Etymology
Derived from the active participle of دَبَّ (”dabba, “to crawl)
Pronunciation
/IPA(key): /daːb.ba
Noun
دَابَّة • (dābba) f (plural دَوَابّ (dawābb))
(broad sense) any animal, usually a quadruped
(narrow sense) a mount or beast of burden, especially a horse, mule, or ass
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