طيب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- with leveling to the typical Arabic adjective pattern CayyiC of hollow roots, in this case the root ط ي ب‎ (ṭ-y-b).

Adjective

طَيِّب • (ṭayyib) (feminine طَيِّبَة‎ (ṭayyiba), masculine plural طَيِّبُونَ‎ (ṭayyibūna), feminine plural طَيِّبَات‎ (ṭayyibāt), elative أَطْيَب‎ (ʾaṭyab))

  1. good
  2. charming, pleasant, agreeable
  3. enjoyable
  4. tasty, palatable
Declension
Descendants

Proper noun

طَيِّب • (ṭayyib) m

  1. A male given name
Descendants

See also

Etymology 2

From the root ط ي ب‎ (ṭ-y-b). Compare Old South Arabian 𐩷𐩺𐩨‎ (ṭyb, “incense”), Shehri: ṭíb (“gold”), Akkadian: [script needed] (ṭābtu, “goodness; salt”) at least for the semantics.

Noun

طِيب • (ṭīb) m

  1. goodness, kind-heartedness; agreeability
  2. fragrance, scent
    • 13th Century CE, Imam Al-Busiri, Al-Burda:
      ‏لَا طِيبَ يَعْدِلُ تُرْبًا ضَمَّ أَعْظُمَهُ‎
      lā ṭība yaʿdilu turban ḍamma ʾaʿẓumahu
      No perfume equals the dust (earth) which is touching his body.
Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

طَيَّبَ • (ṭayyaba) II, non-past يُطَيِّبُ‎‎ (yuṭayyibu)

  1. to season, to spice (food)
  2. to make pleasant, to make sweet
  3. to perfume, to aromatise
Conjugation

Himyaritic

Noun

طيب (ṭīb)

  1. gold

References

  • Kees Versteegh, Mushira Eid: Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. 2007, →ISBN, page 694
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