طوب

See also: طوت and طوپ

Andalusian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤuːb/

Etymology 1

Noun

طُوب (ṭūb) m

1. collective of طُوبَة (ṭūba, “a brick”)

Etymology 2

Noun

طُوب (ṭūb) m

1. collective of طُوبَة (ṭūba, “a cotton thistle”)

Arabic

FWOTD – 24 September 2016

Etymology 1

From Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, “brick”), from Demotic Egyptian 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]:

     أُنَاشِدُ وَزِيرَ البِتْرُولِ حَلَّ مَشَاكِلِ مَصَانِعِ طُوبِ زِفْتَى

     ʔunāšidu wazīra l-bitrūli ḥalla mašākili maṣāniʕi 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
• → Tigrinya: ጡብ (ṭub)

Etymology 2

Root
ط و ب (ṭ w b)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaw.wa.ba/

Verb

طَوَّبَ • (ṭawwaba) II (non-past يُطَوِّبُ (yuṭawwibu), verbal noun تَطْوِيب (taṭwīb))

1. (Roman Catholicism) to beatify

Conjugation

Conjugation of طَوَّبَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَطْوِيب)

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		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	طَوَّبْتُ ṭawwabtu	طَوَّبْتَ ṭawwabta	طَوَّبَ ṭawwaba		طَوَّبْنَا ṭawwabnā	طَوَّبْتُمَا ṭawwabtumā	طَوَّبَا ṭawwabā		طَوَّبْنَا ṭawwabnā	طَوَّبْتُمْ ṭawwabtum	طَوَّبُوا ṭawwabū
	f		طَوَّبْتِ ṭawwabti	طَوَّبَتْ ṭawwabat				طَوَّبَتَا ṭawwabatā			طَوَّبْتُنَّ ṭawwabtunna	طَوَّبْنَ ṭawwabna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَوِّبُ ʔuṭawwibu	تُطَوِّبُ tuṭawwibu	يُطَوِّبُ yuṭawwibu		نُطَوِّبُ nuṭawwibu	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		نُطَوِّبَ nuṭawwiba	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		نُطَوِّبْ nuṭawwib	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		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	طُوِّبْتُ ṭuwwibtu	طُوِّبْتَ ṭuwwibta	طُوِّبَ ṭuwwiba		طُوِّبْنَا ṭuwwibnā	طُوِّبْتُمَا ṭuwwibtumā	طُوِّبَا ṭuwwibā		طُوِّبْنَا ṭuwwibnā	طُوِّبْتُمْ ṭuwwibtum	طُوِّبُوا ṭuwwibū
	f		طُوِّبْتِ ṭuwwibti	طُوِّبَتْ ṭuwwibat				طُوِّبَتَا ṭuwwibatā			طُوِّبْتُنَّ ṭuwwibtunna	طُوِّبْنَ ṭuwwibna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَوَّبُ ʔuṭawwabu	تُطَوَّبُ tuṭawwabu	يُطَوَّبُ yuṭawwabu		نُطَوَّبُ nuṭawwabu	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		نُطَوَّبَ nuṭawwaba	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		نُطَوَّبْ nuṭawwab	تُطَوَّبَا tuṭawwabā	يُطَوَّبَا yuṭawwabā		نُطَوَّبْ nuṭawwab	تُطَوَّبُوا tuṭawwabū	يُطَوَّبُوا yuṭawwabū
	f		تُطَوَّبِي tuṭawwabī	تُطَوَّبْ tuṭawwab				تُطَوَّبَا tuṭawwabā			تُطَوَّبْنَ tuṭawwabna	يُطَوَّبْنَ yuṭawwabna

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Egyptian ḏbt

Demotic Egyptian tb

Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe)der.

Arabic طُوب (ṭūb)

Egyptian Arabic طوب

Inherited from Arabic طُوب (ṭūb). From Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, “brick”), from Demotic Egyptian tb (“brick”), from Egyptian ḏbt (“brick, block, ingot”):

potentially related to Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤuːb/, [tˤuːb]

Noun

طوب • (ṭūb) m (collective, singulative طوبة f (ṭūba))

1. (collective) brick, baked brick, adobe
2. pebbles

   Synonym: زلط (zalaṭ)