جبت

See also: جثث‎, حبت‎, حبب‎, and ح ب ب‎

Arabic

FWOTD – 31 March 2018

Etymology 1

According to Wahib Atallah (1970), this is the Hijazi pronunciation of قِبْط‏‎ (qibṭ, “Egyptians”), in reference to the association between Egyptians and magic or trickery; compare the usage of Latin Ægyptiacī and English gypsy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒibt/

Noun

جِبْت • (jibt) m

falsity
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(hapax legomenon) falsity, superstition
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:51:
  
  ‏أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْجِبْتِ وَٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَبِيلًا‎
  Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture who believe in the falsities and the juggernauts and say about the disbelievers “These are better guided than the believers as for the way”?

Declension

Declension of noun جِبْت (jibt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِبْت jibt	الْجِبْت‎ al-jibt	جِبْت jibt
Nominative	جِبْتٌ jibtun	الْجِبْتُ‎ al-jibtu	جِبْتُ jibtu
Accusative	جِبْتًا‎ jibtan	الْجِبْتَ‎ al-jibta	جِبْتَ jibta
Genitive	جِبْتٍ jibtin	الْجِبْتِ‎ al-jibti	جِبْتِ jibti

References

Atallah, Wahib (1970), “Ğibt et tāğūt dans le Coran”, in Arabica, volume 17, DOI:10.1163/157005870x00412, pages 69-82

Etymology 2

Verb

جُبْتُ • (jubtu) (form I)

first-person singular past active of جَابَ‎ (jāba)

Verb

جِبْتُ • (jibtu) (form I)

first-person singular past passive of جَابَ‎ (jāba)

Verb

جُبْتَ • (jubta) (form I)

second-person masculine singular past active of جَابَ‎ (jāba)

Verb

جِبْتَ • (jibta) (form I)

second-person masculine singular past passive of جَابَ‎ (jāba)

Verb

جُبْتِ • (jubti) (form I)

second-person feminine singular past active of جَابَ‎ (jāba)

Verb

جِبْتِ • (jibti) (form I)

second-person feminine singular past passive of جَابَ‎ (jāba)

Etymology 3

Verb

جَبَّتْ • (jabbat) (form I)

third-person feminine singular past active of جَبَّ‎ (jabba)

Verb

جُبَّتْ • (jubbat) (form I)

third-person feminine singular past passive of جَبَّ‎ (jabba)

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