جعب

جَعْبَةٌ جعب جعبه جعبة A كِنَانَة [or quiver ] (A, K) for arrows (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K) of the kind called نُشَّاب (S, A, Msb, K) and for those that are called نَبْل also: (Ham p. 154:) but some make a distinction between جَعْبَةٌ and كِنَانَةٌ: the former, they say, is for نشّاب; and the latter, for نبل: (Mz, MF:) accord. to IDrd, the كنانة is only for نبل, and is of leather: that which is of wood is called جَفِير: and that which is of two pieces [of wood] joined together is called قرن [i. e. قَرَنٌ]: (Ham ubi suprà:) accord. to ISh, the جعبة is round and wide, with a cover on the top, over its mouth: the وَفْضَة is smaller, and its upper and lower parts are of equal size; whereas the جعبة is wide in its upper part, and contracted in its lower part; wide in its upper part that the feathers of the arrows [ having ample room ] may not become detached; for the arrows are put in the quiver with the points downwards: each of these two kinds is made of two corresponding pieces of wood: (TA:) the pl. is جِعَابٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and جَعَبَاتٌ. (Msb.) You say, نَكَبُوا الجِعَابَ وَسَكَبُوا النُّشَّابَ [ They inverted, or inclined, the quivers, and poured forth the arrows ]. (A, TA.) And مَعَهُ جَعْبَةٌ فِيهَا بَنَاتُ المَوْتِ [ With him is a quiver in which are the daughters of death; i. e., deadly arrows ]. (A, TA.) ― -b2- Also The largest of drinking-vessels. (MF, TA.)