طوب

See also: طوت and طوپ

Arabic

FWOTD – 24 September 2016

Etymology

From Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe, brick), from Demotic tb (brick), from Egyptian ḏbt (brick, block, ingot):


potentially related to Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤuːb/

Noun

طُوب (ṭūb) m (collective, singulative طُوبَة (ṭūba))

  1. (collective) brick, baked brick, adobe
    • 2013, Amr Sohsah, Youm7, :
      أناشد وزير البترول حل مشاكل مصانع طوب زفتى
      ʾunāšidu wazīra l-bitrūli ḥalla mašākili maṣāniʿi ṭūbi ziftā
      I appeal to the minster of petrol to solve the problems of the brick factories of Zefta

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • طَوَّاب (ṭawwāb)
  • طُوب أَحْمَر (ṭūb ʾaḥmar)
  • طُوب مُفَرَّغ (ṭūb mufarraḡ)
  • طُوب نَيّ (ṭūb nayy)

Descendants

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