يعسوب

Arabic

Noun

يَعْسُوب • (yaʕsūb) m (plural يَعَاسِيب (yaʕāsīb))

1. dragonfly
2. (now rare) queen bee

   Synonyms: مَلِكَة نَحْلٍ (malika(t) naḥlin), أُم طَائِفَةٍ (ʔum ṭāʔifatin)

3. leader

   كَانَ يَعْسُوبَ قَوْمِهِ

   kāna yaʕsūba qawmihi

   He was the leader of his people.

Declension

Declension of noun يَعْسُوب (yaʕsūb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَعْسُوب yaʕsūb	الْيَعْسُوب al-yaʕsūb	يَعْسُوب yaʕsūb
Nominative	يَعْسُوبٌ yaʕsūbun	الْيَعْسُوبُ al-yaʕsūbu	يَعْسُوبُ yaʕsūbu
Accusative	يَعْسُوبًا yaʕsūban	الْيَعْسُوبَ al-yaʕsūba	يَعْسُوبَ yaʕsūba
Genitive	يَعْسُوبٍ yaʕsūbin	الْيَعْسُوبِ al-yaʕsūbi	يَعْسُوبِ yaʕsūbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَعْسُوبَيْن yaʕsūbayn	الْيَعْسُوبَيْن al-yaʕsūbayn	يَعْسُوبَيْ yaʕsūbay
Nominative	يَعْسُوبَانِ yaʕsūbāni	الْيَعْسُوبَانِ al-yaʕsūbāni	يَعْسُوبَا yaʕsūbā
Accusative	يَعْسُوبَيْنِ yaʕsūbayni	الْيَعْسُوبَيْنِ al-yaʕsūbayni	يَعْسُوبَيْ yaʕsūbay
Genitive	يَعْسُوبَيْنِ yaʕsūbayni	الْيَعْسُوبَيْنِ al-yaʕsūbayni	يَعْسُوبَيْ yaʕsūbay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَعَاسِيب yaʕāsīb	الْيَعَاسِيب al-yaʕāsīb	يَعَاسِيب yaʕāsīb
Nominative	يَعَاسِيبُ yaʕāsību	الْيَعَاسِيبُ al-yaʕāsību	يَعَاسِيبُ yaʕāsību
Accusative	يَعَاسِيبَ yaʕāsība	الْيَعَاسِيبَ al-yaʕāsība	يَعَاسِيبَ yaʕāsība
Genitive	يَعَاسِيبَ yaʕāsība	الْيَعَاسِيبِ al-yaʕāsībi	يَعَاسِيبِ yaʕāsībi

References

• “يعسوب” in Almaany

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Hijazi Arabic

يَعْسوب

Etymology

From Arabic يَعْسُوب (yaʕsūb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaʕˈsuːb/

Noun

يَعْسُوب • (yaʿsūb) m (plural يَعَاسيب‎ (yaʿāsīb))

1. dragonfly