طابع

From Aramaic טַבְעָא / ܛܲܒܼܥܵܐ (ṭaḇəʿā, “stamp, seal, die, thing made sink”), from Akkadian 𒋰 (ṭepûm, “to attach, to append”, to imprint or impress said of seals), from Akkadian 𒁾 (ṭuppum, “tablet, impressed markings in clay or other materials”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). The root ط ب ع (ṭ-b-ʕ) “related to imprinting” is derived from this borrowing; compare Arabic خَاتَم (ḵātam) representing a potential Egyptian equivalent. For more on the foreign pattern فَاعَل (fāʕal) see عَالَم (ʕālam).

طَابَع or طَابِع • (ṭābaʕ or ṭābiʕ) m (plural طَوَابِع (ṭawābiʕ))

1. postage stamp
2. stamp (for printing, etc.)
3. die for branding
4. impression, imprint, sealing, what a stamp or seal leaves

Derived from the active participle of طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa, “to print”).

طَابِع • (ṭābiʕ) m

1. printer (person who prints)
2. person who seals
3. stamp, mark

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