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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dib"
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Verb[edit]
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
- To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
- To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
dib (plural dibs)
- A dibber (gardening tool)
- One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
Anagrams[edit]
Azerbaijani[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Turkic *tǖp.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
dib (definite accusative dibi, plural diblər)
- bottom
- root, base
- lower part
- deep (a long way inside; situated far in or back)
- (mining) face (as in coalface)
- (colloquial) hymen
- Synonym: qızlıq pərdəsi
Declension[edit]
Declension of dib | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | dib |
diblər | ||||||
definite accusative | dibi |
dibləri | ||||||
dative | dibə |
diblərə | ||||||
locative | dibdə |
diblərdə | ||||||
ablative | dibdən |
diblərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | dibin |
diblərin |
Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Compare Moroccan Arabic ديب (dīb), Egyptian Arabic ديب (dīb).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dib m (plural djieb)
Sumerian[edit]
Romanization[edit]
dib
- Romanization of 𒁳 (dib)
Volapük[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dib (nominative plural dibs)
- depth
Declension[edit]
declension of dib
Derived terms[edit]
White Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kʷa (“cucumber”), borrowed from Old Chinese 瓜 (OC *kʷraː).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dib
References[edit]
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 274.
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