ذنب

See also: دنت‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ðanab-, Compare Hebrew זָנָב‎ (zanáv).

Noun

ذَنَب • (ḏanab) m (plural أَذْنَاب‎ (ʾaḏnāb))

1. tail, end
2. adherent, follower, henchman

Declension

Declension of noun ذَنَب (ḏanab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَنَب ḏanab	الذَّنَب‎ aḏ-ḏanab	ذَنَب ḏanab
Nominative	ذَنَبٌ ḏanabun	الذَّنَبُ‎ aḏ-ḏanabu	ذَنَبُ ḏanabu
Accusative	ذَنَبًا‎ ḏanaban	الذَّنَبَ‎ aḏ-ḏanaba	ذَنَبَ ḏanaba
Genitive	ذَنَبٍ ḏanabin	الذَّنَبِ‎ aḏ-ḏanabi	ذَنَبِ ḏanabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَنَبَيْن‎ ḏanabayn	الذَّنَبَيْن‎ aḏ-ḏanabayn	ذَنَبَيْ‎ ḏanabay
Nominative	ذَنَبَانِ‎ ḏanabāni	الذَّنَبَانِ‎ aḏ-ḏanabāni	ذَنَبَا‎ ḏanabā
Accusative	ذَنَبَيْنِ‎ ḏanabayni	الذَّنَبَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏanabayni	ذَنَبَيْ‎ ḏanabay
Genitive	ذَنَبَيْنِ‎ ḏanabayni	الذَّنَبَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏanabayni	ذَنَبَيْ‎ ḏanabay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَذْنَاب‎ ʾaḏnāb	الْأَذْنَاب‎ al-ʾaḏnāb	أَذْنَاب‎ ʾaḏnāb
Nominative	أَذْنَابٌ‎ ʾaḏnābun	الْأَذْنَابُ‎ al-ʾaḏnābu	أَذْنَابُ‎ ʾaḏnābu
Accusative	أَذْنَابًا‎ ʾaḏnāban	الْأَذْنَابَ‎ al-ʾaḏnāba	أَذْنَابَ‎ ʾaḏnāba
Genitive	أَذْنَابٍ‎ ʾaḏnābin	الْأَذْنَابِ‎ al-ʾaḏnābi	أَذْنَابِ‎ ʾaḏnābi

Derived terms

• ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة‎ (ḏanab ad-dajāja, “Deneb”)

Noun

ذَنْب • (ḏanb) m (plural ذَنُوب‎ (ḏanūb))

1. guilt
2. offense
3. crime
4. sin

Declension

Declension of noun ذَنْب (ḏanb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَنْب ḏanb	الذَّنْب‎ aḏ-ḏanb	ذَنْب ḏanb
Nominative	ذَنْبٌ ḏanbun	الذَّنْبُ‎ aḏ-ḏanbu	ذَنْبُ ḏanbu
Accusative	ذَنْبًا‎ ḏanban	الذَّنْبَ‎ aḏ-ḏanba	ذَنْبَ ḏanba
Genitive	ذَنْبٍ ḏanbin	الذَّنْبِ‎ aḏ-ḏanbi	ذَنْبِ ḏanbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَنْبَيْن‎ ḏanbayn	الذَّنْبَيْن‎ aḏ-ḏanbayn	ذَنْبَيْ‎ ḏanbay
Nominative	ذَنْبَانِ‎ ḏanbāni	الذَّنْبَانِ‎ aḏ-ḏanbāni	ذَنْبَا‎ ḏanbā
Accusative	ذَنْبَيْنِ‎ ḏanbayni	الذَّنْبَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏanbayni	ذَنْبَيْ‎ ḏanbay
Genitive	ذَنْبَيْنِ‎ ḏanbayni	الذَّنْبَيْنِ‎ aḏ-ḏanbayni	ذَنْبَيْ‎ ḏanbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَنُوب‎ ḏanūb	الذَّنُوب‎ aḏ-ḏanūb	ذَنُوب‎ ḏanūb
Nominative	ذَنُوبٌ‎ ḏanūbun	الذَّنُوبُ‎ aḏ-ḏanūbu	ذَنُوبُ‎ ḏanūbu
Accusative	ذَنُوبًا‎ ḏanūban	الذَّنُوبَ‎ aḏ-ḏanūba	ذَنُوبَ‎ ḏanūba
Genitive	ذَنُوبٍ‎ ḏanūbin	الذَّنُوبِ‎ aḏ-ḏanūbi	ذَنُوبِ‎ ḏanūbi

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic ذَنْب‎ (ḏanb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzanb/
• IPA^(key): /ˈðanb/ (classical pronunciation)

Noun

ذَنْب • (zanb) m (plural ذُنوب‎ ‎(zunūb))

1. guilt
2. sin

Etymology 2

From Arabic ذَنَب‎ (ḏanab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdanab/
• IPA^(key): /ˈðanab/ (classical pronunciation)

Noun

ذَنَب • (danab) m (plural أَذْناب‎ ‎(ʼadnāb))

1. end, tail