ك ب ش

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root ك ب ش (k-b-sh) primarily relates to sheep, specifically rams, and by extension, to leadership and protection. It also appears in place names, personal names, and as a term for a type of garment.

Derived headwords

الكَبْشnoun

1.
Ram (sheep)both
A male sheep, regardless of age, or specifically when its incisors have emerged. It can also refer to a lamb.
2.
Leader, chiefclassical
Metaphorically, the leader, chief, or head of a group of people or a military unit.
3.
Protector, defenderclassical
One who protects or is looked up to within a group.

أكبشnoun

1.
Rams (plural)both
Plural of كَبْش (kabsh), referring to male sheep.

كباشnoun

1.
Rams (plural)both
Plural of كَبْش (kabsh), referring to male sheep.
2.
Heroes, brave menclassical
Metaphorically, brave and valiant individuals, especially in battle.

أكباشnoun

1.
Rams (plural)both
Plural of كَبْش (kabsh), referring to male sheep.
2.
Type of Yemeni clothclassical
A kind of fine cloth originating from Yemen.

كبشةname

1.
Kabshah (name)both
A proper name, used for women. It is considered an invented name, not a feminine form of 'ram'.
2.
Peak of a mountainclassical
A specific peak on Mount Rayyan.

أبو كبشةname

1.
Abu Kabshah (epithet)classical
An epithet given to the Prophet Muhammad, possibly by his opponents, likening him to a man named Abu Kabshah who deviated from idol worship. It is also a kunyah for various other individuals, including a freed slave of the Prophet, and ancestors.

أم كبشةname

1.
Umm Kabshah (name)both
The name of a female companion (Sahabiyyah).

كبشيةname

1.
Kabshiyah (name)both
A woman's name.

كبيشname

1.
Kabish (name)both
A proper name for men.

كبشاتnoun

1.
Mountainsclassical
A place name referring to mountains, possibly near Dhubaybah or in the territory of Bani Kilab.
2.
Houses, dwellingsclassical
A place name referring to the dwellings of the Qubab and Bani Ja'far.

كَبَشَهُverb

1.
To grasp, seizeclassical
To take hold of something with a closed fist or a handful.

الكَبْشَةnoun

1.
Ladle, scoopclassical
A large spoon or ladle, possibly a loanword from Persian.

كَبْشname

1.
Kabsh (mountain)classical
A mountain located in Mecca on the route to the Haram.

كَبْشِيّadjective

1.
Relating to Kabshclassical
An adjective derived from a place name or person named Kabsh, used to identify individuals or things associated with it.

كَبُوشnoun

1.
Reinforcement, supportclassical
Used in the context of building a strong and reinforced wall or structure.

Parallel reading

الكبش: الحمل، بالتحريك، وصحفه بعضهم بالجمل، إذا أثنى، نقله الليث

The kabsh: the lamb, with vowelization, and some mistook it for the camel, if it is dual, as narrated by Al-Layth.

وفي المحكم: هو فحل الضأن، في أي سن كان، أو إذا خرجت رباعيته، وهو قول الليث، أيضا.

And in Al-Muhkam: it is the male of sheep, at any age, or when its incisors have emerged, and this is also the saying of Al-Layth.

ومن المجاز: الكبش: سيد القوم، وقائدهم، ورئيسهم

And from the metaphorical usage: The kabsh: the master of the people, their leader, and their chief.

وقيل: كبش القوم: حاميتهم، والمنظور إليه فيهم

And it was said: The kabsh of the people: their protector, and the one looked up to among them.

ويقال: هو كبش الكتيبة، أي قائدها، وهم كباش الكتائب.

And it is said: He is the kabsh of the battalion, meaning its leader, and they are the kabash of the battalions.

وكان المشركون يقولون للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: ابن أبي كبشة

And the polytheists used to say to the Prophet, peace be upon him: Son of Abu Kabshah.

قيل: شبهوه بأبي كبشة، رجل من خزاعة، ثم من بني غبشان، خالف قريشا في عبادة الأصنام، وعبد الشعري العبور

It was said: They likened him to Abu Kabshah, a man from Khuzā'ah, then from Banu Ghubshān, who opposed Quraysh in idol worship and worshipped the star Al-Shi'ri al-'Abūr.

وإنما شبهوه به لخلافه إياهم إلى عبادة الله تعالى، كما خالفهم أبو كبشة إلى عبادة الشعري

They only likened him to him because he deviated from them to the worship of God Almighty, just as Abu Kabshah deviated from them to the worship of Al-Shi'ri.

وقال ابن قتيبة: إنه كان يعبد الشعري دون العرب، فلما جاءهم صلى الله عليه وسلم بعبادة الله سبحانه وتعالى دون عبادة ما كانوا يعبدون من الأصنام، شبهوه في شذوذه عنهم بشذوذ بعض أجداده من قبل أمه في عبادة الشعري وانفصاله منهم.

And Ibn Qutaybah said: He used to worship Al-Shi'ri instead of the idols worshipped by the Arabs. When the Prophet, peace be upon him, came to them with the worship of God, may He be glorified, instead of worshipping what they used to worship from idols, they likened him in his deviation from them to the deviation of some of his maternal ancestors in worshipping Al-Shi'ri and separating from them.

أو هي كنية زوج حليمة السعدية التي أرضعته صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو الحارث بن عبد العزي

Or it is the kunyah of the husband of Halimah Al-Sa'diyyah who nursed him, peace be upon him, and he is Al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-'Uzzā.

وقيل: بل قالوا ذلك عداوة منهم، إذ لم يجدوا في نسبه طعنا، ولا في مفخره وهنا.

And it was said: Rather, they said that out of enmity, as they found no fault in his lineage, nor weakness in his pride.

وأبو كبشة: كنية مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من مولدي السراة

And Abu Kabshah: the kunyah of a freed slave of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, from the inhabitants of Al-Sarāh.

ومن المجاز: بنوا سورا حصينا ووثقوه بالكبوش.

And from the metaphorical usage: They built a strong wall and reinforced it with reinforcements (al-kabūsh).

ويقال: كبشه كبشا، إذا تناوله بجمع يده.

And it is said: He kabash-ed him, meaning he took hold of him with a handful of his hand.

ويقال بنو فلان كبشة رذلاء، وكبشة دنساء، هكذا يستعملونه في التعريض بالذم

And it is said: The people of so-and-so are a wretched kabshah, and a despicable kabshah; this is how they use it for indirect criticism.

والكبشة: المغرفة، معرب كفجه.

And the kabshah: the ladle, a Persian loanword from kafjah.

وكبشية، فرس نجيب مشهور، تنسب إلى ابن قدران.

And Kabshiyah, a famous noble mare, attributed to Ibn Qudrān.

وثوب أكباش، وهي ضرب من برود اليمن

And a garment of akbāsh, which is a type of Yemeni cloth.

والكبش والأسد: شارعان قد كانا بمدينة السلام. بالجانب الغربي وهما الآن قفر

And Al-Kabsh and Al-Asad: two streets that were in the City of Peace (Baghdad). On the western side, and they are now deserted.

وقلعة الكبش: بمصر.

And Qal'at al-Kabsh: in Egypt.