جبان

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Arabic

Root
ج ب ن (j-b-n)

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

جَبَان • (jabān) (feminine جَبَانَة (jabāna) or جَبَان (jabān), masculine plural جُبَنَاء (jubanāʔ), feminine plural جَبَانَات (jabānāt), elative أَجْبَن (ʔajban))

  1. cowardly, pusillanimous
    Antonyms: شَجِيع (šajīʕ), شُجَاع (šujāʕ)
    • 2017 November 1, “غرفة مكافحة تنظيم داعش بصبراته تستنكر عمليات الاختطاف و المجازر”, in Al-Mutawassiṭ‎, archived from the original on 1 November 2017:
      ادانت غرفة عمليات محاربة تنظيم داعش الإرهابي صبراتة بأشد العبارات العمل الإرهابي الجبان الذي أودي بحياة ستة و ثلاثون فردا في مدينة الأبيار.
      The Cell of Operations of War against the terrorist formation Daesh of Sabrata has condemned with harsh words the cowardly terrorist action by which thirty-six individuals in the town of Al-Abyār have lost their lives.
Declension
Declension of adjective جَبَان (jabān)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal جَبَان
jabān 		الْجَبَان
al-jabān 		جَبَانَة‎; جَبَان
jabāna‎; jabān 		الْجَبَانَة‎; الْجَبَان
al-jabāna‎; al-jabān
Nominative جَبَانٌ
jabānun 		الْجَبَانُ
al-jabānu 		جَبَانَةٌ‎; جَبَانٌ
jabānatun‎; jabānun 		الْجَبَانَةُ‎; الْجَبَانُ
al-jabānatu‎; al-jabānu
Accusative جَبَانًا
jabānan 		الْجَبَانَ
al-jabāna 		جَبَانَةً‎; جَبَانًا
jabānatan‎; jabānan 		الْجَبَانَةَ‎; الْجَبَانَ
al-jabānata‎; al-jabāna
Genitive جَبَانٍ
jabānin 		الْجَبَانِ
al-jabāni 		جَبَانَةٍ‎; جَبَانٍ
jabānatin‎; jabānin 		الْجَبَانَةِ‎; الْجَبَانِ
al-jabānati‎; al-jabāni
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal جَبَانَيْن
jabānayn 		الْجَبَانَيْن
al-jabānayn 		جَبَانَتَيْن‎; جَبَانَيْن
jabānatayn‎; jabānayn 		الْجَبَانَتَيْن‎; الْجَبَانَيْن
al-jabānatayn‎; al-jabānayn
Nominative جَبَانَانِ
jabānāni 		الْجَبَانَانِ
al-jabānāni 		جَبَانَتَانِ‎; جَبَانَانِ
jabānatāni‎; jabānāni 		الْجَبَانَتَانِ‎; الْجَبَانَانِ
al-jabānatāni‎; al-jabānāni
Accusative جَبَانَيْنِ
jabānayni 		الْجَبَانَيْنِ
al-jabānayni 		جَبَانَتَيْنِ‎; جَبَانَيْنِ
jabānatayni‎; jabānayni 		الْجَبَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْجَبَانَيْنِ
al-jabānatayni‎; al-jabānayni
Genitive جَبَانَيْنِ
jabānayni 		الْجَبَانَيْنِ
al-jabānayni 		جَبَانَتَيْنِ‎; جَبَانَيْنِ
jabānatayni‎; jabānayni 		الْجَبَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْجَبَانَيْنِ
al-jabānatayni‎; al-jabānayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal جُبَنَاء
jubanāʔ 		الْجُبَنَاء
al-jubanāʔ 		جَبَانَات
jabānāt 		الْجَبَانَات
al-jabānāt
Nominative جُبَنَاءُ
jubanāʔu 		الْجُبَنَاءُ
al-jubanāʔu 		جَبَانَاتٌ
jabānātun 		الْجَبَانَاتُ
al-jabānātu
Accusative جُبَنَاءَ
jubanāʔa 		الْجُبَنَاءَ
al-jubanāʔa 		جَبَانَاتٍ
jabānātin 		الْجَبَانَاتِ
al-jabānāti
Genitive جُبَنَاءَ
jubanāʔa 		الْجُبَنَاءِ
al-jubanāʔi 		جَبَانَاتٍ
jabānātin 		الْجَبَانَاتِ
al-jabānāti

Pronunciation 2

Noun

جَبَّان • (jabbān) m (plural جَبَّانُون (jabbānūn), feminine جَبَّانَة (jabbāna))

  1. cheese dealer
Declension
Declension of noun جَبَّان (jabbān)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَبَّان
jabbān 		الْجَبَّان
al-jabbān 		جَبَّان
jabbān 		جَبَّانَة
jabbāna 		الْجَبَّانَة
al-jabbāna 		جَبَّانَة
jabbānat
Nominative جَبَّانٌ
jabbānun 		الْجَبَّانُ
al-jabbānu 		جَبَّانُ
jabbānu 		جَبَّانَةٌ
jabbānatun 		الْجَبَّانَةُ
al-jabbānatu 		جَبَّانَةُ
jabbānatu
Accusative جَبَّانًا
jabbānan 		الْجَبَّانَ
al-jabbāna 		جَبَّانَ
jabbāna 		جَبَّانَةً
jabbānatan 		الْجَبَّانَةَ
al-jabbānata 		جَبَّانَةَ
jabbānata
Genitive جَبَّانٍ
jabbānin 		الْجَبَّانِ
al-jabbāni 		جَبَّانِ
jabbāni 		جَبَّانَةٍ
jabbānatin 		الْجَبَّانَةِ
al-jabbānati 		جَبَّانَةِ
jabbānati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَبَّانَيْن
jabbānayn 		الْجَبَّانَيْن
al-jabbānayn 		جَبَّانَيْ
jabbānay 		جَبَّانَتَيْن
jabbānatayn 		الْجَبَّانَتَيْن
al-jabbānatayn 		جَبَّانَتَيْ
jabbānatay
Nominative جَبَّانَانِ
jabbānāni 		الْجَبَّانَانِ
al-jabbānāni 		جَبَّانَا
jabbānā 		جَبَّانَتَانِ
jabbānatāni 		الْجَبَّانَتَانِ
al-jabbānatāni 		جَبَّانَتَا
jabbānatā
Accusative جَبَّانَيْنِ
jabbānayni 		الْجَبَّانَيْنِ
al-jabbānayni 		جَبَّانَيْ
jabbānay 		جَبَّانَتَيْنِ
jabbānatayni 		الْجَبَّانَتَيْنِ
al-jabbānatayni 		جَبَّانَتَيْ
jabbānatay
Genitive جَبَّانَيْنِ
jabbānayni 		الْجَبَّانَيْنِ
al-jabbānayni 		جَبَّانَيْ
jabbānay 		جَبَّانَتَيْنِ
jabbānatayni 		الْجَبَّانَتَيْنِ
al-jabbānatayni 		جَبَّانَتَيْ
jabbānatay
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَبَّانِين
jabbānīn 		الْجَبَّانِين
al-jabbānīn 		جَبَّانِي
jabbānī 		جَبَّانَات
jabbānāt 		الْجَبَّانَات
al-jabbānāt 		جَبَّانَات
jabbānāt
Nominative جَبَّانُونَ
jabbānūna 		الْجَبَّانُونَ
al-jabbānūna 		جَبَّانُو
jabbānū 		جَبَّانَاتٌ
jabbānātun 		الْجَبَّانَاتُ
al-jabbānātu 		جَبَّانَاتُ
jabbānātu
Accusative جَبَّانِينَ
jabbānīna 		الْجَبَّانِينَ
al-jabbānīna 		جَبَّانِي
jabbānī 		جَبَّانَاتٍ
jabbānātin 		الْجَبَّانَاتِ
al-jabbānāti 		جَبَّانَاتِ
jabbānāti
Genitive جَبَّانِينَ
jabbānīna 		الْجَبَّانِينَ
al-jabbānīna 		جَبَّانِي
jabbānī 		جَبَّانَاتٍ
jabbānātin 		الْجَبَّانَاتِ
al-jabbānāti 		جَبَّانَاتِ
jabbānāti

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1830) “جبان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 242
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جبان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 164
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