zibibnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zibib mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zibib. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the noun zibib?
| 1910 | 0.0002 |
| 1920 | 0.0005 |
| 1930 | 0.0005 |
| 1940 | 0.0006 |
| 1950 | 0.0006 |
| 1960 | 0.0007 |
| 1970 | 0.0007 |
| 1980 | 0.0007 |
| 1990 | 0.0005 |
| 2000 | 0.0005 |
| 2010 | 0.0004 |
How is the noun zibib pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zibib come from?
Earliest known use
1830s
The earliest known use of the noun zibib is in the 1830s.
OED's earliest evidence for zibib is from 1836, in the writing of Edward Lane, orientalist.
zibib is a borrowing from Arabic.
Etymons: Arabic zabīb.
Nearby entries
- zhomo, n.1841–
- zhuyin zimu, n.1938–
- zhuzh, n.1968–
- zhuzh, v.1970–
- zhuzhy, adj.1968–
- ziamet, n.1807–
- ziarat, n.1776–
- zibeline, n.1585–
- zibet, n.1594–
- zibet-muff, n.1685
- zibib, n.1836–
- ziczac, n.1844–
- zidovudine, n.1987–
- Ziegfeld, n.1913–
- Ziegler, n.1957–
- Ziegler-Natta, n.1965–
- Ziehl, n.1892–
- Ziehl-Neelsen, n.1892–
- ziff, n.1917–
- ZIFT, n.1988–
- zig, n.1978–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1836–A colourless, strongly alcoholic Egyptian drink made from raisins and drunk with added water, which turns it white.
- 1836
In the same manner, many shurbet′lees (or sellers of sherbet) carry about for sale zebee′b (or infusion of raisins).
E. W. Lane, Account of Manners & Customs of Modern Egyptians vol. II. i. 19 - 1958
He drank quite a lot of zibib according to the proprietor.
L. Durrell, Mountolive ix. 181 - 1977
Would I have a glass of zibeeb? He asked me.
J. Hutchison, Danger has No Face (1978) iv. 41 - 1980
I wandered..sherry glass in hand, imagining it zibib or some other sharp foreign drink.
J. Hove, Flowers of Forest i. 8
the world food and drink drink intoxicating liquor distilled drink other distilled liquor [nouns] others- koumiss1579–A fermented drink made from mare's milk, traditionally produced by equestrian nomadic peoples of Central Asia. Also: a strongly alcoholic drink…
- nugs of balm1609A medicinal distillate, perhaps of a kind of balsam.
- rakia1613–A clear alcoholic beverage of Turkey and the Balkans distilled from a variety of fruits or grains, usually flavoured with herbs and spices, esp…
- aniseed water1623–An alcoholic spirit flavoured with aniseed; cf. anisette, n.
- pariah-arrack1672–1859A powerful distilled liquor made in South Asia.
- stalagma1684–A distilled liquor. rare.
- fenouillette1706–39Fennel water.
- aguardiente1752–In Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: any of several types of strong distilled alcoholic beverage, esp. a brandy made in Spain and Portugal or a…
- fennel water1757–A spirituous liquor prepared from fennel seed, = fenouillette, n.
- rakia1778–A type of colourless spirit in the Balkans distilled from various ingredients, including grape pomace and plums, and often flavoured with herbs or…
- mahua1810–The spirit obtained from the flowers of Mahue longifolia var. latifolia by distillation.
- mahua-arrack1813
- kirschwasser1819–An alcoholic spirit distilled in Germany and Switzerland from a fermented liquor obtained by crushing wild cherries.
- mescal1826–A strong intoxicating spirit distilled from the fermented sap of an agave. Cf. tequila, n., pulque, n.
- grass spirit1830Alcoholic spirit distilled from fermented grasses.
- still-spirit1832–(See quot. 1832).
- mobbie1833–59Caribbean. A drink made from ginger (see quot. 1859). Cf. mauby, n. 1. Obsolete.
- zibib1836–A colourless, strongly alcoholic Egyptian drink made from raisins and drunk with added water, which turns it white.
- potato spirit1839–Alcohol distilled from fermented potatoes; also called potato brandy or potato whisky.
- mowra1846–83= mahua, n. 2. Also mowra spirit. Obsolete.
- tequila1849–An alcoholic spirit of Mexican origin, made by distilling the fermented sap of the blue agave plant (Agave tequilana), and typically served neat, as…
- Jersey lightning1852–A strong kind of apple-jack, peach-brandy, or whisky.
- petit baume1858–A liquor distilled in the West Indies from seaside sage, Croton flavens.
- kirsch1869–= kirschwasser, n.
- mastic1876–In extended use: = mastika, n.
- Hoochinoo1877–(Usually with lower-case initial.) An alcoholic liquor made by some Indigenous peoples in Alaska, esp. the Hoochinoo people; also any inferior…
- mastic brandy1883–= mastika, n.
- mastika1889–An alcoholic liquor made from grain spirit or brandy flavoured with mastic gum, produced in Greece and elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean.
- hooch1897–a. = Hoochinoo, n. 2. b. In more general use: alcoholic liquor, spirits, esp. of low quality or illegal provenance.
- ouzo1897–A clear aniseed-flavoured spirit, originally from Greece, frequently drunk with or without added water as an aperitif; a glass of this.
- milk-whisky1906–= koumiss, n.
- mahua spirit1920–
- shochu1938–A rough Japanese spirit distilled from various ingredients, including sake dregs. Also attributive.
- mirabelle1940–A liqueur distilled from mirabelles, esp. ones grown in Alsace, France.
- tsipouro1947–A rough and local kind of Greek spirituous drink.
- mahua liquor1961–
- Mao-tai1962–A strong alcoholic drink traditionally made in south-western China by distillation in a pot still of a fermented mixture of wheat and sorghum.
- changaa1975–A strong, home-brewed traditional Kenyan spirit made from fermented grains such as millet, maize, or sorghum.
- reposado1982–A type of tequila which has been aged in oak for between two months and a year.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Forms
Variant forms
Also zibeeb.Frequency
zibib typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zibib is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zibib, n., 1910–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 0.0002 |
| 1920 | 0.0005 |
| 1930 | 0.0005 |
| 1940 | 0.0006 |
| 1950 | 0.0006 |
| 1960 | 0.0007 |
| 1970 | 0.0007 |
| 1980 | 0.0007 |
| 1990 | 0.0005 |
| 2000 | 0.0005 |
| 2010 | 0.0004 |