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ضَبْط
control /ˈdˤabtˤ/
nounA1#390 most common
Also: precision, accuracy, regulation, adjustment, calibration, seizure, confiscation
Example sentences
ضَبْطُ النَّفْسِ مُهِمٌّ.
Self-control is important.
يَحْتاجُ هٰذا العَمَلُ إلى ضَبْطٍ دَقيقٍ.
This work needs precise adjustment.
أَعْلَنَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ عَنْ ضَبْطِ كَمِّيَّةٍ مِنَ المُخَدِّراتِ.
The police announced the seizure of a quantity of drugs.
يَتَطَلَّبُ ضَبْطُ الجَوْدَةِ في المَصْنَعِ مُراقَبَةً مُسْتَمِرَّةً.
Quality control in the factory requires constant monitoring.
يَعْتَمِدُ ضَبْطُ النَّصِّ بِالشَّكْلِ على مَعْرِفَةِ قَواعِدِ النَّحْوِ.
Adding the diacritics to a text depends on knowing the rules of grammar.
إنَّ ضَبْطَ المُصْطَلَحاتِ ضَبْطاً عِلْمِيّاً دَقيقاً شَرْطٌ لِأَيِّ بَحْثٍ رَصينٍ.
Fixing terminology with exact scholarly precision is a condition for any serious piece of research.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ضَبْطٌ (ḍabṭun) | None |
| Genitive | ضَبْطٍ (ḍabṭin) | None |
| Accusative | ضَبْطاً (ḍabṭan) | None |
| Vocative | يا ضَبْطُ (yā ḍabṭu) | None |
Word family
ضَبَطَto control, seize, adjust, get right
ضابِطofficer; controllerمَضْبوطprecise, exact, correct
انْضِباطdiscipline
ضابِطةcontrolling rule; the police
Etymology
ضَبْط is the verbal noun of the verb ضَبَطَ, which means to grasp firmly, hold, and keep under control. From that physical sense of a tight grip the word grew to cover regulation, accuracy, and the act of fixing something in place. In modern Arabic it ranges from self-control to quality control to the police seizure of goods.
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