dieb

See also: Dieb

English

Etymology

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb)

Noun

dieb (plural diebs)

1. A canine of northern Africa, the African golden 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) […]

Anagrams

• Bedi, EBID, bide

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)

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