dieb

See also: Dieb

English

Etymology

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Doublet of adive.

Noun

dieb (plural diebs)

  1. A canine of northern Africa, the African wolf (Canis lupaster, formerly considered an African variant of the golden jackal, Canis aureus).
    • 1869, George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana, The New American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, page 674:
      The African jackal or dieb (C. anthus, same as in the preceding genus) […]

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Maltese

Root
d-w-b
10 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪːp/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːp

Verb

dieb (imperfect jdub, verbal noun dewbien or dwib or dwieb) (intransitive)

  1. alternative form of dab

Conjugation

Conjugation of dieb (Form I, hollow, ie ~ u)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dobt dobt dieb dobna dobtu diebu
f diebet
imperfect m ndub ddub jdub ndubu ddubu jdubu
f ddub
imperative dub dubu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dobtx dobtx diebx dobniex dobtux debux
f debitx
imperfect m ndubx ddubx jdubx ndubux ddubux jdubux
f ddubx
imperative ddubx ddubux