See also: غيب, عیب, and غ ي ب

Arabic

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Root
ع ي ب (ʕ y b)
3 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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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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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