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طَيِّب
good /ˈtˤajjib/
adjectiveA1#679 most common
Also: kind, delicious, okay
Example sentences
هَذا طَعامٌ طَيِّبٌ.
This is good food.
جَدَّتي امْرَأَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ.
My grandmother is a kind woman.
طَيِّب، سَنَذْهَبُ غَداً.
Okay, we will go tomorrow.
رائِحَةُ الوَرْدِ طَيِّبَةٌ جِدّاً في الصَّباحِ.
The scent of roses is very pleasant in the morning.
النّاسُ الطَّيِّبونَ يَتْرُكونَ أَثَراً جَميلاً في حَياةِ الآخَرينَ.
Good people leave a beautiful mark on the lives of others.
كانَتْ كَلِماتُهُ الطَّيِّبَةُ بَلْسَماً لِقَلْبٍ أَنْهَكَهُ الحُزْنُ.
His kind words were a balm for a heart worn down by grief.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | طَيِّبٌ | طَيِّبونَ |
| Genitive | طَيِّبٍ | طَيِّبينَ |
| Accusative | طَيِّباً | طَيِّبينَ |
| Vocative | يا طَيِّبُ | يا طَيِّبونَ |
Word family
طابَto be good, to become pleasant
طِيبfragrance, perfume; goodness
أَطْيَبbetter, more delicious
طَيِّبَةgood, kind (feminine)
طُوبىbliss, blessedness
Etymology
طَيِّب comes from the Semitic root ṭ-y-b, which carries the sense of being good, pleasant, or sweet. The related verb طابَ (ṭāba) means to be or become good. The same root runs across the Semitic languages, where it again means good or sweet.
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