ذهب

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Arabic

Root
ذ ه ب (ḏ h b)
8 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

ذَهَبَ (ḏahaba) I (non-past يَذْهَبُ (yaḏhabu), verbal noun ذَهَاب (ḏahāb) or مَذْهَب (maḏhab))

  1. to go, to travel
    إِلَى أَيْنَ أَنْتَ ذَاهِبٌ؟ʔilā ʔayna ʔanta ḏāhibun?Where are you going?
  2. to go away, to leave, to depart
  3. to disappear, to vanish
  4. to decline, to dwindle
  5. to perish, to die, to be destroyed
  6. to abduct, to steal, to sweep away, to annihilate
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:أفنى
  7. to lead someone, to conduct someone, to take someone along
  8. to think, to believe, to hold the view, to be of the opinion
    • a. 1229, Yāqūt al-Ḥamawīy, edited by Ferdinand Wüstenfeld, كتاب معجم البلدان , volume 1, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, published 1866, page 37, line 9:
      فأمّا الْبَرِيد ففيه خلاف وذهب قوم إلى أنه بالبادية اثنا عشر ميلا وبالشام وخراسان ستة أميال
      About the postal route there is disagreement. Folks believed that in the desert it is twelve miles and in Syria and Khorasan six miles.
  9. to escape, to slip, to lose sight of, to be forgotten
  10. to ignore, to skip, to omit
  11. to prepare to, to be about to

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذَهَبَ (I, sound, a ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal nouns ذَهَاب, مَذْهَب)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
ذَهَاب, مَذْهَب
ḏahāb, maḏhab
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
ذَاهِب
ḏāhib
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَذْهُوب
maḏhūb
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 ذَهَبْتُ
ḏahabtu
ذَهَبْتَ
ḏahabta
ذَهَبَ
ḏahaba
ذَهَبْتُمَا
ḏahabtumā
ذَهَبَا
ḏahabā
ذَهَبْنَا
ḏahabnā
ذَهَبْتُمْ
ḏahabtum
ذَهَبُوا
ḏahabū
f ذَهَبْتِ
ḏahabti
ذَهَبَتْ
ḏahabat
ذَهَبَتَا
ḏahabatā
ذَهَبْتُنَّ
ḏahabtunna
ذَهَبْنَ
ḏahabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَذْهَبُ
ʔaḏhabu
تَذْهَبُ
taḏhabu
يَذْهَبُ
yaḏhabu
تَذْهَبَانِ
taḏhabāni
يَذْهَبَانِ
yaḏhabāni
نَذْهَبُ
naḏhabu
تَذْهَبُونَ
taḏhabūna
يَذْهَبُونَ
yaḏhabūna
f تَذْهَبِينَ
taḏhabīna
تَذْهَبُ
taḏhabu
تَذْهَبَانِ
taḏhabāni
تَذْهَبْنَ
taḏhabna
يَذْهَبْنَ
yaḏhabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَذْهَبَ
ʔaḏhaba
تَذْهَبَ
taḏhaba
يَذْهَبَ
yaḏhaba
تَذْهَبَا
taḏhabā
يَذْهَبَا
yaḏhabā
نَذْهَبَ
naḏhaba
تَذْهَبُوا
taḏhabū
يَذْهَبُوا
yaḏhabū
f تَذْهَبِي
taḏhabī
تَذْهَبَ
taḏhaba
تَذْهَبَا
taḏhabā
تَذْهَبْنَ
taḏhabna
يَذْهَبْنَ
yaḏhabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَذْهَبْ
ʔaḏhab
تَذْهَبْ
taḏhab
يَذْهَبْ
yaḏhab
تَذْهَبَا
taḏhabā
يَذْهَبَا
yaḏhabā
نَذْهَبْ
naḏhab
تَذْهَبُوا
taḏhabū
يَذْهَبُوا
yaḏhabū
f تَذْهَبِي
taḏhabī
تَذْهَبْ
taḏhab
تَذْهَبَا
taḏhabā
تَذْهَبْنَ
taḏhabna
يَذْهَبْنَ
yaḏhabna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اِذْهَبْ
iḏhab
اِذْهَبَا
iḏhabā
اِذْهَبُوا
iḏhabū
f اِذْهَبِي
iḏhabī
اِذْهَبْنَ
iḏhabna
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 ذُهِبَ
ḏuhiba
f
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m يُذْهَبُ
yuḏhabu
f
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m يُذْهَبَ
yuḏhaba
f
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m يُذْهَبْ
yuḏhab
f

Verb

ذَهَّبَ (ḏahhaba) II (non-past يُذَهِّبُ (yuḏahhibu), verbal noun تَذْهِيب (taḏhīb))

  1. to gild

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ðah.ha.ba/

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذَهَّبَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَذْهِيب)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَذْهِيب
taḏhīb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُذَهِّب
muḏahhib
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُذَهَّب
muḏahhab
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 ذَهَّبْتُ
ḏahhabtu
ذَهَّبْتَ
ḏahhabta
ذَهَّبَ
ḏahhaba
ذَهَّبْتُمَا
ḏahhabtumā
ذَهَّبَا
ḏahhabā
ذَهَّبْنَا
ḏahhabnā
ذَهَّبْتُمْ
ḏahhabtum
ذَهَّبُوا
ḏahhabū
f ذَهَّبْتِ
ḏahhabti
ذَهَّبَتْ
ḏahhabat
ذَهَّبَتَا
ḏahhabatā
ذَهَّبْتُنَّ
ḏahhabtunna
ذَهَّبْنَ
ḏahhabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُذَهِّبُ
ʔuḏahhibu
تُذَهِّبُ
tuḏahhibu
يُذَهِّبُ
yuḏahhibu
تُذَهِّبَانِ
tuḏahhibāni
يُذَهِّبَانِ
yuḏahhibāni
نُذَهِّبُ
nuḏahhibu
تُذَهِّبُونَ
tuḏahhibūna
يُذَهِّبُونَ
yuḏahhibūna
f تُذَهِّبِينَ
tuḏahhibīna
تُذَهِّبُ
tuḏahhibu
تُذَهِّبَانِ
tuḏahhibāni
تُذَهِّبْنَ
tuḏahhibna
يُذَهِّبْنَ
yuḏahhibna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُذَهِّبَ
ʔuḏahhiba
تُذَهِّبَ
tuḏahhiba
يُذَهِّبَ
yuḏahhiba
تُذَهِّبَا
tuḏahhibā
يُذَهِّبَا
yuḏahhibā
نُذَهِّبَ
nuḏahhiba
تُذَهِّبُوا
tuḏahhibū
يُذَهِّبُوا
yuḏahhibū
f تُذَهِّبِي
tuḏahhibī
تُذَهِّبَ
tuḏahhiba
تُذَهِّبَا
tuḏahhibā
تُذَهِّبْنَ
tuḏahhibna
يُذَهِّبْنَ
yuḏahhibna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُذَهِّبْ
ʔuḏahhib
تُذَهِّبْ
tuḏahhib
يُذَهِّبْ
yuḏahhib
تُذَهِّبَا
tuḏahhibā
يُذَهِّبَا
yuḏahhibā
نُذَهِّبْ
nuḏahhib
تُذَهِّبُوا
tuḏahhibū
يُذَهِّبُوا
yuḏahhibū
f تُذَهِّبِي
tuḏahhibī
تُذَهِّبْ
tuḏahhib
تُذَهِّبَا
tuḏahhibā
تُذَهِّبْنَ
tuḏahhibna
يُذَهِّبْنَ
yuḏahhibna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m ذَهِّبْ
ḏahhib
ذَهِّبَا
ḏahhibā
ذَهِّبُوا
ḏahhibū
f ذَهِّبِي
ḏahhibī
ذَهِّبْنَ
ḏahhibna
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 ذُهِّبْتُ
ḏuhhibtu
ذُهِّبْتَ
ḏuhhibta
ذُهِّبَ
ḏuhhiba
ذُهِّبْتُمَا
ḏuhhibtumā
ذُهِّبَا
ḏuhhibā
ذُهِّبْنَا
ḏuhhibnā
ذُهِّبْتُمْ
ḏuhhibtum
ذُهِّبُوا
ḏuhhibū
f ذُهِّبْتِ
ḏuhhibti
ذُهِّبَتْ
ḏuhhibat
ذُهِّبَتَا
ḏuhhibatā
ذُهِّبْتُنَّ
ḏuhhibtunna
ذُهِّبْنَ
ḏuhhibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُذَهَّبُ
ʔuḏahhabu
تُذَهَّبُ
tuḏahhabu
يُذَهَّبُ
yuḏahhabu
تُذَهَّبَانِ
tuḏahhabāni
يُذَهَّبَانِ
yuḏahhabāni
نُذَهَّبُ
nuḏahhabu
تُذَهَّبُونَ
tuḏahhabūna
يُذَهَّبُونَ
yuḏahhabūna
f تُذَهَّبِينَ
tuḏahhabīna
تُذَهَّبُ
tuḏahhabu
تُذَهَّبَانِ
tuḏahhabāni
تُذَهَّبْنَ
tuḏahhabna
يُذَهَّبْنَ
yuḏahhabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُذَهَّبَ
ʔuḏahhaba
تُذَهَّبَ
tuḏahhaba
يُذَهَّبَ
yuḏahhaba
تُذَهَّبَا
tuḏahhabā
يُذَهَّبَا
yuḏahhabā
نُذَهَّبَ
nuḏahhaba
تُذَهَّبُوا
tuḏahhabū
يُذَهَّبُوا
yuḏahhabū
f تُذَهَّبِي
tuḏahhabī
تُذَهَّبَ
tuḏahhaba
تُذَهَّبَا
tuḏahhabā
تُذَهَّبْنَ
tuḏahhabna
يُذَهَّبْنَ
yuḏahhabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُذَهَّبْ
ʔuḏahhab
تُذَهَّبْ
tuḏahhab
يُذَهَّبْ
yuḏahhab
تُذَهَّبَا
tuḏahhabā
يُذَهَّبَا
yuḏahhabā
نُذَهَّبْ
nuḏahhab
تُذَهَّبُوا
tuḏahhabū
يُذَهَّبُوا
yuḏahhabū
f تُذَهَّبِي
tuḏahhabī
تُذَهَّبْ
tuḏahhab
تُذَهَّبَا
tuḏahhabā
تُذَهَّبْنَ
tuḏahhabna
يُذَهَّبْنَ
yuḏahhabna
ذَهَبَ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ða.hab/
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Noun

ذَهَب (ḏahabm

  1. (uncountable) gold
    Synonyms: عَسْجَد (ʕasjad), تِبْر (tibr), إِبْرِيز (ʔibrīz)
  2. (uncountable) gold coin

Declension

Declension of noun ذَهَب (ḏahab)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal ذَهَب
ḏahab
الذَّهَب
aḏ-ḏahab
ذَهَب
ḏahab
nominative ذَهَبٌ
ḏahabun
الذَّهَبُ
aḏ-ḏahabu
ذَهَبُ
ḏahabu
accusative ذَهَبًا
ḏahaban
الذَّهَبَ
aḏ-ḏahaba
ذَهَبَ
ḏahaba
genitive ذَهَبٍ
ḏahabin
الذَّهَبِ
aḏ-ḏahabi
ذَهَبِ
ḏahabi

Derived terms

Descendants

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

Noun

ذهب (ḏahabm

  1. (uncountable) gold

Hijazi Arabic

ذَهَبَ

Etymology

From Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

Noun

ذَهَب (dahabm

  1. gold

Usage notes

Both pronunciations are used by most speakers interchangeably.

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? ḏaháb, zaháb
Dari reading? zahab
Iranian reading? zahab
Tajik reading? zahab

Noun

ذهب (zahab) (Tajik spelling заҳаб)

  1. synonym of طلا (gold)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

Noun

ذهب (dáhabm

  1. (uncountable) gold

Derived terms

  • ذهبي (dahabi, gold, golden (color))