ذبح

Arabic

Root
ذ ب ح (ḏ b ḥ)
8 terms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew זבח (“to slaughter”) and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎁𐎈 (dbḥ).

Verb

ذَبَحَ • (ḏabaḥa) I (non-past يَذْبَحُ (yaḏbaḥu), verbal noun ذَبْح (ḏabḥ))

1. to kill by slitting the throat
2. to slaughter, to butcher

   Synonyms: جَزَرَ (jazara), نَحَرَ (naḥara)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:67:

     إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةً

     ʔinna l-laha yaʔmurukum ʔan taḏbaḥū baqaratan

     Allah commands you to slaughter a cow

3. to massacre
4. to murder, to slay
5. to sacrifice, to offer up, to immolate

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذَبَحَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive, verbal noun ذَبْح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						ذَبْح ḏabḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						ذَابِح ḏābiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَذْبُوح maḏbūḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	ذَبَحْتُ ḏabaḥtu	ذَبَحْتَ ḏabaḥta	ذَبَحَ ḏabaḥa		ذَبَحْنَا ḏabaḥnā	ذَبَحْتُمَا ḏabaḥtumā	ذَبَحَا ḏabaḥā		ذَبَحْنَا ḏabaḥnā	ذَبَحْتُمْ ḏabaḥtum	ذَبَحُوا ḏabaḥū
	f		ذَبَحْتِ ḏabaḥti	ذَبَحَتْ ḏabaḥat				ذَبَحَتَا ḏabaḥatā			ذَبَحْتُنَّ ḏabaḥtunna	ذَبَحْنَ ḏabaḥna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَذْبَحُ ʔaḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحُ taḏbaḥu	يَذْبَحُ yaḏbaḥu		نَذْبَحُ naḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحَانِ taḏbaḥāni	يَذْبَحَانِ yaḏbaḥāni		نَذْبَحُ naḏbaḥu	تَذْبَحُونَ taḏbaḥūna	يَذْبَحُونَ yaḏbaḥūna
	f		تَذْبَحِينَ taḏbaḥīna	تَذْبَحُ taḏbaḥu				تَذْبَحَانِ taḏbaḥāni			تَذْبَحْنَ taḏbaḥna	يَذْبَحْنَ yaḏbaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَذْبَحَ ʔaḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحَ taḏbaḥa	يَذْبَحَ yaḏbaḥa		نَذْبَحَ naḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā	يَذْبَحَا yaḏbaḥā		نَذْبَحَ naḏbaḥa	تَذْبَحُوا taḏbaḥū	يَذْبَحُوا yaḏbaḥū
	f		تَذْبَحِي taḏbaḥī	تَذْبَحَ taḏbaḥa				تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā			تَذْبَحْنَ taḏbaḥna	يَذْبَحْنَ yaḏbaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَذْبَحْ ʔaḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحْ taḏbaḥ	يَذْبَحْ yaḏbaḥ		نَذْبَحْ naḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā	يَذْبَحَا yaḏbaḥā		نَذْبَحْ naḏbaḥ	تَذْبَحُوا taḏbaḥū	يَذْبَحُوا yaḏbaḥū
	f		تَذْبَحِي taḏbaḥī	تَذْبَحْ taḏbaḥ				تَذْبَحَا taḏbaḥā			تَذْبَحْنَ taḏbaḥna	يَذْبَحْنَ yaḏbaḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِذْبَحْ iḏbaḥ				اِذْبَحَا iḏbaḥā				اِذْبَحُوا iḏbaḥū
	f		اِذْبَحِي iḏbaḥī								اِذْبَحْنَ iḏbaḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	ذُبِحْتُ ḏubiḥtu	ذُبِحْتَ ḏubiḥta	ذُبِحَ ḏubiḥa		ذُبِحْنَا ḏubiḥnā	ذُبِحْتُمَا ḏubiḥtumā	ذُبِحَا ḏubiḥā		ذُبِحْنَا ḏubiḥnā	ذُبِحْتُمْ ḏubiḥtum	ذُبِحُوا ḏubiḥū
	f		ذُبِحْتِ ḏubiḥti	ذُبِحَتْ ḏubiḥat				ذُبِحَتَا ḏubiḥatā			ذُبِحْتُنَّ ḏubiḥtunna	ذُبِحْنَ ḏubiḥna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُذْبَحُ ʔuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحُ tuḏbaḥu	يُذْبَحُ yuḏbaḥu		نُذْبَحُ nuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحَانِ tuḏbaḥāni	يُذْبَحَانِ yuḏbaḥāni		نُذْبَحُ nuḏbaḥu	تُذْبَحُونَ tuḏbaḥūna	يُذْبَحُونَ yuḏbaḥūna
	f		تُذْبَحِينَ tuḏbaḥīna	تُذْبَحُ tuḏbaḥu				تُذْبَحَانِ tuḏbaḥāni			تُذْبَحْنَ tuḏbaḥna	يُذْبَحْنَ yuḏbaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُذْبَحَ ʔuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحَ tuḏbaḥa	يُذْبَحَ yuḏbaḥa		نُذْبَحَ nuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā	يُذْبَحَا yuḏbaḥā		نُذْبَحَ nuḏbaḥa	تُذْبَحُوا tuḏbaḥū	يُذْبَحُوا yuḏbaḥū
	f		تُذْبَحِي tuḏbaḥī	تُذْبَحَ tuḏbaḥa				تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā			تُذْبَحْنَ tuḏbaḥna	يُذْبَحْنَ yuḏbaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُذْبَحْ ʔuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحْ tuḏbaḥ	يُذْبَحْ yuḏbaḥ		نُذْبَحْ nuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā	يُذْبَحَا yuḏbaḥā		نُذْبَحْ nuḏbaḥ	تُذْبَحُوا tuḏbaḥū	يُذْبَحُوا yuḏbaḥū
	f		تُذْبَحِي tuḏbaḥī	تُذْبَحْ tuḏbaḥ				تُذْبَحَا tuḏbaḥā			تُذْبَحْنَ tuḏbaḥna	يُذْبَحْنَ yuḏbaḥna

Descendants

• Maltese: debaħ

Verb

ذَبَّحَ • (ḏabbaḥa) II (non-past يُذَبِّحُ (yuḏabbiḥu), verbal noun تَذْبِيح (taḏbīḥ))

1. to kill, to slaughter, to butcher, to massacre, to murder
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:49:

     وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَاكُم مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

     waʔiḏ najjaynākum min ʔāli firʕawna yasūmūnakum sūʔa l-ʕaḏābi yuḏabbiḥūna ʔabnāʔakum wayastaḥyūna nisāʔakum wafī ḏālikum balāʔun min rabbikum ʕaẓīmun

     (Remember) how We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.

   • 1949, Muṣṭafā as-Sibāʕiyy, “غزوة حنين”, in السيرة النبوية: دروس وعبر, 8th edition, Beirut/Damascus: Al-Maktab al-ʕAṣriyy, published 1985, page 143:

     فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الصَّلِيبِيُّونَ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ ذَبَّحُوا كُلَّ مَنِ ٱلْتَجَأَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَى تَذْبِيحًا عَامًّا، وَقَدْ بَلَغَ مَنْ ذَبَّحُوا فِيهِ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ، وَٱلزُّهَّادِ، وَٱلنِّسَاءِ، وَٱلْأَطْفَالِ.

     falammā daḵala ṣ-ṣalībiyyūna bayta l-maqdisi ḏabbaḥū kulla mani ltajaʔa ʔilā l-masjidi l-ʔaqṣā taḏbīḥan ʕāmman, waqad balaḡa man ḏabbaḥū fīhi sabʕīna ʔalfan mina l-ʕulamāʔi, waz-zuhhādi, wan-nisāʔi, wal-ʔaṭfāli.

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Conjugation

Conjugation of ذَبَّحَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَذْبِيح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَذْبِيح taḏbīḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُذَبِّح muḏabbiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُذَبَّح muḏabbaḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	ذَبَّحْتُ ḏabbaḥtu	ذَبَّحْتَ ḏabbaḥta	ذَبَّحَ ḏabbaḥa		ذَبَّحْنَا ḏabbaḥnā	ذَبَّحْتُمَا ḏabbaḥtumā	ذَبَّحَا ḏabbaḥā		ذَبَّحْنَا ḏabbaḥnā	ذَبَّحْتُمْ ḏabbaḥtum	ذَبَّحُوا ḏabbaḥū
	f		ذَبَّحْتِ ḏabbaḥti	ذَبَّحَتْ ḏabbaḥat				ذَبَّحَتَا ḏabbaḥatā			ذَبَّحْتُنَّ ḏabbaḥtunna	ذَبَّحْنَ ḏabbaḥna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُذَبِّحُ ʔuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحُ tuḏabbiḥu	يُذَبِّحُ yuḏabbiḥu		نُذَبِّحُ nuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحَانِ tuḏabbiḥāni	يُذَبِّحَانِ yuḏabbiḥāni		نُذَبِّحُ nuḏabbiḥu	تُذَبِّحُونَ tuḏabbiḥūna	يُذَبِّحُونَ yuḏabbiḥūna
	f		تُذَبِّحِينَ tuḏabbiḥīna	تُذَبِّحُ tuḏabbiḥu				تُذَبِّحَانِ tuḏabbiḥāni			تُذَبِّحْنَ tuḏabbiḥna	يُذَبِّحْنَ yuḏabbiḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُذَبِّحَ ʔuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحَ tuḏabbiḥa	يُذَبِّحَ yuḏabbiḥa		نُذَبِّحَ nuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā	يُذَبِّحَا yuḏabbiḥā		نُذَبِّحَ nuḏabbiḥa	تُذَبِّحُوا tuḏabbiḥū	يُذَبِّحُوا yuḏabbiḥū
	f		تُذَبِّحِي tuḏabbiḥī	تُذَبِّحَ tuḏabbiḥa				تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā			تُذَبِّحْنَ tuḏabbiḥna	يُذَبِّحْنَ yuḏabbiḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُذَبِّحْ ʔuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحْ tuḏabbiḥ	يُذَبِّحْ yuḏabbiḥ		نُذَبِّحْ nuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā	يُذَبِّحَا yuḏabbiḥā		نُذَبِّحْ nuḏabbiḥ	تُذَبِّحُوا tuḏabbiḥū	يُذَبِّحُوا yuḏabbiḥū
	f		تُذَبِّحِي tuḏabbiḥī	تُذَبِّحْ tuḏabbiḥ				تُذَبِّحَا tuḏabbiḥā			تُذَبِّحْنَ tuḏabbiḥna	يُذَبِّحْنَ yuḏabbiḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ذَبِّحْ ḏabbiḥ				ذَبِّحَا ḏabbiḥā				ذَبِّحُوا ḏabbiḥū
	f		ذَبِّحِي ḏabbiḥī								ذَبِّحْنَ ḏabbiḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	ذُبِّحْتُ ḏubbiḥtu	ذُبِّحْتَ ḏubbiḥta	ذُبِّحَ ḏubbiḥa		ذُبِّحْنَا ḏubbiḥnā	ذُبِّحْتُمَا ḏubbiḥtumā	ذُبِّحَا ḏubbiḥā		ذُبِّحْنَا ḏubbiḥnā	ذُبِّحْتُمْ ḏubbiḥtum	ذُبِّحُوا ḏubbiḥū
	f		ذُبِّحْتِ ḏubbiḥti	ذُبِّحَتْ ḏubbiḥat				ذُبِّحَتَا ḏubbiḥatā			ذُبِّحْتُنَّ ḏubbiḥtunna	ذُبِّحْنَ ḏubbiḥna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُذَبَّحُ ʔuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحُ tuḏabbaḥu	يُذَبَّحُ yuḏabbaḥu		نُذَبَّحُ nuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحَانِ tuḏabbaḥāni	يُذَبَّحَانِ yuḏabbaḥāni		نُذَبَّحُ nuḏabbaḥu	تُذَبَّحُونَ tuḏabbaḥūna	يُذَبَّحُونَ yuḏabbaḥūna
	f		تُذَبَّحِينَ tuḏabbaḥīna	تُذَبَّحُ tuḏabbaḥu				تُذَبَّحَانِ tuḏabbaḥāni			تُذَبَّحْنَ tuḏabbaḥna	يُذَبَّحْنَ yuḏabbaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُذَبَّحَ ʔuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحَ tuḏabbaḥa	يُذَبَّحَ yuḏabbaḥa		نُذَبَّحَ nuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā	يُذَبَّحَا yuḏabbaḥā		نُذَبَّحَ nuḏabbaḥa	تُذَبَّحُوا tuḏabbaḥū	يُذَبَّحُوا yuḏabbaḥū
	f		تُذَبَّحِي tuḏabbaḥī	تُذَبَّحَ tuḏabbaḥa				تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā			تُذَبَّحْنَ tuḏabbaḥna	يُذَبَّحْنَ yuḏabbaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُذَبَّحْ ʔuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحْ tuḏabbaḥ	يُذَبَّحْ yuḏabbaḥ		نُذَبَّحْ nuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā	يُذَبَّحَا yuḏabbaḥā		نُذَبَّحْ nuḏabbaḥ	تُذَبَّحُوا tuḏabbaḥū	يُذَبَّحُوا yuḏabbaḥū
	f		تُذَبَّحِي tuḏabbaḥī	تُذَبَّحْ tuḏabbaḥ				تُذَبَّحَا tuḏabbaḥā			تُذَبَّحْنَ tuḏabbaḥna	يُذَبَّحْنَ yuḏabbaḥna

Noun

ذَبْح • (ḏabḥ) m

1. verbal noun of ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa) (form I)
2. slaughter, slaughtering

Declension

Declension of noun ذَبْح (ḏabḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ذَبْح ḏabḥ	الذَّبْح aḏ-ḏabḥ	ذَبْح ḏabḥ
nominative	ذَبْحٌ ḏabḥun	الذَّبْحُ aḏ-ḏabḥu	ذَبْحُ ḏabḥu
accusative	ذَبْحًا ḏabḥan	الذَّبْحَ aḏ-ḏabḥa	ذَبْحَ ḏabḥa
genitive	ذَبْحٍ ḏabḥin	الذَّبْحِ aḏ-ḏabḥi	ذَبْحِ ḏabḥi

Descendants

• → Chagatai: ذبح (ẕbḥ /⁠zäbh⁠/)
  • Uzbek: zabh

Noun

ذِبْح • (ḏibḥ) m

1. sacrificial victim, blood sacrifice

Declension

Declension of noun ذِبْح (ḏibḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ذِبْح ḏibḥ	الذِّبْح aḏ-ḏibḥ	ذِبْح ḏibḥ
nominative	ذِبْحٌ ḏibḥun	الذِّبْحُ aḏ-ḏibḥu	ذِبْحُ ḏibḥu
accusative	ذِبْحًا ḏibḥan	الذِّبْحَ aḏ-ḏibḥa	ذِبْحَ ḏibḥa
genitive	ذِبْحٍ ḏibḥin	الذِّبْحِ aḏ-ḏibḥi	ذِبْحِ ḏibḥi

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ذ ب ح
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.baħ/, /ða.baħ/

Verb

ذبح • (dabaḥ) I (non-past يِذْبَح (yidbaḥ))

1. to kill by slitting the throat
2. to slaughter, to butcher
3. to murder, to slay

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذبح

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ذبحت (dabaḥt)	ذبحت (dabaḥt)	ذبح (dabaḥ)		ذبحنا (dabaḥna)	ذبحتوا (dabaḥtu)	ذبحوا (dabaḥu)
	f		ذبحتي (dabaḥti)	ذبحت (dabaḥat)
non-past	m	أذبح (ʔadbaḥ)	تذبح (tidbaḥ)	يذبح (yidbaḥ)		نذبح (nidbaḥ)	تذبحوا (tidbaḥu)	يذبحوا (yidbaḥu)
	f		تذبحي (tidbaḥi)	تذبح (tidbaḥ)
imperative	m		اذبح (adbaḥ)				اذبحوا (adbaḥu)
	f		اذبحي (adbaḥi)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic ذَبَّحَ (ḏabbaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dab.baħ/, /ðab.baħ/

Verb

ذبح • (dabbaḥ) II (non-past يِذَبِّح (yidabbiḥ))

1. to kill, to massacre

   Synonym: قَتَّل (gattal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ذبح

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ذبحت (dabbaḥt)	ذبحت (dabbaḥt)	ذبح (dabbaḥ)		ذبحنا (dabbaḥna)	ذبحتوا (dabbaḥtu)	ذبحوا (dabbaḥu)
	f		ذبحتي (dabbaḥti)	ذبحت (dabbaḥat)
non-past	m	أذبح (ʔadabbiḥ)	تذبح (tidabbiḥ)	يذبح (yidabbiḥ)		نذبح (nidabbiḥ)	تذبحوا (tidabbiḥu)	يذبحوا (yidabbiḥu)
	f		تذبحي (tidabbiḥi)	تذبح (tidabbiḥ)
imperative	m		ذبح (dabbiḥ)				ذبحوا (dabbiḥu)
	f		ذبحي (dabbiḥi)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Arabic ذَبْح (ḏabḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dabħ/, /ðabħ/

Noun

ذبح • (dabḥ) m

1. slaughter, slaughtering

Malay

Noun

ذبح (plural ذبح-ذبح or ذبح٢)

1. Jawi spelling of zabah.‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَبْح (ḏabḥ). Formally perhaps influenced by the related ذِبْح (ḏibḥ), though alteration of short vowels in Arabic loanwords is a common phenomenon.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈðibh/, /ˈzibh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɪbʰ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɪbʰ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɪb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zib̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zebʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäbʰ]

• Rhymes: -ibh

Readings
Classical reading?	ḏibh, zibh
Dari reading?	zibh
Iranian reading?	zebh
Tajik reading?	zabh

Noun

ذبح • (zibh / zebh) (Tajik spelling забҳ)

1. slaughter, slaughtering

   Synonym: (more general) کشتن (koštan)

Derived terms

• ذبح کردن (zebh kardan)
• ذبح شدن (zebh šodan)

Related terms

• ذبیح (zabih)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic ذَبْح (ḏabḥ)

Classical Persian ذِبْح (zibh)bor.

Urdu ذبح

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذِبْح (zibh), from Arabic ذَبْح (ḏabḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zəbʱ/

Noun

ذَبْح • (zabh) m (Hindi spelling ज़ब्ह)

1. slaughter, slaughtering, sacrifice

Further reading

• “ذبح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “ذبح”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.