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كعب

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root كعب primarily relates to joints, protrusions, and elevated or angular structures. It extends to concepts of height, honor, and even specific objects like dice and the Kaaba, as well as anatomical features and measurements.

Derived headwords

الكَعْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Ankle bone/jointboth

    Each joint of the bones. Specifically, the prominent part above the wrist at the foot, or the bony protrusion above the foot where the leg meets the foot.

  2. 2.
    Diceclassical

    The object used in the game of dice, similar to a die.

  3. 3.
    Knot (of reed/pipe)classical

    The node or joint between two sections of a reed or pipe.

  4. 4.
    Lump of gheeclassical

    A mass or lump of ghee or fat.

  5. 5.
    Cube (mathematical)modern

    The result of multiplying a number by itself twice (e.g., 3x3x3=27).

  6. 6.
    Honor, prestigeclassical

    High status, honor, and prestige.

  7. 7.
    Breast (female)classical

    The prominent, developing breast of a young woman.

الكَعْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Anklesboth

    The two prominent bones or joints at the ankles.

  2. 2.
    Ka'b ibn Kilab

    A proper name, referring to Ka'b ibn Kilab.

  3. 3.
    Ka'b ibn Rabi'ah

    A proper name, referring to Ka'b ibn Rabi'ah.

أَكْعَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of Ka'bclassical

    A plural form for the noun 'ka'b'.

كُعُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of Ka'bclassical

    A plural form for the noun 'ka'b', often referring to joints or nodes.

  2. 2.
    Developing breastsclassical

    The prominent, developing breasts of a young woman.

كِعَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of Ka'bclassical

    A plural form for the noun 'ka'b', often referring to joints or nodes.

  2. 2.
    Young woman with developing breastsclassical

    A young woman whose breasts are beginning to develop.

الكَعْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    The Kaababoth

    The sacred house in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam.

  2. 2.
    Square roomclassical

    A room that is square in shape.

  3. 3.
    Virginity (female)classical

    The virginity or hymen of a young girl.

كَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To become prominent/developedclassical

    Used to describe breasts becoming prominent or developed.

  2. 2.
    To be cubed (math)modern

    To be raised to the third power in mathematics.

كَعَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    To make square/cubicmodern

    To make something square or cubic, or to fold it into squares.

  2. 2.
    To make breasts developclassical

    To cause breasts to develop or become prominent.

تَكْعِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Cubing (math)modern

    The mathematical operation of cubing a number.

  2. 2.
    Making squareclassical

    The act of making something square or folding it into squares.

  3. 3.
    Development of breastsclassical

    The process of breasts developing or becoming prominent.

مُكَعَّبnoun
  1. 1.
    Cube (shape)modern

    A three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces.

  2. 2.
    Cubed numbermodern

    A number that has been raised to the third power.

  3. 3.
    Patterned fabricclassical

    A type of patterned fabric, especially brocade, with square motifs.

  4. 4.
    Folded garmentclassical

    A garment that is tightly folded, especially in a square manner.

مُكَعِّبadjective
  1. 1.
    Cubing (process)modern

    Relating to the process of cubing or making something cubic.

مُتَكَعِّبadjective
  1. 1.
    Developing breastsclassical

    A young woman whose breasts are developing.

كَعَابadjective
  1. 1.
    Young woman with developing breastsclassical

    A young woman whose breasts are beginning to develop.

كَاعِبadjective
  1. 1.
    Developing breastsclassical

    A young woman whose breasts are beginning to develop.

كَوَاعِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Young women with developing breastsclassical

    Plural of 'ka'ib', referring to young women with developing breasts.

إكْعَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Speeding upclassical

    The act of moving quickly or speeding up, especially without looking back.

الكَعْكَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hair plaiting styleclassical

    A style of braiding hair into four interwoven plaits.

الكَعْكَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of combclassical

    A specific type of comb.

مُكَعَّبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Inner garmentclassical

    A type of inner garment or chemise.

ذو الكَعْبname
  1. 1.
    Nu'aym ibn Suwayd

    A title or epithet for Nu'aym ibn Suwayd.

كَعْب الأَحْبَارname
  1. 1.
    Ka'b al-Ahbar

    A famous Tabi'i scholar known for his extensive knowledge.

كَعْبverb
  1. 1.
    To strikeclassical

    To strike something hard, like a head.

  2. 2.
    To fillclassical

    To fill a container completely.

كَعْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Bone (animal)classical

    The bone in an animal, particularly the hock in a horse.

ذو الكَعَبَاتname
  1. 1.
    House of Rabi'ah

    A house or structure belonging to Rabi'ah, around which they performed circumambulation.

كَعْب الإِنَاءverb
  1. 1.
    To fill a vesselclassical

    To fill a vessel completely.

كَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To develop/swell (breast)classical

    To swell and become prominent, referring to a female breast.

Parallel reading

كل مفصل للعظام
Every joint of the bones.
ما أشرف فوق رسغه عند قدمه
What protrudes above the ankle near the foot.
هو العظم الناشز فوق القدم
It is the prominent bone above the foot.
ما كان أسفل من الكعبين، ففي النار
Whatever is below the ankles is in the Fire.
وامسحوا برؤوسكم وأرجلكم إلى الكعبين
And wipe your heads and your feet up to the ankles.
الكعب الذي يلعب به، وهو فص النرد
The dice with which one plays, which is the die.
كان يكره الضرب بالكعاب
He disliked striking with dice.
لا يقلب كعباتها أحد ينتظر ما تجيء به إلا لم يرح رائحة الجنة
No one turns its dice awaiting what will come of it except that they will not smell the scent of Paradise.
قناة لدنة الكعوب
A flexible pipe with nodes.
رمح بكعب واحد: مستوي الكعوب
A spear with one node: its nodes are even.
الكتلة من السمن
A lump of ghee.
إن كان ليهدى لنا القناع فيه كعب من إهالة فنفرح به
If a platter containing a lump of ghee was gifted to us, we would rejoice in it.
أن يضرب عدد في مثله، ثم يضرب ما ارتفع في العدد الأول، فما بلغ، فهو المكعب
To multiply a number by itself, then multiply the result by the first number; what is reached is the cube.
أعلى الله كعبه، أي: أعلى جده
May God raise his status, meaning: may God raise his grandfather.
والله لا يزال كعبك عاليا
By God, may your status remain high.
رجل عالي الكعب: يوصف بالشرف والظفر
A man of high status: described with honor and victory.
الكعب: الثدي الناهد
The ka'b: the developing breast.
وكعبته: أي: ربعته
And its ka'b: meaning: it was made square.
الكعبة: البيت الحرام
The Kaaba: the Sacred House.
سمي كعبة لارتفاعه وتربعه
It was named Kaaba due to its height and squareness.
الغرفة، قال ابن سيده: أراه لتربعها أيضا
The room, Ibn Sidah said: I think it is also due to its squareness.
عذرة الجارية أي: بكارتها
The virginity of the young girl, meaning: her virginity.
نهود ثديها، أي: نتوها وارتفاعها
The prominence of her breasts, meaning: their protrusion and height.
وجارية كعاب كسحاب
And a young woman like 'ka'ab' similar to 'sahaab'.
وكواعب أترابا
And young women of similar age with developing breasts.
أكعب الرجل: أسرع
The man 'ak'aba': he sped up.
وهي أن تجعل المرأة شعرها أربع قصائب مضفورة
Which is when a woman makes her hair into four braided plaits.
برد مكعب: فيه وشي مربع
A patterned robe: it has square embroidery.
المكعبة: الدوخلة
The mukabba'ah: the inner garment.
كعب بن كلاب، وكعب بن ربيعة
Ka'b ibn Kilab, and Ka'b ibn Rabi'ah.
ذو الكعبات بيت كان لربيعة، كانوا يطوفون به
Dhu al-Ka'abat was a house belonging to Rabi'ah, which they used to circumambulate.
كعب الإناء: ملأه
To ka'b a vessel: to fill it.
كعب الثدي: نهد، أي: نتأ، واستدار، وارتفع كالكعب
The breast 'ka'aba': it swelled, meaning: it protruded, rounded, and rose like a ka'b.
ذو الكعب: لقب نعيم بن سويد
Dhu al-Ka'b: the epithet of Nu'aym ibn Suwayd.
كعب الحبر: تابعي
Ka'b al-Hibr: a Tabi'i.
كعبت كبتها: جعلت لها حروفا كالكعوب
She ka'aba'd her camel: she made markings on it like ka'bs.
المكعب: لقب بعض الملوك، لاءنه ضرب كعائب الرؤوس
Al-Mukabba': the epithet of some kings, because he struck the prominent parts of heads.
كعبه كعبا: ضربه على يابس، كالرأس ونحوه
He ka'aba'd him ka'ban: he struck him on a hard surface, like a head or similar.
كعبت الشيء تكعيبا: إذا ملأته
You ka'aba'd the thing tak'iban: if you filled it.
وجه مكعب: إذا كان جافيا، ناتئا
A mukabba' face: if it is dry and protruding.
جارية درماء الكعوب، إذا لم يكن لرؤوس عظامها حجم
A girl with smooth ankles, if the heads of her bones have no prominence.
رأيت الشعب من كعب وكانوا من الشنآن قد صاروا كعابا
I saw the division among Ka'b, and they, out of hatred, had become scattered.
نزل القرآن بلسان الكعبين: كعب بن لؤي من قريش، وكعب بن عمرو و، وهو أبو خزاعة
The Quran was revealed in the tongue of the two Ka'bs: Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy from Quraysh, and Ka'b ibn 'Amr, who is Abu Khuzay'ah.