tabib

tabib

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tabib, from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb) of the root ط ب ب (ṭ b b).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtabib/ [ˈt̪a.bɪp̚]
  • Rhymes: -abib
  • Syllabification: ta‧bib

Noun

tabib (plural tabib-tabib)

  1. shaman (traditional healer)
    Synonyms: balian, belian, dukun, pawang
  2. (colloquial) doctor, physician
    Synonym: dokter

Usage notes

Derived terms

  • tabib Cina

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb), from the root ط ب ب (ṭ b b).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Literary, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈtabib/ [ˈt̪a.bip̚]
    • Rhymes: -abib, -bib, -ib
  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ˈtabeb/ [ˈt̪a.bep̚]
    • Rhymes: -abeb, -beb, -eb
  • Hyphenation: ta‧bib

Noun

tabib (Jawi spelling طبيب, plural tabib-tabib or tabib2)

  1. doctor, physician
    Synonym: doktor

Usage notes

Further reading

Maltese

Root
t-b-b
7 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /taˈbiːp/
    • Rhymes: -iːp

    Noun

    tabib m (plural tobba, feminine tabiba)

    1. doctor (in the general sense, or a male doctor specifically)
      Synonym: duttur
      • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:
        Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
        mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
        u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
        kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Uzbek

    Other scripts
    Arabic Afghan Uzbek
    Yangi Imlo
    Cyrillic табиб
    Latin tabib

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb).

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: ta‧bib

    Noun

    tabib (plural tabiblar)

    1. doctor (physician)

    Declension

    Declension of tabib
    singular plural
    nominative tabib tabiblar
    genitive tabibning tabiblarning
    dative tabibga tabiblarga
    definite accusative tabibni tabiblarni
    locative tabibda tabiblarda
    ablative tabibdan tabiblardan
    similative tabibdek tabiblardek
    Possessive forms of tabib
    1st person singular
    singular plural
    nominative tabibim tabiblarim
    genitive tabibimning tabiblarimning
    dative tabibimga tabiblarimga
    definite accusative tabibimni tabiblarimni
    locative tabibimda tabiblarimda
    ablative tabibimdan tabiblarimdan
    similative tabibimdek tabiblarimdek
    2nd person singular
    singular plural
    nominative tabibing tabiblaring
    genitive tabibingning tabiblaringning
    dative tabibingga tabiblaringga
    definite accusative tabibingni tabiblaringni
    locative tabibingda tabiblaringda
    ablative tabibingdan tabiblaringdan
    similative tabibingdek tabiblaringdek
    3rd person singular
    singular plural
    nominative tabibi tabiblari
    genitive tabibining tabiblarining
    dative tabibiga tabiblariga
    definite accusative tabibini tabiblarini
    locative tabibida tabiblarida
    ablative tabibidan tabiblaridan
    similative tabibidek tabiblaridek
    1st person plural
    singular plural
    nominative tabibimiz tabiblarimiz
    genitive tabibimizning tabiblarimizning
    dative tabibimizga tabiblarimizga
    definite accusative tabibimizni tabiblarimizni
    locative tabibimizda tabiblarimizda
    ablative tabibimizdan tabiblarimizdan
    similative tabibimizdek tabiblarimizdek
    2nd person plural
    singular plural
    nominative tabibingiz tabiblaringiz
    genitive tabibingizning tabiblaringizning
    dative tabibingizga tabiblaringizga
    definite accusative tabibingizni tabiblaringizni
    locative tabibingizda tabiblaringizda
    ablative tabibingizdan tabiblaringizdan
    similative tabibingizdek tabiblaringizdek
    3rd person plural
    singular plural
    nominative tabibi tabiblari
    genitive tabibining tabiblarining
    dative tabibiga tabiblariga
    definite accusative tabibini tabiblarini
    locative tabibida tabiblarida
    ablative tabibidan tabiblaridan
    similative tabibidek tabiblaridek

    Derived terms

    • tabiblik

    Further reading