كاعب

Arabic

Root
ح م ل (ḥ-m-l)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of كَعَبَ (kaʕaba, to be full and round (of breasts)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː.ʕib/

Adjective

كَاعِب • (kāʕib) (feminine plural كَوَاعِب (kawāʕib))

  1. having full, round, swelling, protuberant breasts
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:33:
      وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا.
      And voluptuous women of equal age.

Declension

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