جبى

See also: حبي, حتی, حتى, and جبي

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ب ي (j-b-y). Compare Hebrew גָּבָה (gāḇâ) and Classical Syriac ܓܒܐ.

Verb

جَبَى • (jabā) I, non-past يَجْبِي‎ (yajbī)

  1. to collect, to levy, to raise

Conjugation

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ج ب ي
1 term

Etymology

Denominal verb of جبا (gaba, gratis)

Verb

جبى • (gabba) II (non-past يجبي (yigabbi))

  1. to offer gratis, to stand, to cover the expenses of, to let live off, to spend on

Conjugation

References

  • Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 148b
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “جبا”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 93b
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