ثعبان

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See also: تعبان

Arabic

Root
ث ع ب (ṯ ʕ b)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

ثُعْبَان • (ṯuʕbān) m or f (plural ثَعَابِين (ṯaʕābīn))

  1. snake
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:32:
      فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ
      fa-ʔalqā ʕaṣāhu fa-ʔiḏā hiya ṯuʕbānun mubīnun
      Then he flung down his staff and it became a bare serpent
  2. (astronomy) (normally الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān)) Alpha Draconis

Declension

Declension of noun ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثُعْبَان
ṯuʕbān 		الثُّعْبَان
aṯ-ṯuʕbān 		ثُعْبَان
ṯuʕbān
Nominative ثُعْبَانٌ
ṯuʕbānun 		الثُّعْبَانُ
aṯ-ṯuʕbānu 		ثُعْبَانُ
ṯuʕbānu
Accusative ثُعْبَانًا
ṯuʕbānan 		الثُّعْبَانَ
aṯ-ṯuʕbāna 		ثُعْبَانَ
ṯuʕbāna
Genitive ثُعْبَانٍ
ṯuʕbānin 		الثُّعْبَانِ
aṯ-ṯuʕbāni 		ثُعْبَانِ
ṯuʕbāni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثُعْبَانَيْن
ṯuʕbānayn 		الثُّعْبَانَيْن
aṯ-ṯuʕbānayn 		ثُعْبَانَيْ
ṯuʕbānay
Nominative ثُعْبَانَانِ
ṯuʕbānāni 		الثُّعْبَانَانِ
aṯ-ṯuʕbānāni 		ثُعْبَانَا
ṯuʕbānā
Accusative ثُعْبَانَيْنِ
ṯuʕbānayni 		الثُّعْبَانَيْنِ
aṯ-ṯuʕbānayni 		ثُعْبَانَيْ
ṯuʕbānay
Genitive ثُعْبَانَيْنِ
ṯuʕbānayni 		الثُّعْبَانَيْنِ
aṯ-ṯuʕbānayni 		ثُعْبَانَيْ
ṯuʕbānay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثَعَابِين
ṯaʕābīn 		الثَّعَابِين
aṯ-ṯaʕābīn 		ثَعَابِين
ṯaʕābīn
Nominative ثَعَابِينُ
ṯaʕābīnu 		الثَّعَابِينُ
aṯ-ṯaʕābīnu 		ثَعَابِينُ
ṯaʕābīnu
Accusative ثَعَابِينَ
ṯaʕābīna 		الثَّعَابِينَ
aṯ-ṯaʕābīna 		ثَعَابِينَ
ṯaʕābīna
Genitive ثَعَابِينَ
ṯaʕābīna 		الثَّعَابِينِ
aṯ-ṯaʕābīni 		ثَعَابِينِ
ṯaʕābīni

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ث ع ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuʕ.baːn/, /θuʕ.baːn/

Noun

ثُعْبَان • (tuʕbān or ṯuʕbān) m (plural ثَعابين (taʕābīn))

  1. snake

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”).

Noun

ثعبان • (suʿban) (plural ثعابین)

  1. species of large snake said to hunt rats
  2. fabulous serpent of enormous size, dragon
    Synonyms: (dragon) اژدها (ejdeha), تنین (tinin), غول (ğul)

Descendants

  • Turkish: suban

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