جب

See also: حب, خت, چت, and چپ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ج ب ب (j-b-b). Related to Classical Syriac ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā).

Verb

1. to sever, to notch, to cut, to chop off, to lop off, to truncate
2. to beat down the leaves
3. to fructify the fruit palm
4. to surpass, to overcome, to vanquish

Noun

جُبّ • (jubb) m (plural أَجْبَاب (ʔajbāb) or جِبَاب (jibāb))

1. cistern, well
2. pit, fosse, cavity
3. pothole, chuckhole

Declension

Declension of noun جُبّ (jubb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُبّ jubb	الْجُبّ al-jubb	جُبّ jubb
Nominative	جُبٌّ jubbun	الْجُبُّ al-jubbu	جُبُّ jubbu
Accusative	جُبًّا jubban	الْجُبَّ al-jubba	جُبَّ jubba
Genitive	جُبٍّ jubbin	الْجُبِّ al-jubbi	جُبِّ jubbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُبَّيْن jubbayn	الْجُبَّيْن al-jubbayn	جُبَّيْ jubbay
Nominative	جُبَّانِ jubbāni	الْجُبَّانِ al-jubbāni	جُبَّا jubbā
Accusative	جُبَّيْنِ jubbayni	الْجُبَّيْنِ al-jubbayni	جُبَّيْ jubbay
Genitive	جُبَّيْنِ jubbayni	الْجُبَّيْنِ al-jubbayni	جُبَّيْ jubbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَجْبَاب‎; جِبَاب ʔajbāb‎; jibāb	الْأَجْبَاب‎; الْجِبَاب al-ʔajbāb‎; al-jibāb	أَجْبَاب‎; جِبَاب ʔajbāb‎; jibāb
Nominative	أَجْبَابٌ‎; جِبَابٌ ʔajbābun‎; jibābun	الْأَجْبَابُ‎; الْجِبَابُ al-ʔajbābu‎; al-jibābu	أَجْبَابُ‎; جِبَابُ ʔajbābu‎; jibābu
Accusative	أَجْبَابًا‎; جِبَابًا ʔajbāban‎; jibāban	الْأَجْبَابَ‎; الْجِبَابَ al-ʔajbāba‎; al-jibāba	أَجْبَابَ‎; جِبَابَ ʔajbāba‎; jibāba
Genitive	أَجْبَابٍ‎; جِبَابٍ ʔajbābin‎; jibābin	الْأَجْبَابِ‎; الْجِبَابِ al-ʔajbābi‎; al-jibābi	أَجْبَابِ‎; جِبَابِ ʔajbābi‎; jibābi

Descendants

• Maltese: ġiebja
• Ottoman Turkish: جب (cübb)
  • Serbo-Croatian: búdža / бу́џа
• Spanish: aljibe
• Sicilian: gebbia

Noun

جَبّ • (jabb) m

1. verbal noun of جَبَّ (jabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun جَبّ (jabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبّ jabb	الْجَبّ al-jabb	جَبّ jabb
Nominative	جَبٌّ jabbun	الْجَبُّ al-jabbu	جَبُّ jabbu
Accusative	جَبًّا jabban	الْجَبَّ al-jabba	جَبَّ jabba
Genitive	جَبٍّ jabbin	الْجَبِّ al-jabbi	جَبِّ jabbi

Etymology 2

Verb

جُبْ • (jub) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of جَابَ (jāba)

Etymology 3

Verb

جِبْ • (jib) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَجَبَ (wajaba)