Ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "duba shi" ita ce tabbatar da cewa an yi wani abu ko an kula da shi. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da shi azaman umarni ko buƙatu don tabbatar da cewa an kammala wani aiki ko kuma an ɗauki wasu ayyuka. Alal misali, "Don Allah a ga cewa an ƙaddamar da rahoton zuwa ƙarshen rana" yana nufin "tabbatar da cewa an gabatar da rahoton zuwa ƙarshen rana".
