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كوب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a type of drinking vessel, specifically a jug or cup without a handle. It also extends to describe physical attributes like a thick neck and large head, and refers to certain musical instruments and games.

Derived headwords

الكوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Jug without a handleboth

    A type of jug or pitcher that lacks a handle. It is often described as round-headed.

  2. 2.
    Thick neck and large headclassical

    Refers to a physical characteristic of having a thick neck and a large head.

أكوابnoun
  1. 1.
    Jugs without handles (pl.)both

    The plural form of 'kūb', referring to multiple jugs or pitchers without handles.

كابَverb
  1. 1.
    To drink with a jugclassical

    To drink using a 'kūb', a type of jug without a handle.

يكوبverb
  1. 1.
    To drink with a jugclassical

    The present tense form of 'kāba', meaning to drink using a 'kūb'.

الكوبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Backgammon/Dice gameclassical

    Refers to the game of backgammon or dice, particularly in the dialect of Yemen.

  2. 2.
    Small waisted drumclassical

    A type of drum, specifically a small one with a waisted shape.

  3. 3.
    Luteclassical

    A stringed instrument, possibly a lute or similar instrument.

Parallel reading

الكوب: الكوز الذي لا عروة له
The kūb: the jug that has no handle.
متكئا تصفق أبوابه، ... يسعى عليه العبد بالكوب
Reclining, its doors being fanned, ... a slave serves him with the jug.
وأكواب موضوعة
and cups placed ready.
يطاف عليهم بصحاف من ذهب وأكواب
They are served from golden platters and cups.
الكوب الكوز المستدير الرأس الذي لا أذن له
The kūb is the round-headed jug that has no ear (handle).
يصب أكوابا على أكواب
He pours cups upon cups.
كاب يكوب إذا شرب بالكوب
He played (verb) and he plays (verb) if he drank with the jug.
الكوب: دقة العنق وعظم الرأس
The kūb: the thickness of the neck and the largeness of the head.
الكوبة: الشطرنجة
The kūbah: the backgammon board.
الكوبة: الطبل والنرد
The kūbah: the drum and the dice.
الكوبة النرد في كلام أهل اليمن
The kūbah is the dice in the speech of the people of Yemen.
إن الله حرم الخمر والكوبة
Indeed, Allah has forbidden wine and the kūbah.
هي النرد؛ وقيل: الطبل؛ وقيل: البربط
It is the dice; and it is said: the drum; and it is said: the lute.
أمرنا بكسر الكوبة، والكنارة، والشياع
We were ordered to break the kūbah, the lyre, and the wooden pegs.