דבק

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew דָּבַק (davák/dāḇaq) and Arabic دَبِقَ (dabiqa).

Verb

דבק • (transliteration needed)

  1. to cleave, to adhere

Descendants

  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܕܒܩ (dāḇēq)

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ד־ב־ק (d-b-q)
6 terms

Compare Arabic دِبْق (dibq, birdlime) and دَبِقَ (dabiqa, to stick, adhere, cleave, cling); also Classical Syriac ܕܘܒܩܐ (dubbāqā, birdlime) (from ܕܒܩ (dbaq, to stick)).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew):
    • (verb): IPA(key): /daˈvak/
    • (noun): IPA(key): /ˈde.vek/
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Noun

דֶּבֶק • (dévekm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. glue

Declension

Declension of דֶּבֶק
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite דֶּבֶק first דִּבְקִי דִּבְקֵנוּ
definite הַדֶּבֶק second דִּבְקְךָ דִּבְקֵךְ דִּבְקְכֶם דִּבְקְכֶן
construct דֶּבֶק־ third דִּבְקוֹ דִּבְקָהּ דִּבְקָם דִּבְקָן
plural indefinite דְּבָקִים first דבקיי / דְּבָקַי דְּבָקֵינוּ
definite הַדְּבָקִים second דְּבָקֶיךָ דבקייך / דְּבָקַיִךְ דִּבְקֵיכֶם דִּבְקֵיכֶן
construct דִּבְקֵי־ third דְּבָקָיו דְּבָקֶיהָ דִּבְקֵיהֶם דִּבְקֵיהֶן

Derived terms

Verb

דָּבַק • (davák) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִדְבַּק)

  1. to cling, stick, adhere, attach
  2. to be attached to

Conjugation

Conjugation of דָּבַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לדבוק / לִדְבֹּק
action noun
passive participle דָּבוּק
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first דָּבַקְתִּי דָּבַקְנוּ
second דָּבַקְתָּ דָּבַקְתְּ דְּבַקְתֶּם1 דְּבַקְתֶּן1
third דָּבַק דָּבְקָה דָּבְקוּ
present דּוֹבֵק דּוֹבֶקֶת דּוֹבְקִים דּוֹבְקוֹת
future first אֶדְבַּק נִדְבַּק
second תִּדְבַּק תִּדְבְּקִי תִּדְבְּקוּ תִּדְבַּקְנָה2
third יִדְבַּק תִּדְבַּק יִדְבְּקוּ תִּדְבַּקְנָה2
imperative positive דְּבַק דִּבְקִי דִּבְקוּ דְּבַקְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced דָּבַקְתֶּם and דָּבַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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