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قبا

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root ق-ب-ا primarily relates to covering, enclosing, or gathering. It extends to concepts of clothing, internal organs, and even geographical locations.

Derived headwords

القِبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    that which is wornboth

    that which is worn

الأَقْبِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-qabāʾboth

    plural of al-qabāʾ

تَقَبَّىverb
  1. 1.
    he wore the qabāʾboth

    he wore the qabāʾ

القَبْوnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    The act of gathering, folding, or bringing things together.

مَقْبُوَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    gatheredclassical

    Describing something that is gathered, folded, or compressed, like a voice or sound.

قُبَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    internal organclassical

    An organ connected to the stomach, characterized by layers or folds. It is suggested this might be a variant of a word with a 'waw' (و) replaced by 'ha' (ه).

قُبَاءname
  1. 1.
    a place in Hijaz, masculine and feminineboth

    a place in Hijaz, masculine and feminine

Parallel reading

القباء: الذي يلبس، والجمع الأقبية.
Al-Qibā': that which is worn, and the plural is Al-Aqbiya.
وتقبيت قباء، إذا لبسته.
And I wore a Qibā', if you wore it.
والقبو: الضم.
And Al-Qabw: is the gathering.
قال الخليل: نبرة مقبوة، أي مضمومة.
Al-Khalil said: a 'nabra' (a type of vocalization mark) that is 'maqbūwa', meaning gathered.
وقبة الشاة، إذا لم تشدد يحتمل أن تكون من هذا الباب والهاء عوض من الواو، وهي هنة متصلة بالكرش ذات أطباق.
And the Qubbat al-shāh, if not stressed, it is likely from this root, with the 'ha' (ه) being a substitute for the 'waw' (و), and it is an organ connected to the stomach with layers.
وقباء (1) ممدود: موضع بالحجاز، يذكر ويؤنث.
And Qubā' (1) (elongated): a place in the Hijaz, it is mentioned and feminized.