زبط

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See also: ربط and ر ب ط

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ز ب ط (z-b-ṭ), probably onomatopoeic.

Verb

زَبَطَ (zabaṭa) I, non-past يَزْبِطُ‎ (yazbiṭu)

  1. to quack (of ducks)

Conjugation

Noun

زَبْط (zabṭm

  1. verbal noun of زَبَطَ (zabaṭa) (form I): quacking, a quack

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ز ب ط
1 term

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Arabic ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zˤa.batˤ/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

زبط (ẓabaṭ) I (present بزبط (boẓboṭ))

  1. to work, to function
  2. (by extension) can, may
    Synonyms: ممكن (mumken), نفع (nafaʕ)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of زبط (ẓabaṭ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m زبطت (ẓabaṭt) زبطت (ẓabaṭt) زبط (ẓabaṭ) زبطنا (ẓabaṭna) زبطتو (ẓabaṭtu) زبطو (ẓabaṭu)
f زبطتي (ẓabaṭti) زبطت (ẓabṭat)
present m بزبط (baẓboṭ) بتزبط (btoẓboṭ) بزبط (boẓboṭ) منزبط (mnoẓboṭ) بتزبطو (btoẓboṭu) بزبطو (boẓboṭu)
f بتزبطي (btoẓboṭi) بتزبط (btoẓboṭ)
subjunctive m أزبط (ʔaẓboṭ) تزبط (toẓboṭ) يزبط (yoẓboṭ) نزبط (noẓboṭ) تزبطو (toẓboṭu) يزبطو (yoẓboṭu)
f تزبطي (toẓboṭi) تزبط (toẓboṭ)
imperative m ازبط (oẓboṭ) ازبطو (oẓboṭu)
f ازبطي (oẓboṭi)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic ضَبَّطَ (ḍabbaṭa).

Pronunciation

Verb

زبّط (ẓabbaṭ) II (present بزبّط (biẓabbeṭ))

  1. to fix, to adjust
    Synonym: صلّح (sallaḥ)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of زبّط (ẓabbaṭ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m زبّطت (ẓabbaṭt) زبّطت (ẓabbaṭt) زبّط (ẓabbaṭ) زبّطنا (ẓabbaṭna) زبّطتو (ẓabbaṭtu) زبّطو (ẓabbaṭu)
f زبّطتي (ẓabbaṭti) زبّطت (ẓabbaṭat)
present m بزبّط (baẓabbeṭ) بتزبّط (bitẓabbeṭ) بزبّط (biẓabbeṭ) منزبّط (minẓabbeṭ) بتزبّطو (bitẓabbṭu) بزبّطو (biẓabbṭu)
f بتزبّطي (bitẓabbṭi) بتزبّط (bitẓabbeṭ)
subjunctive m ازبّط (aẓabbeṭ) تزبّط (tẓabbeṭ) يزبّط (yẓabbeṭ) نزبّط (nẓabbeṭ) تزبّطو (tẓabbṭu) يزبّطو (yẓabbṭu)
f تزبّطي (tẓabbṭi) تزبّط (tẓabbeṭ)
imperative m زبّط (ẓabbeṭ) زبّطو (ẓabbṭu)
f زبّطي (ẓabbṭi)

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Arabic ضَبْط (ḍabṭ).

Noun

زبط (ẓabṭm

  1. exactness, precision
  2. control
Derived terms

Usage notes

  • The spelling with ز is the most common one, although it represents a pharyngealized consonant here, since it is not derived from the Standard Arabic ظ () and the pharyngealization is spreading from the last letter ط () through the whole word anyway.