"ذيب" meaning in Gulf Arabic

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Noun

IPA: /ðiːb/ [Kuwait] Forms: ḏīb [romanization], ذياب [plural], ذيابة [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Etymology templates: {{inh|afb|ar|ذِئْب}} Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb) Head templates: {{afb-noun|g=m|pl=ذياب|pl2=ذيابة|pl2tr=ḏyāba|pltr=ḏyāb|tr=ḏīb}} ذيب • (ḏīb) m (plural ذياب (ḏyāb) or ذيابة (ḏyāba))
  1. wolf
    Sense id: en-ذيب-afb-noun-92thuWLb Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Mammals, Wolves Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Mammals: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of Wolves: 89 5 5
  2. (figuratively) a courageous, fearless, dependable person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ذيب-afb-noun-eSh5JbE0 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Mammals Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Mammals: 32 30 38
  3. (figuratively) a person who is abhorrent, predatory, and unconcerned Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ذيب-afb-noun-8sZrdwW8 Categories (other): Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Mammals Disambiguation of Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 12 38 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Mammals: 32 30 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: لك ولا للذيب (lik wila liḏ-ḏīb)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lik wila liḏ-ḏīb",
      "word": "لك ولا للذيب"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "afb",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ذِئْب"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ḏīb",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ذياب",
      "roman": "ḏyāb",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ذيابة",
      "roman": "ḏyāba",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "ذياب",
        "pl2": "ذيابة",
        "pl2tr": "ḏyāba",
        "pltr": "ḏyāb",
        "tr": "ḏīb"
      },
      "expansion": "ذيب • (ḏīb) m (plural ذياب (ḏyāb) or ذيابة (ḏyāba))",
      "name": "afb-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gulf Arabic",
  "lang_code": "afb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 30 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "afb",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "afb:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "afb",
          "name": "Wolves",
          "orig": "afb:Wolves",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wolf"
      ],
      "id": "en-ذيب-afb-noun-92thuWLb",
      "links": [
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        },
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          "_dis": "32 32 36",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 30 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "afb",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "afb:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a courageous, fearless, dependable person"
      ],
      "id": "en-ذيب-afb-noun-eSh5JbE0",
      "links": [
        [
          "courageous",
          "courageous"
        ],
        [
          "fearless",
          "fearless"
        ],
        [
          "dependable",
          "dependable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a courageous, fearless, dependable person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 38 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 30 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "afb",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "afb:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a person who is abhorrent, predatory, and unconcerned"
      ],
      "id": "en-ذيب-afb-noun-8sZrdwW8",
      "links": [
        [
          "abhorrent",
          "abhorrent"
        ],
        [
          "predatory",
          "predatory"
        ],
        [
          "unconcerned",
          "unconcerned"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a person who is abhorrent, predatory, and unconcerned"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ðiːb/",
      "tags": [
        "Kuwait"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ذيب"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gulf Arabic lemmas",
    "Gulf Arabic masculine nouns",
    "Gulf Arabic nouns",
    "Gulf Arabic terms derived from Arabic",
    "Gulf Arabic terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "afb:Mammals",
    "afb:Wolves"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "lik wila liḏ-ḏīb",
      "word": "لك ولا للذيب"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "afb",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ذِئْب"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ḏīb",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ذياب",
      "roman": "ḏyāb",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ذيابة",
      "roman": "ḏyāba",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "ذياب",
        "pl2": "ذيابة",
        "pl2tr": "ḏyāba",
        "pltr": "ḏyāb",
        "tr": "ḏīb"
      },
      "expansion": "ذيب • (ḏīb) m (plural ذياب (ḏyāb) or ذيابة (ḏyāba))",
      "name": "afb-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gulf Arabic",
  "lang_code": "afb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wolf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a courageous, fearless, dependable person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "courageous",
          "courageous"
        ],
        [
          "fearless",
          "fearless"
        ],
        [
          "dependable",
          "dependable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a courageous, fearless, dependable person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a person who is abhorrent, predatory, and unconcerned"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abhorrent",
          "abhorrent"
        ],
        [
          "predatory",
          "predatory"
        ],
        [
          "unconcerned",
          "unconcerned"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a person who is abhorrent, predatory, and unconcerned"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ðiːb/",
      "tags": [
        "Kuwait"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ذيب"
}

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