طيب
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طيب¹
- /tˤaj.jib/
Where it comes from
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).
adjective طَيِّب · ṭayyib · طَيِّبَة · طَيِّبُون · طَيِّبَات · أَطْيَب
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good, wholesome, nice, fine (for example, beneficial, favorable, advantageous; moral, pure, clean; nutritious, nourishing, healthy; tasty, delicious, pleasant, etc.)
كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَلا تَطْغَوْا فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبِي وَمَن يَحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبِي فَقَدْ هَوَى
Opposite: خَبِيث
- charming, pleasant, agreeable
- enjoyable
- tasty, palatable
Opposite: خَبِيث
proper noun طَيِّب · ṭayyib · -
- a male given name
طيب²
- /tˤiːb/
Where it comes from
Compare Sabaean 𐩷𐩺𐩨 (ṭyb, “lemongrass”) and Akkadian 𒁵 (ṭabtum, “goodness; salt”).
noun طِيب · ṭīb · الطِّيب · طِيبٌ
- verbal noun of طَابَ (ṭāba) (form I)
- goodness, kind-heartedness; agreeability
- fragrance, scent, perfume لَا طِيبَ يَعْدِلُ تُرْبًا ضَمَّ أَعْظُمَهُ
طيب³
- /tˤaj.ja.ba/
verb طَيَّبَ · ṭayyaba · يُطَيِّبُ · تَطْيِيب · مُطَيِّب
- to season, to spice (food)
- to make pleasant, to make sweet
- to perfume, to aromatise
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: خَبِيث
In English
Talk about this word "طيب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. طيب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8 "طيب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8.Cite this
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title = {طيب},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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