ثعلب

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See also: تغلب

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- (“fox”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒈜𒀀 (šēlebum) and Hebrew שׁוּעָל (šuʿɔl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θaʕ.lab/
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    • (Gulf) IPA(key): /ˈθəʕ.ləb/

Noun

ثَعْلَب • (ṯaʕlab) m (plural ثَعَالِب (ṯaʕālib), feminine ثَعْلَبَة (ṯaʕlaba), masculine ثُعْلُبَان (ṯuʕlubān))

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  2. (dialect, rare) jackal (Canis aureus)
  3. (figuratively) a cunning or deceitful person

Declension

Declension of noun ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثَعْلَب
ṯaʕlab 		الثَّعْلَب
aṯ-ṯaʕlab 		ثَعْلَب
ṯaʕlab
Nominative ثَعْلَبٌ
ṯaʕlabun 		الثَّعْلَبُ
aṯ-ṯaʕlabu 		ثَعْلَبُ
ṯaʕlabu
Accusative ثَعْلَبًا
ṯaʕlaban 		الثَّعْلَبَ
aṯ-ṯaʕlaba 		ثَعْلَبَ
ṯaʕlaba
Genitive ثَعْلَبٍ
ṯaʕlabin 		الثَّعْلَبِ
aṯ-ṯaʕlabi 		ثَعْلَبِ
ṯaʕlabi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثَعْلَبَيْن
ṯaʕlabayn 		الثَّعْلَبَيْن
aṯ-ṯaʕlabayn 		ثَعْلَبَيْ
ṯaʕlabay
Nominative ثَعْلَبَانِ
ṯaʕlabāni 		الثَّعْلَبَانِ
aṯ-ṯaʕlabāni 		ثَعْلَبَا
ṯaʕlabā
Accusative ثَعْلَبَيْنِ
ṯaʕlabayni 		الثَّعْلَبَيْنِ
aṯ-ṯaʕlabayni 		ثَعْلَبَيْ
ṯaʕlabay
Genitive ثَعْلَبَيْنِ
ṯaʕlabayni 		الثَّعْلَبَيْنِ
aṯ-ṯaʕlabayni 		ثَعْلَبَيْ
ṯaʕlabay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثَعَالِب
ṯaʕālib 		الثَّعَالِب
aṯ-ṯaʕālib 		ثَعَالِب
ṯaʕālib
Nominative ثَعَالِبُ
ṯaʕālibu 		الثَّعَالِبُ
aṯ-ṯaʕālibu 		ثَعَالِبُ
ṯaʕālibu
Accusative ثَعَالِبَ
ṯaʕāliba 		الثَّعَالِبَ
aṯ-ṯaʕāliba 		ثَعَالِبَ
ṯaʕāliba
Genitive ثَعَالِبَ
ṯaʕāliba 		الثَّعَالِبِ
aṯ-ṯaʕālibi 		ثَعَالِبِ
ṯaʕālibi

Descendants

  • Egyptian Arabic: تعلب (táʕlab)
  • Gulf Arabic: ثعلب (ṯaʕlab)
  • Hijazi Arabic: ثعلب (taʕlab, ṯaʕlab)
  • South Levantine Arabic: تعلب (táʕlab)
  • Yemeni Arabic: ثَعَلْ (ṯaʕal)

References

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʕ.lab/, /θaʕ.lab/

Noun

ثعلب • (taʕlab) f (plural ثَعَالِب (taʕālib))

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)
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