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ككب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to celestial bodies, specifically stars, and by extension, to prominence, brilliance, and dispersal. It describes the appearance and characteristics of stars, as well as metaphorical uses related to importance and scattering.

Derived headwords

الكوكبnoun
  1. 1.
    starboth

    star

كوكبةnoun
  1. 1.
    a small star or group of stars, just as they say 'bayāḍ' and 'bayāḍa' (white and whiteness)both

    a small star or group of stars, just as they say 'bayāḍ' and 'bayāḍa' (white and whiteness)

كوكبverb
  1. 1.
    the flower of the gardenboth

    the flower of the garden

  2. 2.
    the main part of somethingboth

    the main part of something

المكوكبadjective
  1. 1.
    Shining/Radiantclassical

    Describing something that is shining brightly or is full of radiance, particularly used for metal.

Parallel reading

الكوكب: النجم.
The kawkab: the star.
يقال: كوكب وكوكبة، كما قالوا: بياض وبياضة، وعجوز وعجوزة.
It is said: kawkab and kawkabah, just as they said: bayāḍ and bayāḍah, and 'ajūz and 'ajūzah.
وكوكب الشئ: معظمه.
And the kawkab of a thing: its most important part.
وكوكب الروضة: نورها.
And the kawkab of the garden: its splendor.
وكوكب الحديد: بريقه وتوقده.
And the kawkab of iron: its gleam and its fiery brightness.
وقد كوكب.
And it has become kawkab (shining brightly).
تقطع الأمعز المكوكب وخدا
It traverses the shining, rough terrain.
ذهب القوم تحت كل كوكب، أي تفرقوا.
The people went under every kawkab, meaning they scattered.