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الكءس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns vessels used for drinking, specifically cups or goblets. It also extends to the liquid contained within such vessels and includes a proper name.

Derived headwords

الكأسnoun
  1. 1.
    Cup, gobletboth

    A vessel from which one drinks, or a vessel as long as it contains a drink.

أكؤسnoun
  1. 1.
    Cups (plural)both

    The plural form of 'kأس' (cup).

كؤوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Cups (plural)both

    Another plural form of 'kأس' (cup).

كاساتnoun
  1. 1.
    Cups (plural)both

    A further plural form of 'kأس' (cup).

كئاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Cups (plural)both

    Yet another plural form of 'kأس' (cup).

كأسname
  1. 1.
    Ka'sclassical

    A proper name, specifically 'Ka's daughter of al-Kulhabah al-'Arani'.

Parallel reading

الإناء يشرب فيه
The vessel in which one drinks.
مادام الشراب فيه
As long as the drink is in it.
مؤنثة مهموزة
Feminine and hamzated.
والشراب ج: أكؤس وكؤوس وكاسات وكئاس
And the drink (plural): ak'us, ku'us, kasat, and ka'as.
وكأس بنت الكلحبة العرني
And Ka's (is) the daughter of al-Kulhabah al-'Arani.