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Etymology

Clipping of English Dinka with b as a placeholder.

Symbol

dib

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for South Central Dinka.

See also

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Verb

dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)

  1. To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed.
    Synonym: dibble
  2. To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
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Noun

dib (plural dibs)

  1. A dibber (gardening tool).
  2. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

Etymology 2

Verb

dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)

  1. (scouting) Alternative form of dyb.

Anagrams

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tǖp.

Pronunciation

Noun

dib (definite accusative dibi, plural diblər)

  1. bottom
    dənizin dibindəon the sea bottom
    gölün dibindəon the lake bottom
    çayın dibindəon the river bottom
  2. root, base
    ağacı dibindən kəsməkto cut the tree at the base
  3. lower part
  4. deep (a long way inside; situated far in or back)
    bağın dibindəin the deep of the garden
    meşənin dibindədeep in the forest
  5. (mining) face (as in coalface)
  6. (colloquial) hymen
    Synonym: qızlıq pərdəsi

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information nominative, singular ...
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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Compare Moroccan Arabic ديب (dīb), Egyptian Arabic ديب (dīb).

Pronunciation

Noun

dib m (plural djieb)

  1. wolf
    Synonym: lupu

Sumerian

Romanization

dib

  1. romanization of 𒁳 (dib)

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

dib (nominative plural dibs)

  1. depth

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

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