adjective جَبَان (jabān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَبَان jabān	الْجَبَان al-jabān	جَبَانَة‎; جَبَان jabāna‎; jabān	الْجَبَانَة‎; الْجَبَان al-jabāna‎; al-jabān
Nominative	جَبَانٌ jabānun	الْجَبَانُ al-jabānu	جَبَانَةٌ‎; جَبَانٌ jabānatun‎; jabānun	الْجَبَانَةُ‎; الْجَبَانُ al-jabānatu‎; al-jabānu
Accusative	جَبَانًا jabānan	الْجَبَانَ al-jabāna	جَبَانَةً‎; جَبَانًا jabānatan‎; jabānan	الْجَبَانَةَ‎; الْجَبَانَ al-jabānata‎; al-jabāna
Genitive	جَبَانٍ jabānin	الْجَبَانِ al-jabāni	جَبَانَةٍ‎; جَبَانٍ jabānatin‎; jabānin	الْجَبَانَةِ‎; الْجَبَانِ al-jabānati‎; al-jabāni
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَبَانَيْن jabānayn	الْجَبَانَيْن al-jabānayn	جَبَانَتَيْن‎; جَبَانَيْن jabānatayn‎; jabānayn	الْجَبَانَتَيْن‎; الْجَبَانَيْن al-jabānatayn‎; al-jabānayn
Nominative	جَبَانَانِ jabānāni	الْجَبَانَانِ al-jabānāni	جَبَانَتَانِ‎; جَبَانَانِ jabānatāni‎; jabānāni	الْجَبَانَتَانِ‎; الْجَبَانَانِ al-jabānatāni‎; al-jabānāni
Accusative	جَبَانَيْنِ jabānayni	الْجَبَانَيْنِ al-jabānayni	جَبَانَتَيْنِ‎; جَبَانَيْنِ jabānatayni‎; jabānayni	الْجَبَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْجَبَانَيْنِ al-jabānatayni‎; al-jabānayni
Genitive	جَبَانَيْنِ jabānayni	الْجَبَانَيْنِ al-jabānayni	جَبَانَتَيْنِ‎; جَبَانَيْنِ jabānatayni‎; jabānayni	الْجَبَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْجَبَانَيْنِ al-jabānatayni‎; al-jabānayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جُبَنَاء jubanāʔ	الْجُبَنَاء al-jubanāʔ	جَبَانَات jabānāt	الْجَبَانَات al-jabānāt
Nominative	جُبَنَاءُ jubanāʔu	الْجُبَنَاءُ al-jubanāʔu	جَبَانَاتٌ jabānātun	الْجَبَانَاتُ al-jabānātu
Accusative	جُبَنَاءَ jubanāʔa	الْجُبَنَاءَ al-jubanāʔa	جَبَانَاتٍ jabānātin	الْجَبَانَاتِ al-jabānāti
Genitive	جُبَنَاءَ jubanāʔa	الْجُبَنَاءِ al-jubanāʔi	جَبَانَاتٍ jabānātin	الْجَبَانَاتِ al-jabānāti

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒab.baːn/

Noun

جَبَّان • (jabbān) m (plural جَبَّانُون (jabbānūn), feminine جَبَّانَة (jabbāna))

1. cheese dealer

Declension

Declension of noun جَبَّان (jabbān)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبَّان jabbān	الْجَبَّان al-jabbān	جَبَّان jabbān	جَبَّانَة jabbāna	الْجَبَّانَة al-jabbāna	جَبَّانَة jabbānat
Nominative	جَبَّانٌ jabbānun	الْجَبَّانُ al-jabbānu	جَبَّانُ jabbānu	جَبَّانَةٌ jabbānatun	الْجَبَّانَةُ al-jabbānatu	جَبَّانَةُ jabbānatu
Accusative	جَبَّانًا jabbānan	الْجَبَّانَ al-jabbāna	جَبَّانَ jabbāna	جَبَّانَةً jabbānatan	الْجَبَّانَةَ al-jabbānata	جَبَّانَةَ jabbānata
Genitive	جَبَّانٍ jabbānin	الْجَبَّانِ al-jabbāni	جَبَّانِ jabbāni	جَبَّانَةٍ jabbānatin	الْجَبَّانَةِ al-jabbānati	جَبَّانَةِ jabbānati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبَّانَيْن jabbānayn	الْجَبَّانَيْن al-jabbānayn	جَبَّانَيْ jabbānay	جَبَّانَتَيْن jabbānatayn	الْجَبَّانَتَيْن al-jabbānatayn	جَبَّانَتَيْ jabbānatay
Nominative	جَبَّانَانِ jabbānāni	الْجَبَّانَانِ al-jabbānāni	جَبَّانَا jabbānā	جَبَّانَتَانِ jabbānatāni	الْجَبَّانَتَانِ al-jabbānatāni	جَبَّانَتَا jabbānatā
Accusative	جَبَّانَيْنِ jabbānayni	الْجَبَّانَيْنِ al-jabbānayni	جَبَّانَيْ jabbānay	جَبَّانَتَيْنِ jabbānatayni	الْجَبَّانَتَيْنِ al-jabbānatayni	جَبَّانَتَيْ jabbānatay
Genitive	جَبَّانَيْنِ jabbānayni	الْجَبَّانَيْنِ al-jabbānayni	جَبَّانَيْ jabbānay	جَبَّانَتَيْنِ jabbānatayni	الْجَبَّانَتَيْنِ al-jabbānatayni	جَبَّانَتَيْ jabbānatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبَّانِين jabbānīn	الْجَبَّانِين al-jabbānīn	جَبَّانِي jabbānī	جَبَّانَات jabbānāt	الْجَبَّانَات al-jabbānāt	جَبَّانَات jabbānāt
Nominative	جَبَّانُونَ jabbānūna	الْجَبَّانُونَ al-jabbānūna	جَبَّانُو jabbānū	جَبَّانَاتٌ jabbānātun	الْجَبَّانَاتُ al-jabbānātu	جَبَّانَاتُ jabbānātu
Accusative	جَبَّانِينَ jabbānīna	الْجَبَّانِينَ al-jabbānīna	جَبَّانِي jabbānī	جَبَّانَاتٍ jabbānātin	الْجَبَّانَاتِ al-jabbānāti	جَبَّانَاتِ jabbānāti
Genitive	جَبَّانِينَ jabbānīna	الْجَبَّانِينَ al-jabbānīna	جَبَّانِي jabbānī	جَبَّانَاتٍ jabbānātin	الْجَبَّانَاتِ al-jabbānāti	جَبَّانَاتِ jabbānāti

References

• Freytag, Georg (1830) “جبان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 242
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جبان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 164