كبة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ك ب ب (k-b-b) related to toppling, rolling, or from كَبَاب (kabāb, “roast meat, kebab”) in the meatball sense, but this may also be from that root.
Noun
كَبَّة or كُبَّة • (kabba or kubba) f (plural كُبَب (kubab)) (obsolete)
Declension
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَبَّة; كُبَّة kabba; kubba |
الْكَبَّة; الْكُبَّة al-kabba; al-kubba |
كَبَّة; كُبَّة kabbat; kubbat |
| Nominative | كَبَّةٌ; كُبَّةٌ kabbatun; kubbatun |
الْكَبَّةُ; الْكُبَّةُ al-kabbatu; al-kubbatu |
كَبَّةُ; كُبَّةُ kabbatu; kubbatu |
| Accusative | كَبَّةً; كُبَّةً kabbatan; kubbatan |
الْكَبَّةَ; الْكُبَّةَ al-kabbata; al-kubbata |
كَبَّةَ; كُبَّةَ kabbata; kubbata |
| Genitive | كَبَّةٍ; كُبَّةٍ kabbatin; kubbatin |
الْكَبَّةِ; الْكُبَّةِ al-kabbati; al-kubbati |
كَبَّةِ; كُبَّةِ kabbati; kubbati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كَبَّتَيْن; كُبَّتَيْن kabbatayn; kubbatayn |
الْكَبَّتَيْن; الْكُبَّتَيْن al-kabbatayn; al-kubbatayn |
كَبَّتَيْ; كُبَّتَيْ kabbatay; kubbatay |
| Nominative | كَبَّتَانِ; كُبَّتَانِ kabbatāni; kubbatāni |
الْكَبَّتَانِ; الْكُبَّتَانِ al-kabbatāni; al-kubbatāni |
كَبَّتَا; كُبَّتَا kabbatā; kubbatā |
| Accusative | كَبَّتَيْنِ; كُبَّتَيْنِ kabbatayni; kubbatayni |
الْكَبَّتَيْنِ; الْكُبَّتَيْنِ al-kabbatayni; al-kubbatayni |
كَبَّتَيْ; كُبَّتَيْ kabbatay; kubbatay |
| Genitive | كَبَّتَيْنِ; كُبَّتَيْنِ kabbatayni; kubbatayni |
الْكَبَّتَيْنِ; الْكُبَّتَيْنِ al-kabbatayni; al-kubbatayni |
كَبَّتَيْ; كُبَّتَيْ kabbatay; kubbatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كُبَب kubab |
الْكُبَب al-kubab |
كُبَب kubab |
| Nominative | كُبَبٌ kubabun |
الْكُبَبُ al-kubabu |
كُبَبُ kubabu |
| Accusative | كُبَبًا kubaban |
الْكُبَبَ al-kubaba |
كُبَبَ kubaba |
| Genitive | كُبَبٍ kubabin |
الْكُبَبِ al-kubabi |
كُبَبِ kubabi |
Noun
كِبَّة or كُبَّة • (kibba or kubba) f (plural كِبَب (kibab) or كُبَب (kubab))
- ball, globule, spherule, pellet
- c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 2, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802IA, page 567 line 21:
- وضع عليه كبة من هذا الدواء
- One puts on it a globule of this remedy.
- kibbeh, a meat-heavy dumpling
- (obsolete) bubo, plague-tumor
Declension
Declension of noun كِبَّة (kibba)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كِبَّة kibba |
الْكِبَّة al-kibba |
كِبَّة kibbat |
| Nominative | كِبَّةٌ kibbatun |
الْكِبَّةُ al-kibbatu |
كِبَّةُ kibbatu |
| Accusative | كِبَّةً kibbatan |
الْكِبَّةَ al-kibbata |
كِبَّةَ kibbata |
| Genitive | كِبَّةٍ kibbatin |
الْكِبَّةِ al-kibbati |
كِبَّةِ kibbati |
Derived terms
- كُبَيْبَة (kubayba)
- ⇒? كُبَابَة (kubāba)
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “كبة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 436a
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