دبوس

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دبوس

/dab.buːs/

Where it comes from

A pre-Mamluk Turkic borrowing, from a cognate of Ottoman Turkish طوپوز (topuz, “iron mace”). The name of a pin may have additional connection to the root د ب ب (d b b) related to crawling, pushing in, compare also دَرْبَسَ (darbasa, “to shut”), and possibly, too, the name stuck owing to دِبْس (dibs, “molasses”).

noun دَبُّوس · dabbūs · دَبَابِيس · الدَّبُّوس

pin
before that peg, plug, rod, cudgel, any oblong instrument driven into or onto something
figuratively penis
Similar: قَضِيب, ذَكَر, زُبّ, أَيْر, آلَة
iron mace
regional government informant

In English

pin needle without an eye, used for fastening
mace weapon
hairpin pin or fastener for the hair
thumbtack nail-like tack

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"دبوس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دبوس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}