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قلطب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, ancient term for a type of container or vessel, possibly a large chest or trunk. The entry discusses linguistic variations and corruptions of this term over time.

Derived headwords

القُلْطُبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    large chestclassical

    An ancient Arabic word, originally 'al-Qaltabān', which was corrupted by later generations into 'al-Qulṭubān'.

القَلْتَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    large chestclassical

    The original form of the word, meaning a large chest or trunk, which was later altered.

القُرْطُبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    large chestclassical

    A further corruption of the word 'al-Qulṭubān', indicating a later linguistic alteration of the original term for a large chest.

Parallel reading

أصلها القلتبان
Its origin is al-Qaltabān.
لفظة قديمة عن العرب
An ancient word from the Arabs.
غيرتها العامة الأولى فقالت: القلطبان
The first common people altered it and said: al-Qulṭubān.
وجاءت عامة سفلى، فغيرت على الأولى، فقالت: القرطبان
And a later common generation came, and it altered it from the first, and said: al-Qurṭubān.