تبت

See also: بتت, تتب, ببت, ثبت, and تبب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Proper noun

تُبَّت • (tubbat) f

1. Tibet

Declension

Declension of noun تُبَّت (tubbat)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	تُبَّت tubbat	—
Nominative	—	تُبَّتُ tubbatu	—
Accusative	—	تُبَّتَ tubbata	—
Genitive	—	تُبَّتَ tubbata	—

Etymology 2

Verb

تَبِتْ • (tabit) (form I) /ta.bit/

1. inflection of بَاتَ (bāta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive

Etymology 3

Verb

تبت (form I)

1. تَبُتُّ (tabuttu) /ta.but.tu/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تَبِتُّ (tabittu) /ta.bit.tu/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
3. تُبَتُّ (tubattu) /tu.bat.tu/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
4. تَبُتَّ (tabutta) /ta.but.ta/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
5. تَبِتَّ (tabitta) /ta.bit.ta/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
6. تُبَتَّ (tubatta) /tu.bat.ta/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive
7. تَبُتِّ (tabutti) /ta.but.ti/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
8. تَبِتِّ (tabitti) /ta.bit.ti/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
9. تُبَتِّ (tubatti) /tu.bat.ti/: inflection of بَتَّ (batta):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

تبت (form I)

1. تُبْتُ (tubtu) /tub.tu/: first-person singular past active of تَابَ (tāba)
2. تُبْتَ (tubta) /tub.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of تَابَ (tāba)
3. تُبْتِ (tubti) /tub.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of تَابَ (tāba)

Etymology 5

Verb

تَبَّتْ • (tabbat) (form I) /tab.bat/

1. third-person feminine singular past active of تَبَّ (tabba)

Persian

Etymology

From Sogdian ܬܘܦܐܝܝܬ (twpʾyyt /⁠tupēt, tubēt⁠/). The ultimate origin may be Tibetan བོད (bod).

Proper noun

تبت • (tabbat, tobbat)

1. Tibet
   • Nasir Khusraw

     صبا را ندانی ز عطار تبت
     زمین را ندانی ز دیبای ششتر

     sabâ râ nadâni ze attâr-e tobbat
     zamin râ nadâni ze dibâ-ye šoštar

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: تبت

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “تبت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تبت (tibbat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪb.bət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪
• Hyphenation: تِ‧بَّت

Proper noun

تِبَّت • (tibbat) m (Hindi spelling तिब्बत)

1. Tibet (a plateau region of China)
3. Tibet (an autonomous region of China; official name: Tibet Autonomous Region; capital: Lhasa).

Further reading

• “تبت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.