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jab

See also: jäb’ and jabʼ

Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Jaba.

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jab

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hyam.

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English

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Etymology

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Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.

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Noun

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jab (plural jabs)

  1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
  2. (boxing) A short straight punch.
    • 2011 December 18, Ben Dirs, “Carl Froch outclassed by dazzling Andre Ward”, in BBC Sport‎[1], archived from the original on 10 April 2022:
      American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.
  3. (UK) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).
    Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.
  4. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, sometimes Philippines) A vaccination, whether or not delivered by means of a conventional injection.
    • 2017 June 28, Michelle Roberts, “Painless flu jab patch for people scared of injections”, in BBC News‎[2], archived from the original on 3 August 2021:
      A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people.
  5. (US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.

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Verb

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jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)

  1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
    Synonyms: job, stick; see also Thesaurus:stab
    • 1991, Etienne, “In Enemy Hands”, in Drummer‎[3], number 151, archived from the original on 6 February 2026, page 32:
      A barely audible groan welled up in the Captain's throat as the grinning Freedom Fighter circled around behind the helpless American Soldier. The groan sputtered into a strangled, "No… no… don't.... " as Randall felt the juicy tip of the man's tumescent cock jab against his hair-ringed, virgin asshole.
  2. To deliver a quick punch.
  3. (slang, UK) To give someone an injection.
  4. (slang) To vaccinate or inoculate someone.
  5. To make fun of, to mock.
    • 2007, Joel A. Johnson, Beyond Practical Virtue: A Defense of Liberal Democracy Through Literature‎[4], University of Missouri Press, →ISBN:
      While the book's lasting appeal is remarkable, the work is worth little scholarly attention insofar as Twain is merely jabbing at a long-dead set of social practices.

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Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English job.

Noun

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jab m (genitive singular jab, nominative plural jabanna)

  1. job, piece of work
  2. post, employment

Declension

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Declension of jab (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative jab jabanna
vocative a jab a jabanna
genitive jab jabanna
dative jab jabanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an jab na jabanna
genitive an jab na jabanna
dative leis an jab
don jab 		leis na jabanna

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English jab.

Noun

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jab m (invariable)

  1. jab (boxing punch)

Marshallese

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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jab

  1. full of, fully

Adverb

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jab

  1. not ... the

Noun

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jab

  1. direction
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Somali

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Etymology

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Cognate with Baiso eebano, Jiiddu jhow (“piece”), Daasanach 'geb, Oromo cabsuu, Konso qebsi.

Verb

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jab (transitive jebi, verbal noun qayb, causative jabi, passive jaban, middle jabo)

  1. (intransitive) break

Inflection

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Conjugation of jab
Infinitive jabi
present participle jabid
simple independent
present past future past
singular
1st jabaa jabay jabi doonaa jabay
2nd jabtaa jabtay jabi doontaa jabtay
3rd jabaa jabay jabi doonaa jab
jabtaa jabtay jabi doontaa jabtay
plural
1st jabnaa jabnay jabi doonnaa jabnay
2nd jabtaan jabteen jabi doontaan jabte
3rd jabaan jabeen jabi doonaan jabe

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  • “jab”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English jab.

Noun

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jab m (plural jabs)

  1. (boxing) jab
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