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تَبِع
to follow /ˈta.bi.ʕa/
verbA2#946 most common
Also: to come after, to go behind, to pursue
Example sentences
تَبِعَ الوَلَدُ أُمَّهُ.
The boy followed his mother.
تَبِعَتِ القِطَّةُ الفَأرَ إلى الحَديقَةِ.
The cat followed the mouse into the garden.
تَبِعْنا الدَّليلَ خِلالَ الرِّحلَةِ كُلِّها.
We followed the guide throughout the whole trip.
تَبِعَ المُحَقِّقُ أَثَرَ المُشتَبَهِ بِهِ بِصَبرٍ.
The detective followed the suspect's trail patiently.
تَبِعَتِ الأَزَماتُ الاقتِصادِيَّةُ بَعضُها بَعضًا دونَ تَوَقُّفٍ.
The economic crises followed one another without pause.
تَبِعَ القَرارَ سَيلٌ مِنَ الاحتِجاجاتِ لَم يَكُن في الحُسبانِ.
A flood of unforeseen protests followed the decision.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتْبَعُ | تَبِعْتُ | سَأَتْبَعُ |
| 2sg | تَتْبَعُ | تَبِعْتَ | سَتَتْبَعُ |
| 3sg | يَتْبَعُ | تَبِعَ | سَيَتْبَعُ |
| 1pl | نَتْبَعُ | تَبِعْنا | سَنَتْبَعُ |
| 2pl | تَتْبَعونَ | تَبِعْتُم | سَتَتْبَعونَ |
| 3pl | يَتْبَعونَ | تَبِعوا | سَيَتْبَعونَ |
Word family
تابِعfollower, subordinate
تَبَعِيَّةsubordination, dependency
تَتابُعsuccession, sequence
اِتَّبَعَto follow, to adhere to
تَبِعةconsequence, responsibility
Etymology
تَبِع comes from the Common Semitic root ت-ب-ع (t-b-ʿ), which carries the sense of following or coming after. In Arabic the root is highly productive, generating words for followers, succession, and subordination. The Form I verb here names the basic act of going behind or after a person or thing.
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