طبش

North Levantine Arabic

Root
ط ب ش
1 term

Etymology 1.1

Cognate with Egyptian Arabic طبش (ṭabaš, to collide, to bump into). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Related to Aramaic טפש (ṭpš, stupidity, filth), in particular Classical Mandaic ࡈࡅࡐࡔࡀ (ṭupša, dirtiness)?[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.baʃ/ [ˈtˤɑ.bɑʃ]

Verb

طبش • (ṭabaš) I (non-past يطبش (yiṭbuš), verbal noun طبش (ṭabš), active participle طابش (ṭābiš))

  1. to slam shut (a door, lid, etc.)
  2. to slam (into the ground)

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤabʃ/

Noun

طبش • (ṭabšm

  1. verbal noun of طبش (ṭabaš)

Etymology 1.3

Intensive of the above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤab.baʃ/ [ˈtˤɑb.bɑʃ]

Verb

طبش • (ṭabbaš) II (non-past يطبش (yṭabbiš), verbal noun تطبيش (taṭbīš, tiṭbīš), active participle مطبش (mṭabbaš, mṭabbiš))

  1. (transitive) to break into pieces, especially by slamming
  2. to splash, flail, or stomp in water or mud
    Synonym: مرطس (marṭas)

Etymology 2

Related to طَبُّوش (ṭabbūš, chubby).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤab.baʃ/ [ˈtˤɑb.bɑʃ]

Verb

طبش • (ṭabbaš) II (non-past يطبش (yṭabbiš), verbal noun تطبيش (taṭbīš, tiṭbīš), active participle مطبش (mṭabbaš, mṭabbiš))

  1. to grow round, swollen, inflated
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to laze about, loaf about, be lazy

References

  1. ^ ṭpwš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–