טבע

See also: טבֿע

Aramaic

Verb

טבע • (ṭəḇaʿ)

  1. to sink, to drown
  2. to stamp, to seal

Descendants

  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܛܒܥ (ṭāḇēˁ)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ט־ב־ע (ṭ-b-ʿ)
8 terms

Cognate with Arabic طَبْع (ṭabʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

טֶבַע • (tévam [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. nature (the natural world and its order)
  2. nature (essential characteristics)
    • דניאלה ספקטור, גני גנים
      בואי אל גני גנים — תראי טבע שלי
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of טֶבַע
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite טֶבַע first טִבְעִי טִבְעֵנוּ
definite הַטֶּבַע second טִבְעֲךָ טִבְעֵךְ טִבְעֲכֶם טִבְעֲכֶן
construct טֶבַע־ third טִבְעוֹ טִבְעָהּ טִבְעָם טִבְעָן
Derived terms

References

  • טבע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "טבע" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
ט־ב־ע (ṭ-b-ʿ)
8 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

טָבַע • (tavá) (pa'al construction)

  1. (intransitive) to drown; to sink
Conjugation
Conjugation of טָבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לטבוע / לִטְבֹּעַ
action noun טְבִיעָה
passive participle טָבוּעַ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first טָבַעְתִּי טָבַעְנוּ
second טָבַעְתָּ טָבַעְתְּ טְבַעְתֶּם1 טְבַעְתֶּן1
third טָבַע טָבְעָה טָבְעוּ
present טוֹבֵעַ טוֹבַעַת טוֹבְעִים טוֹבְעוֹת
future first אֶטְבַּע נִטְבַּע
second תִּטְבַּע תִּטְבְּעִי תִּטְבְּעוּ תִּטְבַּעְנָה2
third יִטְבַּע תִּטְבַּע יִטְבְּעוּ תִּטְבַּעְנָה2
imperative positive טְבַע טִבְעִי טִבְעוּ טְבַעְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced טָבַעְתֶּם and טָבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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