قبب

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dome-like structures, roundness, and tightness. It extends to describe specific animals, places, and conditions of the body, particularly in classical contexts.

Derived headwords

قُبَّةnoun

1.
domeboth
A hemispherical or rounded vault, often forming a roof or ceiling.
2.
tentclassical
A portable shelter, often conical or domed, made of fabric.
3.
chamberclassical
A room or enclosure, specifically referring to a significant place like 'the dome of Islam'.

قُبَّةُ الإِسْلَامِname

1.
Basraclassical
A historical city in Iraq, referred to as the 'dome of Islam' and a treasury for Arabs.

حِمَارُ قَبَّانname

1.
a type of donkeyclassical
A specific breed of donkey described as long, with a head like a beetle and legs like a beetle's, or a piebald donkey with white-leggedness and a hedgehog-like nose.
2.
a small creatureclassical
A small creature, possibly insect-like, sometimes described as larger than a locust and similar to a moth, or a type of beetle.

قَبَّانname

1.
a type of donkeyclassical
Refers to a specific type of donkey, often described in detail regarding its appearance and behavior.
2.
a small creatureclassical
A small creature, possibly insect-like, mentioned in various classical texts.

القُبَّيُّونname

1.
those who fast continuouslyclassical
People who fast so intensely that their stomachs become emaciated.

المُقَبَّبُونname

1.
those who fast continuouslyclassical
Synonymous with 'al-qubayyun', referring to people who fast to the point of extreme thinness.

قُبَيْنname

1.
a place in Iraqclassical
A location in Iraq, possibly a town or region.
2.
a river nameclassical
The name of a river.

قُبَّةُ الشَّاةِnoun

1.
abomasumclassical
The fourth stomach of a young sheep or goat, before it starts eating solid food.
2.
rennet bagclassical
The stomach lining used for curdling milk.

قُبَيْبَاتname

1.
a well nameclassical
The name of a well, specifically 'Daw's well'.
2.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a village or area.

قَبَّverb

1.
to be tightclassical
To be constricted, drawn together, or tightly bound.
2.
to healclassical
For a wound to heal or dry up.

قُبُوبnoun

1.
healingclassical
The process of a wound healing or drying up.

قَبِيبnoun

1.
mixed dairy productclassical
A type of dairy product made by mixing fresh and dried components.
2.
horse's gut soundclassical
The sound made by the gut of a horse.

قَبَّبَverb

1.
to gather edgesclassical
To gather or collect the edges of something.

القَبَّابnoun

1.
saddle woodclassical
The wooden parts of a saddle.

القَبَّانِيُّname

1.
a titleclassical
A surname or title given to individuals, often associated with specific professions or places.

القَبَابname

1.
place nameclassical
Refers to several locations, including a place in Samarkand and a district in Nishapur.

قَبَّnoun

1.
tightnessclassical
A state of being constricted, compressed, or tightly drawn.
2.
measureclassical
A unit of measurement for grain, similar to 'qaban'.

مَقْبُوبadjective

1.
tightly boundclassical
Describing something that is tightly constricted or drawn together, particularly the belly.

قَبَّverb

1.
to be constrictedclassical
To be tightly drawn or compressed, especially referring to the stomach.

قَبْقَبَةnoun

1.
sound of gutclassical
The rumbling or gurgling sound from the stomach or intestines.

قَبْقَبnoun

1.
saddle woodclassical
The wooden frame or parts of a saddle.

Parallel reading

وقبة الإسلام: البصرة

And the Dome of Islam: Basra.

وهي خزانة العرب

And it is the treasury of the Arabs.

وحمار قبان هني أميلس أسيد رأسه كرأس الخنفساء طوال، قوائمه نحو قوائم الخنفساء وهي أصغر منها

And the Qabban donkey is a long, smooth one, its head like a beetle's head, elongated, its legs like a beetle's legs, and it is smaller than them.

وهو عير قبان أبلق محجل القوائم، له أنف كأنف القنفذ إذا حرك تماوت حتى تراه كأنه بعرة، فإذا كف الصوت انطلق

And it is a Qabban wild ass, piebald with white legs, having a nose like a hedgehog's nose; when moved, it feigns death until you see it as if it were dung, and when the sound stops, it runs off.

وهو دويبة وهو فعلان من قب لأن العرب لا تصرفه، وهو معرفة عندهم

And it is a small creature, and it is 'fa'laan' from 'qab' because the Arabs do not conjugate it; it is a proper noun for them.

تقول: رأيت قطيعا من حمر قبان.

You say: I saw a herd of Qabban donkeys.

يا عجبا لقد رأيت عجبا حمار قبان يسوق أرنبا

Oh, what a wonder, I have seen a wonder: a Qabban donkey herding a rabbit.

وهو في المحكم ولسان العرب، فأي ديوان أشهر منهما.

And it is in Al-Muhkam and Lisan al-Arab, so which dictionary is more famous than them?

ومن أنواعه أبو شحم وهو الصغير منها

And among its types is Abu Shahm, which is the smaller one.

وأهل اليمن يطلقون حمار قبان على دويبة فوق الجراد من نوع الفراش.

And the people of Yemen apply the term 'himar qaban' to a small creature above a locust, of the moth kind.

حمار قبان يسمى حمار البيت أيضا.

Himar Qaban is also called 'himar al-bayt' (house donkey).

وهو والله أعلم إنما سمي به لكون ظهره كأنه قبة

And God knows best, it was named so because its back resembles a dome.

هو أذل من حمار قبان

He is more humiliated than a Qabban donkey.

وقالوا: هو ضرب من الخنافس يكون بين مكة والمدينة.

And they said: It is a type of beetle found between Mecca and Medina.

خير الناس القبيون

The best of people are the Qubbayyun.

الذين يسردون الصوم حتى تضمر بطونهم

Those who fast continuously until their stomachs become emaciated.

والمقببون بدل القبيين والمعنى واحد.

And 'al-muqabbabun' instead of 'al-qubayyin', and the meaning is the same.

وقبين كقمين: ع، بالعراق

And Qubayn, like Qumayn: a place in Iraq.

وهو الوعاء الذي يتناهى إليه الفرث وهي الحفث

And it is the vessel to which the digested food reaches, and it is 'al-hafth'.

وهي إنفحة الجدي، أي يكون له ما دام يرضع فإذا أكل سميت قبة.

And it is the abomasum of a kid, meaning it has it as long as it nurses; when it eats, it is called 'qubba'.

قبيبات: بئر دا ون المغيثة

Qubaybat: Daw's well of Al-Mughithah.

وقب قب حكاية وقع السيف عند القتال، من القبقبة، وهو التصويت.

Qabb qabb: an onomatopoeia for the striking of a sword during combat, from 'al-qabqaba', which is making a sound.

والقبيب كأمير من الأقط الذي خلط رطبه بيابسه

And 'al-qabib' like 'amir' is from dried cheese mixed with its fresh part.

قب ظهره يقب قبوبا إذا ضرب بالسوط وغيره فجف فذلك القبوب.

His back became 'qabba', it 'yaqibbu' 'qububan' if struck by a whip or other, and it dried up; that is 'al-qubub'.

إذا قب ظهره فردوه إلي، أي إذا اندملت آثار ضربه وجفت

If his back has healed, return him to me, meaning when the marks of his beating have healed and dried.

من قب اللحم والتمر، إذا يبس ونشف.

From 'qabba' the meat and dates, when they dry and become desiccated.

كانت درعه صدرا لاقب لها

His armor was a breastplate with no back to it.

سمي قبا لأن قوما به من قب البكرة، وقد تقدم.

It was named 'qabb' because some people are from the 'qabb' of the pulley, which has been mentioned.

والأقب: الضامر، وجمعه قب.

And 'al-aqabb': the thin one, and its plural is 'qubb'.

قببت المرأة، بإظهار التضعيف، ولها أخوات حكاها يعقوب عن الفراء، كمششت الدابة، ولححت عينه.

The woman's back was 'qabbabat', with the doubling shown, and she has sisters mentioned by Ya'qub from Al-Farra', like the animal's gait and the eye's affliction.

والخيل القب: الضوامر.

And the 'al-qabb' horses: the thin ones.

والقبقبة: صوت جوف الفرس؛ وهو القبيب.

And 'al-qabqaba': the sound of a horse's gut; it is 'al-qabib'.

وقب الشيء وقببه: جمع أطرافه

And 'qabba' the thing and 'qabbabahu': he gathered its edges.

والقبقب: خشب السرج.

And 'al-qabqab': the wood of the saddle.

يطير الفارس لولا قبقبه

The rider would fly were it not for his saddle's frame.

وتر قب طاقاته، أي مستوية.

A string whose loops are 'qabb', meaning even.

والقب: بالفتح: مكيال للغلة كالقبان

And 'al-qabb': with the fath: a measure for grain like 'al-qaban'.

قباب: موضع بسمرقند، وأقصى محلة بنيسابور على طريق العراق.

Qabab: a place in Samarkand, and the furthest district in Nishapur on the road to Iraq.

وقباب بالضم: قرية شرقي مصر.

And Qubab with damma: a village east of Egypt.

وقب بطنه وقبه غيره، وهو شدة الدمج للاستدارة.

His belly became 'qabb', or someone else's belly, and it is the intensity of constriction for roundness.

ولحمها زيم الطي مقبوب.

And its flesh is 'zaym' of the 'tay', tightly constricted.