دبابة

العربية

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دبابة

/dab.baː.ba/

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Tool noun from دَبَّ (dabba, “to crawl, to creep”).

noun دَبَّابَة · dabbāba · دَبَّابَات · الدَّبَّابَة

tank, armoured vehicle
historical A kind of medieval siege engine designed to shelter men who are digging a hole in enemy fortifications ولما تكاملت عنده آلات القتال من المناجنيق والدبابات والستائر وغير ذلك نازل عليها في ثاني وعشرين وضائقها وقاتلها قتالا عظيما
anything that creeps; an animal that creeps or crawls وَقَالَ اللَّٰهُ: «لِتُخْرِجِ الأَرْضُ ذَوَاتِ أَنْفُسٍ حَيَّةٍ كَجِنْسِهَا: بَهَائِمَ، وَدَبَّابَاتٍ، وَوُحُوشَ أَرْضٍ كَأَجْنَاسِهَا». وَكَانَ كَذَٰلِكَ.

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tank armoured fighting vehicle

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"دبابة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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دبابة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9

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"دبابة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دبابة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}