ذهب

See also: دہت and ذ ه ب

Arabic

Root
ذ ه ب (ḏ h b)
8 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ða.ha.ba/

Verb

ذَهَبَ • (ḏahaba) I (non-past يَذْهَبُ (yaḏhabu), verbal noun ذَهَاب (ḏahāb) or مَذْهَب (maḏhab))

1. to go, to travel

   إِلَى أَيْنَ أَنْتَ ذَاهِبٌ؟ ― ʔilā ʔayna ʔanta ḏāhibun? ― Where are you going?

2. to go away, to leave, to depart
3. to disappear, to vanish
4. to decline, to dwindle
5. to perish, to die, to be destroyed
6. to abduct, to steal, to sweep away, to annihilate [with بِ (bi)]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:أفنى

7. to lead someone, to conduct someone, to take someone along
8. to think, to believe, to hold the view, to be of the opinion [with إَلَى (ʔialā) ‘that’]
   • a. 1229, Yāqūt al-Ḥamawīy, edited by Ferdinand Wüstenfeld, كتاب معجم البلدان [kitāb muʿjam al-buldān]‎^[1], volume 1, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, published 1866, page 37, line 9:

     فأمّا الْبَرِيد ففيه خلاف وذهب قوم إلى أنه بالبادية اثنا عشر ميلا وبالشام وخراسان ستة أميال

     About the postal route there is disagreement. Folks believed that in the desert it is twelve miles and in Syria and Khorasan six miles.

9. to escape, to slip, to lose sight of, to be forgotten [with عَن (ʕan) ‘by’]
10. to ignore, to skip, to omit [with عَن (ʕan) ‘what’]
11. to prepare to, to be about to

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذَهَبَ (I, sound, a ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal nouns ذَهَاب, مَذْهَب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						ذَهَاب, مَذْهَب ḏahāb, maḏhab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						ذَاهِب ḏāhib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَذْهُوب maḏhūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ذَهَبْتُ ḏahabtu	ذَهَبْتَ ḏahabta	ذَهَبَ ḏahaba		ذَهَبْتُمَا ḏahabtumā	ذَهَبَا ḏahabā		ذَهَبْنَا ḏahabnā	ذَهَبْتُمْ ḏahabtum	ذَهَبُوا ḏahabū
	f		ذَهَبْتِ ḏahabti	ذَهَبَتْ ḏahabat			ذَهَبَتَا ḏahabatā			ذَهَبْتُنَّ ḏahabtunna	ذَهَبْنَ ḏahabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَذْهَبُ ʔaḏhabu	تَذْهَبُ taḏhabu	يَذْهَبُ yaḏhabu		تَذْهَبَانِ taḏhabāni	يَذْهَبَانِ yaḏhabāni		نَذْهَبُ naḏhabu	تَذْهَبُونَ taḏhabūna	يَذْهَبُونَ yaḏhabūna
	f		تَذْهَبِينَ taḏhabīna	تَذْهَبُ taḏhabu			تَذْهَبَانِ taḏhabāni			تَذْهَبْنَ taḏhabna	يَذْهَبْنَ yaḏhabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَذْهَبَ ʔaḏhaba	تَذْهَبَ taḏhaba	يَذْهَبَ yaḏhaba		تَذْهَبَا taḏhabā	يَذْهَبَا yaḏhabā		نَذْهَبَ naḏhaba	تَذْهَبُوا taḏhabū	يَذْهَبُوا yaḏhabū
	f		تَذْهَبِي taḏhabī	تَذْهَبَ taḏhaba			تَذْهَبَا taḏhabā			تَذْهَبْنَ taḏhabna	يَذْهَبْنَ yaḏhabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَذْهَبْ ʔaḏhab	تَذْهَبْ taḏhab	يَذْهَبْ yaḏhab		تَذْهَبَا taḏhabā	يَذْهَبَا yaḏhabā		نَذْهَبْ naḏhab	تَذْهَبُوا taḏhabū	يَذْهَبُوا yaḏhabū
	f		تَذْهَبِي taḏhabī	تَذْهَبْ taḏhab			تَذْهَبَا taḏhabā			تَذْهَبْنَ taḏhabna	يَذْهَبْنَ yaḏhabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِذْهَبْ iḏhab			اِذْهَبَا iḏhabā				اِذْهَبُوا iḏhabū
	f		اِذْهَبِي iḏhabī							اِذْهَبْنَ iḏhabna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	ذُهِبَ ḏuhiba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُذْهَبُ yuḏhabu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُذْهَبَ yuḏhaba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُذْهَبْ yuḏhab		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðah.ha.ba/

Verb

ذَهَّبَ • (ḏahhaba) II (non-past يُذَهِّبُ (yuḏahhibu), verbal noun تَذْهِيب (taḏhīb))

1. to gild

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذَهَّبَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَذْهِيب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَذْهِيب taḏhīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُذَهِّب muḏahhib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُذَهَّب muḏahhab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ذَهَّبْتُ ḏahhabtu	ذَهَّبْتَ ḏahhabta	ذَهَّبَ ḏahhaba		ذَهَّبْتُمَا ḏahhabtumā	ذَهَّبَا ḏahhabā		ذَهَّبْنَا ḏahhabnā	ذَهَّبْتُمْ ḏahhabtum	ذَهَّبُوا ḏahhabū
	f		ذَهَّبْتِ ḏahhabti	ذَهَّبَتْ ḏahhabat			ذَهَّبَتَا ḏahhabatā			ذَهَّبْتُنَّ ḏahhabtunna	ذَهَّبْنَ ḏahhabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُذَهِّبُ ʔuḏahhibu	تُذَهِّبُ tuḏahhibu	يُذَهِّبُ yuḏahhibu		تُذَهِّبَانِ tuḏahhibāni	يُذَهِّبَانِ yuḏahhibāni		نُذَهِّبُ nuḏahhibu	تُذَهِّبُونَ tuḏahhibūna	يُذَهِّبُونَ yuḏahhibūna
	f		تُذَهِّبِينَ tuḏahhibīna	تُذَهِّبُ tuḏahhibu			تُذَهِّبَانِ tuḏahhibāni			تُذَهِّبْنَ tuḏahhibna	يُذَهِّبْنَ yuḏahhibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُذَهِّبَ ʔuḏahhiba	تُذَهِّبَ tuḏahhiba	يُذَهِّبَ yuḏahhiba		تُذَهِّبَا tuḏahhibā	يُذَهِّبَا yuḏahhibā		نُذَهِّبَ nuḏahhiba	تُذَهِّبُوا tuḏahhibū	يُذَهِّبُوا yuḏahhibū
	f		تُذَهِّبِي tuḏahhibī	تُذَهِّبَ tuḏahhiba			تُذَهِّبَا tuḏahhibā			تُذَهِّبْنَ tuḏahhibna	يُذَهِّبْنَ yuḏahhibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُذَهِّبْ ʔuḏahhib	تُذَهِّبْ tuḏahhib	يُذَهِّبْ yuḏahhib		تُذَهِّبَا tuḏahhibā	يُذَهِّبَا yuḏahhibā		نُذَهِّبْ nuḏahhib	تُذَهِّبُوا tuḏahhibū	يُذَهِّبُوا yuḏahhibū
	f		تُذَهِّبِي tuḏahhibī	تُذَهِّبْ tuḏahhib			تُذَهِّبَا tuḏahhibā			تُذَهِّبْنَ tuḏahhibna	يُذَهِّبْنَ yuḏahhibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ذَهِّبْ ḏahhib			ذَهِّبَا ḏahhibā				ذَهِّبُوا ḏahhibū
	f		ذَهِّبِي ḏahhibī							ذَهِّبْنَ ḏahhibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ذُهِّبْتُ ḏuhhibtu	ذُهِّبْتَ ḏuhhibta	ذُهِّبَ ḏuhhiba		ذُهِّبْتُمَا ḏuhhibtumā	ذُهِّبَا ḏuhhibā		ذُهِّبْنَا ḏuhhibnā	ذُهِّبْتُمْ ḏuhhibtum	ذُهِّبُوا ḏuhhibū
	f		ذُهِّبْتِ ḏuhhibti	ذُهِّبَتْ ḏuhhibat			ذُهِّبَتَا ḏuhhibatā			ذُهِّبْتُنَّ ḏuhhibtunna	ذُهِّبْنَ ḏuhhibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُذَهَّبُ ʔuḏahhabu	تُذَهَّبُ tuḏahhabu	يُذَهَّبُ yuḏahhabu		تُذَهَّبَانِ tuḏahhabāni	يُذَهَّبَانِ yuḏahhabāni		نُذَهَّبُ nuḏahhabu	تُذَهَّبُونَ tuḏahhabūna	يُذَهَّبُونَ yuḏahhabūna
	f		تُذَهَّبِينَ tuḏahhabīna	تُذَهَّبُ tuḏahhabu			تُذَهَّبَانِ tuḏahhabāni			تُذَهَّبْنَ tuḏahhabna	يُذَهَّبْنَ yuḏahhabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُذَهَّبَ ʔuḏahhaba	تُذَهَّبَ tuḏahhaba	يُذَهَّبَ yuḏahhaba		تُذَهَّبَا tuḏahhabā	يُذَهَّبَا yuḏahhabā		نُذَهَّبَ nuḏahhaba	تُذَهَّبُوا tuḏahhabū	يُذَهَّبُوا yuḏahhabū
	f		تُذَهَّبِي tuḏahhabī	تُذَهَّبَ tuḏahhaba			تُذَهَّبَا tuḏahhabā			تُذَهَّبْنَ tuḏahhabna	يُذَهَّبْنَ yuḏahhabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُذَهَّبْ ʔuḏahhab	تُذَهَّبْ tuḏahhab	يُذَهَّبْ yuḏahhab		تُذَهَّبَا tuḏahhabā	يُذَهَّبَا yuḏahhabā		نُذَهَّبْ nuḏahhab	تُذَهَّبُوا tuḏahhabū	يُذَهَّبُوا yuḏahhabū
	f		تُذَهَّبِي tuḏahhabī	تُذَهَّبْ tuḏahhab			تُذَهَّبَا tuḏahhabā			تُذَهَّبْنَ tuḏahhabna	يُذَهَّبْنَ yuḏahhabna

Etymology 3

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ذَهَبَ

A Central Semitic innovation. Cognate with Hebrew זָהָב (zāhāḇ), Classical Syriac ܕܗܒܐ (dahbā), Old South Arabian 𐩹𐩠𐩨 (ḏhb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ða.hab/

• Audio:

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Noun

ذَهَب • (ḏahab) m

1. (uncountable) gold

   Synonyms: عَسْجَد (ʕasjad), تِبْر (tibr), إِبْرِيز (ʔibrīz)

2. (uncountable) gold coin

Declension

Declension of noun ذَهَب (ḏahab)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ذَهَب ḏahab	الذَّهَب aḏ-ḏahab	ذَهَب ḏahab
nominative	ذَهَبٌ ḏahabun	الذَّهَبُ aḏ-ḏahabu	ذَهَبُ ḏahabu
accusative	ذَهَبًا ḏahaban	الذَّهَبَ aḏ-ḏahaba	ذَهَبَ ḏahaba
genitive	ذَهَبٍ ḏahabin	الذَّهَبِ aḏ-ḏahabi	ذَهَبِ ḏahabi

Derived terms

• ذَهَبِيّ (ḏahabiyy)

Descendants

• Algerian Arabic: دهب (dhab)
• Maltese: deheb
• Egyptian Arabic: دهب (dahab)
• Gulf Arabic: ذَهَب (ḏahab)
• Hijazi Arabic: ذَهَب (dahab)
• Libyan Arabic: دهب (dhab)
• Moroccan Arabic: دهب (dhab)
• South Levantine Arabic: ذَهَب (dáhab)
• Tunisian Arabic: دهب (dhab)
• → Afar: daháb
• → Azerbaijani: zəhəb
• → Classical Persian: ذَهَب (zahab)
• → Somali: dahab
• → Swahili: dhahabu
  • → Kikuyu: thahabu
  • → Luganda: zaabu

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈðə.həb/

Noun

ذهب • (ḏahab) m

1. (uncountable) gold

Hijazi Arabic

ذَهَبَ

Etymology

From Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.hab/, /ða.hab/

Noun

ذَهَب • (dahab) m

1. gold

Usage notes

Both pronunciations are used by most speakers interchangeably.

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /za.ˈhab/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɦáb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɦáb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑːáb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔːáb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.ɦǽb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɦáb]

Readings
Classical reading?	zahab
Dari reading?	zahab
Iranian reading?	zahab
Tajik reading?	zahab

Noun

ذهب • (zahab) (Tajik spelling заҳаб) (archaic)

1. synonym of طلا (talā / talâ, “gold”)

Derived terms

• ذهبی (zahabī / zahabi)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.hab/, [ˈda.hab]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

ذهب • (dáhab) m

1. (uncountable) gold

Derived terms

• ذهبي (dahabi, “gold, golden (color)”)