ضبط

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ب ط (ḍ-b-ṭ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤa.ba.tˤa/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

1. to do something accurately
2. to confiscate
3. to check up, to check out

Noun

ضَبْط • (ḍabṭ) m

1. verbal noun of ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa) (form I)
2. verification
3. apprehension
4. correction, rectification
5. correctness, accuracy, exactness

Declension

Declension of noun ضَبْط (ḍabṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَبْط ḍabṭ	الضَّبْط aḍ-ḍabṭ	ضَبْط ḍabṭ
Nominative	ضَبْطٌ ḍabṭun	الضَّبْطُ aḍ-ḍabṭu	ضَبْطُ ḍabṭu
Accusative	ضَبْطًا ḍabṭan	الضَّبْطَ aḍ-ḍabṭa	ضَبْطَ ḍabṭa
Genitive	ضَبْطٍ ḍabṭin	الضَّبْطِ aḍ-ḍabṭi	ضَبْطِ ḍabṭi

Derived terms

• بالضبط

References

“ضبط” in Almaany

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðˤəbːətˤ/

Verb

ضَبَّط • (ḏ̣abbaṭ) (imperfect يضَبِّط (yḏ̣abbiṭ))

1. to hook someone up (provide with needs, give special treatment, etc)
2. to hook up with someone (get acquainted with someone in order to form a romantic relationship)
3. to bring to order, to fix, to hook up

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Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzæbt]

Noun

ضبط • (zabt) (plural ضبط‌ها (zabt-hâ))

1. record
2. cassette, tape

Derived terms

• ضبط صوت (zabt-e-sowt, “tape recorder”)