زبب

Arabic

Root
ز ب ب (z-b-b)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zab.ba.ba/

Verb

زَبَّبَ • (zabbaba) II, non-past يُزَبِّبُ‎ (yuzabbibu)

1. to convert (the grapes) into raisins
2. to collect foam in the corners of the mouth

Conjugation

Conjugation of

زَبَّبَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَزْبِيب tazbīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُزَبِّب muzabbib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُزَبَّب muzabbab
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	زَبَّبْتُ zabbabtu	زَبَّبْتَ zabbabta	زَبَّبَ zabbaba		زَبَّبْتُمَا zabbabtumā	زَبَّبَا zabbabā		زَبَّبْنَا zabbabnā	زَبَّبْتُمْ zabbabtum	زَبَّبُوا zabbabū
	f		زَبَّبْتِ zabbabti	زَبَّبَتْ zabbabat			زَبَّبَتَا zabbabatā			زَبَّبْتُنَّ zabbabtunna	زَبَّبْنَ zabbabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُزَبِّبُ ʔuzabbibu	تُزَبِّبُ tuzabbibu	يُزَبِّبُ yuzabbibu		تُزَبِّبَانِ tuzabbibāni	يُزَبِّبَانِ yuzabbibāni		نُزَبِّبُ nuzabbibu	تُزَبِّبُونَ tuzabbibūna	يُزَبِّبُونَ yuzabbibūna
	f		تُزَبِّبِينَ tuzabbibīna	تُزَبِّبُ tuzabbibu			تُزَبِّبَانِ tuzabbibāni			تُزَبِّبْنَ tuzabbibna	يُزَبِّبْنَ yuzabbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُزَبِّبَ ʔuzabbiba	تُزَبِّبَ tuzabbiba	يُزَبِّبَ yuzabbiba		تُزَبِّبَا tuzabbibā	يُزَبِّبَا yuzabbibā		نُزَبِّبَ nuzabbiba	تُزَبِّبُوا tuzabbibū	يُزَبِّبُوا yuzabbibū
	f		تُزَبِّبِي tuzabbibī	تُزَبِّبَ tuzabbiba			تُزَبِّبَا tuzabbibā			تُزَبِّبْنَ tuzabbibna	يُزَبِّبْنَ yuzabbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُزَبِّبْ ʔuzabbib	تُزَبِّبْ tuzabbib	يُزَبِّبْ yuzabbib		تُزَبِّبَا tuzabbibā	يُزَبِّبَا yuzabbibā		نُزَبِّبْ nuzabbib	تُزَبِّبُوا tuzabbibū	يُزَبِّبُوا yuzabbibū
	f		تُزَبِّبِي tuzabbibī	تُزَبِّبْ tuzabbib			تُزَبِّبَا tuzabbibā			تُزَبِّبْنَ tuzabbibna	يُزَبِّبْنَ yuzabbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		زَبِّبْ zabbib			زَبِّبَا zabbibā				زَبِّبُوا zabbibū
	f		زَبِّبِي zabbibī							زَبِّبْنَ zabbibna
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	زُبِّبْتُ zubbibtu	زُبِّبْتَ zubbibta	زُبِّبَ zubbiba		زُبِّبْتُمَا zubbibtumā	زُبِّبَا zubbibā		زُبِّبْنَا zubbibnā	زُبِّبْتُمْ zubbibtum	زُبِّبُوا zubbibū
	f		زُبِّبْتِ zubbibti	زُبِّبَتْ zubbibat			زُبِّبَتَا zubbibatā			زُبِّبْتُنَّ zubbibtunna	زُبِّبْنَ zubbibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُزَبَّبُ ʔuzabbabu	تُزَبَّبُ tuzabbabu	يُزَبَّبُ yuzabbabu		تُزَبَّبَانِ tuzabbabāni	يُزَبَّبَانِ yuzabbabāni		نُزَبَّبُ nuzabbabu	تُزَبَّبُونَ tuzabbabūna	يُزَبَّبُونَ yuzabbabūna
	f		تُزَبَّبِينَ tuzabbabīna	تُزَبَّبُ tuzabbabu			تُزَبَّبَانِ tuzabbabāni			تُزَبَّبْنَ tuzabbabna	يُزَبَّبْنَ yuzabbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُزَبَّبَ ʔuzabbaba	تُزَبَّبَ tuzabbaba	يُزَبَّبَ yuzabbaba		تُزَبَّبَا tuzabbabā	يُزَبَّبَا yuzabbabā		نُزَبَّبَ nuzabbaba	تُزَبَّبُوا tuzabbabū	يُزَبَّبُوا yuzabbabū
	f		تُزَبَّبِي tuzabbabī	تُزَبَّبَ tuzabbaba			تُزَبَّبَا tuzabbabā			تُزَبَّبْنَ tuzabbabna	يُزَبَّبْنَ yuzabbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُزَبَّبْ ʔuzabbab	تُزَبَّبْ tuzabbab	يُزَبَّبْ yuzabbab		تُزَبَّبَا tuzabbabā	يُزَبَّبَا yuzabbabā		نُزَبَّبْ nuzabbab	تُزَبَّبُوا tuzabbabū	يُزَبَّبُوا yuzabbabū
	f		تُزَبَّبِي tuzabbabī	تُزَبَّبْ tuzabbab			تُزَبَّبَا tuzabbabā			تُزَبَّبْنَ tuzabbabna	يُزَبَّبْنَ yuzabbabna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.bab/

Noun

زَبَب • (zabab) m

1. verbal noun of زَبَّ (zabba) (form I)
2. fuzz (on birds, beasts, humans, and so on)
3. fuzziness; hairiness

Declension

Declension of noun زَبَب (zabab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَبَب zabab	الزَّبَب az-zabab	زَبَب zabab
Nominative	زَبَبٌ zababun	الزَّبَبُ az-zababu	زَبَبُ zababu
Accusative	زَبَبًا zababan	الزَّبَبَ az-zababa	زَبَبَ zababa
Genitive	زَبَبٍ zababin	الزَّبَبِ az-zababi	زَبَبِ zababi

Synonyms

• زَغَب (zaḡab, “down; fluff”)

Further reading

• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “زبب”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[1] (in French), Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “زبب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen