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Indonesian
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)
- shaman (traditional healer).
- Synonym: dukun
- (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)
- doctor, physician
- Synonym: doktor
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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb).
Pronunciation
Noun
tabib m (plural tobba, feminine tabiba)
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb).
Noun
tabib (plural tabiblar)
- doctor (physician)