ظبي

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See also: طبی and طبي

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *θ̣aby-. Compare Aramaic טַבְיָא (ṭaḇyā), Classical Syriac ܛܒܝܐ (ṭaḇyā), Hebrew צְבִי (ts'ví, ṣəḇī), Ugaritic 𐎑𐎁𐎊 (ẓby).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ظَبْي (ẓabym (plural أَظْبٍ (ʔaẓbin) or ظِبَاء (ẓibāʔ) or ظُبِيّ (ẓubiyy), feminine ظَبْيَة (ẓabya))

  1. gazelle, mountain goat, antelope
  2. mark by branding
  3. name of a star

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Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ظُبِيّ (ẓubiyym pl

  1. plural of ظَبْي (ẓaby)

References[edit]

  • Kogan, Leonid (2011), “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 208