جبن

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Etymology 1

From the root ج ب ن (j-b-n) related with ductile, coward and pusillanimous things. Compare Hebrew גְּבִינָה (g'viná, “cheese”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒubn/
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Noun

جُبْن • (jubn) m (collective, singulative جُبْنَة f (jubna), plural أَجْبَان (ʔajbān))

  1. cheese
Declension
Declension of noun جُبْن (jubn)
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُبْن
jubn 		الْجُبْن
al-jubn 		جُبْن
jubn
Nominative جُبْنٌ
jubnun 		الْجُبْنُ
al-jubnu 		جُبْنُ
jubnu
Accusative جُبْنًا
jubnan 		الْجُبْنَ
al-jubna 		جُبْنَ
jubna
Genitive جُبْنٍ
jubnin 		الْجُبْنِ
al-jubni 		جُبْنِ
jubni
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُبْنَة
jubna 		الْجُبْنَة
al-jubna 		جُبْنَة
jubnat
Nominative جُبْنَةٌ
jubnatun 		الْجُبْنَةُ
al-jubnatu 		جُبْنَةُ
jubnatu
Accusative جُبْنَةً
jubnatan 		الْجُبْنَةَ
al-jubnata 		جُبْنَةَ
jubnata
Genitive جُبْنَةٍ
jubnatin 		الْجُبْنَةِ
al-jubnati 		جُبْنَةِ
jubnati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُبْنَتَيْن
jubnatayn 		الْجُبْنَتَيْن
al-jubnatayn 		جُبْنَتَيْ
jubnatay
Nominative جُبْنَتَانِ
jubnatāni 		الْجُبْنَتَانِ
al-jubnatāni 		جُبْنَتَا
jubnatā
Accusative جُبْنَتَيْنِ
jubnatayni 		الْجُبْنَتَيْنِ
al-jubnatayni 		جُبْنَتَيْ
jubnatay
Genitive جُبْنَتَيْنِ
jubnatayni 		الْجُبْنَتَيْنِ
al-jubnatayni 		جُبْنَتَيْ
jubnatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جُبْنَات
jubnāt 		الْجُبْنَات
al-jubnāt 		جُبْنَات
jubnāt
Nominative جُبْنَاتٌ
jubnātun 		الْجُبْنَاتُ
al-jubnātu 		جُبْنَاتُ
jubnātu
Accusative جُبْنَاتٍ
jubnātin 		الْجُبْنَاتِ
al-jubnāti 		جُبْنَاتِ
jubnāti
Genitive جُبْنَاتٍ
jubnātin 		الْجُبْنَاتِ
al-jubnāti 		جُبْنَاتِ
jubnāti
Plural of variety basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَجْبَان
ʔajbān 		الْأَجْبَان
al-ʔajbān 		أَجْبَان
ʔajbān
Nominative أَجْبَانٌ
ʔajbānun 		الْأَجْبَانُ
al-ʔajbānu 		أَجْبَانُ
ʔajbānu
Accusative أَجْبَانًا
ʔajbānan 		الْأَجْبَانَ
al-ʔajbāna 		أَجْبَانَ
ʔajbāna
Genitive أَجْبَانٍ
ʔajbānin 		الْأَجْبَانِ
al-ʔajbāni 		أَجْبَانِ
ʔajbāni
Descendants
  • → Afar: gúbni
  • → Swahili: jibini

Etymology 2.1

Pronunciation

Verb

جَبُنَ • (jabuna) I (non-past يَجْبُنُ (yajbunu), verbal noun جُبْن (jubn) or جَبَانَة (jabāna))

  1. to be cowardly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of جَبُنَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive (?), verbal nouns جُبْن, جَبَانَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		جُبْن, جَبَانَة
jubn, jabāna
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		جَبَان
jabān
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 جَبُنْتُ
jabuntu 		جَبُنْتَ
jabunta 		جَبُنَ
jabuna 		جَبُنْتُمَا
jabuntumā 		جَبُنَا
jabunā 		جَبُنَّا
jabunnā 		جَبُنْتُمْ
jabuntum 		جَبُنُوا
jabunū
f جَبُنْتِ
jabunti 		جَبُنَتْ
jabunat 		جَبُنَتَا
jabunatā 		جَبُنْتُنَّ
jabuntunna 		جَبُنَّ
jabunna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَجْبُنُ
ʔajbunu 		تَجْبُنُ
tajbunu 		يَجْبُنُ
yajbunu 		تَجْبُنَانِ
tajbunāni 		يَجْبُنَانِ
yajbunāni 		نَجْبُنُ
najbunu 		تَجْبُنُونَ
tajbunūna 		يَجْبُنُونَ
yajbunūna
f تَجْبُنِينَ
tajbunīna 		تَجْبُنُ
tajbunu 		تَجْبُنَانِ
tajbunāni 		تَجْبُنَّ
tajbunna 		يَجْبُنَّ
yajbunna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَجْبُنَ
ʔajbuna 		تَجْبُنَ
tajbuna 		يَجْبُنَ
yajbuna 		تَجْبُنَا
tajbunā 		يَجْبُنَا
yajbunā 		نَجْبُنَ
najbuna 		تَجْبُنُوا
tajbunū 		يَجْبُنُوا
yajbunū
f تَجْبُنِي
tajbunī 		تَجْبُنَ
tajbuna 		تَجْبُنَا
tajbunā 		تَجْبُنَّ
tajbunna 		يَجْبُنَّ
yajbunna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَجْبُنْ
ʔajbun 		تَجْبُنْ
tajbun 		يَجْبُنْ
yajbun 		تَجْبُنَا
tajbunā 		يَجْبُنَا
yajbunā 		نَجْبُنْ
najbun 		تَجْبُنُوا
tajbunū 		يَجْبُنُوا
yajbunū
f تَجْبُنِي
tajbunī 		تَجْبُنْ
tajbun 		تَجْبُنَا
tajbunā 		تَجْبُنَّ
tajbunna 		يَجْبُنَّ
yajbunna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m اُجْبُنْ
ujbun 		اُجْبُنَا
ujbunā 		اُجْبُنُوا
ujbunū
f اُجْبُنِي
ujbunī 		اُجْبُنَّ
ujbunna

Etymology 2.2

Noun

جُبْن • (jubn) m

  1. verbal noun of جَبَنَ (jabana)
  2. verbal noun of جَبُنَ (jabuna)
  3. cowardice

Etymology 3

Noun

جُبُن • (jubun) m pl

  1. plural of جَبِين (jabīn)

Etymology 4

Verb

جبن (form I)

  1. جُبْنَ (jubna) /d͡ʒub.na/: inflection of جَابَ (jāba):
    1. third-person feminine plural past active
    2. second-person feminine plural imperative
  2. جِبْنَ (jibna) /d͡ʒib.na/: third-person feminine plural past passive of جَابَ (jāba)

Etymology 5

Verb

جِبْنَ • (jibna) (form I) /d͡ʒib.na/

  1. second-person feminine plural imperative of وَجَبَ (wajaba)

References

  • Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “جبن”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
  • Corriente, Federico (2005) “جبن”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎ (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 146
  • Freytag, Georg (1830) “جبن”, 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 263

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُبْن (jubn).

Pronunciation

Noun

جبن • (jibin) m (collective, singulative جبنة f (jibna), plural اجبان (ajbān))

  1. cheese

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُبْن (jubn).

Pronunciation

Noun

جبُن or جبَن • (jbun or jban) m (collective, singulative جُبنة f (jubna) or جبنة f (jabna), paucal جُبنات (jubnāt) or جَبنات (jabnāt), plural جبان (jbān))

  1. cheese
    Synonym: فرماج (furmāj)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جُبْن (jubn, “cheese”).

Noun

جبن • (cübn)

  1. cheese, a dairy product made from curdled milk
    Synonym: پنیر (penir)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ب ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جُبْن (jubn).

Noun

جبن • (jibn) m (collective, singulative جبنة f (jibne), plural أجبان (ʔajbān))

  1. (uncountable) cheese
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