زبدة

Arabic

Root
ز ب د (z-b-d)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zub.da/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /zub.da/, /zib.da/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /zab.da/

• Audio

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Noun

زُبْدَة • (zubda) f

1. butter
2. cream
3. extract
4. core

Declension

Declension of noun زُبْدَة (zubda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبْدَة zubda	الزُّبْدَة az-zubda	زُبْدَة zubdat
Nominative	زُبْدَةٌ zubdatun	الزُّبْدَةُ az-zubdatu	زُبْدَةُ zubdatu
Accusative	زُبْدَةً zubdatan	الزُّبْدَةَ az-zubdata	زُبْدَةَ zubdata
Genitive	زُبْدَةٍ zubdatin	الزُّبْدَةِ az-zubdati	زُبْدَةِ zubdati

Synonyms

• زُبْد (zubd)

Noun

زُبْدَة • (zubda) f (plural زُبَد (zubad))

1. chosen part, best part; cream (figurative)
2. central part; core
3. highest point

Declension

Declension of noun زُبْدَة (zubda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبْدَة zubda	الزُّبْدَة az-zubda	زُبْدَة zubdat
Nominative	زُبْدَةٌ zubdatun	الزُّبْدَةُ az-zubdatu	زُبْدَةُ zubdatu
Accusative	زُبْدَةً zubdatan	الزُّبْدَةَ az-zubdata	زُبْدَةَ zubdata
Genitive	زُبْدَةٍ zubdatin	الزُّبْدَةِ az-zubdati	زُبْدَةِ zubdati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبْدَتَيْن zubdatayn	الزُّبْدَتَيْن az-zubdatayn	زُبْدَتَيْ zubdatay
Nominative	زُبْدَتَانِ zubdatāni	الزُّبْدَتَانِ az-zubdatāni	زُبْدَتَا zubdatā
Accusative	زُبْدَتَيْنِ zubdatayni	الزُّبْدَتَيْنِ az-zubdatayni	زُبْدَتَيْ zubdatay
Genitive	زُبْدَتَيْنِ zubdatayni	الزُّبْدَتَيْنِ az-zubdatayni	زُبْدَتَيْ zubdatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبَد zubad	الزُّبَد az-zubad	زُبَد zubad
Nominative	زُبَدٌ zubadun	الزُّبَدُ az-zubadu	زُبَدُ zubadu
Accusative	زُبَدًا zubadan	الزُّبَدَ az-zubada	زُبَدَ zubada
Genitive	زُبَدٍ zubadin	الزُّبَدِ az-zubadi	زُبَدِ zubadi

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “زبدة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ز ب د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic زُبْدَة (zubda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zib.de/, [ˈzɪb.de]
• IPA^(key): /zib.da/, [ˈzɪb.da]

• Audio (Bethlehem)

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Noun

زبدة • (zibde) f

1. butter