دبس

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Arabic[edit]

Root
د ب س (d-b-s)

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Akkadian 𒋭 (dišpum) and Biblical Hebrew דְּבַשׁ (dəḇáš).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

دِبْس (dibsm

  1. syrup, molasses

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Persian: دبس (debs)

Further reading[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “دبس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN