بالضبط

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From بِـ (bi-, in, with) +‎ ال (al-, definite article) +‎ ضَبْط (ḍabṭ, accuracy, exactness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bi‿dˤ.dˤab.tˤi/

Adverb

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بِالضَّبْطِ (bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi)

  1. exactly, precisely
    هَذَا مَا أَقْصِدُهُ بِالضَّبْطِ
    haḏā mā ʔaqṣiduhu bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi
    This is exactly what I mean.

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic بِالضَّبْطِ (bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi), corresponding to بـ (bi-, by) + الضَّبْطِ.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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بالضبط (biẓ-ẓabṭ)

  1. exactly, precisely

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic بِالضَّبْطِ (bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi), corresponding to بـ (b-, by) + الضَّبْطِ (iẓ-ẓabṭ, the exactness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bizˤ.zˤabtˤ/, [bɪzˤˈzˤɑbtˤ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adverb

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بالضبط (biẓ-ẓabṭ)

  1. exactly, precisely