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Etymological Dictionary of Arabic
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DBS دبس 
ID … • Sw – • BP … • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√DBS 
“root” 
▪ DBS_1 ‘sirup, molasses’ ↗dibs
▪ DBS_2 ‘pin’ ↗dabbūs
 
▪ [v1] Kogan2011: from protSem *dibš‑ ‘honey’. – The main term in Ar for ‘honey’ is ↗ʕasal.
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▪ Bergsträsser1928: (*‘honey’) Akk (dišpu), Hbr dḇaš, Syr deḇšā, SAr dbś.
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dabbūs دَبّوس , pl. dabābīsᵘ 
ID … • Sw – • BP … • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√DBS 
n. 
pin; safety pin – WehrCowan1979. 
While DRS neither lists any cognates nor gives etymological hints, Youssef2003 thinks the word is from Eg tbs (Copt tōbs) ‘to prick’; in contrast, Rolland2014 derives it, though not without hesitation, from Pers dabūs ‘club, cudgel, manslayer’. 
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▪ DRS 3 (1993) lists the item, but does not list any Sem cognates, nor quote any reference literature.
▪ Youssef2003: from Eg tbs, Copt tōbs ‘to prick’
▪ Rolland2014: from Pers dabūs ‘club, cudgel, manslayer’. »L’évolution sémantique de l’arabe reste à éclaircir. Il est possible que, dans son sens moderne, dabbūs soit l’ellipse de ʔibraẗ dabbūs ‘aiguille de masse d’arme’.« 
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