دابي

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Chadian Arabic

دابي

Etymology

Cognate with Sudanese Arabic دابي (dābi).

Pronunciation

Noun

دابي • (dābi) m (plural دبيب (dabīb) or دبايب (dabāyib))

  1. snake
    • 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد‎, N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, عَدد 21:9:
      وَ خَلَاصْ، مُوسَى صَنَعْ دَابِي هَنَا نَحَاسْ وَ رَفَعَهْ فَوْق فِي عُودْ.
      Wa khalaas, Muusa sanaʼ daabi hana nahaas wa rafaʼah foog fi uud.
      So Moses made a snake of copper and put it up on a stick.
    • 2024 April 24 (last accessed), “Al zunub dakhal fi dunia”, in Global Recordings Network‎:
      Al daabi gaal lei maraa da maa seyi: maa timutu.
      The snake said to the woman that this is not true: you won't die.

References

  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎ (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 36
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