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كبه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the forehead and its shape, particularly a broad forehead. It also touches upon the pronunciation of certain letters and linguistic variations.

Derived headwords

الكُبَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    foreheadclassical

    The part of the face above the eyebrows, especially when described as broad or prominent.

  2. 2.
    templeclassical

    The flat part of the skull between the forehead and the ear.

كَبِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to have a broad foreheadclassical

    Describing someone who possesses a wide or prominent forehead.

Parallel reading

وهو رجل عريض الكبهة
And he is a man with a broad forehead.
أراد الجبهة
He intended the forehead.
وأخرج الجيم بين مخرجها ومخرج الكاف
And he pronounced the jim between its articulation point and the articulation point of the kaf.
وهي لغة قوم من العرب
And it is a dialect of a group of Arabs.
ذكرها سيبويه مع ستة أحرف أخرى
Sibawayh mentioned it with six other letters.
إنها غير مستحسنة ولا كثيرة في لغة من ترضى عربيته
It is not considered good nor is it frequent in the language of those whose Arabic is approved.