كبت

Arabic

Verb

كَبَتَ • (kabata) I, non-past يَكْبِتُ‎ (yakbitu)

  1. to curb, to keep back, to suppress
    كَبَتَ ضَحْكَةًkabata ḍaḥkatanHe suppressed laughter.

Conjugation

Noun

كَبْت • (kabt) m

  1. verbal noun of كَبَتَ (kabata) (form I)

Declension

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from English cupboard.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /kəbət/

Noun

كبت • (kabat) m (dual كبتين (kabatēn), plural كبتات (kabatāt))

  1. closet

References

  1. عبد الله صالح [Abdullah Saleh] (2012) “حرف الكاف [Letter Kaf]”, in الليوان, Kuwait: Platinum Book, →ISBN, page 79

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك ب ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَبْتْ (kabt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkabt/

Noun

كبت • (kabt) m

  1. suppression
  2. repression
    Synonym: َقَمْع (gamʕ)
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