ضَبْط
verification
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Highlights
Most common words from the same root
ضَبَطَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to do something accurately
- to confiscate
- to check up, to check out
- to regulate, to adjust, to fix, to set
- to guard, to take care of
Word origin
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṣbṭ- (“to seize, take hold of, catch”). Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒁀𒌈 (ṣabātum, “to seize”) and Biblical Hebrew צָבַט (ṣɔbaṭ, “to reach, hold”).
Words from the root ض-ب-ط
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
ضَبَطَ
· present يَضْبِطُ
Form I · The plain action
to do something accurately; to confiscate; to check up, to check out
أَضْبَطَ
· present يُضْبِطُ
Form IV · Causative
to mark the words with the signs of inflection, point or put the vowelpoints to
إِضْبَاط
مُضْبِط
مُضْبَط
اِنْضَبَطَ
· present يَنْضَبِطُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be detained, to be held back, to be held up, to be confiscated; to be regulated, to be kept in order, to be disciplined, determined, established, fastened, consolidated, done with accuracy and punctuality
اِنْضِبَاط
discipline
مُنْضَبِط
ضَبْطِيَّة
police officer
أَضْبَطُ
elative degree of ضَابِط
ضَبَطَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | ضَبَطْتُ | أَضْبِطُ | أَضْبِطَ | أَضْبِطْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | ضَبَطْتَ | تَضْبِطُ | تَضْبِطَ | تَضْبِطْ | اِضْبِطْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | ضَبَطْتِ | تَضْبِطِينَ | تَضْبِطِي | تَضْبِطِي | اِضْبِطِي |
| هُوَ he | ضَبَطَ | يَضْبِطُ | يَضْبِطَ | يَضْبِطْ | — |
| هِيَ she | ضَبَطَتْ | تَضْبِطُ | تَضْبِطَ | تَضْبِطْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | ضَبَطْتُمَا | تَضْبِطَانِ | تَضْبِطَا | تَضْبِطَا | اِضْبِطَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | ضَبَطَا | يَضْبِطَانِ | يَضْبِطَا | يَضْبِطَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | ضَبَطَتَا | تَضْبِطَانِ | تَضْبِطَا | تَضْبِطَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | ضَبَطْنَا | نَضْبِطُ | نَضْبِطَ | نَضْبِطْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | ضَبَطْتُمْ | تَضْبِطُونَ | تَضْبِطُوا | تَضْبِطُوا | اِضْبِطُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | ضَبَطْتُنَّ | تَضْبِطْنَ | تَضْبِطْنَ | تَضْبِطْنَ | اِضْبِطْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | ضَبَطُوا | يَضْبِطُونَ | يَضْبِطُوا | يَضْبِطُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | ضَبَطْنَ | يَضْبِطْنَ | يَضْبِطْنَ | يَضْبِطْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | ضَبْط |
|---|---|
| Active participle | ضَابِط |
| Passive participle | مَضْبُوط |
ضَبَطَ in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَمَضَوْا وَضَبَطُوا الْقَبْرَ بِالْحُرَّاسِ وَخَتَمُوا الْحَجَرَ.So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.Matthew 27:66, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ بِيلاَطُسُ: «عِنْدَكُمْ حُرَّاسٌ. اِذْهَبُوا وَاضْبُطُوهُ كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ».Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.Matthew 27:65, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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