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طيب

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Arabic

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Root
ط ي ب (ṭ y b)
3 terms

Etymology 1

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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

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Adjective

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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،
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  2. charming, pleasant, agreeable
  3. enjoyable
  4. tasty, palatable
Declension
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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
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: tajjeb
  • Ottoman Turkish: طیب (tayyib)
  • Persian: طیب (tayyeb)
  • Urdu: طَيِّب (tayyib)

Proper noun

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طَيِّب (ṭayyibm

  1. a male given name
Declension
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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
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See also

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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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طِيب (ṭībm

  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
      ṭība yaʕdilu turban ḍamma ʔaʕẓumahu
      No perfume equals the dust (earth) which is touching his body.
Declension
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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
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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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
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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

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Etymology

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From Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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طيب (ṭayyɪbm

  1. a kind person
    Synonym: شقردي

Adjective

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طيب (ṭayyɪb)

  1. good, nice, pleasant
    Synonym: زين (zen)
    Antonyms: خبيث (xəbiθ), شين (ʃen)

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to cook
    Synonym: طبخ (ṭbaḵ)

Conjugation

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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

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tˤaj.jab/, [ˈtˤɑjjab]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to heal, to cure
    Synonym: شفى (šafa)
Conjugation
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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

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From Arabic طَيِّبَ (ṭayyiba).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tˤaj.jeb/, [ˈtˤɑjjɪb]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Interjection

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طيّب (ṭayyeb)

  1. OK, fine
    Synonym: تمام (tamām)

Adjective

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

  1. (food) tasty
    Synonyms: زاكي (zāki), لذيذ (lazīz)

Yemeni Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Old South Arabian 𐩷𐩺𐩨 (ṭyb).

Noun

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طيب (ṭayb, ṭēb, ṭībm

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

Etymology 2

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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

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طيب (ṭayyib)

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

Noun

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طيب (ṭayyibm

  1. (obsolete) gold

Etymology 3

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From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba, to make pleasant).

Verb

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طيب (ṭayyab) (form II)

  1. to clean, to scrub

References

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  • 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