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قءب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of drinking, specifically consuming large quantities of liquid or drinking until full. It also extends to the capacity of containers to hold or take in liquid.

Derived headwords

قَأَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to drinkboth

    To consume liquid, particularly water.

  2. 2.
    to eatclassical

    To consume food.

قَئِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to drinkboth

    To drink, similar to قَأَبَ.

قَأْبnoun
  1. 1.
    drinkingclassical

    The act of drinking.

قَأَبَاnoun
  1. 1.
    drinkingclassical

    The act of drinking, particularly a large amount.

مَقْأَبadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy drinkerboth

    One who drinks a lot.

قَؤُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy drinkerboth

    One who drinks excessively.

قَوَأَبadjective
  1. 1.
    large capacityclassical

    Describing a container that holds a lot of liquid.

قَوَأَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    large capacityclassical

    Describing a container that takes in or holds a lot of water.

Parallel reading

قأب الطعام، كمنع: أكله
He ate the food, like 'he prevented'.
و الماء: شربه
And he drank the water.
كقئبه
Like he drank it.
أو شرب كل ما في الإناء
Or he drank all that was in the vessel.
وقئب من الشراب قأبا وقأبا: تملأ
And he drank a large amount of the drink, filling himself.
وهو مقأب
And he is a heavy drinker.
وقؤوب: كثير الشرب
And a heavy drinker: one who drinks a lot.
وإناء قوأب
And a vessel of large capacity.
وقوأبي: كثير الأخذ للماء
And a vessel of large capacity: one that takes in a lot of water.