زبون
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See also: ربون
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Aramaic זָבוֹנָא / ܙܳܒܘܿܢܳܐ (zāḇōnā, “buyer”). Its root is cognate to Arabic ز م ل (z-m-l), و ز ن (w-z-n).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]زَبُون • (zabūn) m (plural زَبَائِن (zabāʔin) or زُبَنَاء (zubanāʔ))
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun زَبُون (zabūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَبُون zabūn |
الزَّبُون az-zabūn |
زَبُون zabūn |
Nominative | زَبُونٌ zabūnun |
الزَّبُونُ az-zabūnu |
زَبُونُ zabūnu |
Accusative | زَبُونًا zabūnan |
الزَّبُونَ az-zabūna |
زَبُونَ zabūna |
Genitive | زَبُونٍ zabūnin |
الزَّبُونِ az-zabūni |
زَبُونِ zabūni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | زَبُونَيْن zabūnayn |
الزَّبُونَيْن az-zabūnayn |
زَبُونَيْ zabūnay |
Nominative | زَبُونَانِ zabūnāni |
الزَّبُونَانِ az-zabūnāni |
زَبُونَا zabūnā |
Accusative | زَبُونَيْنِ zabūnayni |
الزَّبُونَيْنِ az-zabūnayni |
زَبُونَيْ zabūnay |
Genitive | زَبُونَيْنِ zabūnayni |
الزَّبُونَيْنِ az-zabūnayni |
زَبُونَيْ zabūnay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَبَائِن; زُبَنَاء zabāʔin; zubanāʔ |
الزَّبَائِن; الزُّبَنَاء az-zabāʔin; az-zubanāʔ |
زَبَائِن; زُبَنَاء zabāʔin; zubanāʔ |
Nominative | زَبَائِنُ; زُبَنَاءُ zabāʔinu; zubanāʔu |
الزَّبَائِنُ; الزُّبَنَاءُ az-zabāʔinu; az-zubanāʔu |
زَبَائِنُ; زُبَنَاءُ zabāʔinu; zubanāʔu |
Accusative | زَبَائِنَ; زُبَنَاءَ zabāʔina; zubanāʔa |
الزَّبَائِنَ; الزُّبَنَاءَ az-zabāʔina; az-zubanāʔa |
زَبَائِنَ; زُبَنَاءَ zabāʔina; zubanāʔa |
Genitive | زَبَائِنَ; زُبَنَاءَ zabāʔina; zubanāʔa |
الزَّبَائِنِ; الزُّبَنَاءِ az-zabāʔini; az-zubanāʔi |
زَبَائِنِ; زُبَنَاءِ zabāʔini; zubanāʔi |
Related terms
[edit]- زِبَانَة (zibāna, “customer base”)
- زَبَنَ (zabana)
- زَبَّنَ (zabbana, “to give customers to”)
- زَابَنَ (zābana)
References
[edit]- “zbwn2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “زبون”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 580
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 189
- Freytag, Georg (1833) “زبون”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 224
- Růžička, Rudolf (1909) “Konsonantische Dissimilation in den semitischen Sprachen”, in Beiträge zur Assyriologie und semitischen Sprachwissenschaft[3] (in German), volume VI, number 4, Leipzig · Baltimore: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung · The Johns Hopkins Press, page 93
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “زبون”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 317
Hijazi Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]زبون • (zabūn) m (plural زباين (zabāyin), feminine زبونة (zabūna))
Persian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [za.ˈβuːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæ.búːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zä.bún]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zaḇūn |
Dari reading? | zabūn |
Iranian reading? | zabun |
Tajik reading? | zabun |
Adjective
[edit]زبون • (zabun)
- humbled, vanquished, helpless, abject
- c. 1030, Fakhr al-Dīn Asʿad Gurgānī, ويس و رامين [Vīs u Rāmīn][5]:
- زنان گفتار مردان راست دارند
به گفت خوش تن ایشان را سپارند
زن ارچه زیرک و هشیار باشد
زبون مرد خوش گفتار باشد- zanān guftār-i mardān rāst dārand
ba guft-i xwaš tan-i ēšān rā sipārand
zan arči zīrak u hušyār bāšad
zabūn-i mard-i xwaš guftār bāšad - Women trust in the things that men say,
They give up their bodies for a sweet word.
Even if a woman is smart and astute,
She is helpless before a man who speaks well.
- zanān guftār-i mardān rāst dārand
- lowly, insignificant
- despicable, vile
Derived terms
[edit]- زبونی (zabuni)
Descendants
[edit]- → Ottoman Turkish: زبون (zebun)
- → Middle Armenian: զապուն (zapun)
- → Laz: ზაბუნი (zabuni), ძაბუნი (żabuni) — Khopa–Batumi
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæ.búːn]
Readings | |
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Iranian reading? | zabun |
Noun
[edit]زبون • (zabun)
- Colloquial-un form of زبان (zabân).
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Root |
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ز ب ن |
1 term |
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]زبون • (zbūn) m (plural زباين (zabāyen), feminine زبونة (zbūne))
See also
[edit]- بيّاع (bayyāʕ, “salesman, seller”)
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