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عيب

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See also: غيب, عیب, and غ ي ب

Arabic

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Root
ع ي ب (ʕ y b)
11 terms

Etymology

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From عَابَ (ʕāba, to be faulty, to be deficient).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عَيْب (ʕaybm (dual عَيْبَانِ (ʕaybāni), plural عُيُوب (ʕuyūb))

  1. verbal noun of عَابَ (ʕāba) (form I)
  2. fault, defect, deficiency, failing
  3. flaw, shortcoming, blemish
  4. vice, weakness
  5. shame, disgrace

Declension

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Declension of noun عَيْب (ʕayb)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عَيْب
ʕayb
الْعَيْب
al-ʕayb
عَيْب
ʕayb
nominative عَيْبٌ
ʕaybun
الْعَيْبُ
al-ʕaybu
عَيْبُ
ʕaybu
accusative عَيْبًا
ʕayban
الْعَيْبَ
al-ʕayba
عَيْبَ
ʕayba
genitive عَيْبٍ
ʕaybin
الْعَيْبِ
al-ʕaybi
عَيْبِ
ʕaybi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal عَيْبَيْن
ʕaybayn
الْعَيْبَيْن
al-ʕaybayn
عَيْبَيْ
ʕaybay
nominative عَيْبَانِ
ʕaybāni
الْعَيْبَانِ
al-ʕaybāni
عَيْبَا
ʕaybā
accusative عَيْبَيْنِ
ʕaybayni
الْعَيْبَيْنِ
al-ʕaybayni
عَيْبَيْ
ʕaybay
genitive عَيْبَيْنِ
ʕaybayni
الْعَيْبَيْنِ
al-ʕaybayni
عَيْبَيْ
ʕaybay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عُيُوب
ʕuyūb
الْعُيُوب
al-ʕuyūb
عُيُوب
ʕuyūb
nominative عُيُوبٌ
ʕuyūbun
الْعُيُوبُ
al-ʕuyūbu
عُيُوبُ
ʕuyūbu
accusative عُيُوبًا
ʕuyūban
الْعُيُوبَ
al-ʕuyūba
عُيُوبَ
ʕuyūba
genitive عُيُوبٍ
ʕuyūbin
الْعُيُوبِ
al-ʕuyūbi
عُيُوبِ
ʕuyūbi

Descendants

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Verb

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عَيَّبَ (ʕayyaba) II (non-past يُعَيِّبُ (yuʕayyibu), verbal noun تَعْيِيب (taʕyīb))

  1. to find fault, to take exception, to object, to disapprove
  2. to blame, to censure, to denounce, to decry
  3. to reproach, to chide, to scold, to admonish, to reprimand

Conjugation

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Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕeːb/, [ʕe̞ːb]

Noun

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عيب (ʕēbm (plural عُيوب (ʕuyūb) or عِيوب (ʕiyūb))

  1. flaw, fault, defect, shortcoming
    Synonym: غَلَط (ḡalaṭ)
  2. shame, disgrace

Interjection

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عيب (ʕēb)

  1. shame, shame on you!

Sindhi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb).

Noun

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عَيْبُ (aibu?

  1. fault

Further reading

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  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “عَيْبُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • عيب”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 18661938

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕeːb/, [ʕeːb]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun

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عيب (ʕēbm (plural عيوب (ʕuyūb))

  1. flaw, fault, defect, shortcoming
  2. shame, disgrace

Interjection

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عيب (ʕēb)

  1. shame, shame on you