طبع

Arabic

Root
ط ب ع (ṭ-b-ʕ)

Etymology 1

Verb

طَبَعَ • (ṭabaʕa) I, non-past يَطْبَعُ‎ (yaṭbaʕu)

1. to print, imprint, stamp
2. to type
3. to coin

Conjugation

Conjugation of

طَبَعَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns طَبْع or طِبَاعَة)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						طَبْع or طِبَاعَة ṭabʕ or ṭibāʕa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						طَابِع ṭābiʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَطْبُوع maṭbūʕ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	طَبَعْتُ ṭabaʕtu	طَبَعْتَ ṭabaʕta	طَبَعَ ṭabaʕa		طَبَعْتُمَا ṭabaʕtumā	طَبَعَا ṭabaʕā		طَبَعْنَا ṭabaʕnā	طَبَعْتُمْ ṭabaʕtum	طَبَعُوا ṭabaʕū
	f		طَبَعْتِ ṭabaʕti	طَبَعَتْ ṭabaʕat			طَبَعَتَا ṭabaʕatā			طَبَعْتُنَّ ṭabaʕtunna	طَبَعْنَ ṭabaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَطْبَعُ ʔaṭbaʕu	تَطْبَعُ taṭbaʕu	يَطْبَعُ yaṭbaʕu		تَطْبَعَانِ taṭbaʕāni	يَطْبَعَانِ yaṭbaʕāni		نَطْبَعُ naṭbaʕu	تَطْبَعُونَ taṭbaʕūna	يَطْبَعُونَ yaṭbaʕūna
	f		تَطْبَعِينَ taṭbaʕīna	تَطْبَعُ taṭbaʕu			تَطْبَعَانِ taṭbaʕāni			تَطْبَعْنَ taṭbaʕna	يَطْبَعْنَ yaṭbaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَطْبَعَ ʔaṭbaʕa	تَطْبَعَ taṭbaʕa	يَطْبَعَ yaṭbaʕa		تَطْبَعَا taṭbaʕā	يَطْبَعَا yaṭbaʕā		نَطْبَعَ naṭbaʕa	تَطْبَعُوا taṭbaʕū	يَطْبَعُوا yaṭbaʕū
	f		تَطْبَعِي taṭbaʕī	تَطْبَعَ taṭbaʕa			تَطْبَعَا taṭbaʕā			تَطْبَعْنَ taṭbaʕna	يَطْبَعْنَ yaṭbaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَطْبَعْ ʔaṭbaʕ	تَطْبَعْ taṭbaʕ	يَطْبَعْ yaṭbaʕ		تَطْبَعَا taṭbaʕā	يَطْبَعَا yaṭbaʕā		نَطْبَعْ naṭbaʕ	تَطْبَعُوا taṭbaʕū	يَطْبَعُوا yaṭbaʕū
	f		تَطْبَعِي taṭbaʕī	تَطْبَعْ taṭbaʕ			تَطْبَعَا taṭbaʕā			تَطْبَعْنَ taṭbaʕna	يَطْبَعْنَ yaṭbaʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِطْبَعْ iṭbaʕ			اِطْبَعَا iṭbaʕā				اِطْبَعُوا iṭbaʕū
	f		اِطْبَعِي iṭbaʕī							اِطْبَعْنَ iṭbaʕna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	طُبِعْتُ ṭubiʕtu	طُبِعْتَ ṭubiʕta	طُبِعَ ṭubiʕa		طُبِعْتُمَا ṭubiʕtumā	طُبِعَا ṭubiʕā		طُبِعْنَا ṭubiʕnā	طُبِعْتُمْ ṭubiʕtum	طُبِعُوا ṭubiʕū
	f		طُبِعْتِ ṭubiʕti	طُبِعَتْ ṭubiʕat			طُبِعَتَا ṭubiʕatā			طُبِعْتُنَّ ṭubiʕtunna	طُبِعْنَ ṭubiʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطْبَعُ ʔuṭbaʕu	تُطْبَعُ tuṭbaʕu	يُطْبَعُ yuṭbaʕu		تُطْبَعَانِ tuṭbaʕāni	يُطْبَعَانِ yuṭbaʕāni		نُطْبَعُ nuṭbaʕu	تُطْبَعُونَ tuṭbaʕūna	يُطْبَعُونَ yuṭbaʕūna
	f		تُطْبَعِينَ tuṭbaʕīna	تُطْبَعُ tuṭbaʕu			تُطْبَعَانِ tuṭbaʕāni			تُطْبَعْنَ tuṭbaʕna	يُطْبَعْنَ yuṭbaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطْبَعَ ʔuṭbaʕa	تُطْبَعَ tuṭbaʕa	يُطْبَعَ yuṭbaʕa		تُطْبَعَا tuṭbaʕā	يُطْبَعَا yuṭbaʕā		نُطْبَعَ nuṭbaʕa	تُطْبَعُوا tuṭbaʕū	يُطْبَعُوا yuṭbaʕū
	f		تُطْبَعِي tuṭbaʕī	تُطْبَعَ tuṭbaʕa			تُطْبَعَا tuṭbaʕā			تُطْبَعْنَ tuṭbaʕna	يُطْبَعْنَ yuṭbaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطْبَعْ ʔuṭbaʕ	تُطْبَعْ tuṭbaʕ	يُطْبَعْ yuṭbaʕ		تُطْبَعَا tuṭbaʕā	يُطْبَعَا yuṭbaʕā		نُطْبَعْ nuṭbaʕ	تُطْبَعُوا tuṭbaʕū	يُطْبَعُوا yuṭbaʕū
	f		تُطْبَعِي tuṭbaʕī	تُطْبَعْ tuṭbaʕ			تُطْبَعَا tuṭbaʕā			تُطْبَعْنَ tuṭbaʕna	يُطْبَعْنَ yuṭbaʕna

Derived terms

• طَابِعَة (ṭābiʕa, “printer”)
• مَطْبُوعَات (maṭbūʕāt)

Descendants

• Maltese: tebagħ, taba’, teba’
• Gulf Arabic: طبع (ṭibaʕ)
• Moroccan Arabic: طبع (ṭbaʕ)

Etymology 2

Verb

طَبَّعَ • (ṭabbaʕa) II, non-past يُطَبِّعُ‎ (yuṭabbiʕu)

1. to normalize

   طَبَّعَتِ الدَوْلَتانِ عَلاقَاتِهِمَا الدِبْلُوماسِيّة.

   ṭabbaʕati d-dawlatāni ʕalāqātihimā d-diblūmāsiyya.

   The two countries normalized their diplomatic relations.

Etymology 3

Noun

طَبْع • (ṭabʕ) m (plural أَطْبَاع (ʔaṭbāʕ) or طِبَاع (ṭibāʕ))

1. verbal noun of طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa) (form I)
2. printing, print
3. nature
4. characteristic

Declension

Declension of noun طَبْع (ṭabʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَبْع ṭabʕ	الطَّبْع aṭ-ṭabʕ	طَبْع ṭabʕ
Nominative	طَبْعٌ ṭabʕun	الطَّبْعُ aṭ-ṭabʕu	طَبْعُ ṭabʕu
Accusative	طَبْعًا ṭabʕan	الطَّبْعَ aṭ-ṭabʕa	طَبْعَ ṭabʕa
Genitive	طَبْعٍ ṭabʕin	الطَّبْعِ aṭ-ṭabʕi	طَبْعِ ṭabʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَبْعَيْن ṭabʕayn	الطَّبْعَيْن aṭ-ṭabʕayn	طَبْعَيْ ṭabʕay
Nominative	طَبْعَانِ ṭabʕāni	الطَّبْعَانِ aṭ-ṭabʕāni	طَبْعَا ṭabʕā
Accusative	طَبْعَيْنِ ṭabʕayni	الطَّبْعَيْنِ aṭ-ṭabʕayni	طَبْعَيْ ṭabʕay
Genitive	طَبْعَيْنِ ṭabʕayni	الطَّبْعَيْنِ aṭ-ṭabʕayni	طَبْعَيْ ṭabʕay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَطْبَاع‎; طِبَاع ʔaṭbāʕ‎; ṭibāʕ	الْأَطْبَاع‎; الطِّبَاع al-ʔaṭbāʕ‎; aṭ-ṭibāʕ	أَطْبَاع‎; طِبَاع ʔaṭbāʕ‎; ṭibāʕ
Nominative	أَطْبَاعٌ‎; طِبَاعٌ ʔaṭbāʕun‎; ṭibāʕun	الْأَطْبَاعُ‎; الطِّبَاعُ al-ʔaṭbāʕu‎; aṭ-ṭibāʕu	أَطْبَاعُ‎; طِبَاعُ ʔaṭbāʕu‎; ṭibāʕu
Accusative	أَطْبَاعًا‎; طِبَاعًا ʔaṭbāʕan‎; ṭibāʕan	الْأَطْبَاعَ‎; الطِّبَاعَ al-ʔaṭbāʕa‎; aṭ-ṭibāʕa	أَطْبَاعَ‎; طِبَاعَ ʔaṭbāʕa‎; ṭibāʕa
Genitive	أَطْبَاعٍ‎; طِبَاعٍ ʔaṭbāʕin‎; ṭibāʕin	الْأَطْبَاعِ‎; الطِّبَاعِ al-ʔaṭbāʕi‎; aṭ-ṭibāʕi	أَطْبَاعِ‎; طِبَاعِ ʔaṭbāʕi‎; ṭibāʕi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: طبع (ṭabʕ)
• → Ottoman Turkish: تبع
  • Turkish: tab

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ط ب ع
2 terms

From Arabic طبع, Sense of drowning is cognate with Hebrew טָבַע (ṭāḇaʿ/tavaʿ, “to drown, to sink”) and Aramaic טבע (“to drown, to sink”).

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /tˤəbʕ/
• (Form I verb) IPA^(key): /ˈtˤɪ.bəʕ/
• (Form II verb) IPA^(key): /ˈtˤəbːəʕ/

Noun

طَبْع • (ṭabʕ) m (plural اَطْباع (aṭbāʕ))

1. habit, nature (of a person)

Verb

طِبَع • (ṭibaʕ) I (non-past يِطْبَع (yiṭbaʕ))

1. to print, imprint, stamp
2. (dated) to drown, to sink

   Synonym: غرق (ʁirag)

Verb

طَبَّع • (ṭabbaʕ) II (non-past يطَبِّع (yṭabbiʕ))

1. to leave a mark
2. to normalize
   1. (especially) to normalize relations with the State of Israel

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ط ب ع
1 term

From Arabic طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤbaʕ/

• Audio

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Verb

طبع • (ṭbaʕ) I (non-past يطبع (yiṭbaʕ))

1. to print, imprint, stamp

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَبْع (ṭabʕ, “printing; nature, characteristic”), verbal noun of طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa, “to print, coin, stamp”).

Noun

طبع • (tabʼ)

1. printing, stamping, impressing, the process of producing printed material

   Synonym: باصمه (basma)

2. stamp, any device used to impress or stamp a specific design on a surface

   Synonyms: تمغا (tamga), مهر (mühür)

3. temperament, disposition, a person's normal manner of thinking or behaving

   Synonyms: خوی (huy), طمر (damar), عرق (ʿırk), مزاج (mizac)

4. nature, the essential or innate qualities and characteristics of a person or thing

   Synonym: طبیعت (tabiʼat)

Descendants

• Turkish: tab

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “tab4”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4516
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “tab'”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1207
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “طبع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 799
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Natura”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[3], Vienna, column 1119
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “طبع”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[4], Vienna, columns 3085-3086
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tab”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طبع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1232

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط ب ع
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤab.baʕ/, [ˈtˤɑb.bɑʕ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

طبّع • (ṭabbaʕ) II (present بطبّع (biṭabbeʕ))

1. to normalize relations with another country (esp. Israel)

Conjugation

Conjugation of طبّع (ṭabbaʕ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	طبّعت (ṭabbaʕt)	طبّعت (ṭabbaʕt)	طبّع (ṭabbaʕ)		طبّعنا (ṭabbaʕna)	طبّعتو (ṭabbaʕtu)	طبّعو (ṭabbaʕu)
	f		طبّعتي (ṭabbaʕti)	طبّعت (ṭabbaʕat)
present	m	بطبّع (baṭabbeʕ)	بتطبّع (bitṭabbeʕ)	بطبّع (biṭabbeʕ)		منطبّع (minṭabbeʕ)	بتطبّعو (bitṭabbʕu)	بطبّعو (biṭabbʕu)
	f		بتطبّعي (bitṭabbʕi)	بتطبّع (bitṭabbeʕ)
subjunctive	m	اطبّع (aṭabbeʕ)	تطبّع (tṭabbeʕ)	يطبّع (yṭabbeʕ)		نطبّع (nṭabbeʕ)	تطبّعو (tṭabbʕu)	يطبّعو (yṭabbʕu)
	f		تطبّعي (tṭabbʕi)	تطبّع (tṭabbeʕ)
imperative	m		طبّع (ṭabbeʕ)				طبّعو (ṭabbʕu)
	f		طبّعي (ṭabbʕi)