طيب

See also: طیب

Arabic

Root
ط ي ب (ṭ y b)
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (“good, pleasant”), with levelling to the typical Arabic adjective pattern CayyiC of hollow roots. Cognate with Akkadian 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭābum) and Biblical Hebrew טוֹב (ṭoḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaj.jib/

Adjective

طَيِّب • (ṭayyib) (feminine طَيِّبَة (ṭayyiba), masculine plural طَيِّبُونَ (ṭayyibūna), feminine plural طَيِّبَات (ṭayyibāt), elative أَطْيَب (ʔaṭyab))

1. good, wholesome, nice, fine (for example, beneficial, favorable, advantageous; moral, pure, clean; nutritious, nourishing, healthy; tasty, delicious, pleasant, etc.)

   Antonym: خَبِيث (ḵabīṯ)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:81:

     كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَلا تَطْغَوْا فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبِي وَمَن يَحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبِي فَقَدْ هَوَى

     ُO Children of Israel! Eat from the good and wholesome things of what We have allotted to you, and do not transgress with it, so My wrath does not come down upon you. Whomever My wrath comes down upon has lapsed.

   • a. 967 CE, Abu Al-Faraj Al-Asfahani, edited by Salah Al-Din Al-Munajjid, Adab Al-Ghurabā’, 1st edition, Dār Al-Kitāb Al-Jadīd, published 1972, →OCLC, pages 26–27:

     فمضينا ومعنا من الغناء والآلة والشراب كل شيء ظريف، وأقمنا بالعمر ثلاثة أيام، ومضت لنا به أوقات طيبة،

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. charming, pleasant, agreeable
3. enjoyable
4. tasty, palatable

Declension

Declension of adjective طَيِّب (ṭayyib)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	طَيِّب ṭayyib	الطَّيِّب aṭ-ṭayyib	طَيِّبَة ṭayyiba	الطَّيِّبَة aṭ-ṭayyiba
nominative	طَيِّبٌ ṭayyibun	الطَّيِّبُ aṭ-ṭayyibu	طَيِّبَةٌ ṭayyibatun	الطَّيِّبَةُ aṭ-ṭayyibatu
accusative	طَيِّبًا ṭayyiban	الطَّيِّبَ aṭ-ṭayyiba	طَيِّبَةً ṭayyibatan	الطَّيِّبَةَ aṭ-ṭayyibata
genitive	طَيِّبٍ ṭayyibin	الطَّيِّبِ aṭ-ṭayyibi	طَيِّبَةٍ ṭayyibatin	الطَّيِّبَةِ aṭ-ṭayyibati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	طَيِّبَيْن ṭayyibayn	الطَّيِّبَيْن aṭ-ṭayyibayn	طَيِّبَتَيْن ṭayyibatayn	الطَّيِّبَتَيْن aṭ-ṭayyibatayn
nominative	طَيِّبَانِ ṭayyibāni	الطَّيِّبَانِ aṭ-ṭayyibāni	طَيِّبَتَانِ ṭayyibatāni	الطَّيِّبَتَانِ aṭ-ṭayyibatāni
accusative	طَيِّبَيْنِ ṭayyibayni	الطَّيِّبَيْنِ aṭ-ṭayyibayni	طَيِّبَتَيْنِ ṭayyibatayni	الطَّيِّبَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭayyibatayni
genitive	طَيِّبَيْنِ ṭayyibayni	الطَّيِّبَيْنِ aṭ-ṭayyibayni	طَيِّبَتَيْنِ ṭayyibatayni	الطَّيِّبَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭayyibatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	طَيِّبِين ṭayyibīn	الطَّيِّبِين aṭ-ṭayyibīn	طَيِّبَات ṭayyibāt	الطَّيِّبَات aṭ-ṭayyibāt
nominative	طَيِّبُونَ ṭayyibūna	الطَّيِّبُونَ aṭ-ṭayyibūna	طَيِّبَاتٌ ṭayyibātun	الطَّيِّبَاتُ aṭ-ṭayyibātu
accusative	طَيِّبِينَ ṭayyibīna	الطَّيِّبِينَ aṭ-ṭayyibīna	طَيِّبَاتٍ ṭayyibātin	الطَّيِّبَاتِ aṭ-ṭayyibāti
genitive	طَيِّبِينَ ṭayyibīna	الطَّيِّبِينَ aṭ-ṭayyibīna	طَيِّبَاتٍ ṭayyibātin	الطَّيِّبَاتِ aṭ-ṭayyibāti

Antonyms

• خَبِيث (ḵabīṯ)

Descendants

• Maltese: tajjeb
• → Ottoman Turkish: طیب (tayyib)
• → Persian: طیب (tayyeb)
• → Urdu: طَيِّب (tayyib)

Proper noun

طَيِّب • (ṭayyib) m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun طَيِّب (ṭayyib)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	طَيِّب ṭayyib	—
nominative	—	طَيِّبٌ ṭayyibun	—
accusative	—	طَيِّبًا ṭayyiban	—
genitive	—	طَيِّبٍ ṭayyibin	—

Descendants

• → Turkish: Tayyip

See also

• جَيِّد (jayyid)

Etymology 2

Compare Sabaean 𐩷𐩺𐩨 (ṭyb, “lemongrass”) and Akkadian 𒁵 (ṭabtum, “goodness; salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤiːb/

Noun

طِيب • (ṭīb) m

1. verbal noun of طَابَ (ṭāba) (form I)
2. goodness, kind-heartedness; agreeability
3. fragrance, scent, perfume
   • 13th Century CE, Imam al-Busiri, Al-Burda:

     لَا طِيبَ يَعْدِلُ تُرْبًا ضَمَّ أَعْظُمَهُ

     lā ṭība yaʕdilu turban ḍamma ʔaʕẓumahu

     No perfume equals the dust (earth) which is touching his body.

Declension

Declension of noun طِيب (ṭīb)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	طِيب ṭīb	الطِّيب aṭ-ṭīb	طِيب ṭīb
nominative	طِيبٌ ṭībun	الطِّيبُ aṭ-ṭību	طِيبُ ṭību
accusative	طِيبًا ṭīban	الطِّيبَ aṭ-ṭība	طِيبَ ṭība
genitive	طِيبٍ ṭībin	الطِّيبِ aṭ-ṭībi	طِيبِ ṭībi

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: طیب (tîb)
  • Turkish: tıp
• → Persian: طیب (tib)
• → Urdu: طِیب (tīb)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaj.ja.ba/

Verb

طَيَّبَ • (ṭayyaba) II (non-past يُطَيِّبُ (yuṭayyibu), verbal noun تَطْيِيب (taṭyīb))

1. to season, to spice (food)
2. to make pleasant, to make sweet
3. to perfume, to aromatise

Conjugation

Conjugation of طَيَّبَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَطْيِيب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَطْيِيب taṭyīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُطَيِّب muṭayyib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُطَيَّب muṭayyab
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	طَيَّبْتُ ṭayyabtu	طَيَّبْتَ ṭayyabta	طَيَّبَ ṭayyaba		طَيَّبْتُمَا ṭayyabtumā	طَيَّبَا ṭayyabā		طَيَّبْنَا ṭayyabnā	طَيَّبْتُمْ ṭayyabtum	طَيَّبُوا ṭayyabū
	f		طَيَّبْتِ ṭayyabti	طَيَّبَتْ ṭayyabat			طَيَّبَتَا ṭayyabatā			طَيَّبْتُنَّ ṭayyabtunna	طَيَّبْنَ ṭayyabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَيِّبُ ʔuṭayyibu	تُطَيِّبُ tuṭayyibu	يُطَيِّبُ yuṭayyibu		تُطَيِّبَانِ tuṭayyibāni	يُطَيِّبَانِ yuṭayyibāni		نُطَيِّبُ nuṭayyibu	تُطَيِّبُونَ tuṭayyibūna	يُطَيِّبُونَ yuṭayyibūna
	f		تُطَيِّبِينَ tuṭayyibīna	تُطَيِّبُ tuṭayyibu			تُطَيِّبَانِ tuṭayyibāni			تُطَيِّبْنَ tuṭayyibna	يُطَيِّبْنَ yuṭayyibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَيِّبَ ʔuṭayyiba	تُطَيِّبَ tuṭayyiba	يُطَيِّبَ yuṭayyiba		تُطَيِّبَا tuṭayyibā	يُطَيِّبَا yuṭayyibā		نُطَيِّبَ nuṭayyiba	تُطَيِّبُوا tuṭayyibū	يُطَيِّبُوا yuṭayyibū
	f		تُطَيِّبِي tuṭayyibī	تُطَيِّبَ tuṭayyiba			تُطَيِّبَا tuṭayyibā			تُطَيِّبْنَ tuṭayyibna	يُطَيِّبْنَ yuṭayyibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَيِّبْ ʔuṭayyib	تُطَيِّبْ tuṭayyib	يُطَيِّبْ yuṭayyib		تُطَيِّبَا tuṭayyibā	يُطَيِّبَا yuṭayyibā		نُطَيِّبْ nuṭayyib	تُطَيِّبُوا tuṭayyibū	يُطَيِّبُوا yuṭayyibū
	f		تُطَيِّبِي tuṭayyibī	تُطَيِّبْ tuṭayyib			تُطَيِّبَا tuṭayyibā			تُطَيِّبْنَ tuṭayyibna	يُطَيِّبْنَ yuṭayyibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		طَيِّبْ ṭayyib			طَيِّبَا ṭayyibā				طَيِّبُوا ṭayyibū
	f		طَيِّبِي ṭayyibī							طَيِّبْنَ ṭayyibna
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	طُيِّبْتُ ṭuyyibtu	طُيِّبْتَ ṭuyyibta	طُيِّبَ ṭuyyiba		طُيِّبْتُمَا ṭuyyibtumā	طُيِّبَا ṭuyyibā		طُيِّبْنَا ṭuyyibnā	طُيِّبْتُمْ ṭuyyibtum	طُيِّبُوا ṭuyyibū
	f		طُيِّبْتِ ṭuyyibti	طُيِّبَتْ ṭuyyibat			طُيِّبَتَا ṭuyyibatā			طُيِّبْتُنَّ ṭuyyibtunna	طُيِّبْنَ ṭuyyibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَيَّبُ ʔuṭayyabu	تُطَيَّبُ tuṭayyabu	يُطَيَّبُ yuṭayyabu		تُطَيَّبَانِ tuṭayyabāni	يُطَيَّبَانِ yuṭayyabāni		نُطَيَّبُ nuṭayyabu	تُطَيَّبُونَ tuṭayyabūna	يُطَيَّبُونَ yuṭayyabūna
	f		تُطَيَّبِينَ tuṭayyabīna	تُطَيَّبُ tuṭayyabu			تُطَيَّبَانِ tuṭayyabāni			تُطَيَّبْنَ tuṭayyabna	يُطَيَّبْنَ yuṭayyabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَيَّبَ ʔuṭayyaba	تُطَيَّبَ tuṭayyaba	يُطَيَّبَ yuṭayyaba		تُطَيَّبَا tuṭayyabā	يُطَيَّبَا yuṭayyabā		نُطَيَّبَ nuṭayyaba	تُطَيَّبُوا tuṭayyabū	يُطَيَّبُوا yuṭayyabū
	f		تُطَيَّبِي tuṭayyabī	تُطَيَّبَ tuṭayyaba			تُطَيَّبَا tuṭayyabā			تُطَيَّبْنَ tuṭayyabna	يُطَيَّبْنَ yuṭayyabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَيَّبْ ʔuṭayyab	تُطَيَّبْ tuṭayyab	يُطَيَّبْ yuṭayyab		تُطَيَّبَا tuṭayyabā	يُطَيَّبَا yuṭayyabā		نُطَيَّبْ nuṭayyab	تُطَيَّبُوا tuṭayyabū	يُطَيَّبُوا yuṭayyabū
	f		تُطَيَّبِي tuṭayyabī	تُطَيَّبْ tuṭayyab			تُطَيَّبَا tuṭayyabā			تُطَيَّبْنَ tuṭayyabna	يُطَيَّبْنَ yuṭayyabna

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /tˤəjːɪb/

Noun

طيب • (ṭayyɪb) m

1. a kind person

   Synonym: شقردي

Adjective

طيب • (ṭayyɪb)

1. good, nice, pleasant

   Synonym: زين (zen)

   Antonyms: خبيث (xəbiθ), شين (ʃen)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ط ي ب
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaj.jab/

Verb

طيب • (ṭayyab) II (non-past يطيب (yṭayyab))

1. to cook

   Synonym: طبخ (ṭbaḵ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of طيب

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	طيّبت (ṭayyabt)	طيّبتي (ṭayyabti)	طيّب (ṭayyab)		طيّبنا (ṭayyabna)	طيّبتوا (ṭayyabtu)	طيّبوا (ṭayybu)
	f			طيّبت (ṭayybāt)
non-past	m	نطيّب (nṭayyab)	تطيّب (tṭayyab)	يطيّب (yṭayyab)		نطيّبوا (nṭayybu)	تطيّبوا (tṭayybu)	يطيّبوا (yṭayybu)
	f		تطيّبي (tṭayybi)	تطيّب (tṭayyab)
imperative	m		طيّب (ṭayyab)				طيّبوا (ṭayybu)
	f		طيّبي (ṭayybi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط ي ب
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaj.jab/, [ˈtˤɑjjab]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

طيّب • (ṭayyab) II (present بطيّب (biṭayyeb))

1. (transitive) to heal, to cure

   Synonym: شفى (šafa)

Conjugation

Conjugation of طيب

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	طيّبت (ṭayyabt)	طيّبت (ṭayyabt)	طيّب (ṭayyab)		طيّبنا (ṭayyabna)	طيّبتو (ṭayyabtu)	طيّبو (ṭayyabu)
	f		طيّبتي (ṭayyabti)	طيّبت (ṭayyabat)
present	m	بطيّب (baṭayyib)	بتطيّب (bitṭayyib)	بطيّب (biṭayyib)		منطيّب (minṭayyib)	بتطيّبو (bitṭayybu)	بطيّبو (biṭayybu)
	f		بتطيّبي (bitṭayybi)	بتطيّب (bitṭayyib)
subjunctive	m	اطيّب (aṭayyib)	تطيّب (tṭayyib)	يطيّب (yṭayyib)		نطيّب (nṭayyib)	تطيّبو (tṭayybu)	يطيّبو (yṭayybu)
	f		تطيّبي (tṭayybi)	تطيّب (tṭayyib)
imperative	m		طيّب (ṭayyib)				طيّبو (ṭayybu)
	f		طيّبي (ṭayybi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic طَيِّبَ (ṭayyiba).

Alternative forms

• طبّ (ṭabb)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaj.jeb/, [ˈtˤɑjjɪb]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Interjection

طيّب • (ṭayyeb)

1. OK, fine

   Synonym: تمام (tamām)

Adjective

طيّب • (ṭayyeb) (feminine طيّبة (ṭayybe), common plural طيّبين (ṭayybīn), elative أطيب (ʾaṭyab))

1. (food) tasty

   Synonyms: زاكي (zāki), لذيذ (lazīz)

Yemeni Arabic

Root
ط ي ب
1 term

Etymology 1

From Old South Arabian 𐩷𐩺𐩨 (ṭyb).

Noun

طيب (ṭayb, ṭēb, ṭīb) m

1. lemongrass (Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon schoenanthus)
2. a fragrance, mixture of scent, or anything used for its aromatic properties

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib). From the root ط ي ب (ṭ y b) of which the base stem طاب (ṭāb) means “to ripen”, so one sees it refers to a refined state of gold as opposed to ore. The sense is also found in Shehri ṭíb (“gold”).

Adjective

طيب (ṭayyib)

1. complete, finished, accomplished
2. perfect, of a most refined state

Noun

طيب (ṭayyib) m

1. (obsolete) gold

Etymology 3

From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba, “to make pleasant”).

Verb

طيب (ṭayyab) (form II)

1. to clean, to scrub

References

• Piamenta, Moshe (1991) Dictionary of Post-Classical Yemeni Arabic, volume 2, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 311b
• Schönig, Hanne (2002) Schminken, Düfte und Räucherwerk der Jemenitinnen: Lexikon der Substanzen, Utensilien und Techniken (Beiruter Texte und Studien; 91)‎^[1], Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 282–284 and other places listed Schönig, Hanne (2002) Schminken, Düfte und Räucherwerk der Jemenitinnen: Lexikon der Substanzen, Utensilien und Techniken (Beiruter Texte und Studien; 91)‎^[2], Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, →ISBN, page 411b
• Sima, Alexander (2000) Tiere, Pflanzen, Steine und Metalle in den altsüdarabischen Inschriften (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 278