ضبط

العربية

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ضبط^¹

/dˤa.ba.tˤa/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṣbṭ- (“to seize, take hold of, catch”). Compare Akkadian 𒍝𒁀𒌈 (ṣabātum, “to seize”) and Biblical Hebrew צָבַט (ṣɔbaṭ, “to reach, hold”).

verb ضَبَطَ · ḍabaṭa · يَضْبِطُ · ضَبْط · ضَابِط

to do something accurately
to confiscate
to check up, to check out
to regulate, to adjust, to fix, to set
to guard, to take care of

ضبط^²

noun ضَبْط · ḍabṭ · الضَّبْط · ضَبْطٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa) (form I)
verification
apprehension
correction, rectification
correctness, accuracy, exactness
restraint, control, regulation

In English

adjustment result of adjusting, small change
check to inspect, examine
regulate adjust

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MLA

"ضبط." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%B7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ضبط. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%B7

Chicago

"ضبط." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%B7.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ضبط},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

ضبط