تعبان

See also: ثعبان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ت ع ب (t-ʕ-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʕ.baːn/

Adjective

تَعْبَان • (taʕbān) (feminine تَعْبَانَة (taʕbāna))

1. tired, weary

Declension

Declension of adjective تَعْبَان (taʕbān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	تَعْبَان taʕbān	التَّعْبَان at-taʕbān	تَعْبَانَة taʕbāna	التَّعْبَانَة at-taʕbāna
Nominative	تَعْبَانٌ taʕbānun	التَّعْبَانُ at-taʕbānu	تَعْبَانَةٌ taʕbānatun	التَّعْبَانَةُ at-taʕbānatu
Accusative	تَعْبَانًا taʕbānan	التَّعْبَانَ at-taʕbāna	تَعْبَانَةً taʕbānatan	التَّعْبَانَةَ at-taʕbānata
Genitive	تَعْبَانٍ taʕbānin	التَّعْبَانِ at-taʕbāni	تَعْبَانَةٍ taʕbānatin	التَّعْبَانَةِ at-taʕbānati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	تَعْبَانَيْن taʕbānayn	التَّعْبَانَيْن at-taʕbānayn	تَعْبَانَتَيْن taʕbānatayn	التَّعْبَانَتَيْن at-taʕbānatayn
Nominative	تَعْبَانَانِ taʕbānāni	التَّعْبَانَانِ at-taʕbānāni	تَعْبَانَتَانِ taʕbānatāni	التَّعْبَانَتَانِ at-taʕbānatāni
Accusative	تَعْبَانَيْنِ taʕbānayni	التَّعْبَانَيْنِ at-taʕbānayni	تَعْبَانَتَيْنِ taʕbānatayni	التَّعْبَانَتَيْنِ at-taʕbānatayni
Genitive	تَعْبَانَيْنِ taʕbānayni	التَّعْبَانَيْنِ at-taʕbānayni	تَعْبَانَتَيْنِ taʕbānatayni	التَّعْبَانَتَيْنِ at-taʕbānatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	تَعْبَانَات taʕbānāt	التَّعْبَانَات at-taʕbānāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	تَعْبَانَاتٌ taʕbānātun	التَّعْبَانَاتُ at-taʕbānātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	تَعْبَانَاتٍ taʕbānātin	التَّعْبَانَاتِ at-taʕbānāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	تَعْبَانَاتٍ taʕbānātin	التَّعْبَانَاتِ at-taʕbānāti

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān).

Adjective

تعبان • (taʕbā́n)

1. tired
2. sick

Etymology 2

From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān).

Noun

تعبان • (tuʕbā́n) m (plural تعابين (taʕabī́n))

1. snake

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təʕˈbɑːn/

Adjective

تعبان • (taʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (taʕbāna), masculine plural تعابى (taʕāba) or تعبانين (taʕbānīn))

1. tired, fatigued

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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبان (taʕbān).

Adjective

تعبان • (tiʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (tiʕbāne), common plural تعبانين (tiʕbānīn) or تعبانة (tiʕbāne))

1. tired
2. tired of, fed up
   • 2012, “كنا اتفقنا”‎^[1]performed by Marwan Khoury:

     قوليلي زعلانة، قوليلي تعبانة، قوليلي زهقانة، بس احكيلي شي.

     ʔulī-li ziʕlāne, ʔulī-li tiʕbāne, ʔulī-li zihʔāne, bas iḥkī-li šī.

     Tell me you’re angry, tell me you’re fed up, tell me you’re bored to death, but just talk to me.

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ت ع ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبَان (taʕbān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb تعب (tiʕib, “to get tired”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʕ.baːn/, [taʕˈbæːn]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Adjective

تعبان • (taʕbān) (feminine تعبانة (taʕbāne), common plural تعبانين (taʕbānīn))

1. tired, exhausted
2. (euphemistic) unwell, ill, sick

   Synonyms: مريض (marīḍ), عيان (ʕayyān)