dubb
English
Etymology
From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”), from Proto-Semitic. The anglicization appears only rarely or ad hoc. One Richard Pockocke in 1738 reported that the dubber was seen only rarely in Egypt.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
dubb (plural dubbs)
- The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus)
See also
- Dubhe
Syrian Brown Bear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ursus arctos syriacus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Ursus arctos syriacus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Bernd Brunner, Bears: a brief history, Yale University Press, 2007, p. 73)