بالضبط

Arabic

Etymology

بِـ (bi-, “in, with”) +‎ ال (al-, definite article) +‎ ضَبْط (ḍabṭ, “accuracy, exactness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bi‿dˤ.dˤab.tˤi/

Adverb

بِالضَّبْطِ • (bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi)

  1. exactly, precisely
    هَذَا مَا أَقْصِدُهُ بِالضَّبْطِ
    haḏā mā ʔaqṣiduhu bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi
    This is exactly what I mean.

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic بِالضَّبْطِ (bi-ḍ-ḍabṭi), corresponding to بـ (b-, “by”) + الضَّبْطِ (iẓ-ẓabṭ, “the exactness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bizˤ.zˤabtˤ/, [bɪzˤˈzˤɑbtˤ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adverb

بالضبط • (biẓ-ẓabṭ)

  1. exactly, precisely
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