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• thabib (pre-1947)

Inherited from Malay tabib, from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb) of the root ط ب ب (ṭ-b-b).

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.bib/, [ˈt̪a.bɪp̚]
• Hyphenation: ta‧bib

tabib (first-person possessive tabibku, second-person possessive tabibmu, third-person possessive tabibnya)

1. shaman (traditional healer).

   Synonym: dukun

2. (colloquial) doctor, physician.

   Synonym: dokter

• The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay tabib.

• “tabib” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb), from the root ط ب ب (ṭ-b-b).

• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈtabib/ [ˈt̪a.bip]
• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈtabeb/ [ˈt̪a.bep]
• Rhymes: -abep, -bep, -ep
• Hyphenation: ta‧bib

tabib (Jawi spelling طبيب, plural tabib-tabib, informal 1st possessive tabibku, 2nd possessive tabibmu, 3rd possessive tabibnya)

1. doctor, physician

   Synonym: doktor

• The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian tabib.

• “tabib” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb).

• IPA^(key): /taˈbiːp/

tabib m (plural tobba, feminine tabiba)

1. doctor (in the general sense, or a male doctor specifically)

   Synonym: duttur

   • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:

     Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
     mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
     u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
     kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Borrowed from Arabic طَبِيب (ṭabīb).

tabib (plural tabiblar)

1. doctor (physician)