tabib

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay tabib, from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb) of the root ط ب ب (ṭ-b-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈta.bib/,
  • Hyphenation: ta‧bib

Noun

tabib (plural tabib-tabib)

  1. shaman (traditional healer).
    Synonym: dukun
  2. (colloquial) doctor, physician.
    Synonym: dokter

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb), from the root ط ب ب (ṭ-b-b).

Pronunciation

Noun

tabib (Jawi spelling طبيب, plural tabib-tabib, informal 1st possessive tabibku, 2nd possessive tabibmu, 3rd possessive tabibnya)

  1. doctor, physician
    Synonym: doktor

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Further reading

Maltese

Root
t-b-b
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb).

Pronunciation

Noun

tabib m (plural tobba, feminine tabiba)

  1. doctor (in the general sense, or a male doctor specifically)
    Synonym: duttur
    • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:
      Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
      mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
      u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
      kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic табиб
Latin tabib
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb).

Noun

tabib (plural tabiblar)

  1. doctor (physician)