قزب

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق ز ب‎
1 term

From قزيبة‎ (qazzība, “tail; arse”) like German schwänzeln, scharwenzeln or Arschkriecherei and the like common to many languages.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qaz.zab/

Verb

قزب • (qazzab) II (non-past يقزب‎ (yqazzab))

to flatter
to schmooze
‏كيقزب على المدير باش يزيد له فالخلصة.‎‎
kayqazzab ʕla l-mudīr bāš yzīd lu f el-ḵulṣa
He schmoozes with the boss so that he increases his salary.

Conjugation

Conjugation of قزب
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	قزّبت‎ (qazzabt)	قزّبتي‎ (qazzabti)	قزّب (qazzab)		قزّبنا‎ (qazzabna)	قزّبتوا‎ (qazzabtu)	قزّبوا‎ (qazzbu)
past	f	قزّبت‎ (qazzabt)	قزّبتي‎ (qazzabti)	قزّبت‎ (qazzbāt)		قزّبنا‎ (qazzabna)	قزّبتوا‎ (qazzabtu)	قزّبوا‎ (qazzbu)
non-past	m	نقزّب‎ (nqazzab)	تقزّب‎ (tqazzab)	يقزّب‎ (yqazzab)		نقزّبوا‎ (nqazzbu)	تقزّبوا‎ (tqazzbu)	يقزّبوا‎ (yqazzbu)
non-past	f	نقزّب‎ (nqazzab)	تقزّبي‎ (tqazzbi)	تقزّب‎ (tqazzab)		نقزّبوا‎ (nqazzbu)	تقزّبوا‎ (tqazzbu)	يقزّبوا‎ (yqazzbu)
imperative	m		قزّب (qazzab)				قزّبوا‎ (qazzbu)
imperative	f		قزّبي‎ (qazzbi)				قزّبوا‎ (qazzbu)

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