طوب

See also: طوت and طوپ

Arabic

FWOTD – 24 September 2016

Etymology 1

From Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, “brick”), from Demotic tb (“brick”), from Egyptian ḏbt (“brick, block, ingot”):

potentially related to Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤuːb/

Noun

طُوب • (ṭūb) m (collective, singulative طُوبَة f (ṭūba))

1. (collective) brick, baked brick, adobe
   • 2013, Amr Sohsah, Youm7‎^[1]:

     أناشد وزير البترول حل مشاكل مصانع طوب زفتى

     ʾunāšidu wazīra l-bitrūli ḥalla mašākili maṣāniʿi ṭūbi ziftā

     I appeal to the minster of petrol to solve the problems of the brick factories of Zefta

Declension

Declension of noun طُوب (ṭūb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُوب ṭūb	الطُّوب aṭ-ṭūb	طُوب ṭūb
Nominative	طُوبٌ ṭūbun	الطُّوبُ aṭ-ṭūbu	طُوبُ ṭūbu
Accusative	طُوبًا ṭūban	الطُّوبَ aṭ-ṭūba	طُوبَ ṭūba
Genitive	طُوبٍ ṭūbin	الطُّوبِ aṭ-ṭūbi	طُوبِ ṭūbi

Synonyms

• آجُرّ (ʔājurr)
• لَبِن (labin)
• قِرْمِيد (qirmīd)

Derived terms

• طَوَّاب (ṭawwāb)
• طُوب أَحْمَر (ṭūb ʔaḥmar)
• طُوب مُفَرَّغ (ṭūb mufarraḡ)
• طُوب نَيّ (ṭūb nayy)

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: طوب (ṭūb), طوبة (ṭūba)
• Juba Arabic: tub
• Moroccan Arabic: طوب (ṭūb), طوبة (ṭūba)
• → Amharic: ጡብ (ṭub), እጡብ (ʾəṭub)
• → Catalan: tova
• → French: toub
• → Portuguese: adobe
• → Spanish: adobe
  • → Aragonese: adoba
  • → Asturian: adobe
  • → Basque: adobe
  • → Dutch: adobe
  • → English: adobe
  • → Esperanto: adobo
  • → French: adobe
  • → Galician: adobe
  • → Irish: adóib
  • → Italian: adobe
  • → Norwegian: adobe
  • → Serbo-Croatian: adobe / адобе
  • → Tagalog: adobe

Etymology 2

Root
ط و ب (ṭ-w-b)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaw.wa.ba/

Verb

طَوَّبَ • (ṭawwaba) II, non-past يُطَوِّبُ‎ (yuṭawwibu)

1. (Roman Catholicism) to beatify

Conjugation

Conjugation of

طَوَّبَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَطْوِيب taṭwīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُطَوِّب muṭawwib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُطَوَّب muṭawwab
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	طَوَّبْتُ ṭawwabtu	طَوَّبْتَ ṭawwabta	طَوَّبَ ṭawwaba		طَوَّبْتُمَا ṭawwabtumā	طَوَّبَا ṭawwabā		طَوَّبْنَا ṭawwabnā	طَوَّبْتُمْ ṭawwabtum	طَوَّبُوا ṭawwabū
	f		طَوَّبْتِ ṭawwabti	طَوَّبَتْ ṭawwabat			طَوَّبَتَا ṭawwabatā			طَوَّبْتُنَّ ṭawwabtunna	طَوَّبْنَ ṭawwabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَوِّبُ ʔuṭawwibu	تُطَوِّبُ tuṭawwibu	يُطَوِّبُ yuṭawwibu		تُطَوِّبَانِ tuṭawwibāni	يُطَوِّبَانِ yuṭawwibāni		نُطَوِّبُ nuṭawwibu	تُطَوِّبُونَ tuṭawwibūna	يُطَوِّبُونَ yuṭawwibūna
	f		تُطَوِّبِينَ tuṭawwibīna	تُطَوِّبُ tuṭawwibu			تُطَوِّبَانِ tuṭawwibāni			تُطَوِّبْنَ tuṭawwibna	يُطَوِّبْنَ yuṭawwibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَوِّبَ ʔuṭawwiba	تُطَوِّبَ tuṭawwiba	يُطَوِّبَ yuṭawwiba		تُطَوِّبَا tuṭawwibā	يُطَوِّبَا yuṭawwibā		نُطَوِّبَ nuṭawwiba	تُطَوِّبُوا tuṭawwibū	يُطَوِّبُوا yuṭawwibū
	f		تُطَوِّبِي tuṭawwibī	تُطَوِّبَ tuṭawwiba			تُطَوِّبَا tuṭawwibā			تُطَوِّبْنَ tuṭawwibna	يُطَوِّبْنَ yuṭawwibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَوِّبْ ʔuṭawwib	تُطَوِّبْ tuṭawwib	يُطَوِّبْ yuṭawwib		تُطَوِّبَا tuṭawwibā	يُطَوِّبَا yuṭawwibā		نُطَوِّبْ nuṭawwib	تُطَوِّبُوا tuṭawwibū	يُطَوِّبُوا yuṭawwibū
	f		تُطَوِّبِي tuṭawwibī	تُطَوِّبْ tuṭawwib			تُطَوِّبَا tuṭawwibā			تُطَوِّبْنَ tuṭawwibna	يُطَوِّبْنَ yuṭawwibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		طَوِّبْ ṭawwib			طَوِّبَا ṭawwibā				طَوِّبُوا ṭawwibū
	f		طَوِّبِي ṭawwibī							طَوِّبْنَ ṭawwibna
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	طُوِّبْتُ ṭuwwibtu	طُوِّبْتَ ṭuwwibta	طُوِّبَ ṭuwwiba		طُوِّبْتُمَا ṭuwwibtumā	طُوِّبَا ṭuwwibā		طُوِّبْنَا ṭuwwibnā	طُوِّبْتُمْ ṭuwwibtum	طُوِّبُوا ṭuwwibū
	f		طُوِّبْتِ ṭuwwibti	طُوِّبَتْ ṭuwwibat			طُوِّبَتَا ṭuwwibatā			طُوِّبْتُنَّ ṭuwwibtunna	طُوِّبْنَ ṭuwwibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَوَّبُ ʔuṭawwabu	تُطَوَّبُ tuṭawwabu	يُطَوَّبُ yuṭawwabu		تُطَوَّبَانِ tuṭawwabāni	يُطَوَّبَانِ yuṭawwabāni		نُطَوَّبُ nuṭawwabu	تُطَوَّبُونَ tuṭawwabūna	يُطَوَّبُونَ yuṭawwabūna
	f		تُطَوَّبِينَ tuṭawwabīna	تُطَوَّبُ tuṭawwabu			تُطَوَّبَانِ tuṭawwabāni			تُطَوَّبْنَ tuṭawwabna	يُطَوَّبْنَ yuṭawwabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَوَّبَ ʔuṭawwaba	تُطَوَّبَ tuṭawwaba	يُطَوَّبَ yuṭawwaba		تُطَوَّبَا tuṭawwabā	يُطَوَّبَا yuṭawwabā		نُطَوَّبَ nuṭawwaba	تُطَوَّبُوا tuṭawwabū	يُطَوَّبُوا yuṭawwabū
	f		تُطَوَّبِي tuṭawwabī	تُطَوَّبَ tuṭawwaba			تُطَوَّبَا tuṭawwabā			تُطَوَّبْنَ tuṭawwabna	يُطَوَّبْنَ yuṭawwabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَوَّبْ ʔuṭawwab	تُطَوَّبْ tuṭawwab	يُطَوَّبْ yuṭawwab		تُطَوَّبَا tuṭawwabā	يُطَوَّبَا yuṭawwabā		نُطَوَّبْ nuṭawwab	تُطَوَّبُوا tuṭawwabū	يُطَوَّبُوا yuṭawwabū
	f		تُطَوَّبِي tuṭawwabī	تُطَوَّبْ tuṭawwab			تُطَوَّبَا tuṭawwabā			تُطَوَّبْنَ tuṭawwabna	يُطَوَّبْنَ yuṭawwabna