طوب

Etymology

From Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, “brick”), from Demotic tb (“brick”), from Egyptian ḏbt (“brick, block, ingot”):

potentially related to Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˁuːb/

Noun

طُوب • (ṭūb) m (collective, singulative طُوبَة‎ (ṭūba))

1. (collective) brick, baked brick, adobe
   • 2013, Amr Sohsah, Youm7, :

     ‏أناشد وزير البترول حل مشاكل مصانع طوب زفتى‎

     ʾunāšidu wazīra l-bitrūli ḥalla mašākili maṣāniʿi ṭūbi ziftā

     I appeal to the minster of petrol to solve the problems of the brick factories of Zefta