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كربج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a shop or a place where a shop was located. It is noted to be of Persian origin and discusses variations in its pluralization and related terms for a shop.

Derived headwords

الكَرْبَجnoun
  1. 1.
    shopboth

    A shop, a place of commerce.

  2. 2.
    location of a shopclassical

    A place where a shop was situated, possibly a frequented spot.

الكَرْبَجnoun
  1. 1.
    shopboth

    A shop, a place of commerce.

كَرْبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    shopboth

    A shop, a place of commerce.

قَرْبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    shopboth

    A shop, a place of commerce.

كَرابِجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shopsclassical

    The plural of karbaj, referring to multiple shops.

كَرابِجnoun
  1. 1.
    shopsclassical

    An alternative plural form for karbaj, referring to multiple shops.

Parallel reading

الكربج والكربج: الحانوت
Al-karbaj and al-karbaj: the shop.
وقيل: هو موضع كانت فيه حانوت مورودة
And it was said: it is a place where a frequented shop was.
ولعل الموضع إنما سمي بذلك
And perhaps the place was named that.
وأصله بالفارسية كربق
And its origin is in Persian as karbaq.
والجمع كرابجة
And the plural is karābijah.
ألحقوا الهاء للعجمة
They attached the 'ha' due to foreignness.
وهكذا وجد أكثر هذا الضرب من الأعجمي
And thus was found most of this type of foreign word.
وربما قالوا كرابج
And sometimes they say karābij.
ويقال للحانوت: كربج وكربق وقربق
And for the shop, it is said: karbaj, karbaq, and qarbq.