جبان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ب ن‎ (j-b-n).

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.baːn/

Adjective

جَبَان • (jabān) (feminine جَبَانَة‎ (jabāna), masculine plural جُبَنَاء‎ (jubanāʾ), feminine plural جَبَانَات‎ (jabānāt), elative أَجْبَن‎ (ʾajban))

cowardly, pusillanimous
- 2017 November 1, “غرفة مكافحة تنظيم داعش بصبراته تستنكر عمليات الاختطاف و المجازر”, in Al-Mutawassiṭ‎:
  
  ‏ادانت غرفة عمليات محاربة تنظيم داعش الإرهابي صبراتة بأشد العبارات العمل الإرهابي الجبان الذي أودي بحياة ستة و ثلاثون فردا في مدينة الأبيار.‎‎
  The Cell of Operations of War against the terrorist formation Daesh of Sabrata has condemned with harsh words the cowardly terrorist action by which thirty-six individuals in the town of Al-Abyār have lost their lives.

Declension

Declension of adjective جَبَان (jabān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَبَان jabān	الْجَبَان‎ al-jabān	جَبَانَة‎ jabāna	الْجَبَانَة‎ al-jabāna
Nominative	جَبَانٌ jabānun	الْجَبَانُ‎ al-jabānu	جَبَانَةٌ‎ jabānatun	الْجَبَانَةُ‎ al-jabānatu
Accusative	جَبَانًا‎ jabānan	الْجَبَانَ‎ al-jabāna	جَبَانَةً‎ jabānatan	الْجَبَانَةَ‎ al-jabānata
Genitive	جَبَانٍ jabānin	الْجَبَانِ‎ al-jabāni	جَبَانَةٍ‎ jabānatin	الْجَبَانَةِ‎ al-jabānati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَبَانَيْن‎ jabānayn	الْجَبَانَيْن‎ al-jabānayn	جَبَانَتَيْن‎ jabānatayn	الْجَبَانَتَيْن‎ al-jabānatayn
Nominative	جَبَانَانِ‎ jabānāni	الْجَبَانَانِ‎ al-jabānāni	جَبَانَتَانِ‎ jabānatāni	الْجَبَانَتَانِ‎ al-jabānatāni
Accusative	جَبَانَيْنِ‎ jabānayni	الْجَبَانَيْنِ‎ al-jabānayni	جَبَانَتَيْنِ‎ jabānatayni	الْجَبَانَتَيْنِ‎ al-jabānatayni
Genitive	جَبَانَيْنِ‎ jabānayni	الْجَبَانَيْنِ‎ al-jabānayni	جَبَانَتَيْنِ‎ jabānatayni	الْجَبَانَتَيْنِ‎ al-jabānatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جُبَنَاء‎ jubanāʾ	الْجُبَنَاء‎ al-jubanāʾ	جَبَانَات‎ jabānāt	الْجَبَانَات‎ al-jabānāt
Nominative	جُبَنَاءُ‎ jubanāʾu	الْجُبَنَاءُ‎ al-jubanāʾu	جَبَانَاتٌ‎ jabānātun	الْجَبَانَاتُ‎ al-jabānātu
Accusative	جُبَنَاءَ‎ jubanāʾa	الْجُبَنَاءَ‎ al-jubanāʾa	جَبَانَاتٍ‎ jabānātin	الْجَبَانَاتِ‎ al-jabānāti
Genitive	جُبَنَاءَ‎ jubanāʾa	الْجُبَنَاءِ‎ al-jubanāʾi	جَبَانَاتٍ‎ jabānātin	الْجَبَانَاتِ‎ al-jabānāti

Antonyms

شَجِيع‎ (šajīʿ)
شُجَاع‎ (šujāʿ)

Noun

جَبَان • (jabān) m (plural جُبَنَاء‎ (jubanāʾ))

coward, dastard

Declension

Declension of noun جَبَان (jabān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبَان jabān	الْجَبَان‎ al-jabān	جَبَان jabān
Nominative	جَبَانٌ jabānun	الْجَبَانُ‎ al-jabānu	جَبَانُ jabānu
Accusative	جَبَانًا‎ jabānan	الْجَبَانَ‎ al-jabāna	جَبَانَ jabāna
Genitive	جَبَانٍ jabānin	الْجَبَانِ‎ al-jabāni	جَبَانِ jabāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبَانَيْن‎ jabānayn	الْجَبَانَيْن‎ al-jabānayn	جَبَانَيْ‎ jabānay
Nominative	جَبَانَانِ‎ jabānāni	الْجَبَانَانِ‎ al-jabānāni	جَبَانَا‎ jabānā
Accusative	جَبَانَيْنِ‎ jabānayni	الْجَبَانَيْنِ‎ al-jabānayni	جَبَانَيْ‎ jabānay
Genitive	جَبَانَيْنِ‎ jabānayni	الْجَبَانَيْنِ‎ al-jabānayni	جَبَانَيْ‎ jabānay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُبَنَاء‎ jubanāʾ	الْجُبَنَاء‎ al-jubanāʾ	جُبَنَاء‎ jubanāʾ
Nominative	جُبَنَاءُ‎ jubanāʾu	الْجُبَنَاءُ‎ al-jubanāʾu	جُبَنَاءُ‎ jubanāʾu
Accusative	جُبَنَاءَ‎ jubanāʾa	الْجُبَنَاءَ‎ al-jubanāʾa	جُبَنَاءَ‎ jubanāʾa
Genitive	جُبَنَاءَ‎ jubanāʾa	الْجُبَنَاءِ‎ al-jubanāʾi	جُبَنَاءِ‎ jubanāʾi

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒab.baːn/

Noun

جَبَّان • (jabbān) m (plural جَبَّانُون‎ (jabbānūn))

cheese dealer

Declension

Declension of noun جَبَّان (jabbān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبَّان jabbān	الْجَبَّان‎ al-jabbān	جَبَّان jabbān
Nominative	جَبَّانٌ jabbānun	الْجَبَّانُ‎ al-jabbānu	جَبَّانُ jabbānu
Accusative	جَبَّانًا‎ jabbānan	الْجَبَّانَ‎ al-jabbāna	جَبَّانَ jabbāna
Genitive	جَبَّانٍ jabbānin	الْجَبَّانِ‎ al-jabbāni	جَبَّانِ jabbāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبَّانَيْن‎ jabbānayn	الْجَبَّانَيْن‎ al-jabbānayn	جَبَّانَيْ‎ jabbānay
Nominative	جَبَّانَانِ‎ jabbānāni	الْجَبَّانَانِ‎ al-jabbānāni	جَبَّانَا‎ jabbānā
Accusative	جَبَّانَيْنِ‎ jabbānayni	الْجَبَّانَيْنِ‎ al-jabbānayni	جَبَّانَيْ‎ jabbānay
Genitive	جَبَّانَيْنِ‎ jabbānayni	الْجَبَّانَيْنِ‎ al-jabbānayni	جَبَّانَيْ‎ jabbānay
Plural	sound masculine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَبَّانِين‎ jabbānīn	الْجَبَّانِين‎ al-jabbānīn	جَبَّانِي‎ jabbānī
Nominative	جَبَّانُونَ‎ jabbānūna	الْجَبَّانُونَ‎ al-jabbānūna	جَبَّانُو‎ jabbānū
Accusative	جَبَّانِينَ‎ jabbānīna	الْجَبَّانِينَ‎ al-jabbānīna	جَبَّانِي‎ jabbānī
Genitive	جَبَّانِينَ‎ jabbānīna	الْجَبَّانِينَ‎ al-jabbānīna	جَبَّانِي‎ jabbānī

References

Freytag, Georg (1830), “جبان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 242
Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (2011), “جبان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 164

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