zib

See also: ZiB

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Zimbabwe Sign Language.

Symbol

zib

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Zimbabwe Sign Language.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Zimbabwe Sign Language terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈzib/ [ˈzɪp̚]
• Rhymes: -ib
• Syllabification: zib

Etymology 1

From Malay zib, from Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb).

Noun

zib (plural zib-zib)

1. (obsolete) wolf

   Synonym: serigala

Etymology 2

Hyperforeignism, perhaps due to it being perceived as a word of Hindustani origin.

Noun

zib (plural zib-zib)

1. (hyperforeign) nonstandard form of jib (“jib, type of sails”)

Further reading

• “zib”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zep]
• Rhymes: -ep

Noun

zib (Jawi spelling ذيب, plural zib-zib or zib²)

1. wolf (animal)

   Synonym: serigala

Descendants

• Indonesian: zib

Sumerian

Romanization

zib

1. romanization of 𒍦 (zib)