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كوب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to vessels, specifically a type of cup or jug without a handle. It also extends to a small, waisted drum.

Derived headwords

الكوبnoun
  1. 1.
    with damma: a mug without a handleboth

    with damma: a mug without a handle

  2. 2.
    its plural is akwābboth

    its plural is akwāb

أكوابnoun
  1. 1.
    cups, jugsboth

    The plural form of 'al-kūb', referring to multiple cups or jugs without handles.

الكوبةnoun
  1. 1.
    small drumclassical

    A small, waisted drum.

Parallel reading

الكوب: كوز لا عروة له
The cup: a jug that has no handle.
والجمع أكواب
And the plural is 'akwāb'.
متكئا تصفق أبوابه * يسعى عليه العبد بالكوب
Reclining, its doors being fanned, * the servant rushes to him with the cup.
والكوبة: الطبل الصغير المخصر.
And the kūbah: the small, waisted drum.