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طِبّ
medicine /ˈtˤibb/
nounB1#1916 most common
Also: the practice of medicine, medical science, healing
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الطِّبَّ.
I love medicine.
هُوَ طالِبُ طِبٍّ.
He is a medical student.
دَرَسَتْ أُخْتي الطِّبَّ في القاهِرَة.
My sister studied medicine in Cairo.
الطِّبُّ الحَديثُ يَعتَمِدُ عَلى الأَبحاثِ العِلمِيَّة.
Modern medicine relies on scientific research.
ما زالَ الطِّبُّ التَّقليدِيُّ مُنتَشِراً في كَثيرٍ مِنَ القُرى.
Traditional medicine is still widespread in many villages.
لَقَد أَحدَثَ التَّقَدُّمُ في الطِّبِّ الوِقائِيِّ ثَورَةً في مُتَوَسِّطِ الأَعمار.
The advance in preventive medicine brought about a revolution in average life spans.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | طِبٌّ | — |
| Genitive | طِبٍّ | — |
| Accusative | طِبّاً | — |
| Vocative | يا طِبُّ | — |
Word family
طَبيبdoctor, physician
طِبّيّmedical
طَبَّبَto treat, to cure
مُطَبِّبhealer, folk practitioner
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triliteral root ط-ب-ب (ṭ-b-b), which carries the sense of treating, curing, and knowing a craft. The noun طِبّ names the craft of healing itself. The related agent noun طَبيب (ṭabīb) means doctor.
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