ذيب

See also: ذئب, ذنب, ديب, دیپ, and دیت

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ðiːb/

Noun

ذيب • (ḏīb) m (plural ذياب (ḏyāb) or ذيابة (ḏyāba))

1. wolf
2. (figuratively) a courageous, fearless, dependable person
3. (figuratively) a person who is abhorrent, predatory, and unconcerned

Derived terms

• لك ولا للذيب (lik wila liḏ-ḏīb)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːb/, /ðiːb/

Noun

ذيب • (dīb) m (plural ذِياب (diyāb))

1. wolf

Malay

Noun

ذيب (plural ذيب-ذيب or ذيب٢)

1. Jawi spelling of zib.‎