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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Verb
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
- To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
- To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
See also
Noun
dib (plural dibs)
- A dibber (gardening tool)
- One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
Etymology 2
Verb
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
- (scouting) Alternative form of dyb
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *tǖp.
Pronunciation
Noun
dib (definite accusative dibi, plural diblər)
- bottom
- dənizin dibində ― on the sea bottom
- gölün dibində ― on the lake bottom
- çayın dibində ― on the river bottom
- root, base
- ağacı dibindən kəsmək ― to cut the tree at the base
- lower part
- deep (a long way inside; situated far in or back)
- bağın dibində ― in the deep of the garden
- meşənin dibində ― deep in the forest
- (mining) face (as in coalface)
- (colloquial) hymen
- Synonym: qızlıq pərdəsi
Declension
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Compare Moroccan Arabic ديب (dīb), Egyptian Arabic ديب (dīb).
Pronunciation
Noun
dib m (plural djieb)
- wolf
- Synonym: lupu
Sumerian
Romanization
dib
- Romanization of 𒁳 (dib)
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
dib (nominative plural dibs)
- depth
Declension
declension of dib
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kʷa (“cucumber”), borrowed from Old Chinese 瓜 (OC *kʷraː).
Pronunciation
Noun
dib
- cucumber; melon
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 274.