جب

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See also: حب, خت, چت, and چپ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ج ب ب (j-b-b). Related to Classical Syriac ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā).

Verb

جَبَّ • (jabba) I, non-past يَجُبُّ‎ (yajubbu)

  1. to sever, to notch, to cut, to chop off, to lop off, to truncate
  2. to beat down the leaves
  3. to castrate entirely, to cut off a man's penis
  4. to fructify the fruit palm
  5. to surpass, to overcome, to vanquish
Conjugation
Conjugation of
جَبَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal nouns جَبّ or جِبَاب)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
جَبّ or جِبَاب

jabb or jibāb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
jābb
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
majbūb
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
jababtu
jababta
جَبَّ

jabba
jababtumā
jabbā
jababnā
jababtum
jabbū
f
jababti
jabbat
jabbatā
jababtunna
jababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔajubbu
tajubbu
yajubbu
tajubbāni
yajubbāni
najubbu
tajubbūna
yajubbūna
f
tajubbīna
tajubbu
tajubbāni
tajbubna
yajbubna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔajubba
tajubba
yajubba
tajubbā
yajubbā
najubba
tajubbū
yajubbū
f
tajubbī
tajubba
tajubbā
tajbubna
yajbubna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔajubba or ʔajubbi or ʔajbub
tajubba or tajubbi or tajbub
yajubba or yajubbi or yajbub
tajubbā
yajubbā
najubba or najubbi or najbub
tajubbū
yajubbū
f
tajubbī
tajubba or tajubbi or tajbub
tajubbā
tajbubna
yajbubna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
جُبَّ or جُبِّ or اُجْبُبْ

jubba or jubbi or ujbub
jubbā
jubbū
f
jubbī
ujbubna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
jubibtu
jubibta
جُبَّ

jubba
jubibtumā
jubbā
jubibnā
jubibtum
jubbū
f
jubibti
jubbat
jubbatā
jubibtunna
jubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔujabbu
tujabbu
yujabbu
tujabbāni
yujabbāni
nujabbu
tujabbūna
yujabbūna
f
tujabbīna
tujabbu
tujabbāni
tujbabna
yujbabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔujabba
tujabba
yujabba
tujabbā
yujabbā
nujabba
tujabbū
yujabbū
f
tujabbī
tujabba
tujabbā
tujbabna
yujbabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔujabba or ʔujabbi or ʔujbab
tujabba or tujabbi or tujbab
yujabba or yujabbi or yujbab
tujabbā
yujabbā
nujabba or nujabbi or nujbab
tujabbū
yujabbū
f
tujabbī
tujabba or tujabbi or tujbab
tujabbā
tujbabna
yujbabna

Noun

جُبّ • (jubb) m (plural أَجْبَاب (ʔajbāb) or جِبَاب (jibāb))

  1. cistern, well
  2. pit, fosse, cavity
  3. pothole, chuckhole
Declension
Declension of noun جُبّ (jubb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُبّ
jubb 		الْجُبّ
al-jubb 		جُبّ
jubb
Nominative جُبٌّ
jubbun 		الْجُبُّ
al-jubbu 		جُبُّ
jubbu
Accusative جُبًّا
jubban 		الْجُبَّ
al-jubba 		جُبَّ
jubba
Genitive جُبٍّ
jubbin 		الْجُبِّ
al-jubbi 		جُبِّ
jubbi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُبَّيْن
jubbayn 		الْجُبَّيْن
al-jubbayn 		جُبَّيْ
jubbay
Nominative جُبَّانِ
jubbāni 		الْجُبَّانِ
al-jubbāni 		جُبَّا
jubbā
Accusative جُبَّيْنِ
jubbayni 		الْجُبَّيْنِ
al-jubbayni 		جُبَّيْ
jubbay
Genitive جُبَّيْنِ
jubbayni 		الْجُبَّيْنِ
al-jubbayni 		جُبَّيْ
jubbay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَجْبَاب‎; جِبَاب
ʔajbāb‎; jibāb 		الْأَجْبَاب‎; الْجِبَاب
al-ʔajbāb‎; al-jibāb 		أَجْبَاب‎; جِبَاب
ʔajbāb‎; jibāb
Nominative أَجْبَابٌ‎; جِبَابٌ
ʔajbābun‎; jibābun 		الْأَجْبَابُ‎; الْجِبَابُ
al-ʔajbābu‎; al-jibābu 		أَجْبَابُ‎; جِبَابُ
ʔajbābu‎; jibābu
Accusative أَجْبَابًا‎; جِبَابًا
ʔajbāban‎; jibāban 		الْأَجْبَابَ‎; الْجِبَابَ
al-ʔajbāba‎; al-jibāba 		أَجْبَابَ‎; جِبَابَ
ʔajbāba‎; jibāba
Genitive أَجْبَابٍ‎; جِبَابٍ
ʔajbābin‎; jibābin 		الْأَجْبَابِ‎; الْجِبَابِ
al-ʔajbābi‎; al-jibābi 		أَجْبَابِ‎; جِبَابِ
ʔajbābi‎; jibābi
Descendants
  • → Catalan: aljub
  • → Old Galician-Portuguese: aljube
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جب (cübb)
  • → Sicilian: gebbia
  • → Spanish: aljibe

Noun

جَبّ • (jabb) m

  1. verbal noun of جَبَّ (jabba) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun جَبّ (jabb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَبّ
jabb 		الْجَبّ
al-jabb 		جَبّ
jabb
Nominative جَبٌّ
jabbun 		الْجَبُّ
al-jabbu 		جَبُّ
jabbu
Accusative جَبًّا
jabban 		الْجَبَّ
al-jabba 		جَبَّ
jabba
Genitive جَبٍّ
jabbin 		الْجَبِّ
al-jabbi 		جَبِّ
jabbi

Etymology 2

Verb

جُبْ • (jub) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of جَابَ (jāba)

Etymology 3

Verb

جِبْ • (jib) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَجَبَ (wajaba)

Urdu

Etymology

From اب (ab, “now”). Cognate with Punjabi ਜਦੋਂ (jadõ) / جدوں (jadõ).

Pronunciation

Adverb

جب • (jab) (Hindi spelling जब)

  1. when (non-interrogative)

Derived terms

References

  • “جب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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