وثب

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
و ث ب (w ṯ b)
1 term

Compare with Hebrew י־שׁ־ב (y-š-v) and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܘ ܬ ܒ (w t b).

Verb

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وَثَبَ (waṯaba) I (non-past يَثِبُ (yaṯibu), verbal noun وَثْب (waṯb) or وُثُوب (wuṯūb) or وَثِيب (waṯīb) or وَثَبَان (waṯabān))

  1. to jump, to leap
  2. to jump, to pounce [with عَلَى ‘on someone/something’]
  3. to rush [with إِلَى ‘towards someone/something’]
  4. to rise, to stand up
    Synonym: قَامَ (qāma)
  5. (rare) to sit
    Synonyms: جَلَسَ (jalasa), قَعَدَ (qaʕada)

Conjugation

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References

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