جبس

Arabic

Alternative forms

• جِبْسِين (jibsīn)

Etymology

Late borrowing from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos), likely via an Aramaic form exposing an arbitrary extension of Late Koine Greek style or origin as reflected in Classical Syriac ܓܘܦܣܝܢ (gupsīn), ܓܝܦܣܝܢ (gipsīn) and Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גבסין, גפסין. It is unknown whether the Greek term is ultimately related to جِصّ (jiṣṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒibs/

Noun

جِبْس • (jibs) m

1. gypsum
2. (synecdochically)
   1. parget, plaster
   2. mortar, grout

Declension

Declension of noun جِبْس (jibs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِبْس jibs	الْجِبْس al-jibs	جِبْس jibs
Nominative	جِبْسٌ jibsun	الْجِبْسُ al-jibsu	جِبْسُ jibsu
Accusative	جِبْسًا jibsan	الْجِبْسَ al-jibsa	جِبْسَ jibsa
Genitive	جِبْسٍ jibsin	الْجِبْسِ al-jibsi	جِبْسِ jibsi

Derived terms

• جَبَّاسَة (jabbāsa, “gypsum quarry”)
• جَبَّسَ (jabbasa, “to apply gypsum on”)
• جِبْسِيّ (jibsiyy, “gypsum-related”)

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: ճիփս (čipʻs)
• → Spanish: aljez, gis

Verb

جَبَّسَ • (jabbasa) II (non-past يُجَبِّسُ (yujabbisu), verbal noun تَجْبِيس (tajbīs))

1. to apply gypsum on

Conjugation

    Conjugation of جَبَّسَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَجْبِيس)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَجْبِيس tajbīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُجَبِّس mujabbis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُجَبَّس mujabbas
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جَبَّسْتُ jabbastu	جَبَّسْتَ jabbasta	جَبَّسَ jabbasa		جَبَّسْتُمَا jabbastumā	جَبَّسَا jabbasā		جَبَّسْنَا jabbasnā	جَبَّسْتُمْ jabbastum	جَبَّسُوا jabbasū
	f		جَبَّسْتِ jabbasti	جَبَّسَتْ jabbasat			جَبَّسَتَا jabbasatā			جَبَّسْتُنَّ jabbastunna	جَبَّسْنَ jabbasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَبِّسُ ʔujabbisu	تُجَبِّسُ tujabbisu	يُجَبِّسُ yujabbisu		تُجَبِّسَانِ tujabbisāni	يُجَبِّسَانِ yujabbisāni		نُجَبِّسُ nujabbisu	تُجَبِّسُونَ tujabbisūna	يُجَبِّسُونَ yujabbisūna
	f		تُجَبِّسِينَ tujabbisīna	تُجَبِّسُ tujabbisu			تُجَبِّسَانِ tujabbisāni			تُجَبِّسْنَ tujabbisna	يُجَبِّسْنَ yujabbisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَبِّسَ ʔujabbisa	تُجَبِّسَ tujabbisa	يُجَبِّسَ yujabbisa		تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā	يُجَبِّسَا yujabbisā		نُجَبِّسَ nujabbisa	تُجَبِّسُوا tujabbisū	يُجَبِّسُوا yujabbisū
	f		تُجَبِّسِي tujabbisī	تُجَبِّسَ tujabbisa			تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā			تُجَبِّسْنَ tujabbisna	يُجَبِّسْنَ yujabbisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَبِّسْ ʔujabbis	تُجَبِّسْ tujabbis	يُجَبِّسْ yujabbis		تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā	يُجَبِّسَا yujabbisā		نُجَبِّسْ nujabbis	تُجَبِّسُوا tujabbisū	يُجَبِّسُوا yujabbisū
	f		تُجَبِّسِي tujabbisī	تُجَبِّسْ tujabbis			تُجَبِّسَا tujabbisā			تُجَبِّسْنَ tujabbisna	يُجَبِّسْنَ yujabbisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		جَبِّسْ jabbis			جَبِّسَا jabbisā				جَبِّسُوا jabbisū
	f		جَبِّسِي jabbisī							جَبِّسْنَ jabbisna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جُبِّسْتُ jubbistu	جُبِّسْتَ jubbista	جُبِّسَ jubbisa		جُبِّسْتُمَا jubbistumā	جُبِّسَا jubbisā		جُبِّسْنَا jubbisnā	جُبِّسْتُمْ jubbistum	جُبِّسُوا jubbisū
	f		جُبِّسْتِ jubbisti	جُبِّسَتْ jubbisat			جُبِّسَتَا jubbisatā			جُبِّسْتُنَّ jubbistunna	جُبِّسْنَ jubbisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَبَّسُ ʔujabbasu	تُجَبَّسُ tujabbasu	يُجَبَّسُ yujabbasu		تُجَبَّسَانِ tujabbasāni	يُجَبَّسَانِ yujabbasāni		نُجَبَّسُ nujabbasu	تُجَبَّسُونَ tujabbasūna	يُجَبَّسُونَ yujabbasūna
	f		تُجَبَّسِينَ tujabbasīna	تُجَبَّسُ tujabbasu			تُجَبَّسَانِ tujabbasāni			تُجَبَّسْنَ tujabbasna	يُجَبَّسْنَ yujabbasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَبَّسَ ʔujabbasa	تُجَبَّسَ tujabbasa	يُجَبَّسَ yujabbasa		تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā	يُجَبَّسَا yujabbasā		نُجَبَّسَ nujabbasa	تُجَبَّسُوا tujabbasū	يُجَبَّسُوا yujabbasū
	f		تُجَبَّسِي tujabbasī	تُجَبَّسَ tujabbasa			تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā			تُجَبَّسْنَ tujabbasna	يُجَبَّسْنَ yujabbasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَبَّسْ ʔujabbas	تُجَبَّسْ tujabbas	يُجَبَّسْ yujabbas		تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā	يُجَبَّسَا yujabbasā		نُجَبَّسْ nujabbas	تُجَبَّسُوا tujabbasū	يُجَبَّسُوا yujabbasū
	f		تُجَبَّسِي tujabbasī	تُجَبَّسْ tujabbas			تُجَبَّسَا tujabbasā			تُجَبَّسْنَ tujabbasna	يُجَبَّسْنَ yujabbasna

References

• “gwpsyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gbsyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 9
• Käs, Fabian (2010) Die Mineralien in der arabischen Pharmakognosie. Eine Konkordanz zur mineralischen Materia medica der klassischen arabischen Heilmittelkunde nebst überlieferungsgeschichtlichen Studien (Akademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur · Mainz · Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission; 54) (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 383–386
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “جبس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 375
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جبس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 164

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جِبْس (jibs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡabs/, /ʒabs/

Noun

جبس • (gabs or jabs) m

1. gypsum
2. parget, plaster

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Iranian, compare especially Northern Kurdish zebeş and jebeş as well as Zazaki debes. Ultimately from Middle Persian [script needed] (hlbyck' /⁠xarbīzag⁠/, “watermelon”); a doublet of خِرْبِز (ḵirbiz, “melon”).

Noun

جبس • (jabas) m (collective, singulative جبسة f (jabase))

1. watermelon

References

• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جبس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 164