ذبح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ذ ب ح (ḏ-b-ḥ). Compare Hebrew זבח (“to slaughter”) and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎁𐎈 (dbḥ).

Verb

ذَبَحَ • (ḏabaḥa) I, non-past يَذْبَحُ‎ (yaḏbaḥu)

to kill by slitting the throat
to slaughter, to butcher
Synonyms: جَزَرَ (jazara), نَحَرَ (naḥara)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:67:
  إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةً
  ʔinna l-laha yaʔmurukum ʔan taḏbaḥū baqaratan
  Allah commands you to slaughter a cow
to massacre
to murder, to slay
to sacrifice, to offer up, to immolate

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ذَبَحَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun ذَبْح)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ذَبْح ḏabḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ذَابِح ḏābiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَذْبُوح maḏbūḥ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ذَبَحْتُ ḏabaḥtu	ذَبَحْتَ ḏabaḥta	ذَبَحَ ḏabaḥa	ذَبَحْتُمَا ḏabaḥtumā	ذَبَحَا ḏabaḥā	ذَبَحْنَا ḏabaḥnā	ذَبَحْتُمْ ḏabaḥtum	ذَبَحُوا ḏabaḥū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ذَبَحْتُ ḏabaḥtu	ذَبَحْتِ ḏabaḥti	ذَبَحَتْ ḏabaḥat	ذَبَحْتُمَا ḏabaḥtumā	ذَبَحَتَا ḏabaḥatā	ذَبَحْنَا ḏabaḥnā	ذَبَحْتُنَّ ḏabaḥtunna	ذَبَحْنَ ḏabaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَذْبَحُ ʔaḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحُ taḏbaḥu	يَذْبَحُ yaḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحَانِ taḏbaḥāni	يَذْبَحَانِ yaḏbaḥāni	نَذْبَحُ naḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحُونَ taḏbaḥūna	يَذْبَحُونَ yaḏbaḥūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَذْبَحُ ʔaḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحِينَ taḏbaḥīna	تَذْبَحُ taḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحَانِ taḏbaḥāni	تَذْبَحَانِ taḏbaḥāni	نَذْبَحُ naḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحْنَ taḏbaḥna	يَذْبَحْنَ yaḏbaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَذْبَحَ ʔaḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحَ taḏbaḥa	يَذْبَحَ yaḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā	يَذْبَحَا yaḏbaḥā	نَذْبَحَ naḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحُوا taḏbaḥū	يَذْبَحُوا yaḏbaḥū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَذْبَحَ ʔaḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحِي taḏbaḥī	تَذْبَحَ taḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā	تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā	نَذْبَحَ naḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحْنَ taḏbaḥna	يَذْبَحْنَ yaḏbaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَذْبَحْ ʔaḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحْ taḏbaḥ	يَذْبَحْ yaḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā	يَذْبَحَا yaḏbaḥā	نَذْبَحْ naḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحُوا taḏbaḥū	يَذْبَحُوا yaḏbaḥū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَذْبَحْ ʔaḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحِي taḏbaḥī	تَذْبَحْ taḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā	تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā	نَذْبَحْ naḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحْنَ taḏbaḥna	يَذْبَحْنَ yaḏbaḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِذْبَحْ iḏbaḥ		اِذْبَحَا iḏbaḥā			اِذْبَحُوا iḏbaḥū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِذْبَحِي iḏbaḥī		اِذْبَحَا iḏbaḥā			اِذْبَحْنَ iḏbaḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ذُبِحْتُ ḏubiḥtu	ذُبِحْتَ ḏubiḥta	ذُبِحَ ḏubiḥa	ذُبِحْتُمَا ḏubiḥtumā	ذُبِحَا ḏubiḥā	ذُبِحْنَا ḏubiḥnā	ذُبِحْتُمْ ḏubiḥtum	ذُبِحُوا ḏubiḥū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ذُبِحْتُ ḏubiḥtu	ذُبِحْتِ ḏubiḥti	ذُبِحَتْ ḏubiḥat	ذُبِحْتُمَا ḏubiḥtumā	ذُبِحَتَا ḏubiḥatā	ذُبِحْنَا ḏubiḥnā	ذُبِحْتُنَّ ḏubiḥtunna	ذُبِحْنَ ḏubiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُذْبَحُ ʔuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحُ tuḏbaḥu	يُذْبَحُ yuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحَانِ tuḏbaḥāni	يُذْبَحَانِ yuḏbaḥāni	نُذْبَحُ nuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحُونَ tuḏbaḥūna	يُذْبَحُونَ yuḏbaḥūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُذْبَحُ ʔuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحِينَ tuḏbaḥīna	تُذْبَحُ tuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحَانِ tuḏbaḥāni	تُذْبَحَانِ tuḏbaḥāni	نُذْبَحُ nuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحْنَ tuḏbaḥna	يُذْبَحْنَ yuḏbaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُذْبَحَ ʔuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحَ tuḏbaḥa	يُذْبَحَ yuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā	يُذْبَحَا yuḏbaḥā	نُذْبَحَ nuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحُوا tuḏbaḥū	يُذْبَحُوا yuḏbaḥū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُذْبَحَ ʔuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحِي tuḏbaḥī	تُذْبَحَ tuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā	تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā	نُذْبَحَ nuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحْنَ tuḏbaḥna	يُذْبَحْنَ yuḏbaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُذْبَحْ ʔuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحْ tuḏbaḥ	يُذْبَحْ yuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā	يُذْبَحَا yuḏbaḥā	نُذْبَحْ nuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحُوا tuḏbaḥū	يُذْبَحُوا yuḏbaḥū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُذْبَحْ ʔuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحِي tuḏbaḥī	تُذْبَحْ tuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā	تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā	نُذْبَحْ nuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحْنَ tuḏbaḥna	يُذْبَحْنَ yuḏbaḥna

Descendants

Maltese: debaħ

Verb

ذَبَّحَ • (ḏabbaḥa) II, non-past يُذَبِّحُ‎ (yuḏabbiḥu)

to kill, to slaughter, to butcher, to massacre, to murder
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:49:
  وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَاكُم مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ
  waʔiḏ najjaynākum mmin ʔāli firʕawna yasūmūnakum sūʔa l-ʕaḏābi yuḏabbiḥūna ʔabnāʔakum wayastaḥyūna nisāʔakum wafī ḏālikum balāʔun mmin rrabbikum ʕaẓīmun
  (Remember) how We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.
- 1949, Muṣṭafā as-Sibāʕiyy, “غزوة حنين”, in السيرة النبوية: دروس وعبر, 8th edition, Beirut/Damascus: Al-Maktab al-ʕAṣriyy, published 1985, page 143:
  فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الصَّلِيبِيُّونَ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ ذَبَّحُوا كُلَّ مَنِ ٱلْتَجَأَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَى تَذْبِيحًا عَامًّا، وَقَدْ بَلَغَ مَنْ ذَبَّحُوا فِيهِ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ، وَٱلزُّهَّادِ، وَٱلنِّسَاءِ، وَٱلْأَطْفَالِ.
  falammā daḵala ṣ-ṣalībiyyūna bayta l-maqdisi ḏabbaḥū kulla mani ltajaʔa ʔilā l-masjidi l-ʔaqṣā taḏbīḥan ʕāmman, waqad balaḡa man ḏabbaḥū fīhi sabʕīna ʔalfan mina l-ʕulamāʔi, waz-zuhhādi, wan-nisāʔi, wal-ʔaṭfāli.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ذَبَّحَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَذْبِيح taḏbīḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُذَبِّح muḏabbiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُذَبَّح muḏabbaḥ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ذَبَّحْتُ ḏabbaḥtu	ذَبَّحْتَ ḏabbaḥta	ذَبَّحَ ḏabbaḥa	ذَبَّحْتُمَا ḏabbaḥtumā	ذَبَّحَا ḏabbaḥā	ذَبَّحْنَا ḏabbaḥnā	ذَبَّحْتُمْ ḏabbaḥtum	ذَبَّحُوا ḏabbaḥū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ذَبَّحْتُ ḏabbaḥtu	ذَبَّحْتِ ḏabbaḥti	ذَبَّحَتْ ḏabbaḥat	ذَبَّحْتُمَا ḏabbaḥtumā	ذَبَّحَتَا ḏabbaḥatā	ذَبَّحْنَا ḏabbaḥnā	ذَبَّحْتُنَّ ḏabbaḥtunna	ذَبَّحْنَ ḏabbaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُذَبِّحُ ʔuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحُ tuḏabbiḥu	يُذَبِّحُ yuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحَانِ tuḏabbiḥāni	يُذَبِّحَانِ yuḏabbiḥāni	نُذَبِّحُ nuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحُونَ tuḏabbiḥūna	يُذَبِّحُونَ yuḏabbiḥūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُذَبِّحُ ʔuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحِينَ tuḏabbiḥīna	تُذَبِّحُ tuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحَانِ tuḏabbiḥāni	تُذَبِّحَانِ tuḏabbiḥāni	نُذَبِّحُ nuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحْنَ tuḏabbiḥna	يُذَبِّحْنَ yuḏabbiḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُذَبِّحَ ʔuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحَ tuḏabbiḥa	يُذَبِّحَ yuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā	يُذَبِّحَا yuḏabbiḥā	نُذَبِّحَ nuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحُوا tuḏabbiḥū	يُذَبِّحُوا yuḏabbiḥū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُذَبِّحَ ʔuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحِي tuḏabbiḥī	تُذَبِّحَ tuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā	تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā	نُذَبِّحَ nuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحْنَ tuḏabbiḥna	يُذَبِّحْنَ yuḏabbiḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُذَبِّحْ ʔuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحْ tuḏabbiḥ	يُذَبِّحْ yuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā	يُذَبِّحَا yuḏabbiḥā	نُذَبِّحْ nuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحُوا tuḏabbiḥū	يُذَبِّحُوا yuḏabbiḥū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُذَبِّحْ ʔuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحِي tuḏabbiḥī	تُذَبِّحْ tuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā	تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā	نُذَبِّحْ nuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحْنَ tuḏabbiḥna	يُذَبِّحْنَ yuḏabbiḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ذَبِّحْ ḏabbiḥ		ذَبِّحَا ḏabbiḥā			ذَبِّحُوا ḏabbiḥū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ذَبِّحِي ḏabbiḥī		ذَبِّحَا ḏabbiḥā			ذَبِّحْنَ ḏabbiḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ذُبِّحْتُ ḏubbiḥtu	ذُبِّحْتَ ḏubbiḥta	ذُبِّحَ ḏubbiḥa	ذُبِّحْتُمَا ḏubbiḥtumā	ذُبِّحَا ḏubbiḥā	ذُبِّحْنَا ḏubbiḥnā	ذُبِّحْتُمْ ḏubbiḥtum	ذُبِّحُوا ḏubbiḥū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ذُبِّحْتُ ḏubbiḥtu	ذُبِّحْتِ ḏubbiḥti	ذُبِّحَتْ ḏubbiḥat	ذُبِّحْتُمَا ḏubbiḥtumā	ذُبِّحَتَا ḏubbiḥatā	ذُبِّحْنَا ḏubbiḥnā	ذُبِّحْتُنَّ ḏubbiḥtunna	ذُبِّحْنَ ḏubbiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُذَبَّحُ ʔuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحُ tuḏabbaḥu	يُذَبَّحُ yuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحَانِ tuḏabbaḥāni	يُذَبَّحَانِ yuḏabbaḥāni	نُذَبَّحُ nuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحُونَ tuḏabbaḥūna	يُذَبَّحُونَ yuḏabbaḥūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُذَبَّحُ ʔuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحِينَ tuḏabbaḥīna	تُذَبَّحُ tuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحَانِ tuḏabbaḥāni	تُذَبَّحَانِ tuḏabbaḥāni	نُذَبَّحُ nuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحْنَ tuḏabbaḥna	يُذَبَّحْنَ yuḏabbaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُذَبَّحَ ʔuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحَ tuḏabbaḥa	يُذَبَّحَ yuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā	يُذَبَّحَا yuḏabbaḥā	نُذَبَّحَ nuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحُوا tuḏabbaḥū	يُذَبَّحُوا yuḏabbaḥū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُذَبَّحَ ʔuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحِي tuḏabbaḥī	تُذَبَّحَ tuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā	تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā	نُذَبَّحَ nuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحْنَ tuḏabbaḥna	يُذَبَّحْنَ yuḏabbaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُذَبَّحْ ʔuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحْ tuḏabbaḥ	يُذَبَّحْ yuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā	يُذَبَّحَا yuḏabbaḥā	نُذَبَّحْ nuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحُوا tuḏabbaḥū	يُذَبَّحُوا yuḏabbaḥū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُذَبَّحْ ʔuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحِي tuḏabbaḥī	تُذَبَّحْ tuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā	تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā	نُذَبَّحْ nuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحْنَ tuḏabbaḥna	يُذَبَّحْنَ yuḏabbaḥna

Noun

ذَبْح • (ḏabḥ) m

verbal noun of ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa) (form I)
slaughter, slaughtering

Declension

Declension of noun ذَبْح (ḏabḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَبْح ḏabḥ	الذَّبْح aḏ-ḏabḥ	ذَبْح ḏabḥ
Nominative	ذَبْحٌ ḏabḥun	الذَّبْحُ aḏ-ḏabḥu	ذَبْحُ ḏabḥu
Accusative	ذَبْحًا ḏabḥan	الذَّبْحَ aḏ-ḏabḥa	ذَبْحَ ḏabḥa
Genitive	ذَبْحٍ ḏabḥin	الذَّبْحِ aḏ-ḏabḥi	ذَبْحِ ḏabḥi

Noun

ذِبْح • (ḏibḥ) m

sacrificial victim, blood sacrifice

Declension

Declension of noun ذِبْح (ḏibḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذِبْح ḏibḥ	الذِّبْح aḏ-ḏibḥ	ذِبْح ḏibḥ
Nominative	ذِبْحٌ ḏibḥun	الذِّبْحُ aḏ-ḏibḥu	ذِبْحُ ḏibḥu
Accusative	ذِبْحًا ḏibḥan	الذِّبْحَ aḏ-ḏibḥa	ذِبْحَ ḏibḥa
Genitive	ذِبْحٍ ḏibḥin	الذِّبْحِ aḏ-ḏibḥi	ذِبْحِ ḏibḥi

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ذ ب ح
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /da.baħ/, /ða.baħ/

Verb

ذبح • (dabaḥ) I (non-past يِذْبَح (yidbaḥ))

to kill by slitting the throat
to slaughter, to butcher
to murder, to slay

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذبح (dabaḥ)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ذبحت (dabaḥt)	ذبحت (dabaḥt)	ذبح (dabaḥ)	ذبحنا (dabaḥna)	ذبحتوا (dabaḥtu)	ذبحوا (dabaḥu)
past	f	ذبحت (dabaḥt)	ذبحتي (dabaḥti)	ذبحت (dabaḥat)	ذبحنا (dabaḥna)	ذبحتوا (dabaḥtu)	ذبحوا (dabaḥu)
non-past	m	أذبح (ʔadbaḥ)	تذبح (tidbaḥ)	يذبح (yidbaḥ)	نذبح (nidbaḥ)	تذبحوا (tidbaḥu)	يذبحوا (yidbaḥu)
non-past	f	أذبح (ʔadbaḥ)	تذبحي (tidbaḥi)	تذبح (tidbaḥ)	نذبح (nidbaḥ)	تذبحوا (tidbaḥu)	يذبحوا (yidbaḥu)
imperative	m		اذبح (adbaḥ)			اذبحوا (adbaḥu)
imperative	f		اذبحي (adbaḥi)			اذبحوا (adbaḥu)

Etymology 2

From Arabic ذَبَّحَ (ḏabbaḥa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dab.baħ/, /ðab.baħ/

Verb

ذبح • (dabbaḥ) II (non-past يِذَبِّح (yidabbiḥ))

to kill, to massacre
Synonym: قَتَّل (gattal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذبح (dabbaḥ)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ذبحت (dabbaḥt)	ذبحت (dabbaḥt)	ذبح (dabbaḥ)	ذبحنا (dabbaḥna)	ذبحتوا (dabbaḥtu)	ذبحوا (dabbaḥu)
past	f	ذبحت (dabbaḥt)	ذبحتي (dabbaḥti)	ذبحت (dabbaḥat)	ذبحنا (dabbaḥna)	ذبحتوا (dabbaḥtu)	ذبحوا (dabbaḥu)
non-past	m	أذبح (ʔadabbiḥ)	تذبح (tidabbiḥ)	يذبح (yidabbiḥ)	نذبح (nidabbiḥ)	تذبحوا (tidabbiḥu)	يذبحوا (yidabbiḥu)
non-past	f	أذبح (ʔadabbiḥ)	تذبحي (tidabbiḥi)	تذبح (tidabbiḥ)	نذبح (nidabbiḥ)	تذبحوا (tidabbiḥu)	يذبحوا (yidabbiḥu)
imperative	m		ذبح (dabbiḥ)			ذبحوا (dabbiḥu)
imperative	f		ذبحي (dabbiḥi)			ذبحوا (dabbiḥu)

Etymology 3

From Arabic ذَبْح (ḏabḥ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dabħ/, /ðabħ/

Noun

ذبح • (dabḥ) m

slaughter, slaughtering

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ذَبْح (ḏabḥ). Formally perhaps influenced by the related ذِبْح (ḏibḥ), though alteration of short vowels in Arabic loanwords is a common phenomenon.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ðiβh], [ziβh]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɪbʰ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɪb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zib̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zebʰ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zibʰ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ḏiḇh, ziḇh
Dari reading^?	zibh
Iranian reading^?	zebh
Tajik reading^?	zibh

Noun

ذبح • (zebh)

slaughter, slaughtering
Synonym: (more general) کشتن (koštan)

Derived terms

ذبح کردن (zebh kardan)
ذبح شدن (zebh šodan)

Related terms

ذبیح (zabih)

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