طيب

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Arabic

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Root
ط ي ب (ṭ y b)
3 terms

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (“good, pleasant”), with levelling to the typical Arabic adjective pattern CayyiC of hollow roots. Cognate with Akkadian 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭābum) and Biblical Hebrew טוֹב (ṭoḇ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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طَيِّب • (ṭayyib) (feminine طَيِّبَة (ṭayyiba), masculine plural طَيِّبُونَ (ṭayyibūna), feminine plural طَيِّبَات (ṭayyibāt), elative أَطْيَب (ʔaṭyab))

  1. good, wholesome, nice, fine (for example, beneficial, favorable, advantageous; moral, pure, clean; nutritious, nourishing, healthy; tasty, delicious, pleasant, etc.)
    Antonym: خَبِيث (ḵabīṯ)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:81:
      كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَلا تَطْغَوْا فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبِي وَمَن يَحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبِي فَقَدْ هَوَى
      ُO Children of Israel! Eat from the good and wholesome things of what We have allotted to you, and do not transgress with it, so My wrath does not come down upon you. Whomever My wrath comes down upon has lapsed.
    • a. 967 CE, Abu Al-Faraj Al-Asfahani, edited by Salah Al-Din Al-Munajjid, Adab Al-Ghurabā’, 1st edition, Dār Al-Kitāb Al-Jadīd, published 1972, →OCLC, pages 26–27:
      فمضينا ومعنا من الغناء والآلة والشراب كل شيء ظريف، وأقمنا بالعمر ثلاثة أيام، ومضت لنا به أوقات طيبة،
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  2. charming, pleasant, agreeable
  3. enjoyable
  4. tasty, palatable
Declension
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Declension of adjective طَيِّب (ṭayyib)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal طَيِّب
ṭayyib 		الطَّيِّب
aṭ-ṭayyib 		طَيِّبَة
ṭayyiba 		الطَّيِّبَة
aṭ-ṭayyiba
Nominative طَيِّبٌ
ṭayyibun 		الطَّيِّبُ
aṭ-ṭayyibu 		طَيِّبَةٌ
ṭayyibatun 		الطَّيِّبَةُ
aṭ-ṭayyibatu
Accusative طَيِّبًا
ṭayyiban 		الطَّيِّبَ
aṭ-ṭayyiba 		طَيِّبَةً
ṭayyibatan 		الطَّيِّبَةَ
aṭ-ṭayyibata
Genitive طَيِّبٍ
ṭayyibin 		الطَّيِّبِ
aṭ-ṭayyibi 		طَيِّبَةٍ
ṭayyibatin 		الطَّيِّبَةِ
aṭ-ṭayyibati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal طَيِّبَيْن
ṭayyibayn 		الطَّيِّبَيْن
aṭ-ṭayyibayn 		طَيِّبَتَيْن
ṭayyibatayn 		الطَّيِّبَتَيْن
aṭ-ṭayyibatayn
Nominative طَيِّبَانِ
ṭayyibāni 		الطَّيِّبَانِ
aṭ-ṭayyibāni 		طَيِّبَتَانِ
ṭayyibatāni 		الطَّيِّبَتَانِ
aṭ-ṭayyibatāni
Accusative طَيِّبَيْنِ
ṭayyibayni 		الطَّيِّبَيْنِ
aṭ-ṭayyibayni 		طَيِّبَتَيْنِ
ṭayyibatayni 		الطَّيِّبَتَيْنِ
aṭ-ṭayyibatayni
Genitive طَيِّبَيْنِ
ṭayyibayni 		الطَّيِّبَيْنِ
aṭ-ṭayyibayni 		طَيِّبَتَيْنِ
ṭayyibatayni 		الطَّيِّبَتَيْنِ
aṭ-ṭayyibatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal طَيِّبِين
ṭayyibīn 		الطَّيِّبِين
aṭ-ṭayyibīn 		طَيِّبَات
ṭayyibāt 		الطَّيِّبَات
aṭ-ṭayyibāt
Nominative طَيِّبُونَ
ṭayyibūna 		الطَّيِّبُونَ
aṭ-ṭayyibūna 		طَيِّبَاتٌ
ṭayyibātun 		الطَّيِّبَاتُ
aṭ-ṭayyibātu
Accusative طَيِّبِينَ
ṭayyibīna 		الطَّيِّبِينَ
aṭ-ṭayyibīna 		طَيِّبَاتٍ
ṭayyibātin 		الطَّيِّبَاتِ
aṭ-ṭayyibāti
Genitive طَيِّبِينَ
ṭayyibīna 		الطَّيِّبِينَ
aṭ-ṭayyibīna 		طَيِّبَاتٍ
ṭayyibātin 		الطَّيِّبَاتِ
aṭ-ṭayyibāti
Antonyms
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: tajjeb
  • → Ottoman Turkish: طیب (tayyib)
  • → Persian: طیب (tayyeb)
  • → Urdu: طَيِّب (tayyib)

Proper noun

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طَيِّب • (ṭayyib) m

  1. a male given name
Declension
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Declension of noun طَيِّب (ṭayyib)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — طَيِّب
ṭayyib 		—
Nominative — طَيِّبٌ
ṭayyibun 		—
Accusative — طَيِّبًا
ṭayyiban 		—
Genitive — طَيِّبٍ
ṭayyibin 		—
Descendants
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See also

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Etymology 2

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Compare Sabaean 𐩷𐩺𐩨 (ṭyb, “lemongrass”) and Akkadian 𒁵 (ṭabtum, “goodness; salt”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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طِيب • (ṭīb) m

  1. verbal noun of طَابَ (ṭāba) (form I)
  2. goodness, kind-heartedness; agreeability
  3. fragrance, scent, perfume
    • 13th Century CE, Imam al-Busiri, Al-Burda:
      لَا طِيبَ يَعْدِلُ تُرْبًا ضَمَّ أَعْظُمَهُ
      lā ṭība yaʕdilu turban ḍamma ʔaʕẓumahu
      No perfume equals the dust (earth) which is touching his body.
Declension
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Declension of noun طِيب (ṭīb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal طِيب
ṭīb 		الطِّيب
aṭ-ṭīb 		طِيب
ṭīb
Nominative طِيبٌ
ṭībun 		الطِّيبُ
aṭ-ṭību 		طِيبُ
ṭību
Accusative طِيبًا
ṭīban 		الطِّيبَ
aṭ-ṭība 		طِيبَ
ṭība
Genitive طِيبٍ
ṭībin 		الطِّيبِ
aṭ-ṭībi 		طِيبِ
ṭībi
Descendants
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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طَيَّبَ • (ṭayyaba) II (non-past يُطَيِّبُ (yuṭayyibu), verbal noun تَطْيِيب (taṭyīb))

  1. to season, to spice (food)
  2. to make pleasant, to make sweet
  3. to perfume, to aromatise
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of طَيَّبَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَطْيِيب)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		تَطْيِيب
taṭyīb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		مُطَيِّب
muṭayyib
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مُطَيَّب
muṭayyab
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m طَيَّبْتُ
ṭayyabtu 		طَيَّبْتَ
ṭayyabta 		طَيَّبَ
ṭayyaba 		طَيَّبْتُمَا
ṭayyabtumā 		طَيَّبَا
ṭayyabā 		طَيَّبْنَا
ṭayyabnā 		طَيَّبْتُمْ
ṭayyabtum 		طَيَّبُوا
ṭayyabū
f طَيَّبْتِ
ṭayyabti 		طَيَّبَتْ
ṭayyabat 		طَيَّبَتَا
ṭayyabatā 		طَيَّبْتُنَّ
ṭayyabtunna 		طَيَّبْنَ
ṭayyabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُطَيِّبُ
ʔuṭayyibu 		تُطَيِّبُ
tuṭayyibu 		يُطَيِّبُ
yuṭayyibu 		تُطَيِّبَانِ
tuṭayyibāni 		يُطَيِّبَانِ
yuṭayyibāni 		نُطَيِّبُ
nuṭayyibu 		تُطَيِّبُونَ
tuṭayyibūna 		يُطَيِّبُونَ
yuṭayyibūna
f تُطَيِّبِينَ
tuṭayyibīna 		تُطَيِّبُ
tuṭayyibu 		تُطَيِّبَانِ
tuṭayyibāni 		تُطَيِّبْنَ
tuṭayyibna 		يُطَيِّبْنَ
yuṭayyibna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُطَيِّبَ
ʔuṭayyiba 		تُطَيِّبَ
tuṭayyiba 		يُطَيِّبَ
yuṭayyiba 		تُطَيِّبَا
tuṭayyibā 		يُطَيِّبَا
yuṭayyibā 		نُطَيِّبَ
nuṭayyiba 		تُطَيِّبُوا
tuṭayyibū 		يُطَيِّبُوا
yuṭayyibū
f تُطَيِّبِي
tuṭayyibī 		تُطَيِّبَ
tuṭayyiba 		تُطَيِّبَا
tuṭayyibā 		تُطَيِّبْنَ
tuṭayyibna 		يُطَيِّبْنَ
yuṭayyibna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُطَيِّبْ
ʔuṭayyib 		تُطَيِّبْ
tuṭayyib 		يُطَيِّبْ
yuṭayyib 		تُطَيِّبَا
tuṭayyibā 		يُطَيِّبَا
yuṭayyibā 		نُطَيِّبْ
nuṭayyib 		تُطَيِّبُوا
tuṭayyibū 		يُطَيِّبُوا
yuṭayyibū
f تُطَيِّبِي
tuṭayyibī 		تُطَيِّبْ
tuṭayyib 		تُطَيِّبَا
tuṭayyibā 		تُطَيِّبْنَ
tuṭayyibna 		يُطَيِّبْنَ
yuṭayyibna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m طَيِّبْ
ṭayyib 		طَيِّبَا
ṭayyibā 		طَيِّبُوا
ṭayyibū
f طَيِّبِي
ṭayyibī 		طَيِّبْنَ
ṭayyibna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m طُيِّبْتُ
ṭuyyibtu 		طُيِّبْتَ
ṭuyyibta 		طُيِّبَ
ṭuyyiba 		طُيِّبْتُمَا
ṭuyyibtumā 		طُيِّبَا
ṭuyyibā 		طُيِّبْنَا
ṭuyyibnā 		طُيِّبْتُمْ
ṭuyyibtum 		طُيِّبُوا
ṭuyyibū
f طُيِّبْتِ
ṭuyyibti 		طُيِّبَتْ
ṭuyyibat 		طُيِّبَتَا
ṭuyyibatā 		طُيِّبْتُنَّ
ṭuyyibtunna 		طُيِّبْنَ
ṭuyyibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُطَيَّبُ
ʔuṭayyabu 		تُطَيَّبُ
tuṭayyabu 		يُطَيَّبُ
yuṭayyabu 		تُطَيَّبَانِ
tuṭayyabāni 		يُطَيَّبَانِ
yuṭayyabāni 		نُطَيَّبُ
nuṭayyabu 		تُطَيَّبُونَ
tuṭayyabūna 		يُطَيَّبُونَ
yuṭayyabūna
f تُطَيَّبِينَ
tuṭayyabīna 		تُطَيَّبُ
tuṭayyabu 		تُطَيَّبَانِ
tuṭayyabāni 		تُطَيَّبْنَ
tuṭayyabna 		يُطَيَّبْنَ
yuṭayyabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُطَيَّبَ
ʔuṭayyaba 		تُطَيَّبَ
tuṭayyaba 		يُطَيَّبَ
yuṭayyaba 		تُطَيَّبَا
tuṭayyabā 		يُطَيَّبَا
yuṭayyabā 		نُطَيَّبَ
nuṭayyaba 		تُطَيَّبُوا
tuṭayyabū 		يُطَيَّبُوا
yuṭayyabū
f تُطَيَّبِي
tuṭayyabī 		تُطَيَّبَ
tuṭayyaba 		تُطَيَّبَا
tuṭayyabā 		تُطَيَّبْنَ
tuṭayyabna 		يُطَيَّبْنَ
yuṭayyabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُطَيَّبْ
ʔuṭayyab 		تُطَيَّبْ
tuṭayyab 		يُطَيَّبْ
yuṭayyab 		تُطَيَّبَا
tuṭayyabā 		يُطَيَّبَا
yuṭayyabā 		نُطَيَّبْ
nuṭayyab 		تُطَيَّبُوا
tuṭayyabū 		يُطَيَّبُوا
yuṭayyabū
f تُطَيَّبِي
tuṭayyabī 		تُطَيَّبْ
tuṭayyab 		تُطَيَّبَا
tuṭayyabā 		تُطَيَّبْنَ
tuṭayyabna 		يُطَيَّبْنَ
yuṭayyabna

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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طيب • (ṭayyɪb) m

  1. a kind person
    Synonym: شقردي

Adjective

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طيب • (ṭayyɪb)

  1. good, nice, pleasant
    Synonym: زين (zen)
    Antonyms: خبيث (xəbiθ), شين (ʃen)

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ط ي ب
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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طيب • (ṭayyab) II (non-past يطيب (yṭayyab))

  1. to cook
    Synonym: طبخ (ṭbaḵ)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of طيب
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m طيّبت (ṭayyabt) طيّبتي (ṭayyabti) طيّب (ṭayyab) طيّبنا (ṭayyabna) طيّبتوا (ṭayyabtu) طيّبوا (ṭayybu)
f طيّبت (ṭayybāt)
non-past m نطيّب (nṭayyab) تطيّب (tṭayyab) يطيّب (yṭayyab) نطيّبوا (nṭayybu) تطيّبوا (tṭayybu) يطيّبوا (yṭayybu)
f تطيّبي (tṭayybi) تطيّب (tṭayyab)
imperative m طيّب (ṭayyab) طيّبوا (ṭayybu)
f طيّبي (ṭayybi)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ط ي ب
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tˤaj.jab/, [ˈtˤɑj.jab]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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طيّب • (ṭayyab) II (present بطيّب (biṭayyeb))

  1. (transitive) to heal, to cure
    Synonym: شفى (šafa)
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of طيّب (ṭayyab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m طيّبت (ṭayyabt) طيّبت (ṭayyabt) طيّب (ṭayyab) طيّبنا (ṭayyabna) طيّبتو (ṭayyabtu) طيّبو (ṭayyabu)
f طيّبتي (ṭayyabti) طيّبت (ṭayyabat)
present m بطيّب (baṭayyeb) بتطيّب (bitṭayyeb) بطيّب (biṭayyeb) منطيّب (minṭayyeb) بتطيّبو (bitṭayybu) بطيّبو (biṭayybu)
f بتطيّبي (bitṭayybi) بتطيّب (bitṭayyeb)
subjunctive m اطيّب (aṭayyeb) تطيّب (tṭayyeb) يطيّب (yṭayyeb) نطيّب (nṭayyeb) تطيّبو (tṭayybu) يطيّبو (yṭayybu)
f تطيّبي (tṭayybi) تطيّب (tṭayyeb)
imperative m طيّب (ṭayyeb) طيّبو (ṭayybu)
f طيّبي (ṭayybi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic طَيِّبَ (ṭayyiba).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tˤaj.jeb/, [ˈtˤɑjˈjɪb]
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Interjection

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طيّب • (ṭayyeb)

  1. OK, fine
    Synonym: تمام (tamām)

Adjective

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طيّب • (ṭayyeb) (feminine طيّبة (ṭayybe), common plural طيّبين (ṭayybīn), elative أطيب (ʾaṭyab))

  1. (food) tasty
    Synonyms: زاكي (zāki), لذيذ (lazīz)

Yemeni Arabic

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Root
ط ي ب
1 term

Etymology 1

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From Old South Arabian 𐩷𐩺𐩨 (ṭyb).

Noun

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طيب (ṭayb, ṭēb, ṭīb) m

  1. lemongrass (Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon schoenanthus)
  2. a fragrance, mixture of scent, or anything used for its aromatic properties

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib). From the root ط ي ب (ṭ-y-b) of which the base stem طاب (ṭāb) means “to ripen”, so one sees it refers to a refined state of gold as opposed to ore. The sense is also found in Shehri ṭíb (“gold”).

Adjective

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طيب (ṭayyib)

  1. complete, finished, accomplished
  2. perfect, of a most refined state

Noun

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طيب (ṭayyib) m

  1. (obsolete) gold

Etymology 3

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From Arabic طَيَّبَ (ṭayyaba, “to make pleasant”) from the root ط ي ب (ṭ-y-b).

Verb

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طيب (ṭayyab) (form II)

  1. to clean, to scrub

References

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  • Piamenta, Moshe (1991) Dictionary of Post-Classical Yemeni Arabic, volume 2, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 311b
  • Schönig, Hanne (2002) Schminken, Düfte und Räucherwerk der Jemenitinnen: Lexikon der Substanzen, Utensilien und Techniken (Beiruter Texte und Studien; 91)‎[1], Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 282–284 and other places listed Schönig, Hanne (2002) Schminken, Düfte und Räucherwerk der Jemenitinnen: Lexikon der Substanzen, Utensilien und Techniken (Beiruter Texte und Studien; 91)‎[2], Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, →ISBN, page 411b
  • Sima, Alexander (2000) Tiere, Pflanzen, Steine und Metalle in den altsüdarabischen Inschriften (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 278
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