טבע

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See also: טבֿע

Aramaic

Verb

טבע • (transliteration needed)

  1. to sink, to drown
  2. to stamp, to seal

Hebrew

Root
ט־ב־ע (ṭ-b-ʿ)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic طَبْع (ṭabʕ, “nature”).

Noun

טֶבַע • (téva) m

  1. Nature; the outdoors, wildlife, and so on.
  2. The nature of a person or thing; its inherent or essential characteristics, taken collectively.
    • דניאלה ספקטור, גני גנים
      בואי אל גני גנים — תראי טבע שלי
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare Gulf Arabic طبع (ṭibaʕ, “to drown”).

Verb

טָבַע • (tavá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to drown; to sink
Conjugation
Conjugation of טָבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first טָבַעְתִּי טָבַעְנוּ
second טָבַעְתָּ טָבַעְתְּ טְבַעְתֶּם1 טְבַעְתֶּן1
third טָבַע טָבְעָה טָבְעוּ
present טוֹבֵעַ טוֹבַעַת טוֹבְעִים טוֹבְעוֹת
future first אֶטְבַּע נִטְבַּע
second תִּטְבַּע תִּטְבְּעִי תִּטְבְּעוּ תִּטְבַּעְנָה2
third יִטְבַּע תִּטְבַּע יִטְבְּעוּ תִּטְבַּעְנָה2
imperative טְבַע טִבְעִי טִבְעוּ טְבַעְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced טָבַעְתֶּם and טָבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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