دابي

Chadian Arabic

دابي

Etymology

Cognate with Sudanese Arabic دابي (dābi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː.bi/

Noun

دابي • (dābi) m (plural دبيب (dabīb) or دبايب (dabāyib))

1. snake
   • 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic]‎^[1], N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, عَدد [Numbers] 21:9:

     وَ خَلَاصْ، مُوسَى صَنَعْ دَابِي هَنَا نَحَاسْ وَ رَفَعَهْ فَوْق فِي عُودْ.

     Wa khalaas, Muusa sanaʼ daabi hana nahaas wa rafaʼah foog fi uud.

     So Moses made a snake of copper and put it up on a stick.

   • 2024 April 24 (last accessed), “Al zunub dakhal fi dunia”, in Global Recordings Network‎^[2]:

     Al daabi gaal lei maraa da maa seyi: maa timutu.

     The snake said to the woman that this is not true: you won't die.

References

• Judith Heath, compiler (2016), Chadian Arabic - English Lexicon‎^[3], N'Djamena, Chad: Association SIL, page 43