محبوس

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ح ب س (ḥ-b-s)

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the passive participle of the verb حَبَسَ (ḥabasa, to imprison).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

مَحْبُوس (maḥbūs) (feminine مَحْبُوسَة (maḥbūsa), masculine plural مَحْبُوسُون (maḥbūsūn), feminine plural مَحْبُوسَات (maḥbūsāt))

  1. passive participle of حَبَسَ (ḥabasa)
    1. imprisoned, incarcerated, jailed

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

North Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ح ب س (ḥ-b-s).

Adjective[edit]

محبوس (maḥbūs) (feminine محبوسة (maḥbūse), common plural maḥbūsين (maḥbūsīn))

  1. stuck (not able to leave a particular place)
    Synonym: علقان (ʕalʔān)