قزب

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ز ب
1 term

Etymology

From قزيبة (qazzība, “tail; arse”) like German schwänzeln, scharwenzeln or Arschkriecherei and the like common to many languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaz.zab/

Verb

قزب • (qazzab) II (non-past يقزب (yqazzab))

1. to trim, to shorten

   Synonym: قصر (qaṣṣar)

2. to flatter
3. to schmooze

   كيقزب على المدير باش يزيد له فالخلصة.

   kayqazzab ʕla l-mudīr bāš yzīd lu f-el-ḵulṣa

   He schmoozes with the boss so that he increases his salary.

Conjugation

Conjugation of قزب
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قزّبت (qazzabt)	قزّبتي (qazzabti)	قزّب (qazzab)		قزّبنا (qazzabna)	قزّبتوا (qazzabtu)	قزّبوا (qazzbu)
	f			قزّبت (qazzbāt)
non-past	m	نقزّب (nqazzab)	تقزّب (tqazzab)	يقزّب (yqazzab)		نقزّبوا (nqazzbu)	تقزّبوا (tqazzbu)	يقزّبوا (yqazzbu)
	f		تقزّبي (tqazzbi)	تقزّب (tqazzab)
imperative	m		قزّب (qazzab)				قزّبوا (qazzbu)
	f		قزّبي (qazzbi)