جبت

Arabic

Etymology 1

According to Wahib Atallah (1970), this is the Hijazi pronunciation of قِبْط (qibṭ, “Egyptians”), in reference to the association between Egyptians and magic or trickery, compare the usage of Latin Ægyptiacī and English gypsy, therefore he opts for the meaning “sorcery”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒibt/

Noun

جِبْت • (jibt) m

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:51:

     أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْجِبْتِ وَٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَبِيلًا

     Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture who believe in the magic/falsities and the juggernauts and say about the disbelievers “These are better guided than the believers as for the way”?

   1. sorcery, magic
   2. sorcerer
   3. priest
   4. falsity, superstition
   5. idol, juggernaut

Declension

References

• Atallah, Wahib (1970) “Ğibt et tāğūt dans le Coran”, in Arabica, volume 17, →DOI, pages 69-82
• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 99–100

Etymology 2

Verb

جُبْتُ • (jubtu) (form I)

1. first-person singular past active of جَابَ (jāba)

Verb

جِبْتُ • (jibtu) (form I)

1. first-person singular past passive of جَابَ (jāba)

Verb

جُبْتَ • (jubta) (form I)

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

Verb

جِبْتَ • (jibta) (form I)

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

Verb

جُبْتِ • (jubti) (form I)

1. second-person feminine singular past active of جَابَ (jāba)

Verb

جِبْتِ • (jibti) (form I)

1. second-person feminine singular past passive of جَابَ (jāba)

Etymology 3

Verb

جَبَّتْ • (jabbat) (form I)

1. third-person feminine singular past active of جَبَّ (jabba)

Verb

جُبَّتْ • (jubbat) (form I)

1. third-person feminine singular past passive of جَبَّ (jabba)