Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
تبب
Parts of Speech
Verb (2×), Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root تبب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root ت ب ب primarily signifies perishing, being ruined, or suffering loss. It implies a state of destruction, failure, or being cut off from good.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: t-b-b
Listen: وَتَبَّ 111:1
Root letters: ت — ب — ب

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

All word forms derived from the root تبب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root تبب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (2) · Verb (1)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:101 Noun
وَمَا ظَلَمۡنَـٰهُمۡ وَلَـٰكِن ظَلَمُوۤا۟ أَنفُسَهُمۡۖ فَمَاۤ أَغۡنَتۡ عَنۡهُمۡ ءَالِهَتُهُمُ ٱلَّتِی یَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَیۡءࣲ لَّمَّا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُ رَبِّكَۖ وَمَا زَادُوهُمۡ غَیۡرَ تَتۡبِیبࣲ ۝١٠١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. And they were not availed at all by their gods which they invoked other than Allah when there came the command of your Lord. And they did not increase them in other than ruin
The Forgiver, The Forgiving One 40:37 Noun
أَسۡبَـٰبَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰۤ إِلَـٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّی لَأَظُنُّهُۥ كَـٰذِبࣰاۚ وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ زُیِّنَ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ سُوۤءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَصُدَّ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِیلِۚ وَمَا كَیۡدُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِلَّا فِی تَبَابࣲ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin

Derived Forms (4)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَتَبَّ wataba Verb
تَبَّتْ tabat Verb
تَبَابٍ tabaābin Noun
تَتْبِيبٍ tatbiybin Noun