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)
- a crowd of humans or horses
- a compression, a crowding, a pushing forward as into battle, vehemence
- a focal point – such as even of fire
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
| 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[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 436a