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), verbal noun جَبّ (jabb) or جِبَاب (jibāb))

  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 (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal nouns جَبّ, جِبَاب)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		جَبّ, جِبَاب
jabb, jibāb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		جَابّ
jābb
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مَجْبُوب
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 جَبَبْتُ
jababtu 		جَبَبْتَ
jababta 		جَبَّ
jabba 		جَبَبْتُمَا
jababtumā 		جَبَّا
jabbā 		جَبَبْنَا
jababnā 		جَبَبْتُمْ
jababtum 		جَبُّوا
jabbū
f جَبَبْتِ
jababti 		جَبَّتْ
jabbat 		جَبَّتَا
jabbatā 		جَبَبْتُنَّ
jababtunna 		جَبَبْنَ
jababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَجُبُّ
ʔajubbu 		تَجُبُّ
tajubbu 		يَجُبُّ
yajubbu 		تَجُبَّانِ
tajubbāni 		يَجُبَّانِ
yajubbāni 		نَجُبُّ
najubbu 		تَجُبُّونَ
tajubbūna 		يَجُبُّونَ
yajubbūna
f تَجُبِّينَ
tajubbīna 		تَجُبُّ
tajubbu 		تَجُبَّانِ
tajubbāni 		تَجْبُبْنَ
tajbubna 		يَجْبُبْنَ
yajbubna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَجُبَّ
ʔajubba 		تَجُبَّ
tajubba 		يَجُبَّ
yajubba 		تَجُبَّا
tajubbā 		يَجُبَّا
yajubbā 		نَجُبَّ
najubba 		تَجُبُّوا
tajubbū 		يَجُبُّوا
yajubbū
f تَجُبِّي
tajubbī 		تَجُبَّ
tajubba 		تَجُبَّا
tajubbā 		تَجْبُبْنَ
tajbubna 		يَجْبُبْنَ
yajbubna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَجُبَّ, أَجُبِّ, أَجْبُبْ
ʔajubba, ʔajubbi, ʔajbub 		تَجُبَّ, تَجُبِّ, تَجْبُبْ
tajubba, tajubbi, tajbub 		يَجُبَّ, يَجُبِّ, يَجْبُبْ
yajubba, yajubbi, yajbub 		تَجُبَّا
tajubbā 		يَجُبَّا
yajubbā 		نَجُبَّ, نَجُبِّ, نَجْبُبْ
najubba, najubbi, najbub 		تَجُبُّوا
tajubbū 		يَجُبُّوا
yajubbū
f تَجُبِّي
tajubbī 		تَجُبَّ, تَجُبِّ, تَجْبُبْ
tajubba, tajubbi, tajbub 		تَجُبَّا
tajubbā 		تَجْبُبْنَ
tajbubna 		يَجْبُبْنَ
yajbubna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m جُبَّ, جُبِّ, اُجْبُبْ
jubba, jubbi, ujbub 		جُبَّا
jubbā 		جُبُّوا
jubbū
f جُبِّي
jubbī 		اُجْبُبْنَ
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 جُبِبْتُ
jubibtu 		جُبِبْتَ
jubibta 		جُبَّ
jubba 		جُبِبْتُمَا
jubibtumā 		جُبَّا
jubbā 		جُبِبْنَا
jubibnā 		جُبِبْتُمْ
jubibtum 		جُبُّوا
jubbū
f جُبِبْتِ
jubibti 		جُبَّتْ
jubbat 		جُبَّتَا
jubbatā 		جُبِبْتُنَّ
jubibtunna 		جُبِبْنَ
jubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُجَبُّ
ʔujabbu 		تُجَبُّ
tujabbu 		يُجَبُّ
yujabbu 		تُجَبَّانِ
tujabbāni 		يُجَبَّانِ
yujabbāni 		نُجَبُّ
nujabbu 		تُجَبُّونَ
tujabbūna 		يُجَبُّونَ
yujabbūna
f تُجَبِّينَ
tujabbīna 		تُجَبُّ
tujabbu 		تُجَبَّانِ
tujabbāni 		تُجْبَبْنَ
tujbabna 		يُجْبَبْنَ
yujbabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُجَبَّ
ʔujabba 		تُجَبَّ
tujabba 		يُجَبَّ
yujabba 		تُجَبَّا
tujabbā 		يُجَبَّا
yujabbā 		نُجَبَّ
nujabba 		تُجَبُّوا
tujabbū 		يُجَبُّوا
yujabbū
f تُجَبِّي
tujabbī 		تُجَبَّ
tujabba 		تُجَبَّا
tujabbā 		تُجْبَبْنَ
tujbabna 		يُجْبَبْنَ
yujbabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُجَبَّ, أُجَبِّ, أُجْبَبْ
ʔujabba, ʔujabbi, ʔujbab 		تُجَبَّ, تُجَبِّ, تُجْبَبْ
tujabba, tujabbi, tujbab 		يُجَبَّ, يُجَبِّ, يُجْبَبْ
yujabba, yujabbi, yujbab 		تُجَبَّا
tujabbā 		يُجَبَّا
yujabbā 		نُجَبَّ, نُجَبِّ, نُجْبَبْ
nujabba, nujabbi, nujbab 		تُجَبُّوا
tujabbū 		يُجَبُّوا
yujabbū
f تُجَبِّي
tujabbī 		تُجَبَّ, تُجَبِّ, تُجْبَبْ
tujabba, tujabbi, tujbab 		تُجَبَّا
tujabbā 		تُجْبَبْنَ
tujbabna 		يُجْبَبْنَ
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) /d͡ʒub/

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

Etymology 3

Verb

جِبْ • (jib) (form I) /d͡ʒib/

  1. second-person masculine singular 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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