طيب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- with leveling to the typical Arabic adjective pattern CayyiC of hollow roots, in this case the root ط ي ب‎ (ṭ-y-b). Related to Hebrew טוב‎.

Adjective

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

1. good
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

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

From the root ط ي ب‎ (ṭ-y-b). Compare Old South Arabian 𐩷𐩺𐩨‎ (ṭyb, “incense”), Shehri ṭíb (“gold”), Akkadian 𒁵 (/ṭābtu/, “goodness; salt”) at least for the semantics.

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 yaʿdilu turban ḍamma ʾaʿẓumahu

     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

Etymology 3

Verb

طَيَّبَ • (ṭayyaba) II, non-past يُطَيِّبُ‎‎ (yuṭayyibu)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of

طَيَّبَ

(form-II sound)

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	m	أُطَيِّبُ‎ ʾuṭayyibu	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 ʾuṭayyiba	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 ʾuṭayyib	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	m	أُطَيَّبُ‎ ʾuṭayyabu	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 ʾuṭayyaba	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 ʾuṭayyab	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

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طَيِّب‎ (ṭayyib).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) 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)

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Himyaritic

Noun

طيب (ṭīb)

1. gold

References

• Kees Versteegh, Mushira Eid: Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. 2007, →ISBN, page 694

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ط ي ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic طَيَّبَ‎ (ṭayyaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤij.jab/, /tˤaj.jab/

Verb

طِيب or طَيب • (ṭiyyab or ṭayyab) (form II, non-past يطِيب‎ (yṭiyyab) or يطَيب‎ (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	طيبت‎ (ṭiyyabt)	طيبتي‎ (ṭiyyabti)	طيب (ṭiyyab)		طيبنا‎ (ṭiyyabna)	طيبتوا‎ (ṭiyyabtu)	طيبوا‎ (ṭiyybu)
	f			طيبت‎ (ṭiyybāt)
non-past	m	نطيب‎ (nṭiyyab)	تطيب‎ (tṭiyyab)	يطيب‎ (yṭiyyab)		نطيبوا‎ (nṭiyybu)	تطيبوا‎ (tṭiyybu)	يطيبوا‎ (yṭiyybu)
	f		تطيبي‎ (tṭiyybi)	تطيب‎ (tṭiyyab)
imperative	m		طيب (ṭiyyab)				طيبوا‎ (ṭiyybu)
	f		طيبي‎ (ṭiyybi)

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)

Related terms

• طاب‎ (ṭāb, “to ripen, to be cook”)
• طياب‎ (ṭyāb, “cooking”)
• طياب‎ m (ṭiyyāb, ṭayyāb, “cooker”), طيابة‎ f (ṭiyyāba, ṭayyāba, “cooker”)