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كوكب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root كوكب primarily relates to celestial bodies, specifically stars and planets. It extends metaphorically to concepts of brightness, prominence, and intensity, as well as to specific locations and even a type of mushroom.

Derived headwords

الكوكبnoun
  1. 1.
    Starboth

    A celestial body, such as the sun or a distant star, that shines by emitting light.

  2. 2.
    Planetboth

    A celestial body that orbits a star, often referred to by specific names like Venus.

  3. 3.
    Brightness in the eyeclassical

    A white spot or blemish in the eye, affecting vision.

  4. 4.
    Tall plantclassical

    A plant that has grown tall.

  5. 5.
    Radiance of a gardenclassical

    The bright, vibrant appearance of a garden.

  6. 6.
    Gleam of metalclassical

    The shining or sparkling appearance of iron or metal.

  7. 7.
    Intense heatclassical

    The peak or intensity of extreme heat.

  8. 8.
    Prominent partclassical

    The most significant or largest part of something, like a large patch of grass or a large contingent of an army.

  9. 9.
    Waterclassical

    A body of water.

  10. 10.
    Swordclassical

    A sharp, bladed weapon.

  11. 11.
    Chief of a peopleclassical

    The leader or most prominent person in a group.

  12. 12.
    Mushroomclassical

    A type of fungus, specifically one known as 'kawkab al-ard'.

  13. 13.
    Dew drops on grassclassical

    Small droplets of water that fall on vegetation at night.

  14. 14.
    Place name

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

  15. 15.
    Man's name

    A proper noun referring to a male individual.

  16. 16.
    Horse's name

    A proper noun referring to a horse.

الكوكبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Constellationboth

    A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the sky.

  2. 2.
    Group or clusterclassical

    A collection or assembly of things or people.

  3. 3.
    White spot in the eyeclassical

    A blemish or whiteness in the eye.

كوكبverb
  1. 1.
    To gleamclassical

    To shine brightly, to sparkle, used in reference to metal.

مكوكبadjective
  1. 1.
    Intense (heat)classical

    Describing intense heat, particularly when referring to the heat of the day affecting animals.

كوكبيadjective
  1. 1.
    Of or relating to a starboth

    Pertaining to a star or celestial body.

  2. 2.
    A type of prayer/invocationclassical

    Referring to a specific type of supplication or curse associated with a place called Kawkab.

كوكبيةnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of curse/prayerclassical

    A supplication or curse originating from the village of Kawkab, known for its injustice.

كويكبname
  1. 1.
    Name of a place

    A place name, specifically a mosque or area between Medina and Tabuk.

كوكبىname
  1. 1.
    Name of a place

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

Parallel reading

وهو عند حذاق النحويين من هذا الباب، صدر بكاف زائدة، والأصل وكب أو كوب
And according to the skilled grammarians, it belongs to this category, starting with an added kaf, and the origin is wakaba or kawaba.
الكوكب، معروف، من كواكب السماء، ويشبه به النور، فيسمى كوكبا
The kawkab, is known, from the stars of the sky, and light is likened to it, so it is called a kawkab.
يضاحك الشمس منها كوكب شرق
A star of the east smiles with the sun from it.
الكوكب والكوكبة: النجم، كما قالوا عجوز وعجوزة، وبياض وبياضة
Al-kawkab and al-kawkabah: the star, just as they said 'ajuz and 'ajuzah, and bayad and bayadah.
وسائر الكواكب تذكر، فيقال: هذا كوكب كذا وكذا
And the rest of the celestial bodies are masculine, so it is said: This is the star of such and such.
والكوكب والكوكبة: بياض في العين
And al-kawkab and al-kawkabah: whiteness in the eye.
والكوكب من النبت: ما طال
And the kawkab of plants: that which has grown tall.
وكوكب الروضة: نورها
And the kawkab of the meadow: its radiance.
وكوكب الحديد: بريقه وتوقده، وقد كوكب
And the kawkab of iron: its gleam and intensity, and it has kawkaba (gleamed).
ويوم ذو كواكب إذا وصف بالشدة، كأنه أظلم بما فيه من الشدائد، حتى ريئت كواكب السماء
And a day with kawkab (stars) if described as severe, as if it were darkened by the hardships within it, until the stars of the sky are seen.
وغلام كوكب ممتلئ إذا ترعرع وحسن وجهه؛ وهذا كقولهم له: بدر
And a full boy like a kawkab when he has grown up and his face has become beautiful; and this is like their saying about him: a full moon.
وكوكب كل شيء: معظمه، مثل كوكب العشب، وكوكب الماء، وكوكب الجيش
And the kawkab of everything: its greatest part, like the kawkab of grass, the kawkab of water, and the kawkab of the army.
وملمومة لا يخرق الطرف عرضها، ... لها كوكب فخم، شديد وضوحها
And a dense multitude whose breadth the eye cannot penetrate, ... it has a magnificent kawkab (prominent part), intense in its clarity.
والكوكب: الماء
And al-kawkab: water.
والكوكب: السيف
And al-kawkab: the sword.
والكوكب: سيد القوم
And al-kawkab: the chief of the people.
إنما الكوكب نبات معروف، لم يحل، يقال له: كوكب الأرض
Indeed, al-kawkab is a known plant, not yet identified, called: kawkab al-ard (earth star).
والكوكب: قطرات تقع بالليل على الحشيش
And al-kawkab: drops that fall at night on the grass.
والكوكبة: الجماعة
And al-kawkabah: the group.
كبداء جاءت من ذرى كواكب أراد بالكبداء: رحى تدار باليد، نحتت من جبل كواكب، وهو جبل بعينه تنحت منه الأرحية
A large-stomached one came from the heights of Kawkab. By 'large-stomached' he meant a hand-mill, carved from Mount Kawkab, which is a specific mountain from which mills are carved.
ومنهم، بجنبي كوكب، زمر
And among them, beside Kawkab, are groups.
وكوكبى، على فوعلى: موضع
And Kawkaba, on the pattern 'faw'la': a place.
بجنبي كوكبى زمر
Beside Kawkaba are groups.
دعا دعوة كوكبية
He made a Kawkabiyyah supplication.
قيل: كوكب قرية ظلم عاملها أهلها، فدعوا عليه دعوة، فلم يلبث أن مات، فصارت مثلا
It was said: Kawkab is a village whose ruler was wronged by its people, so they invoked a curse against him, and he died shortly thereafter, so it became a proverb.
وذهب القوم تحت كل كوكب أي تفرقوا
And the people went under every kawkab, meaning they scattered.
والكوكب: شدة الحر ومعظمه
And al-kawkab: the intensity and peak of the heat.
ويوم يظل الفرخ في بيت غيره، ... له كوكب فوق الحداب الظواهر
And a day when the chick shelters in another's nest, ... it has a kawkab (peak intensity) above the visible ridges.
وفي الحديث: أن عثمان دفن بحش كوكب؛ كوكب: اسم رجل، أضيف إليه الحش، وهو البستان
And in the Hadith: that Uthman was buried in the garden of Kawkab; Kawkab: the name of a man, to whom the garden was attributed, which is the orchard.