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قعب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to hollowed or concave objects, particularly vessels like cups or bowls. It extends to describe a concave shape in other contexts, such as hooves or even the manner of speaking.

Derived headwords

القَعْبnoun
  1. 1.
    concave wooden cupboth

    A cup or bowl made of wood, characterized by its hollowed or concave interior.

  2. 2.
    concave hoofclassical

    A hoof that is concave or hollowed out.

قَعْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of qaa'bboth

    The plural form of 'qaa'b', referring to multiple concave wooden cups or bowls.

تَقْعِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    making concaveclassical

    The act of making something concave or hollowed out.

  2. 2.
    concavity of speechclassical

    The act of making speech concave or convoluted, implying a complex or indirect manner of speaking.

وَقَعْنَبname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a man, formed by adding the letter 'nun' (ن) to the root.

Parallel reading

القعب: قدح من خشب مقعر
Al-qaa'b: a concave wooden cup.
وحافر مقعب
And a concave hoof.
والجمع قعبة
And the plural is qaa'bah.
وتقعيب الكلام: تقعيره
And taq'eeb al-kalaam: its concavity (making it concave/convoluted).
وقعنب: اسم رجل، بزيادة النون
Wa'qanab: the name of a man, with the addition of the letter 'nun'.